Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-04-04
ORGANIZED AT LAST.
II. &. PROBASCO COUNCILS
NEW PRESIDENT.
q. II. Moore Elected Recorder
but no solicitor ChOsen--Sai-
aries Increased.

The battle is over and the City Coun-
Gil is again organized, and ready to do
business. The key to the dead lock
was furnished Friday night, it is said,
by the First ward man who voted blank
on Wednesday last, and Frank G. Pro-
basco, OF the Third ward was elected
President on the First ballot, by a vote
of seven to five, the latter being the
number of votes cast for Mr.. Daley.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at eight o'clock by Mr..
Harding acting as President pro TEN.
and the minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. Mr.. McPher-
son moved that the vote for President
be taken by the yea and nay as he
thought article 10Th of the city charter
provided for it. An exception was
taken to this opinion and Solicitor G.
E. Sheppard was called and stated
that he did not think the article in
question called for such vote on the
officers. The motion was decided out
of order, and Mr.. Minch moved that
they proceed to the election of pre-
siding officer, which was carried.
Mr.. Lewis asked if the same candi-
dates were to be voted for, and was
informed by the President pro tena.,
that unless some others were nomin-
ated the vote would be for Messrs.
Probasco and Daley.
Messrs. johnson and Lewis gathered
up the ballots in their hats and read
them off; seven votes being cast for
Mr.. Probasco, and five for Mr.. Daley.
Mr.. Harding appointed Messrs. Nc
Pherson and Minch to escort the gen
tleman to the chair. Mr.. Probasco
took his position at that end of the
table and said that it was unnecessary
to make any remarks, and that the
first business in order was the election
of City Recorder. Mr.. Minch moved
that G. B. Moore act in that capacity,
and Mr.. Harding called the roll, every
member voting for that gentleman.
NO CITY SOLICITOR.
Nominations were called for City
Solicitor. Mr. Seeley nominated Chas.
E. Sheppard; Mr.. Lewis presented the
name of j. L. VanSyckel, and w. H.
Bacon was named by Mr.. Duffield.
Three ballots were taken as follows:
First ballot-Sheppard-Seeley, Pro-
basco, Minch, Harding, Jerrel, Wood
ruff. VanSyckel-Johnson, McPher-
son, Duffield, Conner, Lewis. Bacon
DALEY.
Second neutrality-suspicious. as
before. Observation-Disclosures Con-
ner, Lewis. Bacon Daley, Dufield,
johnson.
The third ballot was repetition of
the second.
On motion of Mr.. Jerrel, the matter
was left until next meeting.
Mr.. Harding nominated T. Woodruff
for Water Superintendent, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Minch nominated w. H. H. Ell
well for Chief of the Fire Department,
and every member voted for him.
A large number of the officers elected
at the last election were sworn in.
Collector Dowdney's bond, in the
sum of 5000, was presented and APP
proved. 1t was signed by Lewis H.
Dowdney, Martin Anderson, Robt. ].
Buck, Benz. Harding, Daniel Elmer,
D. P. Milford, Jr, Ed. M. Fithian.
VIM. B. Trenchard, David Mcbride
and Robt. Dubois.
The President then announced that
he would give recess of ten minutes,
to allow him time to make up his COM
mittees. At the expiration of that
time, the members were called to or
der and the following committees an
nounced:
Finance-Benj. F. Harding, Francis
B. Minch and j. A. Woodruff.
Fire-Wm. Jerrel, Francis Seeley,
Stacy Lewis.
Water-F. G. Probasco. B. f. Hard
ing, Francis Seeley.
Ordinance and Printing, John Nc
Pherson, j. A. Woodruff, E. B. Minch.
PurchasingTF. G. Probasco, Jacob
Daley, J. d. johnson.
Light-Wm. Jerreh Stacy Lewis,
Francis Seeley.
Fire Escapes. Daley, George Duff
field, Fred Conner
The bond of Constable James Sellers,
of the Fourth Ward, was read, but as
Mr.. Sellers had not signed it, it could
not be approved.
The bond of Constable r. F. Ayars,
of the First Ward, was approved.
Mayor Dubois stated that under in
structions of City Council, he had in
spected Carman's building, on South
Laurel street, and found that Mr.. Car
man was anxious to live up to the Or
dinance in every respect. The matter
was left to the councilmen of the ward.