Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-13
SPECIAL MEETING
OF COUNCIL

A special meetingof Council was held on
Tuesday evening, with all the members
present.
The City Solicitor presented communl-
cation from Koontz Bros, in reference to
sewer bonds, saying they were willing to
accept the bonds if Council would agree to
adopt resolution and ordinance that was
also inclosed, the resolution to be passed
first.
The communication was referred to the
Finance committee
A resolution repeating former resolu-
tion was passed unanimously
The Sewer Bond Ordinance presented by
Kontz Bros. was taken up and title taken
for first reading.
Mr.. Burkett moved that ordinance be re-
ferred to City Solicitor for examination.
Carried.
Mr.. Cattell moved that City Solicitor
prepare map Of Salem avenue, and same
be turned over to City Solicitor. Carried.
A resolution pertaining to the R R. con-
tention was introduced section by section.
The resolution provided for changing lines
of North Broad street SO as to remove the
necessity for changing the cattle guards
and fence at the crossing in North Wood
bury, the company to provide land on the
west side, same to be provided within so
days after passage of ordinance, without
cost to the city, also to repeal the action
taken in the Glassboro avenue crossing
matter, and also the company TO lay a
fourth track through the city, the company
to cover the third rail within the precincts
Of the City Of Woodbury., and to run a
street on the east side of the railroad from
Glassboro avenue to German street., and
also to eliminate the crossing at Cooper
street within four months from passage of
ordinance, same agreement to be made in
writing
Mr.. Clark objected to the four months
limit, as he thought it too short time for
them to complete the work.
Mr.. Kugler moved that the resolution be
adopted, same being done by unanimous
vote, Mr. CLARK being excused from voting.
Mr.. Clark moved that City Clerk COM
municate with Gaskill & Gaskill, attorneys
for the Railroad Company, stating shat
Council was willing to pass an ordinance
on the lines suggested by the resolution.
Carried.
Mr.. Cattell moved that Council proceed
with the hearing Of charges against City
Clerk Estell Carried.
Senator Avis, counsel for Mr.. Esbell, said
he did not like to advise Council, but he
thought that temporary Clerk should be
elected.
Mr.. Kugler moved that a temporary
Clerk be elected. Carried.
Mr.. Shivers was nominated and unani-
mously elected.
The charges were then read charging
City Clerk Estell with neglect of duty in
violation of his oath Of office.
Mr.. Avis admitted the charges in the pre-
amble of the resolution, that Mr.. Estell
had refused to comply with the provisions
of the ordinance passed February II, 1907,
but contended that Mr.. Estell had not vio-
lated his oath OF office as he had never been
elected under that ordinance.
The charges were then taken up separ-
ately.
Charges one and two were similar in
character, that Clerk Estell had refused to
perform the clerical work of the water and
sewer departments as prescribed in the City
Clerk ordinance, passed in February, 1907.
Mr.. Avis conceded that Mr.. Estell had not
performed these duties.
Charge number three specified that Mr..
Estell had failed to keep daily statement
Of all moneys received, and had not re-
turned all moneys as prescribed by the or
dinance.
Mr.. Avis admitted this but brought out
the fact that there was no question but
what the city had received all moneys re-
ceived by Mr.. Estell in the manner in
which it had always been turned over.
| Charge number four specified that Mr..
Estell had not kept book Of accounts Of
all moneys due the city for all materials
sold, etc.
This was also admitted by MIR. Ayis.
| Charge number five referred to Mr.. Es-
tells refusal to keep an Office open in the
City Hall every day from s a. m. to 5 p.
m. and at least one evening in each week.
| Charge number six was that Mr.. Estell
had not performed the duties Of City CLERK
as prescribed by ordinance.
This was denied by Mr.. Ayis who claim
ed that Mr.. Estell had performed all duties
of his Office in compliance with the legal
ordinance Of the City Of Woodbury..
! Mr.. Cattell was then sworn. BE testi
i e,d <1,o& Lo had uxox, x,aifad the bonka al