Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-05
COUNCIL Proceedings.

All the members were present at the
stated meeting Of City Council on Tuesday
evening.
After the minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved the opinion of the
Solicitor as to the legality of allowing
persons residing out Of the city to connect
with the sewers, was read. He found no
law making such grant Illegal but it must
be done on terms equitable to residents Of
the city.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Davis
. at the previous meeting granting said pri-
yilege was then taken up and vote there
on ordered. Mr.. CatteH opposed its adop-
tion on the ground Of unfairness to the city
IN that people on our border refused to join
the city to avoid the city tax rate. He felt
if the city utilities were withheld from
them ii would not be long before they
would be glad to come in, and share the
cost of these necessities of modern living.
He felt it was business proposition, and
in that spirit he would meet these questions.
The vote on the resolution was then taken
and it was lost by the following vote:
Aye. Burkett, Davis, Munyan, Reading.
4.
No. Cattell, Chenoweth, Glover, Kug-
Ter, Pierson. 5.
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finished BusiRess, was the Mayors veto of
the West ST. widening ordinance. The
question as put was Shall the ordinance
become law notwithstanding the Mayors
Veto'' and was lost by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Cattell then moved that the Engineer
be instructed to draw a new ordinance for
widening West ST., that shall meet the
Mayors objections to the original ordinance
as to grade. Carried.
The next matter considered was the Della.
q Atlantic Telephone matter. Mr.. Kugier
moved that action in the matter be deferred
until the Court hands down an opinion on
the certiorari proceedings. 4icgt
MT. JatFeIf opposed such postponment.
He said it was well known that when big
corporations find themselves in hole the
first thing they do is to get a writ OF GER
tlorari or an injunction. He felt we should
use the same tactics that they do, and go
for them, and get our own rights. The
way to get them is to go at them the right
way. Talk about waiting for this suit to
be decided; it was nonsense. 1t might be
ten years before this suit would be de-
cided, and then where would the city be?
Then they put money in our elections and
elect men to Council who will do their bid
ding. Then where is the city.
If Woodbury. owned her light and gas
plant to-day there would be no burden
some taxation. It was our business as
representatives of the taxpayers to say to
these people take your stuff out Of town
in 30 days, or accept this ordinance. y
He hoped Mr.. Kugler's motion would
not prevail, and hoped motion would be
adopted directing the Solicitor to draw
resolution directing this corporation to
leave the town in 30 days, or accept the or
dinance
II We had been wise 20 years ago Wood
bury tax rate would he half what it is to-
day. Because we were not wise then was
no reason why we should not be wise tc-
day. These corporations, according to an
eminent writer, were Sunday christians
and weekday thieves. The property owner
must pay his taxes or go to Jail, while these
corporations get off with fraction OF their
values. He wanted the record of this vote
recorded right and let it stand for future
reference. Throw off the yoke of these
corporations. aud protect our people. In
closing he asked that Mr. Kngler's motion
be defeated He then asked Mr.. Kugler to
withdraw his motion, but that gentleman
refused, and then it was defeated by the
following vote
Aye-DaYis, Kugler, Pierson, Reading, A.
No-Burkett, Cattell. Chenoweth, Glover,
Munyan, 5.
h1As SHCAoWC1h encu iAo*StA sti9e eAS ludt
ter of the removal Of the Della. & Atl Tele-
phone Go. from the city be referred to the
City Solicitor to devise ways and means to
that end, and report to the next meeting
Of Council. Carried.
The several Special committees reported
progress.
BILLS PAID.
W. G. Rambo ...s........... $50 0Ol
w. r. Dopson .......s.....,..s. Q O0l
a. W. Cattell. ...........-.... 2 00l
Fl. Ware teaming ......1......... 00I
]. RI Saunders. ........s.......... IA 00l
FL. Sharp, carting. ................ 16 IS
B. Woodland, labor .......s....#.... SO
Ct a. Krim, teaming ..........s.... Z 90
Geo. Dayis, labor .......s...... 6 Isl
fshoxv Pros xutarfauo Stone a4a % Xxx