Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-05-12

COUNCIL IN SESSION.
oo"icii Does But Little Other Than Rou-
tine Business.-School House Matter


utes OF regular session of Council.
When the Recorder began the reading of
the records OF the last meeting, only
bare majority were in the chairs. Before
the reading had finished, all members
We're present excepting Messrs. Blew and
Moore, but both came in later.
The usual routine business followed.
An appropriation of 500 was made to
A. L. Robeson Post, No. 42 GA R.. and
go to Burnett Burdsall Post, for Memoir
lal day observances.
Petition from North Laurel street resi-
dents to lay sewer pipe to empty in the
river, was laid over under the rules.
| Inc bonds Of the four road overseers,
IN the sum of $500 each, were received. ac-
cepted and filed.
| The Bridgeton and Millyille Traction
Company presented petition for the
! privilege OF locating tracks of it's road on
orange street from Commerce street to
the lot in the rear of the Daley property.
Inc petition was received, and Council
liked the 18th day of May as the time
when the application should be heard.
and the DAILY PIONEER was designated
to give the legal public notice.
The passage of bills took up some time,
and the overseers of roads, elected at the
last meeting were sworn in.
Orders were drawn as follows: Driver
Neal, fire department. $40; City School
Supt. Turner, $1,000: Overseer Thompson,
s297 Is; Wallen, $40 O0 Dare, S34 90.
mos ). Hoff, representing the Board of
Trade, addressed Council and said that
at the last meeting the Board'of Trade. he
was appointed to say to Council, that ii
was the sense of the Board that some
thing should be done by Council looking
toward the operation of the Atlantic
street railway.
Mr.. Hotf was also authorized to say to
Council that delay was caused street
t.avel by the Central Railroad Co. taking
water at East Bridgeton station.
on motion of Mr.. Powell these matters
were referred to the Railroad Committee
Inc Finance Committee reported the
following expenditures of the Road over
seers for last month: First ward, sos. 81;
Second, s97.S4; Third ward. 1894 50.
Fourth ward, 5000.
The Finance Committee also reported
that John S. Turner had been engaged to
audit the hooks of the Mayor. Street
supervisor, and City Tax Collector. The
work is now in progress.
Mr.. Sellers of the Fire Committee. re-
ported that there was lack of pressure of
the city water supply on Bank street, in
the vicinity of More Jonas Glass Com
pany. Mr.. Sellers made an earnest plea
for protection from fire in that end of the
town.
Mr.. Blew reported that the Water Com
mlttee had taken up this question and
were discussing plans. Finally it was
ordered that the matter be referred to the
Water COMMITTEES
On motion of Mr.. higgins, the Purchas-
Ing Committee was authorized to learn
the cost OF materials for cutters, and cost
OF laying the same, and report at the next
meeting.
The Paving Ordinance was taken up
ana passed on its third and final readingf
The ordinance authorizing the issuing
OF Slo,OO0 bonds for the FIRST ward school
Improvement, came up for consideration.
MI Matthews engaged the attention
council upon the question. He made
strong speech against the Improvements
IN the First ward. He went over the
building of school houses in recent years,
ana declared that 1t was all a needless ex-
pense. Good buildings had been aban-
doned, and new modern buildings had
oeen placed in their stead. The Second
ward was being imposed upon in this
action. No ward in the town needed |
school facilities more than the Second. |
If the proposed ordinance was passed, |
then it would be ten years before i'm
provements could be made in the Second |
ward. He declared that he stood openly
on the question and he knew that he !
voiced the sentiments of the public in his |
assertion.
Mr.. Powell wanted to know if build |
ing Committee could be appointed and
building furnished before the winter |
came on.
Mr. woodruff said that he understood |
mat committee could be appointed be-
fore the ordinance was finally passed.
Mr.. Matthews took issue with Mr.. |
Woodnutt, and the debate for few
moments was exceedingly lively.
Mr. higgins was unfavorable to the ap-
pointing OF committee before the ordi
nance was fnily passed.
Mr.. Moore moved that the whole mat
ter be laid over for three months.
Mr.. Powell said he favored this motion.
because he did not believe that Council
should erect buildings in the winter sea-
son.
Mr.. Moore's motion was lost, the vote
being as follows:
Yes-Moore, Mathews, Conner Butler,
Powell.
Nays-Stevenson,O Ottiuger, Sellers, Dare,
higgins, Blew, Woodruff.