Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Railroad Ordinance Passed.

All the members, Of Council except Mr..
Pancoast were present at the stated meet
ing on Tuesday evening, and the space re-
served for citizens was occupied by inter-
ested spectators.
/ The Railroad ordinance was the first sub
iect for consideration, and Council spent
i two and half hours IN considering its pro-
visions and amending it to meet local ideas.
As amended, and finally passed, the ordin-
ance grants the concession asked BY the
railroad company in consideration Of their
maintaining safety gates or hagmen at all
crossings day and night, and within three
years from the passage Of the ordinance the
tracks are to be depressed % feet below or
elevated above grade. AS passed, the pro-
visions Of the ordinance conform to the
editorial opinion expressed in these columns
| last week.
The ordinance, as passed, by vote of Z
to ], Mr.. Catsell voting in the negative, is
as follows:-
San ordinance authorizing the West Jer-
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construct, maintain and operate an addi-
Edith, Cedar Cooper, Hopkins, German
and Carpenter streets and Glassboro avenue
and provide for the abolishing Of grade
crossings in Woodbury.
ssBe it enacted by the Mayor and Council
Of the City Of Woodbury. that the West
Jersey & Seashore Co., be and is hereby
i 20.
construct, maintain, operate an additional
! track across Park avenue, Broad, Edith,
! Cedar Cooper, Hopkins, German and
Carpenter streets and Glassboro avenue,
said track to be located and constructed
on the west side Of the tracks Of the said
railroad company now crossing said
streets and avenue, the same to be laid at
grade and the street crossings properly
planked, and that until grade dressings are
abolished the crossings to be protested
by safety gates or Aagman at all hours Of
the day and night and that the tracks at
Park avenue, Broad Edith, Cedar, Cooper,
Hopkins, German and Carpenter streets and
Giasshoro avenue be either elevated or de-
pressed distance Of % feet from the grade
Of said streets within three years from the
date of the passage OF this ordinance, = that
Cedar street which is crossed aboye grade
| shall be opened to the full width of the
street as laid out on the city plan, and shall
be % feet above grade.
'sThat the privilege extended by this
ordinance shall not be exercised by the
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Co. until
4 it shall enter into contract with the
Mayor and Council Of the City of Wood
/ bury to abolish all the crossings in this
City where its tracks now cross or inter-
sect any Of tie streets of said City at
/ grade within three years from the date OF
| said contraet by either eleyating or depress-
! ing said tracks, the terms and conditions of
| said contract be approved by the Mayor
and Council Of the City Of Woodbury."
! The amendment to rule Z, introduced by
Mr.. Clark, was next considered. Mr..
Cattell spoke against its adoption, saying
that even the passage Of this biz Of gag law
would not save the gang from the downfall
that awaited them. II the boss could snap
his fingers and silence him, this rule would
never have been thought Of. But, be said,
you can't stop me if you do pass it. /
won't have my rights as member Of this
Council and an American Citizen taken
from me SO easily. He proposed that every
man shonld 60 on record, and we will see
where you will land when the people get a
crack at you.
| Mr.. CLARK said, in defense Of the rule,
that it was introduced for Mr.. Cattell's
good, and would be employed only 20 pre-
vent members from sluring and abusing
members Of Council.
The rule was adopted by the following
vote -:
| -Burkett, Clark, Munyan, Reading,
Kugler, 5.
! No Cattell, Pierson, Williams, s.
| A resolution by Camden City Council
asking Woodbury. Council to cooperate
| with governing bodies in the State to secure
the passage by this legislature Of bills to
properly value and tax public utility fran
chises, and also to repeal the Hillery max
/ imum tsx rate law was read.
! Resolutions to that effect were unani-
mously adopted and ordered forwarded 70
our Senator and Representative.
/ Payments Of q bill Of $40 in favor Of
Mayor Ladd for signing and sealing $21,
500 Of Cooper street Improvements bonds
was refused payment, as there was no legal
authority for it..
On motion Of Dr. Clark, the Street COM
mittee was authorized 70 buy three galvan-
| lied cans for the Civic committee; the
SANG committee was erunowered ID nur-