Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-07-02
4 MIDNIGHT SESSION.
Council approves Mayors Blood
hound Views but Not his BItuiithic
Hts Coal Tar, says sEr. shivers.

Council Approves Mayors Blood
hound Views but Not his BItuifthic
Hts Coal Tar, says BEr. shivers.
All the members of Council were present
Tuesday evening, and after the minutes of
last regular meeting were read and approved
the Mayor advised that bloedhounds would
be required and keeper necessary, and he
did not think the situation warranted the
outlay. There was approving comment,
and this communication was fled.
Mayor Iadd vetoed the ordinance proyid-
| ing for paving Broad street from the Court
House to German street. His Honor re-
literated this former yetees, and said he con-
sidered that at 81 25 per yard the city was
being robbed. He also asserted that she
ordinance was Illegal, and that the Street
could not be improved under the law OF
1895, for the reason that the street is already
| improved. The question was put, shall
the ordinance become law, notwithstaud
ing the veto of tie Mayor
Before the vote was taken, Mr. Burkett
said it seemed to him the new pavement
should be built at less cost than 50 25 per
yard.
| DR.. Clark said he was in favor OF passing
| if the bids were not satisfactory, we need
not award the contract.
| Mr.. Shivers said there was some question
as to the legality Of the proceedings and as
| the Mayor SAID it was Illegal, he thought
we should sustain the Mayor The or
dinance was passed oyer the veto by the
/ following vote
No-shiyers, MatIock, Williams, Bur
kett
Aye-Pancoast, Kugler, Coombs, Clark,
Pearson. 5.
In a communication, Prof. William A.
Storrie served notice on Council that he
owned all the soil in the road in front OF
his property on North Broad street, and he
should hold the city responsible for all the
earth removed therefrom. After explana-
tion the communication was ordered re-
ceived and fled
BILLS PAID.
c. G. Scbrenk, care of batteries $13 so
Woodbury. TSust Company, int
on sewer notes. s.............. 1l9 %
First Nat. loan and interest. 4. 20z6 95
First Nat. interest on demand
loan, per cent. ............. 9s6 36
Engineering Record. ady. 25 go
Fletcher & Leslie. 232 04
bill laid aside. Then he asked how much
money there was in the Properly account,
but no one youchsafed reply.
G. NJ. Garrett, repairs in Coun-
Gil Chamber. r............ $93 40
As to this last bill Mr.. Kugler asked if
Council approved this work 1t was laid
aside for disc ussion.
w. H Dopson, repairs. ....... So 80
! T.. I, C-.-, all
Chambers ................. 10 w
The last named bill was not signed. Mr..
Matlock said he had not signed the bill,
because he did not know anything about it.
Mr.. Kugler said that was the reason he did
not approve it. He said he knew the Pres
ident did not appoint three members of
committee, and expect one man to do all
the work.
Mr.. Pearson explained that Mr.. Matlock
had asked him to attend to some things,
and he took it on himself to order this. He
knew he exceeded his authority, but he
would not do it again.
Then the Garret bill came up. Mr.. Kug
Ter asked why the wire was taken out of
the Clerks Office and frosted glass put in.
Mr.. Matlock said it was done to please the
Clerk He was even now in favor of taking
the glass out. and replace the wire.
The bill was paid.
Mr.. Shiyers moved that the Properly
committee be instructed TO replace the wire
around Clerk s Office. Mr.. Pancoast thought
we ought TO leave it for year anyway.
Mr.. Shivers said he thought if Mr.. Pancoast
heard the comments about town about it, he
would favor taking it out. A. L. Rogers,
ESQ.,, asked privilege to say word, as a
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