Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-12-15
CITY COUNCIL.
Various Matters Acted ITpon by Copncil
at the Meeting Tuesday Night-An-
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When the time for the calling of the
regular session of City Council arrived
Tuesday, President Stevenson was not
present and Recorder Hewitt played the
| rat-a-tat of the gavel upon the marble
block upon the presiding officers desk.
| Mr.. Matthews was unanimously chosen
| President pro tenn, and that gentleman
| took the chair.
The roll call was quickly responded to
by Nessrs. Ottinger. Moore. Matthews,
Butler, Conner, Powell. Woodruff, Rig
gins and Blew.
Mr.. Sellers came in later.
The minutes of two previous sessions
were promptly read by the Recorder, and
as always, approved without amendment.
The building and repair permits granted
by the Mayor were read and unani-
mously approved.
The application of Lewis r. Miller, for
the janitorship of the City Hall, was laid
| upon the table.
The Bridgeton Telephone Co. presented
| statement, showing that it had complied
with the provisions of the ordinance en-
acted for its benefit. 1t stated that the
company had fifty pine phones in opera
ton, as well as four of the six phones for
| the use of the city, and was ready to put
| in the other two when ordered to by
| the Council. The statement was received
and filed.
A communication was read from Judge
j. H. Gaskill, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, in which it was stated
that the Company had submitted to the
city blue map of the railroad property,
and indicated by red line the rosition
| where 1t would consent to have the pro-
posed extension of Orange street run over
its road The proposition of the COM
pany placed the street in such position
that it would be turned upon property of
j. Nixon Bodine.
Mr.. Matthews stated that Mr. Bodine
had declined to permit the street to be
| continued upon his property. The matter
was referred to the members of the
Second ward, upon motion of Mr. Powell
| Bills that had been approved by the
| Finance Committee were taken up and
paid.
These orders were drawn: Supt.
Turner. $500; James Neal, fire depart
ment. $40 Overseer Wallen, $50; over
seer Thompson, $40; Overseer Dare, SAG;
Board of Health, balance of appropria-
ton. $500.
Mr.. Blew, for the Water Committee, re-
ported that the steel work at the reser-
voir was practically completed. except
ing the painting, which was being de-
layed by the cold weather. AS an inter-
estlng bit of Information Mr.. Blew said
that the height of the new reservoir was
as high as the Markley property, higher
than the South Jersey Institute building
and was exactly the height of the top of
the smoke stack of the Cohansey Glass
Company's tank. Mr.. Blew further said
that with good weather the reservoir
could be used in two weeks.
Mr.. Sellers for the Fire Committee
stated that the new building was being
pushed forward rapidly: 1t was now en-
closed and the inside work could be fin
ished despite the cold. 1t was necessary
for the completion of the lookup that the
sewer be extended down Orange street.
On motion of Mr. Powell the Sewer
| the sewer.
Council unanimously elected Chief
Elwell, as Supervisor of the electrical fire
alarm system for the ensuing year, at the
same salary of last year, $3.50.
MIR. Ottinger said in reference to the
proposed improvement of Cohansey
street, according to the established city
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which would bury the Central R. r. prop
| erty about two feet. A plan had been
proposed which would entail the curbing
of the walks along the street, and
couple of vessel loads of stone would fix
the cutters. The roadway might be
rounded up and thus considerably i'm
proved.
| Council was in temper for putting the
street in better shape, but it was deemed
| improper to do it at this season. On mo-
ton it was ordered that the work be de-
layed until the weather was suitable.
City Solicitor Trenchard stated that at
| the November meeting of City Council
the City Solicitor was instructed to com
pei the West Jersey and Seashore Rail-
| n. H.,
Company to erect safety gates at the rail-
road crossings at Irving avenue. Both
| companies were foreign corporations,
that is the principal officers of the COM
panies were not in 'Bridgeton. The So
licitor therefore caused notice of the ex-
istence of the ordinance to be served upon
| the corporations. In response to this no.
tice the Solicitor was waited upon by the
legal representatives of both companies
and they said they would Immediately
take the matter up and notify the legal
officers of the city. The matter was taken
up by the companies and the Solicitor
was notified that the companies would
take certiorari proceedings and have the
Supreme Court pass upon the necessity of
the proposed safety gates. This was the
legal right of the corporations, and the