The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-01-14
Com niSSiOners In
vifed To League
Convention
Transaction OF Weekly Business


Lambertville-At Monday even
ing's meeting of the Board of Com.
missioners an invitation was receiv-
ed from the State League of Munich
palities for the convention and din
ner at the Robert Treat Hotel,
Newark, on February 4th. No ac-
ton was taken on the invitation, but
/ it is to be hoped that the local of
ticials can attend this meeting to
keep in touch with progress being
made by other municipalities.
A report was received from the
New Jersey Power and Light Com
! pany on the cost of operation of the
| electric traffic signals now installed
for test purposes. They say that an
Investigation Of their records on
tr; fife lights used in other towns
shows that the Lambertville lights
operate at less cost than any of
them. Their estimate is $17.S5 a
month for full time operation for
each light. But the Commissioners
have found that it isn't necessary
to operate them full time. This would
cut the cost of operation to 1928.
While these signals have given en-
tire satisfaction, it is necessary
nevertheless to advertise for bids in
order to comply with the law. The
advertisement is published elsewhere
in this issue.
MITCHELL GETS GARBAGE COL
LEGTIoNs AGAIN
In compliance with advertisements
for bids on garbage collections,
Thomas w. Mitchell, who had the
1925 contract, was awarded the 1926
contract for $500. The only other
bidder was Jesse Mason, whose fig
ure was $4,000.
Bonds were received and approved
for Norbert T. Rosso and William
E. Morse for $4,000 and $1,000 as
constables. Fire Chief Thomas Thorne
made report for December, which
was accepted and ordered filed.
Orders were approved for coal
supplies for Hibernia and Fleet
Wing engine houses, and general
supplies for the Board of Fire En-
gineers. The installation of gas SER
vice for Hibernia was also approved.
City Clerk VanNatta was instruc-
ed to notify the N. j. Northern Gas
Co. that their bond for $500 would
be accepted to guarantee repairs in
street paving where openings had
been made by them for connections.
This was conditioned upon further
openings being made only on official
permits in accordance with ordin-
ance governing streets, -apd on sp-
prevail of Commissioner Hayhnrst,
director of streets.
Mr.. Hayhurst made a report On
which it was showed that repairs
and cleaning of the streets for 1925
had been made for 81 900 less than
the appropriation Of $500 for the
year. He expressed his appreciation
on the cooperation given by proper
ty owners who had made curbing
and sidewalk repairs and had placed
all refuse in containers for the gar
bage collectors.
The permanent improvement on
the streets were found to be sat
isfactory, and Mr.. Hayhurst said that
the costs had been $4,000 less than
the appropriation covering. He out
lined repairs for the coming year,
saying that it was necessary to give
some of the streets additional dress
ings of asphalt and screenings to
provide oil binding.
He advocated oil dressings for
George, Quarry and Brunswick as a
binder and to lay the dust. He re-
quested that $4,000 be appropriated
for street maintenance this year. The
expense of city property had been
negligible, and the receipts from
rentals of the road machinery had
resulted in about 81 900 going to the
City Treasury.