West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-03-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING March I!

TUESDAY EVENING March 10.
Council met at Z, p. m. President VIM.
Dare in the chair.
Members present-Jona. Elmer. Younc
Levi Dare, Taylor, Campbell, c. E. Elmer
kienzle, and Kirby.
Minutes OF stated meeting of March 18th.
and special meeting of March 10th, were
read and approved.
councilman Kirby offered the following
which was unanimously adopted:
hesotced, That the thanks of Council are
due and hereby rendered to Messrs. iona.
than Elmer and Chas. E. Elmer, members
from the First and Third wards, whose terms
OF office are about to expire, for the uni
form kindness and courtesy which thev
have invariably shown towards their asso.
clates IN Council; also for the able and ef
hcient mannerin in which they have discharged
their duties as members of the different
committees upon which they have served
during their long terms of Office, and for
the watchful care which they have ever
SHOWN for the best interests of the city.
President VIM. Dare then administered
the oath of office to the Recorder, Thos M.
woodruff, and Councilman J. c. Schenck,
Timothy Campbell and Chester j. Buck,
when upon motion of Jonathan Elmer.
Council adjourned and the new Council or.
ganized. VIM. Dare was reelected Presi-
dent
The bonds of DR.. Jos. Moore, City School
Superintendent and Lewis J. Barker, Col
lector, were read and approved, whereupon
they were sworn into office.
1t being the night for swearing officers, a
large number presented themselves, and
took the oath of office.
Council then proceeded to an election for
Solicitor, W. E. Potter, Chas E. Sheppard
and VIM. Logue, were nominated. A vote
was taken with the following result.
For Potter-Wm. Dare, Young, Levi
Dare. Taylor, Kienzle and Buck-6.
For Logue-Campbell and Kirby-2.
For Sheppard
The President announced the following
standing Committees:
Financs-Kirby, Campbell, Young.
Ordinance and Printing Taylor, Schenck
and Buck
Water-Wm. Dare, Levi Dare. Kienzle. |
Timothy Woodruff was elected Water
Superintendent, by the unanimous vote of |
Council, at salary of $65 per month
The salary of the Recorder was plac ed at |
$75 per year.
The following resolutions were presented
and adopted:
Resolced, That the pay for work on the
roads for the present year for two horse
teams with driver be So per day: for plow
ing and scraping with driver So. .25: horse
and cart with driver, 81. 25; laborers. 81. 25.
Resoloed, That Overseers of Roads that
may hereafter be elected shall give an ap-
proved bond to the City of Bridgeton in
the sum of five hundred dollars
WHEREAS, Section Of Ordinance No.
entitled "An Ordinance to Establish and
Regulate the Police of the City of Bridge
ton eIacts-"That the several policemen
when on duty shall devote their time and
attention to the discharge of the duty of
their Stations, according to such regulations
as the City Council may from time to
time appoint by resolution; and shall be
under the orders and directions of the May
or, and it shall be their duty to the best of
their ability to preserve order, peace, and
quiet, and to enforce the laws and ordinan-
'es throughout the City, therefore
Resotoed, That the policemen are hereby
instructed to see that all of said laws and
ordinances are enforced, and further that
t shall be their duty, to make complaint
lnder oath, or affirmation, against any per-
IN or persons violating any of the provi-
'ons of ordinance No. 16, ''entited an ordi- ;
lance concerning the erection of Buildings"
md of ordinance No s entitled 'tAn ordi-
lance concerning Awnings and the removal
hereof
The following persons made application
or license-Chas. o. Davis, to keep inn
md tavern; John Jones, to keep inn and
avern V. Obledoble, to sell lager beer;
5eo. Kinkle, to sell lager beer.
Adjourned.