Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-02-11
REGULAR MEETING.
City Council Takes up the Work of the
City and Legislates Upon Some

The first business of the meeting was
the approval of the minutes, and then the
members settled down to active legisla-
ton.
City Solicitor Trenchard stated before
Council that the law seemed to provide
for the Registry Boards to meet and raise
the Registry lists four weeks previous to
the city election and again later, and he
had prepared the following resolution,
which Mr. Bacon offered and i was
unanimously passed:
ResOl0ed, that the Boards of Registry
and Election of the several and respec-
tive election or voting districts of the city
OF Bridgeton shall and the same are here
by directed and authorized to meet and
slt for The purpose of revising, correcting
and altering the registration of voters in
he several and respective voting or cleo
non districts ofthis city, on Tuesday the
sixteenth day of February, 1897, at the
hour OF one o'clock in the afternoon, and
remain IN session until nine o'clock in
the evening, at the several and respective
places where the elections were last held
for members of general Assembly in said
voting or election districts, or at such
other places as shall be provided there
for according to law:a
The building permits granted by the
Mayor during the meath, were confirmed.
The first communication addressed to
Council was one from City Solicitor Tren-
chard, stating that he had collected de-
linquent taxes to the amount of S11.
Mrs Geo. w. MCGOWAN, Treasurer of
the Women's Benevolent Society, pre-
sented communication in which it was
stated that the funds of the Society were
very low, and asked that during the
present month the balance of the appro-
priation be paid them. 1t was supposed
by some that $100 was still due the
Society; others of Council thought the
full appropriation had been paid. The
communication was laid over for further
consideration.
A communication from Supt Clark, of
the Central r. r. Co., relative to Railroad
avenue, was on motion, received and
filed.
Isaac A. Smith was unanimously
granted license for restaurant at No.
543 South Laurel street.
Bills were taken up and ordered paid.
The following resolution was then
passed unanimously:
"Resolued, That George W. Betchner.
the Tax Collector of the city of Bridge
ton. be and he is hereby directed to pro-
duce to City Council at meeting thereof
TO TO be held at City Council Chamber, on
O'Clock D. m,, a list of all delinquent
taxes of the city of Bridgeton, for the
years 1894, 1895 and 1896, which list shall
set forth the names of the delinquents,
the amount of the assessment, and as to
whether it is for personal or real prop
erty, and if for both how much for real
property and how much for personal
property, together with description of
the property for which each assessment
Is made, but be it further resolved that
the City Recorder shall cause copy of
this resolution to be served upon said
City Tax Collector"
bill of 800 for building sand for the
Third ward school house caused Mr..
Matthews to want to know why the city
was paying for sand which he supposed
the contractor was to furnish. The de-
bate caused a little storm, and Mr.. Mat
thews thought the $4,000 appropriation
would be overrun. The bill was passed.
bill of $S for chickens killed, pre-
sented by Chas. Stratton, was referred
to the Finance Committee, with power to
act.
These orders were drawn:
Fireman James Neal, $40.
Road Supervisor Dubois, Sl6O.4l.
City School Superintendent Turner,
$1,000.
r. NJ. Seeley, $500 for land damages.
Mr.. Bacon said that investigation
showed that there was 500 yet due the
Women's Benevolent Society, and
Council ordered an order for the amount
drawn.
Frank s. Pennell, representing the
South Jersey Institute Trustees, appeared
before Council and stated that Trustees
were anxious to have Council make
some disposition of the surface waters
which flow down Lincoln street and over
the meadows owned by the Institute,
doing considerable damage. This surface
came from Fayette and Atlantic streets,
and became an enormous body of water
by the time it reached the meadows.
Mr.. Pennell thought an open gutter
should be made from Water street to the
river to carry off this water.
The matter was finally left with the
members of the Third ward, with power
to act.
When the report of Standing Com
mittees was called, Mr.. Bacon presented
the annual financial statement of the city.
The treasurer had, during the year, re-
ceived from all sources, $95, 1913 10. After
paying all bills, salaries, expenses, etc.,
there was balance on hand the first OF
February, 81, ,4l9. The city has bonded
debt for school buildings as follows
Irving avenue, $4,000; Third ward,
s25,OOO. The report of the Water Works
Department was very fiatttering. The
bonded debt of the water works is $50. 900.
There has been collected from the tax
duplicates of 1896, $50. .S349O, leaving a
balance uncollected of $34,Sl5.S3.
The report was received and ordered
filed.
Mr.. Blew for the Water Department
presented written report. 1t showed