, 1905-03-22
UP TO .ANCLESEA
MAYOR ON TIE VOTE
STREET WORK BY CON.
TRACT THE SUBJECT
Adjustment OF Spring Election
Causes Confusion. FlagstOne
Walks for Street Crossings.
Other Interesting News.

The regular meeting of the Anglesea
Borough Council was held i'm the
borough hall on Wednesday evening
of last week, with Mayor Hilton pre-
siding and Councilmen Buck, Coap-
man, Ent, Hoffman, Shivers and
Young present. Borough Clerk Shiv-
ers wasiin his accustomed place after
a spell of sickness and Solicitor Voor-
hees was also present, as was also
Marshal Chad wick. The minutes of
the last meeting were approved as
read. A letter from Henry H. Ottens
about a low lot was read and referred
to the Board of Health and Solicitor.
A report was received from Sewer
Inspector Harry Wheaton. The clerk
was, directed to give notice that Coun-
Gil would sit OIL the evening of Thurs
day, March Both, to hear objections to
the passage of an ordinance providing
sidewalks.
NEW ELECTION ACT CAUSES CON-
Bills to the amount of $40 were pre-
sented to Council for payment which
provoked quite a discussion as to Coun-
ellis legal right to pay them just at
this time. The council was placed in
rather a peculiar position, inasmuch
as at the last meeting all the accounts
. were balanced and all unexpended
balances to the credit of the various
appropriations were ordered transfer
red to the credit of the appropriations
for the ensuing fiscal year. Another
Council was the effect of the new law
passed by the legislature last month
which abolished spring elections and
extended the time of all officials whose
terms expired this spring to January
next. The members also debated the
subject as to whether Council should
meet on the first Monday after the
spring election. and organize, as is re-
quired by the 1897 law. Solicitor Voor-
hees decided that it would be best not
to pay the bills until the new appro-
priation ordinance was passed, and
upon his advice Council will hold a
meeting next Monday evening as pro-
vided for in the 1897 law.
CLEANING OF STREETS
After the knotty problems caused by
the new Gibbs election law was dis
posed of Councilman John w. Young
brought up the subject of the cleaning
of grass from the streets during the
summer. He called the attention of
Council to the large sum expended Oh
the streets each year and expressed an
opinion that this cost could be reduced
by hereafter requiring bids for this
work and putting it out by contract.
MI. Young introduced a motion to
this effect, seconded by Buck.
UP TO THE MAYOR
Mr.. Hoffman vigorously opposed
the proposition of Mr. Young to put
the street work out by contract. He
said he thought if good judgment was
used in the prosecution of the work
that the cost would be considerably re-
duced. During the past year the
borough has spent owe $4,000 on its
streets and from the tone of Council
man Young's talk it vas evident that
he had been bordering over the mat
ter. The question of asking for bids
for the street work for the coming year
was put by the Mayor and resulted in
a tie vote as follows: Yeas-Buck,
Young, Shivers. Nays-Hoffman,
Ent, Coapman. Mayor Hilton hesi-
tated some minutes before disposing
of the tie vote much to the amuse-