Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-05

alternate Tuesday evening during the year.
VIM. NJ. Carter was reelected City En-
gineer by unanimous vote and accepted
in neat speech.
Hon. John Boyd Avis was reelected City
Solicitor.
The abstract Of the will Of the late Joseph
Ogden was read Under this instrument
the sum of $1,000 was devised to the City OF
Woodbury., the interest of which was to be
expended to relieve the needs of the poor,
widows and lying in women to be preferred
The Finance committee was given charge OF
the fund
The clerk was ordered to purchase the
necessary stationery
Harrison Dubois, John " Cent? and
VIM McDivitt were nominated for police
men. Mr.. Kugler asked if Mr. Dubois was
in good health It then transpired that he
had been i'll for some time, bat was doing
service now Mr. Cattell said the law stip-
ulated that policemen should be in good
bodily health A vote was taken which re-
suited as follows: Dubois 4 Geitz, o; Nc
Divitt, g. The President announced Geitz
and McDivitt elected, but no election in
the case Of Mr.. Dubois Mr. Davis pro-
tested against the ruling Of the Chair, be-
cause there were three to be elected and as
no votes bad been cast againss Mr.. Dubois.
On motion the subject was referred to the
City Solicitor.
The resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of a Supervisor of Streets was read,
aud then Mr.. cattell moved that it be re-
peald Mr. Cattell put his motion in
writing in form of a resolution abolishing
the office.
Before the vote was taken, Mr. Davis
asked for a report Of the results Of the work
of the Supervisors and Chairman Munyan,
Of the Street committee. gave Mr.. Batten
good record for efficiency and economy.
Mr. Cattell said he was not opposed to a
Supervisor, but he wanted that official to
have some power. Now he could not dis
charge even an impudent workmen. He was
only a clerk for the Chairman Of the Street
committee. aud the individual eouucilmen
ought to be that without expense TO the
people
Mr. Glover also attacked the Supervisor
ship as being needless The ote was then
takeu on the resolution to abolish the Office
as follows Aye Glover, cattell, ?; No
Burkett, Chenoweth, Davis. Kugler, Mum
yam, Pierson, Reading. :.
Mr. Batten was then nominated and
elected by unanimous vote.
VIM 7. Cooper aud DR.. H. p Diverty
were reelected members of the Board Of
Health.
The snbject of the extension Of Harrison
street and Improvement Of West Centre
street were referred to the new street COM
mittee when appointed.
The matter of the abandonment of Salem
avenue by the Turnpike was referred to
the Sewer committee.
Mr.. Burkett moved that the same COM
mittee have charge of the subject of obtain
ing legislative authority for Woodbury. to
own its own gas and electric light works
Carried
Mr.. Cattell moved that the city remove
its alarm boxes from the electric light poles
on Glassboro avenue. Mr.. Davis moved
that the whole question be referred to the
Solicitor for an opinion. Carried.
Mr.. CatteIl asked if all the officers were
elected, and ON being answered in the af-
firmative said be begged to differ, that the
Water Superintendent had not been elected.
He was informed that had been done last
month Mr.. Cattell said that could not be
as the law required that official to be elected
at the annual meeting and gave volumn
and page Of the law. The subject was re-
ferred to the Solicitor.
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