Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

An important meeting Of City Council
was held last Tuesday evening with Presi-
dent Burkett and Messrs. Batten, Best,
Davis, Munyan and Reading present.
| Bills by the Finance Committee aggre-
eating $3.50 were ordered paid.
The Allen property was reported insured
in the sum of 81 900 for five years.
| The Committee on Accounts reported
approved bills aggregating $69.50. which
were ordered paid, as were street bills
aggregating $181.46.
| Mr.. Batten reported the cost of the Wood
street sewer 81 ,610. On account oil the
cost, idea of constructing it was abandoned.
Mr.. Reading reported that large prop
erty owner had offered to pay one-haif the
expense of curbing and guttering with
blocks six feet from the curb-two feet Hat
and four feet rising, and the Ordinance
Committee was instructed to prepare an
ordinance for that street as per that propo-
sition.
Fire bills amounting to $81.12 were
ordered paid.
Mr.. Reading reported that Good Will
company would parade in Philadelphia on
Oct. and permission was given to use
their wagon in the parade.
Water bills amounting to $3.50. So were
ordered paid.
The Superintendent report for Septem-
Der showed collections $100.47 and 10,576,
900 gallons of water pumped.
| Sewer bills amounting to $197. Ii were
ordered paid.
Four residents of Red Bank avenue, out
side the city, asked that provision be made
so they could connect with the sewer and
same was ordered.
Mr.. Reading moved that the Sewer Com
mittee prepare an ordinance governing
entrance to the sewers, the ordinance to
embody the principle of reasonable charge
for tap and balance be raised by taxation.
| Carried.
| Mayor Ladd was given privilege of the
sewers, citing what he termed blunders and
voicing the complaints of citizens.
Engineer Easily answered in full.
As to the placing Of Y's, the engineer
| said they could be placed every 20 feet, at
no extra charge.
The Mayor criticised the lack Of super
vision of the work by the city and said that
loose work was being done. DISTINCTIONS
and holes in the street were not properly
protected, he said. Mr.. Easily said he had
given the contractor warning as to many
matters, sending same by registered post to
insure delivery.
The employment of foreign inspectors
was criticised and Mr.. Easily explained
that they were selected on account Of
peculiar fitness and experience from many
applicants.
The request of the gas company to open
the streets to lay gas pipe to Westyille and
| Newbold and lay same across the bridge
developed the statement that it was the
practice of this company to open the streets
at will, against the law of the city. 1t
was also stated that there wasn't room on
the bridge for additional pipe. 1t was also
questioned whether this company had right
to open our streets to supply other towns
with gas. The gas matters were referred
to the Solicitor for an opinion.
Mr.. Davis reported in the matter Of revis-
ing the tax duplicate that the committee
had not followed the legal course and the
effort was abandoned for the present. The
Solicitors opinion was requested as to the
right to assess unimproved property beyond
5000 per acre.
Pool licenses were granted to J. H. Lep-
pee in the Second ward and Mr.. Geitz in
the First ward.
The contract with the gas company for
arc and gas lights from July l was ap-
proved.
Collector Redfeld made return of tax
sale warrant and record of sale.
M. F. Cattell complained of sewer con-
tractor stopping entrance to his barn and a
motion was carried to have remedy applied
in AZ hours.
Mr.. Cattell also complained that the
trolley company was encroaching on the
Lupton property on North Broad street,
and the Street Committee was ordered to
get data and report back to Council