Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-03-01
CITY COUNCIL.
BridgetOn. CedafviIle aud Port
Norris Railway Ordnance
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Council will come to order,n said
President Matthews last Wednesday,
when the members of our City Council
met at 7.30 p M, in special session.
The session was for the considera.
t!on OF the pending street railway
ordinances. The members present
were Messrs Matthews, President: Gar
wood, Leary, .Laning, Robbins, Elmer,
johnson and Woodruff. when the roll
was called. Messrs Sooy, MacFarland
and Rice come in little later. The
minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
As usual, of late, when railway
matters are to be considered, the coun-
Gil chamber was we'll filed with spec
tators, besides Walter II. Bacon, ESQ.
John Smalley and Prof. w. o. Garri-
son of the incorporators of the pro-
posed street railways.
Mr.. Garwood, of the special com
mittee to look into the matter of water
supply and fire alarm poles, on the
Cumberland Nail & Iron Cos. property
reported. He stated In the report
what was claimed by the company,
and Mr.. Bucks understanding of the
terms which were, that the property
was to have water free for most of
their property amounting, to about $s4
worth of water rent per annum.
Mr.. Elmer moved the report be &C.
cepted and the committee discharged
The motion was lost. Councilman
Elmer offered resolution that the
tax duplicates of 1892 in the hands of
Ex-tax Collector Dowdney, be audited
by the Finance Committee and the
books be turned over to the City &c.
licitor which was adopted.
A few bills were ordered paid, after
which, on motion of Mr.. Sooy, ordi-
nance regulating the fire alarm system
was taken up on third reading and
passed on call of the roll and ordered
to be published according to law.
Mr.. Sooy then moved that the
Bridgeton, Cedarville and Port Norris
railroad ordinance be taken up on
third reading and this ordinance was
therefore taken up and read, on this
motion.
It was then passed on the call of
the roll, by seven yeas and four nays
and ordered to be published according
to law.
Mr.. Sooy then moved that the ordi-
nance of the West Side Railway ordi.
nance be taken up. which motion was
carried and the ordinance came up on
second reading. Section was amend
ed slightly, so as to conform in con-
sideration Of the B. @. & P. n, ordi-
nance.
When Section 4, providing for paw
ing between the tracks was reached.
Mr.. Robbins wanted the company to
be made to pave three feet on each
side of the rails, but the section was
amended to make the space to be
paved to conform with the provisions
of the B. O. & P. N. ordinance.
Section was amended and adopted.
The amendment provides for certain
agreements before building of the road
can be begun.
Section z was slightly amended and
adopted.
Section 9, was amended and passed.
Section II, was amended and passed.
Section Is. was amended and passed.
Section l6, was..amended and passed.
Several oteer sections were amended
and passed and several new sections
we're added and the ordinance was
then passed on second reading as
amended
On motion of Mr.. Garwood, Council
decided to adj ourn to meet on Friday,
March End, at 7.30 p. m. to further
consider to the pending ordinance.