Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-30
Council Preeeedinss.

The only meeting of Council held in the
month of September was that of last Tues
day evening. President Watkins and
Messrs. Refill, Burkett, Batten, Andrews,
Best, Buohl and Cloud being present.
Minutes of the meeting of August 31st
were read and approved.
The payment of two bills presented by
County Clerk Ridgway, one for S88S for
searches in delinquent tax matters and one
for So so for furnishing Accountant Dali
with license fees paid during the past five
years, were refused. The first because it
was the duty of the City Solicitor to make
the search, and the second because the
Clerk had not right to charge for that SER
vice.
Miscellaneous bills amounting to $25 95
were ordered paid.
The Trea. urer reported balance of
1859 55 in the school fund on June Both.
The Treasurer also reported the collec-
ton of $24623 on the tax duplicate of
1895, 1852 81 on the duplicate of 1896, $18
on the duplicates of 80, '9l and '92, and
$41S.95 on the sales warrant of 1917, which
was taken from the duplicate of 1895. A
list of properties purchased by the city at
the recent tax sale was read, and on mo-
ton of Mr. Best it was ordered that the
Solicitor instruct the owners and mort
gagees that if they do not come forward
and pay the tax, the city will take possess
ion of the properties.
Bills amounting to $139 40, approved by
the Committee on Accounts, were ordered
paid.
Bills contracted by the Street Committee,
amounting to $19OlS were ordered paid.
The following communication was re-
ceived:-
To the Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Woodbury.
/ beg leave to direct the attention of
your Honorable body to certain serious in
jury and damage to my private grounds
surrounding my residence and fronting on
Rail Road avenue, caused by the overflow
of surface water from that street during
the recent storms.
The drainage provided for this street is
entirely inadequate to carry off the volume
OF water which collects therein in times of
heavy rains, because it is required to carry
larger quantity than that which falls
thereon or naturally flows into it.
An examination will show that there
have been placed in the westerly side of
this street and opposite my property, two
trunks or wooden conduits which collect
all the water from Curtis avenue and
Centre street, tine latter of which drains
much larger area than formerly by reason
of the change of grade on Broad street),
and empties it into Rail Road avenue in
such quantities as to force it across the
street and over the sidewalk down on to
my property in torrents, carrying destruc-
ton in its sweep.
respectfully request that you i'm
mediately take such action as will prevent
a recurrence of the mischief, and that you
will also speedily adjust the matter of
damages already sustained by me. A bill
for which accompanies this communication.
Respectfully yours,
g. G. GREEN.
w. Fl. LIVERMORE, Secy.
Dated August 8, 1897.
bill for $163 accompanied the above
letter.
Mr.. Andrews said the Street Committee
failed to see why it should approve that
claim All know that we had big flood
that washed everybody out.
Mr.. Cloud said that if change of grade
had thrown a greater volume of water into
the drains, it YVES then a matter for the
Street Committee.
The communication was then received
and fled, and the matter referred to the
Solicitor for an opinion as to the city's
right to change water course.
Mr.. Buohl, of the committee on Vice
and immortality, turned in IS, the amount
of the circus license fee.
Bills by the Fire Committee, amounting
to 81 So, were ordered paid.
The bills presented by the Water Com
mittee, that included $3.50 salary of Super
intendent and Assistant, amounted to
$419 80, were ordered paid.
The greater portion of this amount was
the expense of cleaning the subsiding
reservoir-the first cleansing it has ever
had. -
Twenty-Five dollars was paid to Gen.
Howell Post as memorial day appropria-
ton, and police bills for September, 500,
were paid.
The attention of the Street Committee
was directed to the condition of the side
walk on Maple avenue, and motion to
compel paving to be laid in front of the
Shields property, North Woodbury., was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Buohl an electric light
was ordered placed on Jackson street, at
Stratton street.
Adj.
The next meeting of the Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union will be held at the
hon,a If Mrc E1aLiol Gland oornar of prood