Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-28


alution was adopted by unanimous vote
Mr.. Pancoast said this was the first unani-
nous vote cast in Council this yeart1
Woodbury. Mill & L. Co ..... 80
A. w. Mnller, straw and hay. 81 81
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A communication was received from the
Civic League asking for four refuse cans,
heavy and strong and painted dafk green.
/ IThe.cans to.be placed at Cor.of Red.Bank ave
and Broad, Centre and Broad, Delaware and
Broad, and Broad and High streets. Mr..
Pancoast moved that the communication be
received and fled and the Street Committee
be instructed to purchase the cans. Carried
Mr. Cattell reported that he expects TO
meet Mr.. Gyikeson in regards to the North
Broad street matter either Wednesday or
/ Friday He has also received oommunica
tions from Superintendent Lowell asking for
an appointment when the different matters
concerning the railroad company and the
City may be amicably adjusted.
Mr.. Pancoast moyed that the Street Com
mittee request the railroad company to cover
the third rail within the City limits. Car
ried.
ted by Mr.. Cattell and read:
To President and Members Of Council:
/ GENTLEMEN Monday, February
11tb, 1897, your honorable body received a,
l.. 4 ~.
! Most High Mayor of the Cry. Questioning
the right of his body to conduct its own
affairs Ever since tine General Telephone
/ Ordiuance OF 1902 il has been the custom of
Council to arrange the different phones of
the CITY. This is the first slime His Honor
has seen any legal objections. Probably
(, they did not interfere with his little office,
but as soon as he is requested to share with
some one else then be sees great legal OBJ
iections.
First. He said the said phone was in the
\ Mayors office as perquisite and necess-
lily of said office when he took possession on
January 1st. 1907, and cannot be interferred
with or removed during his term Of office.
i Does His Honor admit that his private resi-
dence is the public Mayors Office of the City
Eof Woodbury. and shat the City has NOS a
fright 10 ren.oge its psopPftys Whab shallow
4 ground the Mayor stands upon.
4 Second He we'll knows the police are in
charge of the Street Departments and the
Mayor but figure head
i Third Not worth reply
4 Fourth He questions our right to handle
4 our own property He also questions the
legal right Of City Council to vote to place
i a free 'phone in any private residence of
Councilman Y hat difference is there be-
tween his Lordship High Mayor, etc etc,
than any one COnneilmau. The law ap-
/ plies to all officers alike. He has been re-
oeiying double what any Councilman could
expect, both phones free in his own private
i residence and he himself absent every day
Lin Philadelphia and only at home in the
evening and early morning The amusing
part of His ExceIleney, ia casting insinua-
4 tions is that MI Cattell, Mr.. Shlvers and
Mr.. Matlock were re ewing Compensation
by having a phone His Excellency and
1 Most High Lordship should be the last indi-
vidual 10 cast any reflections upon any
member of his body City Treasurer in
forms me that the Mayor has never paid one
4 can't of lines to the ci y since he has bee !,
i City Collector. County Treasurer Pieison
informs nue. that he has never paid one
cent from fines to him. Where do they all
go? He should give an accounting to our
Treasurer ali fines receive by him.
Yours Respectfully,
M F. CaTTELL,
Chairman Street Department.
The communication was received and
fled without discussion.
i Mr.. CattelI moved shat the Mayor be re-
quested 10 give an accounting to Council
of moneys received by him as fines since he
has been Mayor Of Woodbury.. Carried.
i City Surveyor Carter was then given
privilege of the floor and requested that
permission be given him to leave out the
granite circular cnrb at Wood street in the
Delaware street. ordinance. Granted.
4 Mr.. Burkett introduced an ordinance
providing for the removal Of snow and ice
from the side walks The rules we're sus-
pended and the ordinance passed, Mr..
Csttell voting No. A penalty Of 50 is
fixed for neglecting to clean walks "a hours
after snow fall, and 81 day thereafter.
4 An ordinance providing for curb gas
stops Yvas presented, read and laid over for
two weeks.
Mr.. Pearson of the Sewer committee
moved that the City Clerk communicate
i with the residents cs Curtis avenue and ask
them 10 produce their receipt of sewer as
sessment paid by them Mr. Shivers
amended the mosion to read that the pro-
lperty owners be requested ito certify as 20
the amount paid by them for the building
of sewer C,rried This is done in order
Il. aljuss sewer assessments on Curtis ave.
paid under protest.