West-Jersey pioneer., 1879-03-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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Council met at 7.SO, Tuesday evening,
William Dare, presiding.
Members present:-Young, Schenck, l..
Dare, Taylor, Kienzle, Kirby and Buck.
Minutes of stated meeting in February,
read and approved.
John B. Jones made application to Coun-
Gil for license to keep an INN and tavern at
City Hotel, corner Broad and Franklin
streets, Sd ward. Laid over two weeks un-
der the rules.
The following bills were approved by the
Finance Committee and ordered paid: T.
M Woodruff three months salary as Re-
corder and incidentals, $20.25; G. E. Elmer
six months rent of Council Chamber and
Mayors Office from August 25th, 1878, to
February 25th, 1879, s125; Jos. Moore, one
years salary School Superintendent, 500;
R. D. Wood, four inch water pipe for City
Water Works, $117.45; /. s. Cassin s. Co.,
valves, pipe and stop box, $22.73, also one
fire hydrant, stop valve, box, frame and
cover, $51 so; T. H. Regan, lead and Gas
kets $50; d. P. Mulford & Son, one ton
stove coal for Water Works, $3.50; T.
Woodruff, Water Superintendent, con
struction bill for February, $500. Main
tenance bill, $495, one months salary as
Water Superintendent, $65; MCGOWAN &
Nichols, advertising Treasurer's report twice
in PIONEER, $64 80, also hand bills ordered
hu Gbo "a q
John Cheesman, Jr., for advertising Treas
urer's report twice, $64.32; return of Com
missioners on Cedar Lane and proposals for
water pipe, $12; D. B. & VIM. c. Whitaker
& Co., work done for Water Works, $10.s6;
Martin Anderson, cocks, nippers, &C., for
Water Works, $18.S7; John g. Ayars, one
years salary as Overseer of Poor, Third
ward, $40; Robert F. Ayars, salary as Over
seer of Poor, First ward, $40, removal of
three persons to Aims House, So; Anthony
Riley, Overseer of Poor, Second ward, one
years salary, $40; Levi Haines, Justice of
the Peace, Second ward, making orders for
relief of poor, 81.
Bills referred to Council and ordered paid:
A. F. Randolph, Overseer of Poor, Third
ward, relief furnished, county paying one.
half, $3.50; R. F. Ayars, Overseer of Poor,
First ward, relief furnished from January
5th to March 18th, 1870, county paying one
half, $34.50; John G.. Ayars, relief fur
nished poor, Third ward, $e6.5O; Levi
Haines, Overseer of Poor, Second ward,
relief, one-half to county, $1s05; Anthony
Riley, Overseer of Poor, Second ward, city
relief bill, $52.71, also relief bill one-half
paid by county, S136.50; g. A. Harris, NJ.
D., professional services to poor, First ward,
81, reduced to S., and ordered paid; Jos.
Sheppard, M. D., medicine and professional
services to tramp in lookup, $1.00; taxed
costs of city against J. j. Meyers on prose-
cution of bond for violation of license law,
$36.s7.
Committee OH lamps in First ward re-
ported progress.
Bonds of T. II. Regan ordered returned
to him by unanimous vote, he having full
filled contract according to agreement.
Benz. T. Bright was elected member of
Board of Education from Second ward to
fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ma
thaniel Fish.
After debate on the quantity of bills
for relief of poor in Second ward. the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Councilman
Buck, was adopted:
Resolyed, That all orders for relief must
be sanctioned by Councilmen in the respec-
tive wards, and all bills for relief shall give
the name of Councilman ordering the same.
Resolution offered to sell water bond.
Resozoed, That the City Treasurer be
authorized to sell $1,000 water bond to
meet expenses incurred in main extension
now being made and hereafter to be made
in city.
Yeas, VIM. Dare (Pres), Young, scbenck,
L. Dare, Taylor, Kienzle, Kirby and Bucks.
By vote of Council the ordinance COM
mittee was instructed to frame an ordinance
the licensing of travelling shows
and exhibitions.
Mayors report for the month ending
March 1st, 1879, read and ordered filed.
After hearing minutes read Council ad-
journed to meet on Friday evening March
18th, at y O'Clock, TO hear statements of
return of board of canvassers.