Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-07-11
WHOLE NO. 437I
CITY COUNCIL.
Committee Can't Locate Electric
Light on Bank Street. No Poles on
South East Avenua


Light on pNnIe Street. No Poles on
South East Avenue.
City Council met Tuesdayssif, the Coun-
Gil chamber. There were present Nessrs.
e. L. Robbins, President; Acllley, Bacon,~ -.
Blew, Elmer, Johnson, Sellers and
Smith, when the roll was called. Messrs.
Matthews and Conner entered a little
later.
The minutes o. last meeting were read
and adopted.
City Solicitor Trenchard reported the
collection of S2l.27 delinquent taxes.
The Solicitor also reported upon the
law relating to tax assessments, and on
motion of Mr.. Johnson, Council agreed
to hold an adjourned meeting next Fri
day evening and the fax assessors were
to be notified to meet the council.
The new members of the Board of Edu-
cation were sworn into office.
Alpheus Loper was elected dog catcher
by unanimous vote, there being no
other applicants for the position. He was
sworn in by President Robbins.
G. Albertson made application to have
Albertson avenue and Burt avenue, West
Bridgeton, accepted by the city.
committee heretofore appointed on
these streets was discharged; the appli-
cation was received and new committee
was appointed. The new committee is
Messrs. Elmer, Sellers and Conner and
the application was accepted.
John n. Glaspell and Josiah II. Reeves,
trustees, made application to have Charles
| street and Grosscup avenue in the First
ward, accepted by the city.
The application was received and conn
mittee was appointed to report ON it.
Ackley, Smith and Conner was made
the committee.
The current bills for the month were
read and ordered paid.
| Orders were directed to be drawn as
follows:
| In favor of Overseers:
S. Humphreys, 800 90
j. Padgett, IS co
H. c. Dare, IS 90
L. Elmer, 100 90
Jas. Neal, driver, salary, 40 co
Board of Health, 200 90
The City Treasurer was authorized to
borrow $1,000 for the use of the city.
Constant Hand again made application
for refunding the tax paid on property
he bought at Sheriff's Sale. This had
been disposed of at a previous meeting
by Council refusing to refund the tax,
and no action was taken on this ap-
plication.
The water in the distributing reservoir
has become stagnant, and the Water
Committee reported that the Water Super
intendent recommended the placing of
circulating pipes in it. The matter was
referred to the Water Committe, with
power to act.
Mr.. Matthews, of the Light Committee,
reported progress. The committee had
been unable to locate an electric light on
Bank st. in position to suit all parties.
No action was taken.
The light asked for on South East
avenue, the committee said, could not be
placed because there We're no poles.
Stone was ordered to be purchased to
gutter at the Slash.
| w. j. Andrews and others were granted
permission to construct asewer on Irving
| RNOhuS AlOhl SI W NOIlduSSy 81.
The culvert at Vine and Fayette SITS.
was ordered to be made wider.
The purchasing committee was au-
thoriZed to procure vessel load of gut
ter stone for use on Broad st. hill.
Councilman Johnson stated that the
First Presbyterian Church were about to
put up an iron fence in Church Lane,
taking in feet of sidewalk on the lane,
and he asked that committee be ap-
pointed to look into the matter and re-
port at next meeting of council.
Messrs Johnson, Bacon and Smith We're
made the committee.
The hour for meeting was changed to
s O'Clock p. m. until October.
The Mayors report was read, approved
and council adjourned until Friday night
at S p. m.
The Population of vineIand. EE
NINELAND, n. J., July 9.-The census
just completed of this borough shows the
population to be 4l21, gain of 299 over
the Federal census taken five years ago.
The falling Off in the increase of the pop
ulation in the borough is attributed to the
closing of two large glass factories since