Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

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The July report OF the Water Superin-
tendent showed collections $1611.24.
Mr.. Best reported the Cooper street
ext nsion made at cost of IS cents PEI
foot.
The new Property committee presented
bills in favor of I. R. P. Fowler, amounting
to SIS p repairs to Deptford Institute
and tbs h.e Louise
Police officers Dubois. Osbourne and
Howell were paid August salary-$50 each
Mr.. Batten reported several Broad street
properties not yet guttered and curbed. and
the Clerk was instructed to notify such 10
do so within thirty days, or Council would
order the labor at the expense of the prop
erty.
A numeronsly signed petition asking
that the street crossing from the NJ. E.
church to A. Lays business place be re-
laid, was presented by Mr.. Batten. Mr..
Best said we either needed all the old
crossings, or we didn't need any. The
stone road contractor stood ready to relay
ali crossings when experience demonstrates
that they are required The city could
not xpect the contractor to come here and
relay one crossing at time, as petitioned
for by persons directly interested Messrs
SitheDs and GlsdiDg expressed the same
sentiment, and the motion to grant the
prayer of the petitioners was Lust.
A petition TO lay cros sing on Carpenter
street was referred to the Street committee
Mr.. Davis moved that the property
owners on the West side of Glover street
be notified to pave and curb as required
by ordinance.
Mr.. Carpenter was granted privilege of
the floor, and said such notices had repeat
eddy been served on these property owners
without results. The paving ia question
led to the West End school house, and was
traversed by a large proportion of the
children attending that school. He sug-
gested that the motion direct the Street
committee TO lay the walk. Mr.. Sithens
moved an amendment TO that effect, which
was accepted by Mr. Davis, and the
amended motion was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Mr.. Best, of the Finance committee,
reported that there was no appropriation
to meet the expense of re-setting cnrbs and
cutters on Bread street to conform to the
grade, and there was no law by which
bonds could be issued for such improve
ment But there was a law permitting
Tue locAdACC VI improvement OCTIluCdttS
under resolution Of Council, to be paid out
of the next tax levy.
Later Mr.. Best introduced a resolution
prepared by Solicitor Watkins for loan of
$500 for the purpose of resetting curbs and
cutters on Broad street to Russel's survey,
and same was adopted.
In communication Mayor Lsdd asked
Council to remove an obstruction erected
on the east side of the alley between the
fire house and Mr.. Rachor's property.
Mr.. Davis moved that if the obstruction
be found to be in a public alley, the
property owner be required to remove it.
Mr.. Sithens asked to have action deferred
until its exact location could be ascertained
Surveyor Carter was asked, and said there
was no doubt that it was a public alley.
NJ. F. Cattell was granted privilege of the
floor and was positive that the alley was
public alley, and that the obstruction was
nuisance. The question of its removal
was referred to the Street committee.
On motion of Mr.. Best a committee to
consist of the chairman of the committees
on Streets and Fire, the Chief of the Fire
Department. and one person selected by
Friendship Fire Company, was authorized
to draw series of rules to outline and
regulsts the uses of the team of horses
recently purchased by the city.
Adjourned