Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-11
COUNCIL Proceedings.


A regular meeting Of Council was held
in the Council Chamber on Tuesday even
ing last.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and unanimously approved. A communi-
cation from the Mayor stating his objec-
tions to the ordinance passed on July 20,
providing for the appointment of Commits
sioners of assessment, to be entrusted with
the duty of assessing benefits for the con-
struction of sewers within the City of
Woodbury. was read Mr.. Ladd said that
the ordinance was illegal as it was
passed at a special meeting Of Council. His
next objection was that the provisions of
the ordinance were not for the best inter-
ests of the city. The Mayor also dis
approved of councils appointing the COM
missioners He thought that the appoint
ment should be left to the courts.
City Solicitor Avis was asked concerning
the inegality of the ordinance. He said
that be had made very careful study of
the affair and could find nothing which
would indicate that an ordinance such as
this one, passed under the circumstances
was Illegal He said that there are two
ways Of appointing the commissioners.
Either they can be appointed by Council
with the courts sanction or by the court
with Councils approval. The ordinance
was passed over the Mayors objections,
unanimously.
The Mayor also returned the ordinance
appropriating s11, 900 for the purpose of
purchasing the Manley Lot for school pur-
poses In his objections His Honor said
Ny objections to this ordinance are the
same as in my veto of July IS. The OBJ
jections are you are still buying streets and
instead of getting g acres of land for
school purposes you are only getting A
acres The price is extortiant beyond all
reason and the ground being low, in a
sanitary point is unfit Cor school purposes"
Continuing the Mayor said;
when your honorable body sustained
my veto. on tlse last ordinance, by unani-
nous vote, you certainly concurred in all
my objections.
Again, the passing of the above ordin-
ance at special meeting l believe to be
illegal.
The ordinance having been introduced
at stated meeting, and laid over under
the rules, could not be acted upon until
the next stated meeting.
And again, believe your whole action
in introducing and passing this second Or
dinance for the purchase of said Manley
lot, for school purposes was illegal, for the
reason that the Council haYipg once acted
on the certificate of the Board of School
Estimates in reference to the purchase of
the Manley lot, by passing an ordinance,
and sending it to the Mayor for his appro-
val or disapproval; the Mayor having We
toed the ordinance, and the Council at
regular meeting, by unanimous vote of
said body sustained the veto of the
Mayor, the actions or recommendations Of
the Board of School estimates were not
purchased, nor can the Council take
ny other action on the matter at this
time.
AS this ordinance contemplates the
issuing of bonds, we should be very careful
that everything in reference to the mat
ter should be legally correct; the recent
experience of our City in trying to nego-
tiate certain bonds confirm this"
After considerable discussion over the
matter OF condemning the streets which
run through the lot, the ordinance was
passed to over the Mayors veto by the
same vote which originally passed it.
An ordinance providing for the appro-
priation of 1920 interest on the Cooper
street Improvements bonds, was introduced
and passed, being seven months interest
on the temporary loan of 5000.
A similar ordinance, providing for the
assessment Of the same sum was intro
duced, and passed.
The same kind of an ordinance was
introduced in the matter of the school
money, and the motion to suspend the
rules was lost 6 to 3.
The following bills were paid -
B. F. Sweeten & Son, curbing $50 90
S. a. Steward, feed ...... Isl
Alex. Gainor, labor ......... 16 c5
Isaac Jonathan, moving ...... y
John Frisby, labor . ............ 2 25
H. W. Sharp, carting, ... d so
G. Fl. Frisby, labor ........... s 40l
E. Fagara, labor. ............. rs
VIM. Gibson, labor. ..........,. rs
Fl. A. Fish, hay and feed. III III
B. F. sweeten. .................. 5239 SO |
On motion Of Mr.. Kugler the last bill
was to be paid as soon as the funds were
available.
S. q. labor. ................. 12 so
o. III. Sharp, horse hire ..... 3 0OI