Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
Proceedings Of
PAULSBORO COUNCIL

Stiles and Young present
The minutes of the former regular meet
ing was read and approved, while the min
nses Oh the special meeting was held up
while an argument took place on the time
the meeting was called.
Clerk Civilian read 9 45.
Mayor, it was 10.
Clerk, bet you are wrong.
Mr. Mayor, what time was it.
Jester, don't know.
Young, it was As
Mayor, I know better, do you mean to
say we waited from 45 until 9 45 before
we got together.
Young. yes we siited cut everything.
Ssines, come now, Mr. Mayor, it was 9.45
when went down after my coachman So
as 10 have an open meeting and have some
one here.
Tester, yes Mayor, it was 9. 45, | remem-
Der now.
Mayor, very funny when l asked you,
you did not know, now you say 945.
Stiles, yes Mayor, it was 9.45.
Clerk, yes, here l have my notes and it
was e.45.
Mayer, we'll let it go, but it was s.45, be-
cause looked at my watch and know.
As former meeting Council had author
lied she selling of $l7, 500 bonds to B.
Jones and Company at par-which was re-
ported as done and the treasure has the
money.
The Treasurer was also instructed to re-
ceiye from Contractor Moses the $40, 1000
worth Of bonds he has aud pay him 10
thousand in money.
Young reported that she pipe at the Sag
ef'e property has been covered up by the
supervisor of the roads so that wagon can
get over it without much trouble would
1ike TO hear from Mr.. Shines as he has dry
en- over it with his automobile.
Stines, am sorry to say that feel our
Street and Highway committee ought to
look alter our supervisor as he had the pipe
too high.
Jester, Mr. Mayor, would like to call
councilmen's attention to the burning of
leaves in the streets as il is dangerous, both
t, health and fire, it also fills the houses
full Of smoke. Now, some one was burn
ing leaves near my house and the smoke
seemed to choke me up.
Ex Mayor Hannold then rose and infor-
med the Mayor and Council that in his ad-
ministration Of the affairs of this Borough
he had an ordinance passed TO prevent the
burning of brush and leaves in the Borough
Jester, move that it be put in force.
Stines. we passed an ordinance last year
to pre- vent the very same thing.
Jester, let the Clerk look it up and see
how it reads. The Clerk could not find it.
Mayor, there was no ordinance, we
spoke OF doing so and referred it to DR..
Laws, who informed us that it was not
harmful
Jester, That is funny, as he stopped some
people the other day from burning them
near his house, as it was harmful and he
told them be was the head of the Board Of
Health.
Young, Now l understand that one year
it is lawful another year not; why is it
AS to the doctor, be had man out burn
ing his leayes the other day. l guess it
depends on who it is that wants TO burn
the leaves.
Mayor, Now as to the ordinance, it cam
not be found, IS the former Clerk, Mp.
Leonard, took them and other papers away
with him when he went
Jester, Then what shall we do with the
leaves?
Young, Put them in Cooper Thomson's
barn.
Cooper, Yes, Pit them in there, can
use them
the following bills we're ordered paid:
J Paul Ireland, police duty ...$ 300
Samuel Cole . g 100
W. c. Turner. road work ........ 1915
resolution was passed upholding the
acsion Of Council at the special midnight
meeting, as TO appointing sinking fund
commissioners, and selling the bonds.
Ssiness Now Mr. Mayor is that what the
brokers wanted; does that cover everything
Mayor, OBJ, yes that is what they want.
Mayor, Now the sinking fund commits
nioneFs have taken the oath OF Office before
me. snd BOW what do you want done with
those papers
Jester, move they be filed and placed
90 the minutes.
Clers, Do have 70 put them on the
minutes
Jeater, Yes, we cannot find our papers
now. and they might be lost. When you
eA shat book fail We viii buy you another
one.