Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-01-17
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL


of City Council were present at the stated
meeting on Tuesday evening last.
The minutes of the last meeting Of the
Council Of 1906, and that Of Jan. l, were
read.
The Clerk announced that DR.. H. B.
Diverty's election as member Of the
Board of Health was out Of order, as his
time was not out till next December. A
motion to strike his name out was carried
by vote of 8 to 1, Dr. Clark voting mo. +"
On motion Of President Williams, the
minute "that by ruling OF the President
Francis B. Davis was declared City Solici7
tor for three years. was corrected to read
'sfor the unexpired term." This correction
was carried by vote of 6 to 3, Messrs
Clark, Kugler and Pancoast voting no I"
Mr.. Cattell said that the returns of the
election in the Third Ward were incoIrect,
be therefore moved that it be returned to
the County Board Of Canyassers for cor
rection Carried.
Mr.. Shivers moved that the vote by
which Mr. F. B. Davis was elected City
Solicitor be re-considered. In explanation
he said the election was ordered under the
Charter, which provided that vacancies
should be filed to the end Of the yeyr, but
law since enacted nulliied that, and the
election was not legal. Carried.
The legality Of an amendment to the
| bylaws, creating Sewer committee was
questioned by Mr.. Kugler, and he moved
that it be referred to the Solicitor for his
opinion. This motion was lost by the fol-
lowing vote
| No -Burkett, Cattells Matiack, Pancoast,
Pearson, Williams. 6.
Aye-Clark, Kugler, Shivers. 8.
The amendments was adopted to g.
| Friendship Fire Company, in COM
Elmunication, suggested the name of c..
RWalter Shivers for Chief of the Fire De-
Apartment F. v. Myers, Jr., whose name
was suggested for Fire Chief by Goodwill,
! in letter, declined to be q candidate. say
ing She Chief should Bs a person wbo was
in the City at all times" Mr.. shivers was
then nominated by Mr.. Pearson. and elected
by unanimous yotey% On motion of Mr..
Clark, Mr.. Shivers was excused from yos-
| ing.
/ Mr.. Shivers accepted the office, thanked
Ethe Council for the election, and promised,
kwith the aid of the members of the com
panies and the Fire committee, to make
the department as efficient as possible. 70
Mrs. NJ. G. Asbott's resignation as a
member OF Deptford Institute Trustees,
was accepted. Lewis Starr, Esq, also
rendered his resignation for the same office,
which was accepted. The election of their
successors was laid over for two weeks, and
on motion Of Mr.. Clark, the Clerk was di-
rected TO address communication to the
Trustees, asking them to suggest names for
successors.
Consideration of the Appropriating and
Assessing ordinances was laid over for two
weeks.
Mr.. Cattell moved that the Street COM
mittee be instructed TO curb and gutter
Mrs. Lupton's property on North Broad 81.
Mr.. Cattell moved that the Street COM
mittee be instructed to enforce the ordi-
nances applying to the Public Service Cor
poration. Mr.. Clark said he was in favor
of the motion, but it was the duty of the
Mayor to Go that and he had been frequently
instructed, and he Thought the motion
should specify why this action was neces-
sary. Mr.. Cattell accepted the amendment,
and the motion was adopted
Mr.. Cattel moYed that the Street COM
mittee be authorized to confer with the
Superintendent Of the West Jersey R. r.
Co., and compel the execution of the con-
tract to eliminate grade crossings at Cooper
street and GIassboro ave. Carried.
| Mr. CatteIl moved that crossing be laid
at West and Lincoln streets. Also, have
Redistribution Of city phones. Also, to
notify The Salem Turnpike Co.to keep their
road IN Woodbury. in order, or abandon is.
Carried
Nj. Cattell moved the Surveyor furnish
the Chairman Of the Street committee with
map Of the streets and alleys Of the city.
Also, that the R. R. put grating over the
gutter on r. R. property on Cooper street.
1 a communication from Mr. Newton as
to expense Of macadam road on Aberdeen
Place, was referred to the Street committee
to confer with Mr.. Newton and report to
the next meeting.
Mr.. Clark, Of the Vice and immortality
COMMITTEE, said his brief experience on
Ethat committee convinced him that we had
TALL kinds Of vices in our city, and while be