Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-05
COUNCIL Proceedings.

evening last there was an audience OF aDout
fifty citizens present. The following mem
bers answered the roll call:-Messrs. Bur-
kett, Cattell, Pancoast, Munyan, Pierson,
and President Kugler. Messrs Clark,
Reading and Williams came in later.
After the minutes Of the last meeting
bad been read and approved, Mr.. Cattell, Of
the. Committee on Legislation, reported
that Senator Avis had informed him that
the act tc permits Woodbury. to build its
! light plant would probably pass the Senate
this week.
Mr.. Burkett, of the Finance committee,
reported a bill Of $67.50 in favor Of Wood
bury Trust Co., and one in favor OF First
National Bank in the sum of $112.50, inter
est on the Cooper street improvement notes,
and they were ordered paid.
The Committee on Accounts presented
the following approved bills -
VIM. T. Cozens, Overseer of Poor. S 400
g 8 feeS ETC.. l4.0U
S. B. Burkett, relief. ......-. 9.5O
Pedrick Bros, coal, relief. ...-.-. 4.60
j. G. Batten, March salary 50.0o
The report Of the Special committee on
DeIa. & Att. Tel. communication, consist
ing Of the Committees on Streets and Or
dinances, was ordered by unanimous vote.
Mr. Clark, Of that committee, reported
that the committees met last Thursday
evening, Messrs Clark, Pancoast and Cat
tell being present. He said these three
did not come to conclusion, but agreed to
everything except that Mr.. Cattell desired
an entire new ordinance, bringing the com
pany under the new Franchise law just
passed. He said he had always thought
this company had valuable franchise here
for which they were paying very small
return. The gross amount Of their tax
uavments is s225 s104 for franchise
tax, and S12I for city assessment on S., 800
Of personal property in the city
Mr.. Clark said be had found petition
on his desk, and for the purpose of allowing
discussion, would present the resolution
prepared by the Telephone company, and
petition.
The resolution was read by the Clerk.
The resolution gives the Telephone COM
pany all the privileges it desired, and in re-
turn the company gives the city officials
five free phones. and IS call bells; they care
for the city FIRE alarm system, put their
wires under ground, and pay tax OF SOC
annually for each pole in use after Jan. !,
1907.
This resolution was favored by Messrs
CLARK and Pancoast.
DR.. Reading moyed the adoption of the
OF the resolution.
Mr.. Cattell then presented report signed
nv himself and Mr.. Williams as follows
1st. That the Ordinance committee
draft an ordinance giving said company
franchise the term of which shall not ex-
ceed 20 years.
I'd. That the ordinance contain all the
rights conferred by the ordinance Of 1905,
and eliminating all the defects referred to
bv the Supreme Court Of the State OF New
Jersey.
DR.. Readings motion to take up the first
report was then adopted by vote Of 8 to
l6-Messrs. Burkett, Cattell and Munyan
voting in the negative.
Anamendment by Mr.. Clark was adopted
increasing the pole tax to 50 pole per
| year.
Mr.. Williams presented the following
amendment Provided, that when the con-
duits are laid, provision be made for carry
! ing wires of a city electric light plant, the
| city to haye free use Of same.
Prosecutor Starr was granted privilege OF
the floor and said he understood from high
authority that high tension electric wires
and telephone wires could not run in the
same conduit
Mr.. Williams retorted that in the City
Of Phila. the Commonwealth Light Com
pany was seeking the right to run its wires
in the ducts Of the Eastern Telephone Co.
If it worked there it would work here.
| 1.-THE audience, now increased to 75, ap-
plauded Mr.. Williams reply.]
| Mr.. Williams amendment was adopted
Is to i, Mr. Pierson voting no.
Mr.. Cattell presented an amendment II
limit the contract to 20 years, but the
President declared it out Of order
Mr.. Cattell appealed from the decision Of
the chair, but the appeal was not sustained,
the vote being to 81 Cattell, Pierson and
Williams only voting yes. =
Mr.. Cattell then moved that the resolu-
tion be referred to the Ordinance committee
and Solicitor, to 60 oyer it carefully and
see if il was perfect instrument. This
motion was lost 2 to Z, Burkett and Will
iams only in the affirmative.
The resolution was then passed BY tht
following vote:
Aye. Clark, Pancoast, Pisrson, Reading
and Kugler. 5.
80. Burkett, cattell, Munyan, Will
Jams 4