Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


present at the stated meeting of Council OF
Tuesday evening last.
The minutes Of last stated and specia
meetings were read and approved.
Mr.. Best reported that the special com
mittee on the assessment of city property
on the stone road had met the assessment
committee and made the plea for more
equitable assessment against the city. The
result had not yet been officially announced,
hence no report could be made as to the
result.
Mr.. Batten, of the Street Committee, re-
ported favorably on the request for an arc
light on Curtis avenue, at Railroad avenue
and on Cooper street at Hester's Branch.
The committe also reported in favor OF the
all night and every night schedule of light
ing. He said the additional cost would be
$3.50. so. Mr.. Leeds said he wanted to go
on record as favoring the change from
moonlight to all night schedule.
Mr.. Davis took the ground that If the
company was required to live squarely up
to its contract there would be little COM
plant of the light service. Ii we have $500
to spend for something new, he suggested
the employment of an additional officer.
Mr.. Best said that with the increased
number of lights, the light appropriation
would be 81, 045. so greater this year than
last, and thought the taxpayers would pre-
fer an occasional inconvenience to this in
crease in the tax rate.
Mr. Batten said that nine out of ten OF
the people he talked to about the matter
favored the change.
Mr.. Leeds said if we were going to have
an up-to-date town we must have the acces-
series to such town.
DIR. Reading said that as member OF the
committee he recommended the change,
because he thought it wise expenditure.
Mr.. Sithens also advocated to change to
the all night schedule.
The report of the committee was adopted
by vote of to 2, Messrs. Best and Davis
in the negative and the President not
voting.
Mr. Batten, of the Street Committee,
reported that the cost of completing the
paving of German and Delaware streets
from curb to curb would he about 81 200,
and recommended the expenditure.
Mr.. Reading moved that the recommen-
dation of the Street Committe be concurred
in, and proceed to have contracts made for
same.
Mr.. Best said some of the people on Del
aware street were furthering scheme to
have that street paved with asphalt, and he
did not know how that movement would
be affected by this.
Mr.. Davis moved that DIR. Readings
motion be laid on the table. Carried.
The Eastern Telegraph and Telephone
franchise ordinance, introduced at a pre-
vious meeting, was called up.
Mr.. Leeds offered some amendments,
among them one requiring the company to
place phones in the fire houses and City
Hall free of charge.
Mr.. Best opposed, on the ground that
such a contract was out Of place in an ordi-
nance. Much discussion followed.
The amendment was adopted, Mr.. Best
alone voting in the negative.
The ordinance was then adopted by a
unanimous vote.
The Water Superintendent reported col
lections for March $1S2.69
John ManIey, pipe. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sl5 Sc
Times, advertising. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
Glass Works, clay and sand. .....-........ 60
S. E. Wilmer, sundrieS. % 4o
Mr.. Best, of the Special Sewer Commit
tee, recommended that the city enter into a
contract with VIM. Easbey, Jr., Of the
University of Pennsylvania, to act as chief
engineer in the construction of the sewer
system.
Mr.. Reading asked what this gentleman's
references were. These were read.
Mr.. Easbey is in the engineering depart
ment of the University Of Pennsylvania,
and has erected systems in Massachusetts,,
and prepared systems for
Media. Pa. These were satisfactory, and
the recommendation was adopted.
The report of the Board Of Health was
read and ordered printed.
Also a communication asking an appro-
nriation of 5000 at once and an annronria-
tion of $50 for next wear. The same was
received and filed.
Mr.. Best and DIR. Reading were nomi-
mated and elected as members of the Board