Before The Trustees

New York, 1895

A VARIETY OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT TWO MEETINGS.

The New Electric Railroad Company Gets Everything it Asks for — Fire Department Matters — Water and Light Proposed at First Cost — The Finances.

The village trustees held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening, President Watts presided, and Trustees Mills, Wyckoff and Downing were absent. President Hart of the Long Island electric railway appeared before the board in the matter of changing the company's contract with the village, by permitting the company to use cobble stone for paving instead of granite blocks; and to have a stand at the corner of Fulton and Washington streets, and lay a single instead of double track on New York avenue.

Mr. Bronson presented two petitions signed by 137 property owners in the villages asking the board to grant the railway company the privileges they asked for.

David L. Hardenbrook — "At first I was opposed to granting the railway company a franchise, but have changed my mind. The road is needed, and it would help property materially on the south side of the village."

On motion of Trustee Twombly, seconded by Trustee Van Allen, the requests of the railway company were granted, the vote being unanimous.

On motion of Trustee Twombly, the action of Resolute hose company in expelling Edward Clark for non-attendance at meetings and non-payment of fines was sustained.

Permission was given Excelsior hose company to take their carriage to Brooklyn to participate in the firemen's parade to be held on the 22nd inst.

The trustees held an adjourned meeting Friday evening. President Watts presided. Trustees Mills and Wyckoff were absent. On motion of Trustee Twombly, the recently elected officers of the fire department were confirmed.

The opinion of Counselor Monfort in the matter of assessing church property for the Shelton avenue improvement was received and ordered placed on file. Counsel holds that church property is liable to assessment for local improvements.

A fire alarm box was ordered to be placed on the corner of Hillside and Clinton avenues.

Frederick J. Baker and James Thatcher were confirmed as members of Resolute hose company.

Alvin B. Dunham was discharged from Continental Bucket company for non payment of fines and dues.

The superintendent of streets was directed to have the snow removed from around the fire hydrants.

Philip M. Wood was re-elected sewer commissioner for the term of five years.

Treasurer Beers made the following report: Cash on hand, $11,248,28; notes due on February 11th $1,300; February 12th 1,500; February 24th $1,000.

The bill of the electric light company for the month of January for $866.66, was ordered paid in the sum of $756.86.

The following resolution offered by Trustee Van Allen was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the president appoint a committee of three to ascertain what it will cost to duplicate the water works and electric light plant, in order that the village own the water works and electric light plants, to be voted upon at the coming Spring election, and the committee be empowered to employ an engineer to assist them; the committee to report at the next regular meeting of the board.

Trustees Downing, Van Allen and Twombly were appointed as such committee, and Richard Evans was selected as the engineer.

Bills were ordered paid in the sum of $3,212.58.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 12.