Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14

Pleas had money at his disposal for that
purpose. Mr.Clark's motion was adopted,
and then Mr. Cattell moved that the Mayor
be requested to ask the assistance of the
Prosecutor IN his investigation.
J. D. Carpenter, advertising. $50 40
| lConst;tntion Co % Is
E. J. Batherwick, CALENDARS. 3 10
| S. A. Stewart. feed and bay M "a 46
Harry A. Fish. q g Is 81
g g q SO
Gerlock Packing Co. packing, etc. l8 81
". T. rs. S freight on coal "A Sc
e. II. Sinnckson, prof services, 200 20
The report of the Water Superintent for
January showed collections for that month
s2654. 81, and 1s, 165,5oo gallons of water
pumped.
| The Property committee was authorized
I to have the City Hall wired for electric
Flights.
An order for $3.50 was ordered drawn in
favor Of the Board of Health
Mr.. Cattell moved that the Solicitor
bring suit against all persons owing the
city on paving account. Carried.
Mr.. Clark moved that the Street COM
mittee look into the adyisability of buying
a street sweeper and dump cart. Carried.
The annual report af the Board of Health
showed receipts $315. SO and expenses $205.
The report was read, and ordered adver-
tised in the city report when data is fur
nished covering the Inspector.
In communication, he Mayor protest ed
against the removal of the Eastern tele-
phone from his Office as ordered by Coun-
oil at the last meeting. sas ipg &c
10 President and Members Of City Council
GENTLEMEN--At meeting of Council
held January %, 1907, Councilman Caltsll
moved that the Delaware & Atlantic Iele
graph and Telephone Company be requested
to move the free city phone now IN the
CITY Clerks house, No So Curtis avenne,
to the Chairman of the Street committee,
I'M. F. Cattell's house on Delaware street;
also that the Eastern Telephone y Tele-
graph Company be requested to move the
free city telephone, now in S. B. Munyan's
house on North Broad street to house OF
Chairman of Fire committee, t. A Mat
lack on Cherry street; also the free city
telephone now in the Mayors office 10 the
residence cf the Chairman OF the Water
committee, &c Walter Shivers) on Maple
street. protest as Mayor to the remov-
ing OF the said Eastern telephone from the
Mayors offieefor the following reasons -
First The said telephone was IN the
Mayors Office as a perquisite and neces-
sity of said office when l took possession OF
the same January 1st, 1907, and cannot be
interfered with or removed during my term
of office.
Second. Being the Chief Executive Of
the City and head Of the Police Depart
ment, is is necessary for the benefit Of the
City and the protection of Our citizens that
the Mayors office should be connected
with both telephones
Third. The regular police force of the
city has been cus down by your honorable
BODY one third, hence the protection of our
people has been iessened accordingly, and
bv the removal Of one Of the telephones, the
protection to orr people are still lessened,
aud it viii be more difficult for the regular
police to get In communication with me
during the night. The eighty odd sub
scribels Of the Eastern telephone will be
cut off from what little police protection
our city can give them.
Fourth. / question your legal right to
the removal Of said 'phone from the
Mayor's Office for the reasons stated. |
also question the legal right OF City Coun-
oil to vote to place free phone in any
ptivate residence of a Councilman. | also
question the right of any Councilman to
have such 'pbone placed in his private
residence. AS | understand the law no
Councilman shall receive directly or in
directly any compensation from the city
for his services. Even il the law was not
against such action, it is not just that three
members of Council should have free phones
in their houses, while the other six menu
bers can not. IF it is necessary for the
interest OF the city for three members TO
h we free phones, then the whole body
should have them, as each member OF Conn-
Gil equally repre- ut the city. ! he Eastern
phone now ID the store OF Mr. Munyan,
which was not in use until placed in Mr..
| Munyan's s store, should be placed with the
Chief of the Fire Department., where il
was ordered placed about one ear ago, as
| it is necessary for the good Of the depart
ment, that the Chief should be connected
with both FIRE houses
/ In my opinion the greatest protection
cur citizens have ever had, was when the
special police was organized by me, with
the assistance of the gentlemen who are in
tsaid force The removal OF one phone
from the Mayors Office weaken their use
fulness.
From my ten years experience as Mayor,
| / claim il is an absolute necessity to have
both 'pbones in the Mayors Office for the
benefit Of the city aud protection OF our
oitizens. Respectfully,
SAMUEL A. LADD,
Mayor