Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-12
OF COUNCIL.

for the year 1905 was held in the Council
chamber last Tuesday evening with all the
members present except President Reading
Mr.. Burkett was chosen President pro tenn.
4 After the minutes Of the annual meeting
were read, Mr.. Cattell asked that they be
corrected as to an alleged statement by him
as to the removal of telephone poles on
Glassboro Ave. The vote was to against
change of the minutes.
Mr. Avis gave verbal opinion that it
would be safe for the City to notify the
Delaware and Atlantic Tel & Tel Co of
the situation as to the fire alarm wires on
Glassboro Ave, and ascertain from them il
the fire alarm system is likely to be inter
fered with at that point
As to the term OF Office OF the Water
Supt., Mr.. Avis gave an opinion that he
found nothing in the law to interfere with
the election of Water Superintendent as
provided in the water ordinance, and that
Council was within its powers in electing
Water Sup't as it had in December.
AS to the question Of police officers, Mr..
Avis said he found that complicated
question. 1t had never been raised in that
form in this State, while in some States it
had been held each way Ia his opinion,
however, the better view was because a
majority Of the votes had not been cast for
the candidate, there was no election.
BILLS PAID
VIM A. Fisher, coal, relief SIG 26
S. A. Stewart, feed, etc. ...... 5s 50
Mr.. Cattell objected to the payment of
the latter bill because not sworn to by Mr.
Stewart, and moved that the bill be referred
back for vouchers. The bill was ordered
paid
H. 7. Grant, sundres. .... ) so
Chew Bros stone. e.............s.... % 96
Mrs. E. Fowler, ringing fire alarm. 5 90
r. D. Wood & Co, valye. 25 90
n Trotter CO., lead .. 46 II
r. D. Wood & CO., hydrant, valves. III 20
/ The W. J. & S. S. r. R. Co asked the
appointment of F.R. Wood as special officer
under the ordinance. Granted
The Woodbury. Singing Society asked
the appointment of VIM. Shomber as a
special officer under the ordinance The
application was referred to the Vice aud
immortality committee for Investigation.
The Board of Health asked that the sum
Of $50 be drawn in favor of H. B Diyerty,
treasurer of that organization. The request
was granted.
At this point, President Reading arrived
and took the chair.
A communication from Mayor Ladd was
received and read, as follows:
MAYORS MESSAGE
To the President and Members of Council
BY authority vested in me, by the
charter of our city, take this opportun-
ity to make few suggestions and recon-
mendations to your honorable body, and
hope you will give them serious consider
alton
FIRST recommend that you push the
suit against our first sewer contractors to
a finish. and that all other incomplete
contracts work or drainage i1 connec-
tion with the sewers be completed and
settled; so yon Will be able 20 determine
the actual cost of the sewers, and the
commissioners appointed can proceed
with their duties.
We are now paying interest on sos SS7.-
i So sewer notes and tor the welfare of our
taxpayers this interest should stop
Including interest paid, our sewers have
cost us over SIoo. .ooo-this is twice as
much as the original extreme estimate
of cost
SECoND-The Cooper street improve
nent was completed last May and the six
months guarantee OF the contractors
expired in November The work was
paid for by temporary loans, bearing
interest. This payment of interest should
cease and commissioners to assess the
costs of said improvement 10 the property
benefited should be appointed in accord
ance with the law under which the work
was done.
THIRD II would call your attention 10
the poor street lighting. Our electric
lights are very poor and irregular; very
few, however, actually gong out. We
are not getting the power our contracts
cali for In reference to the gas lights
would state that great many of them
are out, particularly on windy night
the reason probably being because of
broken glass in the lanterns. 1t seems
TO me that it is the duty of some one to
keep lanterns in repair Not having
access to the contracts for lighting, am
not prepared TO say who is responsible.
hope Council will investigate this matter
and place the responsibility where it
belongs
FOURTH. = The Public Service Corpora
tion of New Jersey, in connecting gas
pipes to houses in our city are making
connections without putting in curb
4 stops. This practice / consider danger
Gus, not only 10 our properties in case of
FIRE, but to our citizens This matter has
J been called 10 my attention, and think
you should investigate it, and insist npon
the placing Of curb stops.
FIFTH. II would call your attention to
the bad condition Of the paving of the right