Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-02-16

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Mr.. Best, OF Finance committee, stated
that a we'll known character, Irish Mary,
living in howell, had been reported to him
as starving and eezing and she had been
taken to the county jail for the reason that
owing to the storm, it was impossible to
get her to the Almshouse.
The special committee Oh new fire house
reported having entered into an agree
ment with Dr. Geo. E. Reading whereby,
for the sum of $25, connection could be
made to the sewer owned by him on Barn
street The agreement was read and
ordered filed aud recorded in the County
Clerks Office.
The Street committee made a report in
writing on the proposed extension of Hop
kins street 10 Evergreen avenue. 1t sets
forth that the proposed extension would
cross lands OF G. G. Green and Samuel l..
Franklin. Mr.. Green had never made any
reply to he letter addressed to him about
the matter and Mr. Franklin, whose land
was meadow and of no value for building
purposes, stated he would not give any OF
it for the extension. The committee there
fore recommend that the extension be not
made at this time, which was concurred
in.
The same committee also made report
recommending that Cooper street, from the
railroad to Evergreen avenue be paved
with vitrified brick. Chairman Andrews
also stating that this portion of the street
had been practically abandoned, as no
work had been done on it during the year
President Cloud thought the whole of
Cooper street ought to be thus improved,
from Broad street to Evergreen avenue.
Mr. Andrews, in reply said Cooper
street. from Broad to the railroad was
one of the best streets in the city, and
other streets badly needed repairing.
The recommendation was laid over
until the next meeting so that the com
mittee could procure figures of the prob
able expense.
On motion of Mr. Best the Street COM
mittee was instructed to make report at
the next meeting on the question OF
whether the trolley tracks on Cooper
street were too high or the curbs and rave
menis too low.
The Street committee also recommended
that all curbs on both sides of Broad
street, along the line of the proposed stone
road, be set to proper line and cutters
paved with vitriied brick instead of the
present cobbles.
Laid over until next meeting so that
figures of the cost could be presented An
estimate by a member at the meeting made
the cost of the above proposal approxim
ate $4,000
Clerk Mathers read a communication
from Mayor Laid, in which he returned
with his veto the ordinance passed at the
last meeting amending the bicycle ordi
nance, for the reasons, among others, that
the title was defective, the sections not
properly numbered, the penalty clause not
ia conformity to the Stale law, and the re-
pealing clause not in proper form.
The veto was sustained by a unanimous
vote.
On motion of Mr. Andrews Deptford To-
stitute Trustees were granted permission TO
dispose of old books that we're unfit for
binding.
The following were elected Trustees of
the Deptford Institute for three years -
Joseph W. Merritt, Miss C. Matlock and
w. Harrison LiyeTmore.
On motion of Mr. Best Street Committee
was authorized to have a survey made of
Broad street and specifications prepared.
showing what Is needed to be done in the
way of putting curbs in line, &C., so that
an estimate of the cost could be made.
Adjourned.