Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17


Cox: - want to say II I was Mayor
Court Judge would be enough; | would
not take Avis advice
Mayor: Do you know If such an
order ever came here, are you sure Of
it,"
pretty positive that such an order did
come here"
Mayor:-"Well it did not come
here. Clerk please read it"
Clerk found it and read it.
Mr. Stiles: THE people find fault
about things and don't know why"
Cox:-.sYou do not know enough to
buy land and get a deed"
Clerk read the order.
Cox:-"Now, Mayor, did you take
any further action?'
Mayor: say that Judge Garrison
did not send that order here to pre-
vent going on with the gas. It was
! water
Cox:-'I say you took further pro-
ceedings and that certain men took it
on themselves to save YOU and Avis
went to Judge Garrison and saved you
and the Clerk from great deal of
trouble by taking it on his own should
ers"
| Mayor: Judge Garrison did not"
Brown - Now, Mayor, it was an or
/ der to take no further proceedings and
| you went on. Now when | voted at
that election I did not know you was
going to build gas plant on land you
did noa own
! Mr.. Cox:-sNow, Shines, | want to
/ tell you if you go on with this plant
! you will have to lay down as you will
be stopped
Jester: Now I did not care about
saying anything as it seems that
everything | say here gets in the Glou-
cester County Democrat, and every
place go they tell me of it. Now
was at Ocean Grove the other day
and a party up there told me I was
an adjourner. Now l was hoping that
something would be said here TO en-
! tighten us. invited them to come
here and make their complaints. They
come to my store and tell me | have
made a mistake. It is not very pleas
ant Now why not help us out of this
| if we are wrong. Now, if these bonds
are not legal and that those fellows
are a set of fools, now we are going
according to our lawyer and if he is
not reliable get another as we have
him to pay
Cox Now, Mr. Jester, there is
petition to have the proceedings of
this Council taken before Supreme
Court Justice to have the proceedings
reviewed by him. I have signed, Mr..
Brown has signed, and many others
~ ~
ton that this borough is in. | think
{ it is great sacrifice to sell our bonds
at so to 80 cents when they are worth
ITO. Now you gave $500 for one
lawyers advice and I hear another
lawyer offers his for 100000 Now
have heard that Avis has never recon-
mended you to do these things"
Shines: Snow. Mr.. Cox, l under
stand that you have a petition and if
lit goes TO court will it not get us out
of trouble?''
Cox: Probably it would, and
might make trouble, someone may
have to pay Moses"
Shines: But what would we do
with the gas plant?"
Cooper Thompson: Sell it to Lit
Bros. for a pretzel factory
| Cox: THE borough of Paulsboro
will settle with Moses when the time
comes"
Brown: Now l am in sympathy
with you and l am here to help you
out of this trouble and no one will
get in Jail
/ Cooper Thompson Now. Mayor, |
would like to know if Council have
the right to give that plant back to
Moses. I was talking with Mr.. Board
man, the engineer, and he informed
me that if this borough would allow
Mr.. Moses he will return all bonds and
take the plant away and the engineer
will also return his bond and give his
work to the borough as this plant has
placed Mr.. Moses in such a position
that he must have money. He has got
TO get this plant or the money and as
the deeds are of no value he will take
the plant and leave this place a sorry
man and as a citizen if it is possible
| would recommend letting Moses
have the plant as it will sink in time
where it is if left there. Let Moses
have his plant, as this kind of business
will force Moses to the wall as he is
no rich man, but a gentleman every
inch of him."
Mayor:-'It would require an cleo
ton to have it go away
Boardman:-~Now know there has
been very bad thing going on here
and l am standing here to prevent
robbery. There was that lot before
this that the Mayor wanted to sell the
borough at a profit of 100000. Oh,
Mayor, now is there anyone here who
favors holding an election to return
the plant to Moses to prevent him
from going under?''
4 Cox:-s'I would recommend giving
franchise for gas to a responsible
bidder and be careful to safeguard the
borough
i Mr. Brown II believe if gas
plant was built here it would be self
supporting in twenty years if properly
managed"
Dr. Doolittle: 81 would like to ask
Mr. rThomnccp if MIR MOSas knows Of