The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-12
LAMBERTVILLE'S
STREET NEEDS.
Tuesday. Jnna 10. 1921.

OF commissioners was nelu on the
above date, all members being pres
ent.
Minutes of meeting held June 3rd
were read and approved.
Two representatives of the Della
ware G. Atlantic T. & T. Co. were
present and stated that work on the
new system was well under way
but that they were having some diff
tieulty in getting permission to
place poles necessary for the inn
proved service. Commissioner Hay
hurst made motion that the Com
missioners and City Officers be di-
rected to cooperate in every respect
possible, in aiding the Company to
secure the necessary consent to
place poles in order to give the City
an up to date telephone service.
Motion carried.
The City Clerk reported the Ordi-
nance granting permission to J.
7. Wilkins to operate motor busses
in Lambertville had expired by linn
itation in May, 1928 and for that
reason supplement had not been pre-
pared as instructed On motion
Clerk was instructed to have sup
plement prepared, extending the linn
it under the Ordinance, to May ~,
1926 and amending the route to
extend ON Main St to Elm. to Union
to Bridge and back to Main St.
Commissioner Hayhurst presented
the following statement:
| am informed there is balance in
appropriation for Street Repair,
Sl632. Out of this must be paid
contract for wall at foot of York
St. $4,000, and other small items
which will leave a balance of APP
proximately 100000.
am also informed there has been
paid out Of this years appropria-
ton for improvement of South Union
St., deficiency in former years,
$5298.24. And that probably this
amount, being improperly paid, may
be used for street repairs the cur
rent year; if so, making available
approximately $6500.00.
The following items appear as
absolutely necessary and this amount,
although inadequate, will have to go
as far as possible:
SOUTH FRANKLIN ST.-Road
has been put in passable condition.
COTTAGE HILL-We have com
menced on finishing up the work
started.
NEW BRUINS WICK TURNPIKE
East of Cottage Hill-A section
must have some attention and even
i Temporary work the only thing
available seems to be the filing in
with crushed stone.
VALLEY ROAD South of Cot
tage Iill-A short section seems
to be in same condition as road
stDbNt Itltiltu w.
SEWER SOUTH SIDE OF DEL
EVAN AT CLINTON-W are hav-
ing the same opened to help relieve
the extremely bad condition at this
corner.
SOUTH MAIN ST.-The should
err on sides of improved street has
worn away so that the edge of the
road is being broken. propose to
replace the shoulder by hauling
creek gravel from creek along foot
of hill
There are also some holes in the
roadway itself, which | propose to
repair as soon as we can procure
necessary material.
MT. HOPE ST.-crossing South
Union St.-The flow of water has
been stopped by the building Of
the improved road and there seems
to be no way of relieving conditions
but to open ditch across Union
st. and along Mt. Hope st. to the
canal.
NORTH MAIN ST.-This road has
been scraped, but section in the
middle is full of holes and will have
to be filled with creek gravel or
crushed stone.
All streets need bitches and sew
ers cleaned, and merchants and
others must be warned not to sweep
papers and other rubbish in the
street. There must be more care
about putting out rubbish for gar
baPe collector. 1t must be in re-
ceptacles, not piled on the street,
and paper must be in bundles Sc
aurely wrapped. If better attention
is not paid in this respect, penalties
will have to be enforced
All macadam streets have holes in
them and we must try to secure
some material for patching.
GEORGE Nearly every block
needs some filling in the middle.
With this amount of work and
others that may appear from time
to time, our appropriation is en-
tirely inadequate and | cannot see
any prospect of surplus from other
appropriations.
SON FOR HOAGLANDS