Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-02-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS


at the stated meeting on Tuesday evening
| After the minutes Of the last regular
meeting had been read and approved, the
election of Assistant Fire Chiefs came up
under Unfinished Business. An opinion
from the City Solicitor, advising Council
that the statute did not prohibit Council
from electing these officers at this time was
read. When the motion by Mr.. Reading to
receive and file the opinion was pending,
Mr.. Cattell said the opinion was given on
an erroneous premise. We all know that
/ Council has the power to fill vacancies, he
said, but the facts were. tfat that was not
the question at issue the question was
as to the election Of assistants nominated
since the first Of January. The motion to
receive was carried, and then motion to
go into the election Of these assistants was
carried. Thereupon the Clerk read the
nominations, as follows:
First District. A. Matlack, a. E.
Card.
Second District--F. " Myers, and JOS.
B. Best, also John Redfeld, Samuel Fl.
Ladd.
Third District A. Fish, Theodore
Burrows J. w. Geitz, D. W. Hendrickson-
! The vote was taken by Districts and re-
suited in the election of Mr.. Matlack in the
First District; F. V. Myers in the Second,
and II. A. Fish in the Third. Fish and
/ Myers received five votes each, and Mat
lack all the votes.
The Eastern Telephone franchise ordl-
nance came up and the title was read. DR..
Reading said that because the Telephone
companies were about to be merged, and
lfurther, because of suits now pending, it
was not judicious to pass this ordinance
now. He therefore moved to strike out the
enacting clause.
Mr.. Cattell vigorously opposed such ac-
/ tion. He said if anybody wants to play
Into the hands oi the Delaware and Atlail
tic Telegraph and Telephone Company, the
thing to do is to vote for the motion He
asked if any member Of Council had any
free phones-he had been offered such.
The vote on the motion to strike out the
enacting clause follows:
Ayes Munyan, Pancoast, Pierson, Read
ing, Kugler, S.
/ Nay -Burkett, Cattell, Williams, 8.
Mr.. Clark asked to be excused from vot-
ing. He said that he was an aoministra-
tor OF an estate that held one hundred
shares Of that stock, and being thus inter
ested, he oughb nos to vote. He was ex-
cused.
Mr.. Clark offered the following amend
menb to the rules: That no member Of
Council be allowed to talk over two miu-
utes on any question before Council, except
/ BY unanimous consent.
Mr.. Cattell fayed the introducer Of that
resolution, and asserted that he would not
obey the resolution if they passed it. He
said that these men couldn't stand the
llime-light Of publicity. He characterized
this as one scheme Of the gang to down q
Union Lacquer. The order had gone out
to burn every Union Lacquer who walks
the streets.
His speech occupied thirty-ive minutes.
Mr.. Cattell then moved that the resolu-
tion be referred to the City Solicitor for his
opinion, backed BY statute, as to the le-
gality of such rule. Carried.
The Finance committee presented the re-
port Of the City Auditor, in which the
Treasurer was complimented for the aceur-
acy and general excellency Of his records.
Mr.. Cattell presented resolution or
petition, to the legislature requesting the
passage Of law to enable cities Of the
third class TO build its own electric and gas
plant. Adopted.
The Auditors recommended change in
method Of paying bills, which was referred
to the Finance committee for consideration
and report.
1J. T. KiIkbfide, auditor, ..... $40 90
Treasurer Redfeld presented a letter
from Graham & Co., asking for the return
of their check for $500 put up as a guar
antee for the purchase Of the street improve
ment bonds. The matter was referred to
the Solicitor.
Mr.. Clark moved that the Street COM
mittee be instructed 10 place three gas
lamps on Aberdeen Place, also one lamp on
Maple street between Holroyd Place and
Cooper St Carried.
The Street committee asked authority to
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