Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-03

For SpeclaI OLBCefS, 1lSnb
of Nov. 80 1906 ..... 300
For repairs to fire alarm
bell for Mayor ........ 70
For board of child found. 500
For sundry supplies for
year 1905 and 1906..... IL 90
100 rs
Bal. transferred by City Council
to Light account. ........-e Sz9 70
On January /, 1906, balance of $50
in this fund was merged into the general
fund, caused by the change in the law,
leaving some bills unpaid for the year
1905, hence the appropriation was in
creased to $3.50. / request that an appro-
priation of 500 be made this year for the
use of the Mayor.
To the gentlemen who have acted as
Special Police Force, without expense to
the City, | hereby extend my thanks for
their services during the past year.
I would recommend that the Slnch
water main on German Street, from Rail-
road Avenue, be extended to Evergreen
Avenue, thereby getting rid OF dead end
on Evergreen and. Poplar Avenues. 1t
would be an improvement to the plant
and benefit to that section OF our City.
The Improvement would take about 1850
feet of pipe, costing about $1,000 laid.
Gentlemen, number of very impor-
tant subjects will be brought before your
body this year, and hope for the interest
of the City you will give due and careful
consideration to all of them, remember
ing that publicity will not harm good
thing.
Respectfully submitted,
SAM'L Fl. LADD,
Mayor.
The communication was received and
filed and President directed to opportion
the topics to the various committees when
appointed.
Nominations for policeman were called
for and the following were named:-D. Fl.
DAVIS, Clarence Redfeld, and John W.
Geitz
Mr.. Shiyers said it had been a question
in his mind whether we need three police
men. He believed the duties of the officers
could be so arranged that two officers
could do more business than our three now.
He therefore moved that we elect two police
officers. Mr.. Pancoast said he thought it
poor policy to economize in our police force.
Mr.. Shiyers thought it impossible for even
three officers to prevent burglars. 1t was
as watchnlen to discover fires that the
police were chiefly valuable. The vote on
Mr.. Shivers motion was:--
Aye-Burkett, CattelI, Kugler, Matlock,
Pearson, Shivers, Williams. Z.
No-Clark, Pancoast. 2.
Council then went into the election of
two policemen, and the vote was as follows:
Dayis, 6 votes; Redfed 8 votes; Geitz no
votes.
Davis and Redfeld were declare delecteds
Mrs. E. R. johnson was elected librarian
by unanimous vote.
S. B. Burkett, DIR. II. B. Diyerty, and
William A. Fisher were elected members of
the Board of Health, by unanimous vote.
Rev. Edward Dillon, Mrs. M. G. Abbott
and VIM. T. Cooper were reelected Trus-
tees Of Deptford Institute, by unanimous
vote.
On motion of Mr.. 6nivers tne election of
a street supervisor was laid on the table.
Mr.. Pearson nominated Francis B. Davis
ESQ.,, for City Solicitor. Mr.. Kugler said
the last Council had elected City Solicitor
and such election now was out of order.
Mr.. CattelI asked for his authority. Council
then proceeded to vote and Mr.. Davis re-
ceived 6 votes, blanks and / for M. F.
Cattell. President Williams then declared
Mr.. Davis elected Solicitor for three years.
The Finance committee was directed to
to employ auditors for the City books.
The Finance committee was directed to
prepare Appropriating and Assessing ordin-
anoes.
Mr.. Shivers introduced a resolution
amending article Sd Of bylaws to permit
the appointments of Standing committee
on Sewers. Uuder the rules, the resolution
was laid over for two weeks.
The resignation OF Fl. G. Waram as Fire
Chief was read and ordered fled and ae-
cepted. On motion Of Mr.. Shivers, the
election of his successor was laid over for
two weeks, and the fire departments wa,
ordered placed in charge Of Mr.. Matlacks
engineer Of the First District, until the
next meeting.
Petitions for lights filed with the prey
ious Council were referred to the new
Street committee when appointed.
In a communication, Mayor Ladd re-
turned the acts Of the last meeting of
Council, because his old term expired Dec.
81, and be had no authority to act on them
in his new term.
c. II. Hulines filed petition for APP
pointment as Street Supervisor.
TIE annual reports Of several City
departments were read and ordered printed
with other City reports