Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-16

f. W. Holinshed, sewer inspector SO 90
ID. Thomas, 81 90
! Vim. Sharpley, 53 90
VIM. Easily, engineering ................ 93 10
B. F. Sweeten & Son, Sewer work. 226s AZ
Mr.. Davis moved the Water Superin-
tendent open the city safe for special
counsel in the sewer case, who will be
allowed to take therefrom, in the presence
of a member of the sewer committee,
such papers as he needs in the sewer suit
Carried.
Mr. Batten presented bids for heating
the city hall by steam, as follows =
F. v Myers, Jr., & Co., S 452 70
A. j. Rice, 39S 10
On motion of Mr. Batten, the contract
was awarded to Mr.. Rice, he being the
lowest bidder.
| The fire Committee submitted the report
of the annual inspection of fire departments
and of the firemens needs. Both reports
were adopted.
Mr.. Kugler moved, and same was order
ed, that the annual appropriation of $50
for Friendship and $50 for Good Will, be
paid.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph
Company asked and was granted privilege
of erecting telephone poles from Carpenter
street along Mantua avenue to the City
line.
Mr.. Henderson asked that the request be
referred to the Solicitor as to whether this
privilege can be granted by simple motion
or must be done by ordinance. The motion
was lost by the following vote =
Aye-Batten, Leeds, Henderson, Kug
ler-4.
No-Batten, Davis, Burkett, Munyan-
The motion to grant the privilege as
requested, was adopted by vote Of 5 to 3,
as follows =
Aye-Leeds, Burkett, Reading, Davis,
Munyan-5.
No Batten, Henderson, Kugler-3.
On motion of Mr.. Burkett, the Clerk
was authorized to notify A. S. Simmer
man to pave his property on Chestnut
street within thirty days or same would be
done by city at his cost.
| Mr.. Munyan moved that the gas Com
pany be ordered to relay all cobbles, cutters
and crossing stones on North Broad street.
Mr.. Batten asked for intructions as to
character of pavement he should lay in
| front of Simmerman's lot on Euclid street.
A brick pavement was ordered
Mr. Henderson moved that the President
of Council remove from city safe all bonds
to the city, and place same IN one of the
city banks for safe keeping, to be removed
only by resolution of City Council. Carried.
Mr. Henderson moved that the bonds
men of the late George K. Carroll be
notified to be present when certain papers
are taken from the safe by special sewer
counsel.
Paving was ordered in front of the Green
property on Maple avenue, also in front of
Good Will hose house.
| On motion of Mr.. Henderson sewer
note for 50, 542 OF was ordered executed by
the Mayor and Clerk, payable July Is,
1908, at AZ per cent. interest.
A vote was taken on City Clerk, the re-
suit being to 4, then Council adjourned.
The New Jersey Ghildren's Home Society,
The Board of Managers of the New Jer-
sey Children's Home Society recently de-
cided to appropriate the Mckinley Me-
mortal Fund to the erection of Receiving
Home for the Society's children while
awaiting placement in family homes. For
the past year the Society has rented a
building for this purpose, in which they
have had on an average of nineteen children
per month, each child remaining in the
home on an average of two weeks The
subscriptions to the fund have reached up
ward of Sc, 600 and the officers are conf
dent that with the beginning of building
operations this sum will be substantially
| increased
During the eight years in which the So
ciety has been in operation 753 homeless
children have been received During the
same time 688 children have been placed
This does not take into account the re-
placements In each instance these chill
dren have been placed in selected family
homes, where they are sent to school and
given the very best advantages.
The Superintendent, at his Office in
Trenton, is consistently in receipt of in
quiries from all parts of the State regarding
homeless children and families wishing to
secure children. He and his agents are
kept busy all the while investigating these
inquiries and making arrangements for the
reception and sending out of children.
The Republican Nominations.
The nominating books for City officers,
under the Republican rules, closed at noon
yesterday, at which time nominations were
made as follows:
| Mayor-Sam'l HI. Laid.
Marshal-Wm. r. Dopson.
| Overseer of Poor-Wm. Thackara Cozens.
Council, First Ward-Howard Davis.
Council, Second Ward-George D. Cheno-
with.
Council, Third Ward-Jos. w. Merritt.
Chosen Freeholder-Third Ward, Chas.
Walton