Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-15
OF COUNCIL.


President Kugler and Councilmen Read
ing, Munyan, Burkett, Williams, Pancoast,
Pierson, Clark and Cattell were present at
che stated meeting Of Council on Tuesday
evening.
After she minutes Of the last stated meet
ing were read, Mr.. Cattell wanted the min
utes amended to specify the places where
the poles Of the Delaware and Atlantic Tel.
Co. that were approved, were located. He
also wanted the record TO show shat he
made the motion to have the Solicitor give
the name OF the Councilman alleged to
haye complained to the State Sewer Com
mission of the discharge Of Woodbury. sew
age into the creek.
Mr.. Williams thought Mg- Cattell's idea
of having the location Of the poles specified
in the minutes was good oae, and second
ed his motion The vote on this motion
was as follows:-
Aye-Burkett. Catteii, Williams 8.
No-Clark, Munyan, Pancoast, Pierson,
Reading, Kugler. q.
The minutes were then approved as read.
The committee on Finance presented a
communication from Treasurer Redfeld
that no bids for the sewer bonds had been
received. The Treasurer advised shat the
sewer notes be renewed until such time as
the money market warranted q re-adyer-
tisement for bids for same. No action was
taken.
BILLS PAID.
lat. on Dept. Inst obligation. 5. $3.50 90
sssewer Pub Co., advertising -.. % Ii
Mr.. Reading introduced an ordinances 70
afsz the salary Of the Treasurer Of the City
OF Woodbury.. In doing soshe said there
had been considerabsecriticisna of the action
of Council two weeks ago in increasing the
salary $40O, and as there was time to
sremedy the mistake, he insRoduced the or
~Ainance with that end insview.
Mr.. Cattell asked to have the ordinance
read before it was passed tosecond reading
The ordinance refiassa she Treasurer 4
salary from $1,000, fixed by ordinance two
weeks ago, to $6Jo, the old salary. The vote
J. 80 place on second reading was:-
Reading, Munyani iPancoast, CLARK.
Burkett, Pierson, Kugler. 4.
No -Cattell, Williams. 2.
4 The ordinance WAS thenseonsidered. Mt.
,C;attell moved to strike seas the enacting
clause. The vote 0n this motion was 2 to
Il, Cattell and Williams in,the affirmative.
| A motion by Mr.. Cassel to insert $1,000 in
I'in place Of 5000 was lost 7to2. Mr.. Bur
,kett moved TO amend by inserting $500.
This motion was lost 6 toa, Messrs Pier
son. Cattell, Williams, Buskett voting in
favor of the motion.
Kr. Pancoast then 1aoEed ito amend by
inserting 500. This was carried by the
following vote:- Cattell, BuEkett, Clark,
Munyan, Pancoast, Pierson. Williams. Z
Messrs. Reading and Kugler voted no.
Mr.. Williams moved to refer to the
Solicitor, to ascertain if it is legal to change
an officials salary after he is elecsed- Ruled
out of order.
The ordinance as amended was then
passed Z 80 2, Cattell and Williams voting
no.
| In debating the ordinance, Mr.. Cattell
said the genbleman had introduced she or
dinance because it was rumored on the
street Shat the Collector had exercised his
| manhood and voted in the late election as
4 his conscience dictated. He said the ordin-
anee fixing Mr. Redfeld's salary at $1,000
was passed by unanimous vote. He said
he was surprised that these members OF
Council would stoop TO aid member Of
Council to take out his personal spite.
Mr.. Pierson said be had introduced the
ordinance at request of the Collector, and
agreed to say good word for it, but sug-
gested that the salary be made $500.
Collector Redfeld said Mr.. Pierson sug-
gested to him that the sum be $1,000.
Mr. Pierson replied that he may have
said that, bat $500 was she sum be had in
mind.
Mr.. Munyan said he had been censured
for his vote to fix this salary at $1,000
Mr.. Williams said nobody had spoken to
him about it, and the people of the First
Ward were in the habit Of making their
protest to those elected to represent them,
NOT 70 Those voted ont
Mr.. Munyan retorted that be represented
the First Ward yet,and time had enough TO
undo his mistakes.
The ordinance was then passed to 1,
Mr. Williams voting no.
Rob't W Carr, Spec police Hal'een 2 90
Edw Keegan, 90
A. W. Cattell 2 90
G. 4 Redfield, Z s 2 90
w. R. Dopson, 90
w. McDevitt, 2 days police ...... SO
Jacob Muller. repairs. etc. IA So