Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-28
COUNCIL 3 BY MONTHLY
TRAVAIL.
Curbs and cutters, vetoes and Ordi-
nances, SNOW and sIush. MI
Subjects OF Serious
consideration.

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consideration.
Presidents Williams put the local legisla-
tive mill in operation on schedule time on
Tuesday evening, all the members being
present.
After the minutes had been read and
approved, the ordinance Strengthening the
tcurb line on the North side OF Delaware ST.,
kbetween New and Wood Sts., was taken up
lThe width of the side walk between these
points was fixed at 10 feet. and the build
| ing line at IA feet from the curb. The or
dinance was then laid over for two weeks
and the persons affected notified.
The sewage regulations and disposal or
ldinances was next considered on second
reading. On final passage Messrs. Clark,
Pancoast and Kugler voted "no.
The ordinance defining the duties and
fixing the salary Of the City Clerk was re-
turned without the Mayors signature. His
Honor's reasons are set forth in the follow
| ing communication:
FIRST ordinance cannot take effect
| immediately. A City Clerk cannot be
elected as provided for in Section Las
| there is no vacancy at this time in said
Office Even it there was a vacancy, the
office could only be filled for the unexpired
lterm OF the Clerk and not for three years
There is no provision in the ordinance pro-
i vidng for the filling of vacancy.
SECoND-In my judgement, new con-
ditions, as provided by above ordinance,
cannot at this time be placed upon the pres
ent City Clerk, without his consent, for the
reason he was appointed under an ordi-
nance aud gave bond for the faithful per-
foTmance of said ordinance, hence there is a
CONTRACTS between the City Clerk and the
City. which cannot be altered or amended
except by consent of both parties c0ncerned
i The ordinance provides that Council shall
appoint immediately City Clerk for
three years. thereby commencing his term
j from day Of appointment, which IN NY
IE.!!dd gemeGf Is contrary TO law; as the issg
provides tha5 the term of all City officers
shall commence on January 1st at II
O'Clock, noon, next preceding the election
or orappointment.
The ordinance is wrong in providing that
the City Clerk shall keep his office opeF
i every day, Sundays and legal holidays
should be excepted Again do NOS con-
slider the ordinance is for the best interest
of the City, for the reason that the newly
elected City Clerk, beside doing all the dn-
! tts by law, as a City Clerk, be is to act as
/ Clerk for all Council Committees (hoth
standing aud specially when required by
them, keep all books of accounts OF the
| Water Department., make out and collect
/ all bills for water rents, etc, keep books OF
accounts for the Street-Finance- Account
and Sewer Committee keep Individual
accounts for all paving done, etc. Keep
his office open every day in the week. and
one evening in each week and Council
! meetings at least once in two weeks, thus
/ keeping at least nine difference sets OF
| books By acting as Clerk Of the various
| Council Committees, in addition to the
aboye he is liable to work twenty-four hours
per day, and do ali of this for the sum OF
sixty dollars per month. do not believe
a onmpetent man can be found, who can
afferd to do any such work for any such
price, it being only little more than lab
orer on the street receive.
Bv law the City Clerk must be elected,
/ (not appointed) at the Annual meeting, or
ia case of no election, at some regular meet
ing of Council thereafter
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL H. LADD,
Mayor.
The message was received and filed. and
the question put Shall the ordinance be-
come law Notwithstanding the veto of the
/ Mayor
Mr.. Cattell said the ordinance had been
submitted to the Solicitor and been declared
legal, and proceeded to take up the obiec-
tions Of His Honor in order.
Mr.. CLARK said be did not believe this or
dinance was legal, and Mr.. Shivers thought
it was. Mr. Pancoast, speaking to Mr..
Cattell, exclaimed s'you tried to oust the
So icitor and now you are trying to Gust the
Clerk. Go ahead and do your worst!' The
ordinance became law by the following
vote:
Aye-Catsell, Matlock, Pearson, shivers,
williams.
No Burkett, Clark, KugIer, Panooast
Ia.
Mr.. Shiyers, of the Special Committee on
Eelectric lighting, reported visiting muni-
Neipal electric light plans at Dover, DEL that
Icost S2s. 900. There the costs to consumers
was 81 90 month for lights, 16 candle
power He was satisfied from his inyesti-
CATION that it would be profitable for Wood
bury to build its own light plant. ~
BILLS PAID
I'D. O. Watkins, Pierson eertiorari
matter. $40 81
4 Police bills for Feb .......... 1a0 nu
u Redtieid Feb sal. as col... So 81
j E z johnson, .. 35 90
Il II Murphy, g . 5000
Joh Chew, l2 o0
i j. r Sweeten, G ... As &C