Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-10
PAULSBORO COUNCIL.
Addressed BY N. E. catteII.

many citizens, and quite a number
came over from Clarksboro, Thoro-
fare and even from Woodbury.. The
Council chamber was packed as me-
yer before. Mayor Adamson and Coun-
cilmen Doolittle. Lodge, Shines, Jes-
ter, Pounds and Stiles were present
The Mayor ordered all pipes, cigar
cites and cigars out, saying he didn't
propose to attempt to do business in
a smoke house. The order was cheer
fully obeyed, and after Councilman
Shines had stated the law about State
aid in road building, Mayor Adamson
issued warning against disorder by
any of the audience. He said we were
here for business and proposed to do
business in the best way they knew
how.
The ordinance granting the Hudson
& Middlesex Telegraph and Telephone
Co. the right to build its lines thro.
the Borough came up on third read
ing. Mr.. Lodge wanted to know who
these people are, where are they from,
what do they propose to give in re-
turn for the franchise they ask?
The Mayor replied that he did not
know yet. Lodge replied then we
should know.
Mayor: As / understand it they are
not asking for franchise but only
trunk line they want to go thru this
place. and not stop here at all
Lodge. Then it has gone far enough.
Mayor: Then you understand the
amendment?
Pounds: This does not apply to
these people, as they only want a
trunk line, let it go to the Borough
Solicitor, and it went.
Clerk: Mr.. Mayor, have an ordin-
ance here.
Mayor: What is it; read it.
Clerk: This is an ordinance to have
Delaware street from Broad to the
R. R., then Monroe street to Chest
nut street paved with Bitulithic, and
the appropriation of $4,000 to do the
work.
Mayor: Now this was read the first
time about one month ago.
Lodge: Mr.. Mayor. I have just COM
suited my two friends here and they
do not know any thing about this and
I never heard of it before.
Mayor: That is your fault, you were
not here that night.
Lodge: Well, how about the other
two, were they here?
Mayor. clerk, look 1t up.
Clerk: 1t was the 18th of March, and
all councilmen were present.
Jester: All papers should be dated,
then you can tell better about them.
Mayor: Call the roll on the paving
of Delaware street. All voted no, and
the Mayor declared it lost.
Mayor: l will say for the benefit of
those who are here, that the ordinance
of the Bell Telephone Co. will not be
brought up tonight, so any of you
who do not desire to stay can go.
The committee on Fire reported
that after careful investigation they
find that the fire of Leonard Pratz
was started by the boiling over of a
roofing compound and the one at Cox
Bros. was of some unknown person
sleeping in the barn. That we, along
with the Mayor, and Wilson d. Gill
and Chas. N. Salisbury of the Water
committee, and others, examined the
water company and tested their pres
sure and found it of the BEST That
we inquired of the Paulsboro Fire Co.
as to their needs and find they need
800 feet of fire hose and the Billings
port Fire Co. need wagon to carry
their hose. We also visited the Wood
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very nicely. We also request that
Mayor: Take up the bills.
Lodge: Mayor, how do they go, one
at time?
Mayor: Oh, no, they do not.
Lodge: Are you going to bunch
them?
Mayor Yes.
Lodge: 1 move they be taken up one
at time.
Doolittle: / second it. Carried.
Kilsin Co.. Observation-Disclosures. 1924
Flick Bros. ................. 2097
w. G. Lock. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Il. ID. Moses. ......... 56l.6z
Mayor: Now l object to that bill,
and if had my way it would not be
paid.
Lodge: You ordered this work done
and the Finance committee have pass
ed on it.
Mayor: I prefer to have the bill laid
over.
Stines: / am one of the Public
to pay this man his money. He has
done his work and should be paid
Lodge: l move it be laid over until
uCAt MCCtlAS ulSut.
Mayor: Carried.
Doolittle: Hold on, who seconded
that, Mayor!
Mayor: / did, why.
Lodge: Why, Mayor, you have no
right to second a motion, you are only
here to act on the business after We
have acted on it.
Mayor: Oh, we'll, did it and the
only thing to do is to move to recon.
slider it.
Lodge: Oh, no, it is not lawful to
do business that way; no use to re-
consider anything that passed unlaw-
fully.
Mayor: Any other business-are
there any other bills?
3. G.. Miller. $1493
Harry Baumback. .111.59
Stines: Why, these bills are not
properly signed.
Clark. Well don't Sirrn than, fba