Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-20

$24 48, for blowing out stumps on the gas
plant lot which was held up because it was
not ordered by Council The Counoilmen
felt that contractor Moses should pay the
bill. Councilman Stiles asked the Mayor
when he gave ont the contract for q house
did be clear the ground?
Councilman Young objected to the bin as
being unlawful, as the Mayor was the sub
contractor, and be should pay for the re-
moving Of stumps. He asked the Mayor if
ne did not take the contract for building
the building. when the Mayor replied
what Of il if did?u
There was bill for E. G. Miller for lum-
Der that the Council did not order. but as
the bib was lost it could not come up for its
knock
II The bill Of the Repauno Chemical Com
Epany for dynamite was laid over, same
Kcause as Millers bill. D
Mayor Adamson laid deed down for the
Conncilmen to look at, when nearly all il
the same breath asked for the search at
which Mayor Adamson said, mo search is
necessary myself looked up this prop
erty, and it is o. k Councilman Shines
says that may be true, but deed was no
good TO this Borough without a search, and
search we will have, so it was ordered,
although Jester felt that the people money
could be saved by taking the Mayors word
and not going TO the expense of the search
Mayor Adamson stated that he had sold
two bonds, one of $500 and one Of 500 to
himself, and had gone INTO his own shot
bag and took ont $3.50 and paid 20 John O.
Adams for the gas lot.
At this Shines got cross-legged and told
the Mayor he could not purchase the bonds
himself. Mayor says, don't worry? don't
want any more Of them. =
Frank d. Moses was sent ten thousand
dollars worth and councilman Shines want
ed to know where the Improvements bonds
are that Moses had Mayor says they are
lost, but was on my desk Tuesday, could
not find them today, Clerk Civilian looked
in his books; they were not there, no guess
not.
The Mayor wanted Council to draw a
draft for SIS for Norman Grey for his opin-
ion on the legality of the bonds The
Mayor said he had the bill but il was lost,
he thought he might find it by next meet
ing night, so Council says wait until then
for his money.
Mr.. Shines wanted to see this SIS opin-
ion, what was is like, what did Mr.. Grey
say? The Mayor says: wait, sent it TO a
broker in Chicago, and he promised to have
it back by next meeting night. at this
some one in the audience asked about the
bonds, when a heller fol the gas trust says
keep quiet, the bonds have been distributed
among the brokers for inspection, ALI signed
and will be back by next meeting night.
Councilman Young asked if the Borough
Treasurer had anything to do with these
bonds. Mayor says yes, when we sell
enough 20 get him book, be can keep
accounts Of them for us, and if he is good
can have five thousand dollars worth to
look at.
At this some one saw the deed and gave
it to the Mayor, you had better keep that
as you alone know its value.
Councilman Stiles came to and said
what's the matter we haye paid for the
ground even il the deed is no good we got
the ground Mayor stated that he has de-
voted one day a week trying to sell the
bonds for several weeks and is about tired
of peddling bonds and unless the Couneil-
men get together and help him he will not
build the plant, .he needs more help.
Treasure Flowers presented 80 the Coun-
Gil his report on sidewalk improvements
and the Clerk read of the names of the
amounts due the borough Ii was O. *.
only David Horner had paid his bill so the
Mayor some months ago and bhe.tfeasurer
had not found it oue until Young told The
Mayor he had that money.
The Treasurer was ordered to sell all va
cant lots that the taxes have not been paid
on for two years by due course of law.
Congressman Loudenslager requested the
grade on New street to lay walks.
The Borough treasurer was ordered to
pay
Ezekiel English. ............. p 00l
Mrs. Wallace. 18 80
Michael Ley 25 90
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