Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-04-23
WHOLE NO. 25O4
BICYCLE ORDINANCE.
LID twenty-five Hundred Dollar Bond App
proved and he is Sworn In by the
President.

council had free and easy session FRI
Gay night, having adjourned from Tues
day night.
Inc meeting was for the purpose speci-
| any OF swearing in the recently elected
road Supervisor, but before the session
was finally ended, the Councilmen talked
sewers, bicycling, horse racing and heaps
OF other things
1here were present when President
higgins called the meeting to order.
Messrs. Dare, Sellers, Conner, Ackley.
Morris, Woodruff, Bacon, Blew and
Matthews.
Inc minutes of last meeting were dis
posed of, Council adopting them as read
by the Recorder.
Messrs. Meyers and Simpkins, fremen,
Were present and sworn in office.
The bond of Road Supervised Clarence
M. Dubois was taken up and approved
oy Council. The bond is in the sum Of
$500, and the bondsmen are SamI. P.
F1thian, David P. Mulford, Henry A.
Jorden, Ed. M. Fithian and Geo. w.
Betchner.
President higgins then administered
the oath of office to Mr.. Dubois, and that
gentleman is now full fedged official,
Mr.. Ackley said that Charles street,
running from Laurel to Harrison street
was to be placed at proper grade by the
property owners, and he moved that
when the street was completed and
properly graded, it be accepted by the
city.
Mr.. Blew for the Water Works said
that advertisements had been published.
Tor proposals for q new boiler.
Mr.. Dare, for the Printing and Ordi-
nance Committee said that the blunder
made by the EUening Neaos in printing of
the Water and Fire reports, made the re-
port OF the fire department as appearing
to have spent $4,000 more than it had.
There had been about 200 of these books
sent out. The Ne,os people offered to
print slip and paste it over the mistake.
This was the best to be done, and Coun-
Gil accepted the compromise.
Mr.. Morris, of the special committee,
to draft rules for the government of the
Road Supervisor, presented set of rules
which were adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the following directions
are hereby made by City Council in re-
lation to the office of Supervisor of Roads,
OF the City of Bridgeton, to take effect
Immediately, and copy of this resolu-
ton to be served upon the incumbent.
l. That said Supervisor shall give
bonds to the City of Bridgeton with two
sufficient securities, to be approved by
Council in the sum of $500 for the faith
full discharge of his duties.
2. That said Supervisor shall have
full charge of all the streets, avenues and
highways, of the City of Bridgeton, as
the respective Overseers of the roads
have heretofore had, subject only to the
control of City Council through such
road committees as are now or may be
hereafter established.
3. That said Supervisor shall employ
tax payers on the streets so far as it is
practical so to do.
4. That no Supervisor shall pay any
extra compensation to any foreman.
5. That he shall purchase no supplies,
but that all such shall be purchased by
the Purchasing Committee of City Coun-
Gil.
6. That said Supervisor shall have full
charge of all tools belong to the City.
Z. That said Supervisor shall make a
report to said Council at each monthly
meeting thereof
s. That said Supervisor shall make an
annual report at the end of the fscial
year.
8. That said Supervisor shall employ,
so far as it is practical so to do, delin-
quent tax payers to work on the roads
and that their delinquent taxes shall be
offset against their wages.
Mr.. Dare was also opposed to using the
horses, especially away from the centre
of the town.
Mr.. Conner thought the horses should
not be taken out of what is known as the
fire district.
The Purchasing Committee was author
lied to look into the matter and report
back at the next meeting.
Mr.. Matthews paid his respect to the
present system of private sewers. He
called attention to the foul condition of
the flats in the river, and said that it was
getting worse. He did not think the
Board of Health was any benefit to the
city but rather was positive detriment,
and thousands of dollars were being ex-
pended through the channel of Board of
Health, and this money in his Judgment
might as well be thrown in the river.
Mr.. Blew then brought up the matter
of bicycling. He called attention to the
increasing number of wheelmen, and
stated that many were riding about in a
reckless manner. He was also of the
opinion that bicycles should be equipped
with lamps and bells at night.
Mr.. Woodruff ond Mr.. Dare thought
that the wheelmen could be restricted but
there was protection due the wheelmen
from the city.
The Printing and Ordinance Commit
tee was instructed to prepare suitable