Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-12-03


tells me that man can make as much
gas in one day as will be used in a
week, and the man can then do other
work for the borough, IN fact keep the
books Now | have man in view who
viii do all this work Sundays and all
4 for fifty dollars a month Couneilmen,
all in one voice, that's cheap, can he
give bond that he will do it?
Mayor-Yes, if you want it.
Young Well who is it, trot him out
Mayor-Oh, didn't want to tell, but
it is J. Paul Ireland.
Now, Mayor, | have no OBJ
Il jections to ireland or Germany either,
$50 let her go. How can one man
4 light these lights, there are Is miles
you know.
Mayor.--Yes, we will get an auto for
him.
Trainer-If Moses says it can be
done. that settles it.
Young Now about the bond, what
about that?
Mayor.-Why the meter will tell if
he gets a dollar or half dollar out and,
there is little clock on meter, and
besides we viii advertise it so the peo-
pie can see If he turns it all in; if
he goes down your cellar and takes out
a dollar, then you sead in the paper
that Frank Young donated $1.00 to-
wards the gas fund.- wouldn't you know
he had turned it in, oh, can't you see
| how it is done?
Young.-But what if he is a dago. or
an Italian, or don't take New York
paper, what then. but what about the
siding anyway?
Mayor.-Now hold on, one thing at
la time.
Call the roll clerk-An yes, so J.
Paul Ireland, one of the best hearted
men in this town, will on Monday be-
come the first superintendent of the
gas plant, and the writer offers his
congratulations. and hopes to see a fine
house adjoining the gas plant as the
superintendent future home
! Young Mayor, will he make connec-
tons right away?
| Mayor.-No, he will dig a well.
Clerk-Mr Mayor, shall / put that
Well down in the minutes?
/ Mayor-No, we want it at the gas
lplagt, so Moses can pump water in the
holder.
| Young. Mayor, don't the Paulsboro
Water Company pipe go near tneree
]
1 and they don't seem to want to do
business with me, but | don't know
! why. I never hurt them
Jester-I move the Clerk be in
structed to confer with the P. r. r..
and obtain the cost of a siding, ac-
cording to the draft they made
! Young. What price did they give
/ you, Mayor, at the time they made the
draft?
/ Mayor think
/ John Brown.-Mr. Mayor, / wish you
would keep. order, as can not hear
a thing back here.
! Mayor.-That is all right, Mr. Brown,
we are only having little private CON
versation, that's ALL
Mayor.-Now, by what authority did
the water company put that fire plug
at Paul Huff's corner? l would like
to call Councils attention to that fire
plug.
Cierk.-The fire committee told me
to give the water company an order
to put it there, and l did So
Young.-The motion formerly passed,
authorized the fire committee to have
it there, if they saw fit.
Mayor-Clerk, read that motion.
Clerk-Here it is, Mayor says,
placed in the hands of the fire com
mittee, with power to act
Mayor.-Oh. bosh with power to act,
what's that it might mean with pow
er to come to me or to Council, with
power to do anything, with power to-
act, don't say. But it's there.
Trainer.-Well, it's there, nailed
good and fast, too, but what about
these constables, they We're elected by
the people and deserve to act too
Young.-I move they give bond for
$4,000.
Jester.-For what?
Mayor.-You are too high.
Jester.-Move they furnish bond for
10000 Carried.
Jester.-Now it might be the citizens
have something to say.
| Mayor-It is too late, the gas plant
| is finished.
Councilman-elect Lodge asked to say
a word.
Lodge.--Mr Mayor, l think you are
little too fast, as all appointments
begin on January 1st, and when you
appoint men at this meeting to run
into December, 1909, you are wrong.
The new Council, on January 1st, will
Want say.
Mayor Mr.. Lodge, I believe you are
right, but we felt
Young. Oh, WELL it is not the first
mistake we have made.
John H. Brown Mr.. Mayor, only
want to say one thing, and that is, syou
don't keep order, as we expect some
respect and dignity in our Council
meetings, and | hope you will pre-
serve order hereafter.
Mayor.-Did not every one hear dis
tinct?
Brown.-You made no effort to keep
order, you do not want order, people
have right to hear what Council is
doing.
Mayor.--Now. you have no right to
say that, you have no right to say we
are no gentlemen.
Brown.-Now. did not say you was
no gentleman, did say you have no