Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-08-16
CITY COUNCIL.
Little Prospect OF the Ordinance
Being Passed. Applicants for
the Ordinance Withdraw
Their Names.

ALI the members of City Counci
were In their seats Tuesday night when
Council came to order except MI
Schenck and Mr.. Sooy.
The minutes of last Council meeting
were read and approved.
In anticipation of action on the
Sewer Ordinance by Council, the
chamber was pretty we'll crowded with
the friends and opponents of the meas
ure.
J A streng committee of the Board of
Health, composed of P. K. Reeves
Its President, and Secretary Woodruff,
OF the committee, and Plumbing IL.
Inspector Reeves was also present.
As soon as the minutes had been ap.
proved, Mr.. Higgins offered resolu
tion that the rules of order be d's-
pensed with and the Sewer Ordinance
be taken up.
Mr.. Matthew's objected and the reso-
luton was not put.
The list of bnilding permits granted
by the Mayor was read and the action
OF the Mayor was confirmed.
City Solicitor Trenchard reported
the collection of $6ls.5O delin quent
taxes.
The opinion of the City Solicitor on
the Hazelhurst & Huckel bill was SUBJ
mitted and filed. The opinion was
that the city was liable for a part of
the bill only.
Application for crossing on North
Laurel and Laning street was left to
the Councilmen Of the First ward with
power to act.
The cnrrent bills were taken up aud
ordered paid. As the bills had all been
approved by the Finance Comm .ttee,
their itemized reading was dispensed
With.
Orders were directed to be drawn as
follows:
y. Humphrey, road overseer. 50 90
Chas. Naylor, road overseer. ......., 200 90
j. S, Padgett, road overseer. .... 50 90
ID. Y, Dare, road overseer. so 90
Councilman Bacon of the Water
Committee reported that the South
jersey Traction Go. offer to put in an
iron pipe at the bridge on the dam at
the pumping station on certain condi.
tions. which the committee recon-
mended to be accepted.
1t was referred to the Water Com
mittee with power to act.
The Light Committee reported "bad
lights"
The ordinance committee reported a
new ordinance which would be taken
up later in the evening.
The special committee to whom was
referred the application for permit to
repair the Pearl st. Mission School
house reported favorably on certain
conditions. The conditions embraced
the covering the sides of the building
with galvanized iron. The report was
received and the committee was dis.
charged.
Councilman Elmer of the special
committee of the new public school
house reported recommending the pur-
chase of lots 10, IS and IA of the plot
of the Real Estate Home Improvement
Co. and recommending that an order
be drawn for the amount of the pur-
chase money.
The recommendation was ooncurred
in.
The committee also reported that
bids for building the school house hav.
Ing been advertised for, bids were re-
ceived from Smith s. Conover and Jos.
Steelman.
The committee reported that Joseph
Steelman was the lowest bidder and
recommended the contract be given to
Mr.. Steelman.
The report was accepted, and when
the motion was made to give the con.
tract to Mr.. Steelman, the giving out
the contract was opposed by Smith s.
Conover, by their lawyer Walter H.
Bacon.
Mr.. Bacon claimed that Smith s.
Conover's was the only bid submitted
In accordaece with the advertisement
Joseph Steelman's bid for building
school house is $685. and for water
closets and cesspool $95, fatal 5000.
Smith & Oonover's bid for building
school house is $5,973, with no
separate bid for water closets.
Mr.. Bacon gave notice of legal action
in case the contract was not awarded
to Smith & Conover.
On the motion being put that the
contract for building the new school
house be awarded it was carried by
unanimous vote.
The motion amending ordinance No.
II, for licensing peddlers and hawkers