Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-21

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the minutes of the first meeting had
been read, stated that the object of
this meeting was to hear figures set
ting forth the advantages and disad-
vantages of Incorporation. ~
Collector VIM. C Allen read figures
showing the valuation of Deptford
township within the Westvile district
proposed for the new borough, as
follows:-
township within the Westville district
Amount raised by taxation. $6,862.47
Estimated expenditure. ...... 5,S48. 5
Bal. for school purposes. 81 ,514 e
Denclency .-....-... Sl4l.s v
Collector Chas. Hilyard read the
following figures of Newbold and So.
Westville fire district, as follows
Assessable property in New
bold and Victoria Fire dis
trict ........s........... .$672, 1850
Expenditures, of schools last
year in excess of State mon
eyS -................. l,56S %
All other expenditures. -. S,52S.7o
Total 1O,116.7o
Joseph o. Kirk, of Westville, had
the most elaborate data. The lines IF
the borough, as he proposed them,
took in Westville, Newbold and South
Westville fire districts, also Washing
ton Park.
These figures showed large bal
ance in the proposed borough's treas
ury by inclded license fees of $1,000.
He claimed taxes would be greatly re-
duced over the present rate, even after
good system bf police Protection was
installed.
I Prof. Fleetwood thought incorpora-
ffon would be a good thing for the
schools, because thenthere would be
eight rooms. one for each grade.
now Westville has to have two grades
jim each room. C
lC. w. Baxter, advocated dividing the
township at Turkey Hill road, rather
than incorporating. Under the law
he said, townships can have all they
can get if incorporated, and if prop
erly approached the township commit
tee would give the villages anything
they wanted.
Tell us how to approach the town
ship committee properly, yelled a
man in the crowd, we have been try
ing to do that for years
Mr.. Gran said if we conclude to in
corporate, the question of division
need not be discussed
Thos. Goldy said he was in the
Township Committee three years, and
people came only once. If people will
wait on the Township COMMITTEE
they can get anything they want
Mr.. Kirk said the reason the Town
ship Committee had done nothing is
that they took our money and spent
it on schools at the other end. The
taxes raised here support the other
end, because the expenses there re-
quire it.
Mr. Beideman denied he accuracy
of Mr.. Kinks figures and said the
collectors figures would show differ
ent.
Mr.. Allen said present committee
was all outside the proposed district.
That is one reason we have had no
improvements That is one of the de-
fects of the past, which we can rem
edy
Mr.. Hilyard said their Township
COMMITTEES told him that when New
bold wanted anything all they had to
do when they wanted improvements
was to petition the committee, that
was all that was Necessary to get it.
Mr. G. C. Dempsey said he had
de ep interest in the spiritual and
physical welfare of the community.
Speaking of schools, carried him back
to the time he went to school over the
creek Because this end of the town
ship has grown in population and the
other end not, did not appeal to him
as a reason why we should cut off
from them. In matters of this kind
the interests of all the people affected
must be taken into consideration, be-
cause we must all live together whe
ther we divide or not. We cannot
hold up one thing, and because that
is best for us come hastily to meet
ing of this kind and amid hurrah
resolve to incorporate. About four
meetings ought to be held, one in
each end of each township, so all con-
cerned could be heard. He was in
favor of Incorporation if it was for
the best interest of all concerned, and
against it If it was not for the best
interest of all. Mr.. Kirk makes the
question of license loom up big in his
financial statement When we built
our homes over in NewbOld it was
under the impression that we we're
to have no liquor sold over there, and
now you propose to put Washington
Park on us.
J. Wood Hannold counseled going
slow on incorporation, because the
experience of other towns is that
when you get Council they go to
stealing. He suggested making a
new township, running the line North
of Washington Park and up Turkey
Hill road.
John Redfield was In favor Of any
thing to- benefit the place providing it