Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-11-24
CITY LEGIsLATIoN.
A Couple of Vacancies in the Commission
ers of Appeals Filled Tuesday Night
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ers of Appeals Filled Tuesday Night
Other Matters.
Council was in regular session Tuesday
night and did considerable business The
absentees were Messrs. Dare and Butler.
Promptly on time President Stevenson
called the meeting to order, and pro-
ceeded with the business.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Bowen called attention to the pres
ence of Theodore B. Woodruff, who at
the last meeting of City Council had been
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Woodruff, of the
Third ward, and proposed that he be
sworn it,
dent and the usual oath was administered,
and Mr.. Bowen, shaking hands with his
colleague, showed him to his seat.
A copy of an opinion from the Solicitor
was read and filed. 1: had been rendered
by the Solicitor to the Tax Collector, and
was in reference to exemptions from
taxes of certain secret societies. The
opinion said that the duty of the Collector
was to proceed as usual, and the societies
would be obliged to take such actions as
necessary for relief.
Mr. higgins said that the Mcpherson
Furniture Company had fulfilled it's
contract in furnishing the City Hall, and
on his motion bill of $379.67 was paid.
Mr.. Higgins called attention of Council
to request of the Treasurer of the Board
of Health for the balance of the city ap-
preparation to the Board. 1t was claimed
that the balance due was 1854.
Mr.. higgins moved that $500 be paid to
the Board.
Mr.. Ottinger objected to the payment
of the money inasmuch as financial mat
ters could not be acted upon at the second
meeting of the month.
The appropriation went over.
John S. Padgett made application for
the janitorship of the City Hall. On Mr..
PowelPs motion the application went
over.
Mr.. Matthews wanted to know if the
Sewer Committee had sold the privilege
OF tapping of the city sewer to the
owners of the Maier building. Mr..
Bowen, for the committee, said that it
had not made any arrangements for the
tap.
Mr.. Matthews then moved that the
committee investigate as to who had
tapped the city sewers without paying.
and collect the fees. The motion was
carried.
| Mr.. Moore said that he was authorized
to present the resignation of VIM. HI.
McGear as member of the Commission
ers of Appeals from the First ward, he
having left the city.
| The resignation was accepted.
| President Stevenson presented the
, resignation of Frederick Stevenson as a
! member of the Commissioners of APP
peals from the Second ward.
| John A. Denn was unanimously elected
to fill the vacancy in the First ward, and
Benz. Erickson in the Second ward.
Mr.. DEM was present and sworn in by
the President.
City Comptroller Sharp presented de-
tailed statement showing the financial
condition of the city. The comptroller
recommended that in the future an appro-
priation be made for printing and station
ary, and for ele tior. This would relieve
the sundry appropriation, which seemed
to be qnite large with the moneys for
these items being charged to the sundry
accounts.
| Mr.. Sharpssaid that since he had taken
up the matter of the collection of back
taxes he had received 81, ,Ol9 o.
Some properties that bad been sold, and
purchased by the city had been redeemed.
Others were about to be settled.
| Mr.. Moore called attention to the con-
dition of Cohansey Street and said that
deplorable state of affairs there should be
remeded. He finally moved that Coun-
ell meet on the street at O'Clock Thurs
day morning.
Mr.. Moore also called attention of the
Council to the condition of the sidewalk
on East Commerce st. between Cohansey
Street and the Carll building. Council
resolved to visit this spot while out on
Thursday morning.
The President revised his committees
somewhat, the result being as follows:
Printing and Ordinance-Dare, Sellers
and Butler.
Finance-Riggins, Bowen and Powell.
Purchasing = Sellers, Matthews and
Woodruff.
The matter of repairs to the roadway on
East Lake Dam. was lef. with Council
man of the Fourth Ward.
There was some discussion of taxes, and
redemption of properties that had been
bought in by the city for taxes, and
Council adjourned.
Stole His Dog.
Saturday night couple of fellows
drove ND in front of Chortax (S;1,bs,