Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-07-11
COUNCIL MEETING.
CENTRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
TO BE ESTABLISHED.
New Board of Health Elected.
Hack Licensing Ordinance
Fassed to 3rd Reading.
Councils Long

Councils Long
Session.
council met in regular monthly ses-
siou Tuesday night and held one of its
longest meetings. Present, President
Probasco, DALEY, Conner, Woodruff.
Minch, Harding, Seeley, johnson, Jer-
rell, Mcpherson and Daffield. The
minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
A communication from Superinten-
dent Dayton of the w. J. r. R. through
Walter H. Bacon stated that the West
Jersey Railroad Company would pay
for curbing on it's property on South
East avenue.
Councilman Daley stated that the
| work of curbing had been done, and it
was ordered that bill for the same be
presented to Mr.. Bacon, the railroads
attorney, for payment.
The building permits granted by the
Mayor since last meeting were read,
and the action of the Mayor confirmed.
The. Atlantic Refining Company
asked Council for the right to lay a
three-inch iron pipe from the termin
alton of the West Jersey extension,
below Getsinger & Sons glass house,
to their reservoir tanks below Star
Grove, distance of $40 feet. The COM
pany wants the right to lay the pipe
up Henry street to Grove street, and
down Grove street to their tanks, for
the purpose of discharging their tank
cars, which would then be run to the
end of the extension. The request
was granted. Messrs. Brady & Co.
asked for street lamp to be placed at
the intersection of Clark and North
Laurel street. The matter was re-
ferred to the Councilmen of the First
ward with power to act.
Fred. Hohenstatt made application
for license to keep an inn and tav-
ern at his hotel on South Laurel street.
G. G. Cast made a similar application
for the City Hotel. Both applications
were laid over under the rules.
The following bills were ordered
paid.
Bridgeton Electric Light Co., 1852 so
Penn, Globe Gaslight Co.. POI 81
r. d. Wood Il Co., pipe, &C., 2l692
L. Woodruff, salary. maintainance acct 170sS
Construction acct Water Works. 4.12
>. h. Elmer. 1884
|. S. Cassn s. Co., valves, &C., GAIA
Capt. Campbell, shells. 1000
w. B. Trenchard. surveying. 34.75
Fire Department, salaries, 2S5, DC
r. J, Buck. horses for Fire Department, $500
Smalley Carll building culvert, $50
smalley CARL, setting curb &C., S6.7t
Frazeur & Rice. cement, IL IS
Geo. w MCGOWAN. printing, $500
Pierce & CARL, burial of paupers SEQ
c. b. Williams, 449
Garrison & Minch. coal, &c.. 32.75
Jos. Ii. Elmer, sos
Mayor Dubois, salary and expenses, 56.9S
Brdgeton Gaslight Company, 279O
Cox Sons, rs
M. W. app legate, tagging. &C., 1866
Orders were directed to be drawn as
follows:
e. h. earns, bal. due as road overseer 1O9.50
Elias Griner, overseer of roads, 10000
B W. DALEY. sverseer of roads. 5000
The bill of DR.. Joseph Sheppard for
$500 for professional attendance on
the tramp who fell from the railroad
trestle and was hurt, was referred to
the Board of Freeholders.
The bill of Cox & Sons for $12.O0 for
measuring four vessel loads of stone,
was laid over till next meeting.
The City Treasurer was authorized
to borrow the sum of $4,000 for the use
of the city.
Councilman Terrell, of the committee
to dispose of the old hook and ladder
apparatus and the hook and ladder
house, on North Laurel street report
ed that the articles were sold and set
tied for, and the money paid into the
treasury.
An order was directed to be drawn
on the City Treasurer in favor of
Daniel Elmer, for the SUN of $500 in
settlement of the lease for the prem
ises occupied by the old hook and
ladder truck bailding, the lease hav-
ing been surrendered.
The joint committee of Council and
Board of Education, appointed on the
subject of additional public school ac-
commodations reported that a Central
school house be erected to accomo-
date the grammar scholars of the city.
A minority report was made by Mr..
Minch OF the joint committee reoom
mendlng the building of another pub-
lie school house in the Third ward.
A lengthy and animated discussion
followed, and was engaged i'll oy
Messrs. Jerrell and Mcpherson in favor
OF the majority report, aud Messrs.
Minch, Lewis, Probasco of council,
and Mr.. Keinzle of the Board of Edu-
cation, In favor of the minority report
Mr.. McPhefson moved that the major
ity report be adopted, aud, on the