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

/ your attention to the fact that on some
parts of their lines in our City. they are
not running cars in accordance with their
franchise
SIXTH. The matter of the right-of-way
of the telephone companies should be looked
into. | think they are occupying some
streets without your permission.
SEVENTH. i would ask what right, if
any, has the Westera Union Telegraph Com
pany in our City.
EIGHTH From information received, I
understand that the Public Service Corpo-
ration of n. j., are running uncovered
wires, carrying 10000 volt Of electricity
along some of our streets to distributing
house and from there running wires through
out City for the purpose Of lighting houses
would recommend that your body inves-
tigate and determine whether the said cor
poration has the right and privilege to run
wires for house lighting, and has complied
with the ordinances of the City in reference
to such matters. If the said Corporation
have no franchise from the City for running
wires, etc, for house lighting by electricity,
they should be stopped from house lighting
by electricity, until they have complied
with our ordinances
Our Special Police Service instituted
about five years ago has been success and
great advantage to the City.
To the gentlemen who volunteered their
assistance and thereby made the servcie a
success, / hereby extend my thanks, and
think | can safely extend to them the
thanks Of our citizens The Council last
year appropriated 500 for the use of the
Mayor Tor the special police service. have
approved bills during the year 1904 charge
able to said appropriation of $12 for extra
police on Halloween night and S.. 40 for
carbons for pocket lightsfor regular officers
would request that the same appropriation
be made this year.
The Fire Committee is to be congratu-
lated for their good work in causing the
erection of fire escapes during the last year.
hope the committee will continue their
good work this year, and insist that fire es-
eapes be placed ON all buildings required
by law, or enforce the law against the own
ers of such buildings,
| would recommend the placing of fire
alarm box at the corner of Newton avenue
and Euclid street, and one at the corner of
Cooper aud either Maple or Laurel streets.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL H. LADD. Mayor.
The report was oqdAred received and the
President designate the Finance Com 10
distribute the Recommendation to the
sssapsr eonFuli tees
That committee met Immediately after
adjournment and referred the first recon-
mendation to the committee on Sewers, 2d,
Sd, 4th, and 9TH, TO that on Streets; the 9th,
7th, and S that an Ordinance and the last
to that on Fire.
Mr. Cattell asked that the Ordinance
committee ascertain if the trolley company
is carrying out its ordinance; also, if the
Water supt. has given bond as Sewer
supt
Also, for a report as to the cost of sewers.
AS to the latter Mr. Davis said the cost
Of the sewer had been ascertained up to a
certain point, but the exact cost could not
be ascertained until the suits were deter
mined
Harrison J Dubois was reelected police
man
The Clerk reported that the Solicitor had
dyised him that he would not be justi-
fed in giving the combination Of the safe to
Couucilmen unless by resolution Of Council.
After long discussion, Mr. Kugler
moved that the combination OF the safe be
changed, and that same he placed in the
hank vault Carried.