Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-19
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OUCH COUNCIL.

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Council met in council chamber on
Wednesday evening, Mayor Adamson and
all councilmen were present. Minutes
read and approved. Councilman Young
reported progress on the street crossings
which was brought up before at former
meeting The following bills were ordered
paid
VIM. silgers, oYerseer Of poor for
W G. Turner, oyerseer of highway % IS
]. Paul ireland. police duty ..... 80
Marshall Sam Cole, g ss ....... "a Is
A discussion was head on the bill Of tine
OVerseer Of the Poor for Mrs. Antrim. The
Mayor stated that she was tenant in his
house and had three bearders who paid So
week; that the woman did washing and
her husband was a big strong man well
able to work. They were his tenants and
he had received only FIVE dollars rent in
four months.
Shines and Jester both stated that they
knew she kept boarders and did washing.
In her defense overseer Silyers claimed
that he went there at different times and
found a small child sucking black coffee
from bottle, and there were no boarders.
Councilman DeBinder moved that the
bill be paid, but the oYerseer keep his eye
on her hereafter Carried.
4 Councilman Trainer complained OF ball
playing IN his neighborhood on Sunday
and asked to have is stopped. He also
stated that although he lives on promin-
ent street he had never seen an officer pass
his property since Mayor Adamson took
his seat 80
Councilman DeBinder asked that some
relief be given the residents of the Third
Ward, as the water lays in pools on Della
ware street, opposite the waterworks, and
the streets below his home needed atsen-
tion.
Councilman Jester moved that the hall
of Mayor Adamson be rented for che pres
ent year for 800 per year, including every
Mayor Adamson then stated that by
request of Council at the meeting on Jan.
Let, the water company had given an ex-
tension of time of six months for the
Borough to purchase the water works and
asked Council TO pass a motion for the
old committee-Stne. DeBinder and the
Mayor, TO meet a committee of three Of the
water company, who in turn would call
in the seventh man, TO settle on a ptice aud
conditions OF purchasing the plant OF June
1st. At this councilman Young jumped
the traces and made a motion that this
matter be given to the Solicitor for his
approval before going further. He stated
formerly when they were wrong the solicit
tor laid the blame on Mayor Adamson, as
he took it on himself TO sign the papers,
and as only SAC, 900 had been voted, it
would now take about $51, 900 10 buy the
plant The Mayor was asked how this
money could be lawfully gos The Mayor
stated is could, but did not tell how. As
this councilman Jester stated that he did
not see the necessity of going to this
trouble as council seemed TO haYe some law
yers in its membership. At this the Mayor
thought he saw his chance and declared
the motion cut of order, then put it up to
council TO vote on his motion; which was
a tie vote As this Young declared he did
not care il Adamson did know as much as
Avis, he wanted Avis TO give his opinion,
as formerly Adamson himself had given
trouble at the expense of the tax payers.
On motion of De Bender, supported by
Young, the clerk was instructed so COM
municate with she water company and
arrange meeting Carried.
Several citizens were there and Percy
Lodge asked if they knew what they were
buying for the SAC, 000-what were the peo-
pie getting THIS they were unable to an
swer He also asked for information on the
street. crossings, was there any law that
governed strees crossings This they were
also unable ts-answer. Captain John Lodge
asked, why do you not answer Mr.. Lodges
questions? No one spoke.
Councilman Young then asked the Mayor
for information on the gas bonds. His
Honor said they were still in the hands Of
the printers. but he had sold them 10 q
broker BY the name of Keen, in Chicago.
and would deliver them in three or four
weeks. He did not give any rate, bat Coun-
oil was satisfied. and the people don't want
so know Ii they do, write TO Chicago.
At this Council adjour ed