Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-02-18
The duplicate of 1898, which has been


lost for two years, was discussed, and Mr..
Laid said the Committee had been looking
for it for eighteen months.
Mr.. Henderson then asked the Collector
if he was willing to Ply the Gardiner tax
of 1893, $1508S, with interest. To which
the Doctor made reply that the money had
been in bank to the credit of himself and
the city, though unknown to himself, yet
he felt that he was at the mercy of Coun-
Gil and whatever they thought right he
would do.
Mr. Henderson said he had hoped the
Doctor would settle up this matter at once,
but it he hesitated there was only one thing
for Council to do, he therefore moved
President Watkins interrupting-" Hadn't
you better reduce your motion to writing
While Mr.. H. was preparing the resolution,
DR.. Reading fastened to inform Council
that he was perfectly willing to charge
himself with the amount
Mr.. 81. then presented the following
resolution -
ResolUed, That the City Solicitor is here
by instructed to collect from the Collector
the Gardiner tax of 1898, amounting with
interest to 1921 II, by suit or otherwise
Mr. Burkett thought interest should not
be charged only to the time Mr.. Henderson
learned of the error.
Mr.. Bibo didn't see the object of the
resolution after the Collector signifed his
Willingness to pay.
Mr.. Andrews did not want to charge
interest.
Replying to Mr.. Andrews, Mr.. Hender.
son asked him If he did not exact interest
on over due accounts. Council Is doing
business for the people, and the Treasurer
should be glad that he could settle with
interest, and that Council did rot bring him
before the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Best thought we should charge in
terest for only half the time, because half
the time we haye money i'll the Treasury.
The roll call on an amendment to strike
out the interest resulted as follows:-
Aye Andrews, Best. Blbo, Burkett
Laid, Glading, Refill. 7.
No-Henderson. The President was ex-
cused from voting.
The resolusion after being modified as to
interest, and authorizing the Finance Com
mittee to collect, was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson then presented the fol-
lowing resolution =
Resolued, That the Finance Committee
be empowered 10 employ an expert to ex-
anime the books of the Treasurer, from the
beginning to the end OF his term, March Z,
1897
Mr.. Henderson said he was satisfied the
Committee had not found all the errors.
Mr.. Andrews thought the Committee had
sufficient power under the previous inves-
tigating resolution.
1t was then lost by the following vote: -
Aye-ADdrews, Best, Henderson, Wat
kins a.
No Glading, Burkett, Refill, Laid,
Bibo. s.
Collector Reading in the meantime had
added the Gardiner tax of 1893 to State
ment No. TO-" bringing up the amount of
payments as the result of the hasty exami-
nation to $4932S.
Mr. Henderson remarked that as Council
seemed to have all they wanted, he would
let the matter drop, but he would rather
be right than President.
The routine business of Council was
then hastily transacted, and included the
payment of bills as follows: John Myers,
$225; T. Allen, 1892; s. E. Wilmer, $25
c. W. Starr, 81 %; D. F. Hendrickson,
coal, $1925; G. Walton, coal, $29; Mary
R. Burkett, SO; S. B. Munyan, S.; H.
Sharp, $3.50.
VIM. M. Carter, Esq, of the Board of
Health, said there was $50 unused in that
department and suggested that it revert to
some other fund, and on motion of Mr..
Best it was placed in the Fire fund.
The Daily Times was given privilege of
placing sign across the sidewalk on
Cooper street
Mr.. Laid referred in feeling manner to
the death of "Uncle Dan Packer, and
on his motion the President appointed
Messrs. Andrews, Laid and Henderson a
to draft suitable resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Bibo, Council resolved
to attend the funeral in body.
Adjourned.