Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-25

proceedings OF COUNCIL. !.
All the members were present at the
stated meeting Of Conncil on Tuesday even
ling.
After the minutes OF the last stated and
special meetings bad been read and ap-
proved, the ordinance providing for placing
curb stops at all property lines in the city
came up. Communications were read from
Mr. Giikyson on the subject, suggesting
! that Council communicate with other cities
having gas service and get information that
will aid them in preparing this ordinance
Mr.. Cattell then moved that the ordin-
ance be referred back to the Ordinance
committee with instructions 10 confer with
| Mr.. Gilkyson with a view to eliminating
obiectionable features in the ordinance.
Mr.. G.. was given privilege Of the floor and
stated that the Company looked on ouri
stops as utterly impracticable. he old
fashioned gas companies thought them nec-
essary to turn off gas where consumers
refused to pay their bills, because mans >
house was bis castle. He read opinions OF
gas MANAGERS and they concurred that they
were source OF trouble and expense 20
property owners. They cannot be turned
off in time Of emergency, he said. Mr..
Gilkyson said they were perfectly willing
to put gas stops on all mains Of one inch or
more. This was all Council wanted and
the ordinance was referred
Steyer Pub. Co., adv. sewer bonds. S29 81
The matter Of preparing form Of sewer
bond was referred to the Solicitor and
Treasurer to recommend to Council.
j.. F. sweeten, April salary. $40 90
T.. Redfield, g & expenses 56 81
Z. r. johnson, 30 W
J. Fl. Davis 6 ....s... SO %
C. 4. Redfeld, { 6O W
r Mnrnbv g so 90
y. E. Esteli, mos salary " 50 50
g 8 vital statistics. 1850. IL ~
NE. CattelI asked to haye the Estell bills
laid aside, because he had an objection 70
their payment.
Nj. Psncoast raoyed that Mr.. Estsll'a
lbills be paid.
Mr.. CatteH said that under the ordinance
j all fees were to be turned into the City
Treasury. As to the other bill Mr.. Cattell
said he thought Mr.. Estell was holding his
Office contrary to law. II an ordinance
was not worth the paper it was written on,
why pass it2 Mr. CLARK said he thought
fShe Mayor enforced the ordinances OF
Council
i Mr.. Catteu moved to amend Mr.. Pan
coasts motion that the bills be referred to
/ the Solicitor for his opinion as 70 their
legality.
Mr.. Clark asked il the bills were ap-
proved by the Committee, and was ans
! wered in the affirmative He then said,
that being the case we have nothing else to
do than to pay the bill.
Mr.. Kugler asked il be had performed all
duties imposed on him as City Clerk.
Mr.. Cattell asked if these bills were based
on the original ordinance under which Mr.
Estell was elected City Clerk. Mr. Estell
/ said the bill was based on the ordinance
passed last December. Mr.. Cattell's amend
1 ment was carried by the following vote
Aye-cattell, Matlaek, Pearson, shivers.
Williams. 5.
/ No -Burkett, Clark, Kugler, Pancoast. 4
Mr.. Cattell then moved that the Clerk
| be instructed to carry out the City Clerks
ordinance Of 1907, and if he does not do 80
by the next meeting Of Council, his office
| be declared vacant.
Mr.. Shivers moved the mosion be laid
lover for two weeks and it was carried.
In communication Solicitor Rogers re-
ported that he had instituted proceedings to
have a guardian appointed for Robert
Aliens minor children. with view to
widening portion Of Carpenter St. Fur
ther discussion revealed that the city had
not taken as much land on Carpenter street
as il was entitled 30. The matter was con-
t;nued in the hands OF she Solicitor.
Mr.. Cattell moved that the curbs that
meet the North end Of the bridge be raised
flush with the cnrbs on the bridge Carried.
Mr.. Cattell reported that the Delaware y
Atlantic Telephone Co had agreed to lay
conduis on Delaware street 10 two weeks
he chen moved that the Clerk be author
/ lied 10 notify she Warren Bitulithic Go.
that Delaware street is ready for them TO
90 ahead Carried.
The Clerk read communication from
the Bitulithic Co, that II they could not go
Ito work at once, they could not do 50 until
Fall, and suggested shat perhaps the best
solution Of the difficulty was to release
them from the contract.
Mr.. Catteli moved that the Street COM