Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-12-29
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
Council Passes an Ordinance on Second
Reading for $4,000 school Bonds:

Council Passes an Ordinance on Second
Reading for $4,000 school Bonds:
When President Stevenson called
Council to order Tuesday. the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Ottinger Selelers, Butler,
Powell, Woodruff, Matthews and Dare,
Messers. Bowen, and Connor coming
later. The members were resd and
approved.
Two applications for janitorship for
the City Hall, were laid over. None of
the Committees had any report to make
They were called off by the President.
Mr.. Matthews, of special Committee
on opening street over the w. J. q S. r
R., presented a petition signed by a long
list of freeholders for the opening of
street, the continuance of Orange street.
On motion the report of the committee
be received and committee continued.
Isaac T. Nicholas appeared before
Council with number of tax notices
which he said had been assessed on the
Odd Fellows, lodges of this city. He said
the State Board of Taxation has said Odd
Fellows and other kindred organizations
were not assessable. There assessments
were made on obligations held by the
Odd Fellows He asked Council that they
omit the taxes on th e lodges.
Mr.. Powell did not think Council had
any right to exempt them from tax
Mr. Ottinger made motion that the
| matter be referred to the Finance Com
mittee and City Solicitor, but this motion
was not sustained as Councilman Bowen
declared that the Finance Committee had
nothing whatever to do with the matter
now. There was no action taken.
A committee fro the Board of Educa-
ton, through George Jonas, as chairman,
reported the Board was anxious for
Council to take such action as would in
crease the school facilities, especially in
the First ward. The committee urged
enlarged. The committee also thought
that steps should be taken to improve the
facilities of the Second ward.
Mr.. Matthews addressed Council at
length, repeating much that he has al
ready said before upon this important
question. He did not wish to he mis-
understood in the matter. He " IS favor
able to giving the children s.eommon
school education, but he thought thai
there was too much money expended up
on unnecessary higher branches.
Mr.. Powell said that he had given tn.
matter careful attention, and felt that in
creased school facilities were needed il
I4I- Il. i l. j n
ing should be erected in the Secope
ward. He was favorable to an outrigh
new building in the First ward, some
where on Pearl street, north of Madison
street. $4,000 could be thus expended
this year, and next year like amour
for new building in the Second ward.
Mr.. Powell'ssrrnotion Seemed to strik
the members Of Council fayorably, ant
when the ordinance bonding the elty fB
sl5,OOO was presented, Mr.. Powell Offered
an amendment making the provisions o
the ordinances to purchase new lot il
the First ward and erect thereon a new
building.
This ordinance was passed upon seconC
reading. without a dissenting vote.
Mr.. Powell stated that the com mite.
and Mayor Appelgate had come to al
agreement upon the matter of fees. Tht
Mayor had agreed to take all cases O.
violations of ordinances and drunks ano
disorderlies as Mayor, reserving the
right to do other business as Justice o.
the Peace.
On motion of Mr.. Powell the Mayo,
was granted the use of City Hall to hold
Justice court in.
Mr.. Matthews called attention to the
fact that the electric lighting contract ex-
pired in two months, and it was agreed
to discuss the matter at the next meeting
Council then adjourned.