Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1901-06-20
COUNCILS SPECIAL MEETING
Providing Money for the Com
pletiOn Of the COhansey
Street Paving.

Ing Committee, special meeting of
Council was called for Friday night.
Promptly at eight o'clock there were
IN the Council Chamber, President
Matthews, Messrs. Garrison, McGear.
Woodruff, Butler, Deal, McMullen.
Sellers, Conner
PRESIDENT Matthews raped the
marble block with the gavel, and ex-
planned that the meeting had been
called at the suggestion of the Com
mlttee on Permanent Street Improve
ment. He directed Mr.. Garrison. one
OF the committee, to present the matter
to the Council
MT Garrison explained that Council
having passed a second ordinance and
made a second contract for the paving
OF Cohansey street, north of Washing
ton, the contractor was now ready to
proceed. Mr.. Garrison felt that
Council should have a thorough un-
derstanding regarding the matter, and
he said that the indications were that
the original $83, 600 obtained from the
sale OF paving bonds, would not meet
the expense. How much the second
contract would require, he could not
at this time, say, but he suggested
that it would be well for an ordinance
to be prepared for the sale of bonds,
and by the time it was presented for
passage in Council, the work on Co.
hansey street would be finished, and
the amount definitely known.
There was little comment regard
ing the matter, and Mr.. Garrison
made motion that the work be com
pleted, and in the meantime the CITY
Solicitor be directed to prepare an or
d1nance for the sale of bonds. This
motion prevailed unanimously.
Mr. Woodruff thought the Central
railroad company should show the
same public spirit that had been ex-
hibited by the West Jersey and Sea-
shore Railroad Company. He there
upon moved that the City Solicitor
confer with the Central Company's s
officials and request them to pave
from the line of their buildings to the
street pavement.
Mr.. Garrison said that he had been
informed that the railroad company
intended thus paving, but said it
would do no harm to make the re-
quest, and it was so directed.
President Matthews called attention
OF Council to the condition of side
walks on South Pearl street. Mr..
Matthews wanted it thoroughly un-
derstood that the pedestrians of the
Second ward were imposed upon.
Here, he said, is South Pearl street,
a much travelled street. Upon one
side the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad had its fence to the street
line. On the other, series of very
poor sidewalks. From Glass street
along to South avenue, there was a
sidewalk upon the railroad side but
only part of it was paved and
curbed. He thought the remainder
should be-
Mr.. Conner thought that it would
not be much trouble to get the paving
done in the regular way, and the
matter was left with the Road Com
mittee of the Second ward.
Mr.. Woodruff took occasion to a re-
mark that very shortly people would
be preparing for the usual Fourth of
July demonstrations, and he felt that
the city should have a bright new
flag, one creditable to growing pat
riotic town. He explained that Tax
Collector John Cornwell had agreed
to furnish fine pole to be placed in
front of City Hall. Mr.. Woodruff
moved that the purchase of a hand
some flag and the raising of the pole
be left with the Public Building
Committee. The motion passed unan-
imously.
The question of the authority of
the Dog Catcher was raised by Mr..
Conner. He said complaints had
been made to him that the official
catcher was leaving the work to
others, while he, himself, was out of
town. Mr.. Conner had been informed
that the catcher gave couple of boys
twenty-five cents head for the dogs.
Mr.. McMullen said he had been
informed that some people who want
ed to get rid of their own dogs were
simply handing them over to the Dog
Catcher. Should the city pay the
bill? was his query.
City Solicitor Potter remarked that
the proper precaution would be to
strike. from the bills of the Dog
Catcher such items as those. In an
swer to the query of Mr.. Conner, the
Solicitor said the ordinance seemed to
provide that the Dog Catcher could
appoint proper assistants.
COunoil then adiournad