Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-08-16

OF a new public school, house, wa
taken up on third reading read thirc
time and passed In the call of the rol
by unanimous vote.
The telephone ordinance was re
ferred back to second reading, anC
taken up on second reading, for the
purpose of amendments. Superinten-
dent Westbrooke, of the telephone
company, was present and ''kicked'
against the proposed amendments
Mr.. Westbrooke's remarks disclosed
the fact that Bridgeton business alone
had to support the telephone In Vine.
land, Port Norris and Millville, that
neither of those places furnished bust
ness enoughfor the company to receive
any revenue from them and because
Bridgeton was able to support tele-
phone for those places Mr.. Westbroke's
argument seems to be on the line that
no concessions should be made by the
company In the way of telephone
service for the city, and that the
company should not be obligated to
afford telephone facilities for the city
by the ordinance, but that the CON-
pany should be allowed to provide
such service according to the notions
OF Its own sweet will. Like all cor
porations, Mr.. Westbroke talked like
a boss and intimated that his company
might not accept any such ordinance,
Council evidently felt that this was
bluff, and it didn't go, for the ordinance
was amended, which constituted the
second reading and 1t passed second
reading; it goes into effect Oct. 1st
next, and runs 80 years.
Theodore B. Woodruff rendered his
resignation as member of the Board
of Health to take effect Immediately,
The resignation was accepted. Mr..
Woodruff's resignation was made be-
cause of his having moved out of the
Second ward, for which he had been
elected.
DIR. Davis name was proposed for the
vacancy In the Board of Health, DR.
Streets, of that Board was present,
and seemed to feel desire to make
Council think that probably DR.. Davis
didn't want the position, but Council
seemed to be informed on that matter,
and DR.. Davis was promptly elected.
Councilman Elmer offered q resolu-
luton that when Council adjourn 1t be
to meet on the evening of August 21st.
at s o'clock. The resolution was
adopted, and at that time the contract
with Jos. Steelman Is to be submitted
to Council for its approval, for the
building of the new school house.
A new dog ordinance repeating or.
dinance No. 81, was submitted and
read first and second times and laid
over under the rules.
This is for the purpose of allowing
dogs to go unmuzzled.
At this junctnre Councilman Elmer
moved, which was adopted, that the
City Recorder read the sewer ordin-
ance in full, which the City Recorder
did.
After the reading of the ordinance
the same Councilman offered resolu-
tion, which was agreed to, that Coun-
Gil hear any persons who had any
thing to say for or against the pro,
posed Improvement, and after this
that the communications to City
Council against or in favor of the pro-
ject should be read.
John M. Lippincott first took the
floor in opposition to the sewer system
and the battle began. He said that
public meeting had been held by what
he called anti-sewer people and that a
committee had been appointed who
had procured the signatures of near
600 property owners, who protested
against and petitloned against the
passage of the proposed ordinance.
Mr.. Lippincott was followed by Mr..
1. 7. Nichols, who also opposed the
construction of the sewer system. He
read a list of the six hundred names of
persons who had signed the petition
protesting against the passage of the
proposed ordinance, which he pre-
sented to Council at the close of his
speech. He also presented another
petition signed by some who had
signed previous petition to Council
asking for the construction of sewer
age system. Those signers asked that
their names be taken off the former
petition as they had stated they had
signed the first petition under a mis-
apprehension. These names 1t was