Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-04-09
MEETING OF COUNCIL

OI IOuUcli eACepb MI. huglcI, WbIe plesent
at the stated meeting on Tuesday evening
last. Mr.. Kugler is yet confined 10 his
home.
After the minutes had been read and
approved, Mayor Ladd's veto Of the Broad
street paving ordinance, was read, as
follows
First-Is is a question with me whether
the said Act Of March l3tb, S9S, can be
applied to any Improvements on Broad
street. I will admit that the whole length
of Broad street, from the intersection of
aSalem avenue to Red Bank avenue, needs
aEepaying, and should be placed in proper
ashape, but it should not be repairedSby the
lWarren's Bitulithic Pavement, on ACCOUNT
of the great expense for said pavement We
have had no experience with the said pave
ment, and do not know how it will wear.
| The city now has contract with the
Warren Bitulithic Paving Company to place
said pavement on South Broad from Hunter
street TO the bridge for 2950 square yards at
cost of S6, 637 SO. This ordinance calls
for laying 4l65 square yards more, and cal
culatlng at the same cost per yard, as the
contract from Hunter street to the bridge, il
/
and would make the total cost of the pave
ment from Cooper street to Red Bank ave-
nue., a distance Of 2, 11S 50 feet, of SIG, 00S-
20; then il the said pavement was continued
on South Broad from Cooper street to the
intersection Of Salem avenue, a distance of
| 2, 1l3 IA feet, the additional cost would be
at least S17 200 more, making grand total
for the paving of Broad street from Red
/ Do,,
avenue S33, 00S 70
To me this would be an unnecessary ex-
penditure of city money and is not required.
The macadam road on Broad street from the
points named can be resurfaced and brought
up to the original grade for about S6, 600,
and thereby giving the city good street.
and with proper care would last for fifteen
years at least, saying an expense to the city
Of $27, 600.
The present stone road on Broad street
bhas been laid for about nine years: consid
sering the care it has had during that time,
and that it has been dug up the whole
length at various times for sewers, water
pipes, gas pipes and for electrical conduits,
ETC., and the various trenches never having
bean properly filed, the roadway is still in
pretty good condition, and with proper
rc-dressing would make very good roae-
way. ~
The question, "shall this ordinance
become law Notwithstanding the veto Of
the Mayor ?n was put.
Mr.. shivers said he thought before we
go ahead with this roadway it was our
duty to hear what the representative Of a
new kind of road that would cost only 81 25
q square yard, had to say. He thought i'll
the duty of Council to hear him at least
Mr.. Clark said he did not know exactly
where he was at. AS he understood this
new pavement, it was made Of dirt and
asphalt rolled. There was no stone in ii,
and he did not believe permanent road
could be laid on Broad street. withous Al
basis Of stone.
The vote on the d ~ss then taken
and the veto sustS. 4l' ss:
Aye Coombs, ....rk, Paueoast-3.
Nay-Matlack, Pearson, shivers, Will
liams, Burkett-5.
Solicitor Davis reported that the tax ap-
pC"l ol n4CrSic+ ~ PCcotHdb etuu JSSSup u Hdu
been dismissed by the State Board.
Mr.. Shivers reported that the school
bonds were on the way here, and be moved
that when received they be placed in the
hands Of the treasurer, and after being exc
cuted, that they be sold at not less than u
per cent and accrued interest. Carried.
Mr. Shivers also reported that prospects
were favorable for the disposal Of the sewer
bonds
D. & A. Tel Co., valve, $500.
Mr.. Pancoast suggested the payment Of
this bill be withheld until the phone COM
pany pay the bill it owes the city for fix
ing paving on Broad street.
Mr. Coombs said all the items were not
rendered in the bill to the Del. & Atl., as
six bags of cement were gotten from Ped
rick Bros, and the item had not been rem
dered to the company. Payment was
delayed.
BILLS PAID.
s. B. spiegle 70