Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-01-28
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Jester: Seems to me that we are
getting into a wrangle; we ought to
be careful While it is said that the
old Council did this and did that,
do not see that this new Council is
much better; now we want lights and
want them badly, now are we agoine
to bubble over these 100 taps, am
not in favor of this way of doing.
Lodge: Now, Mr. Mayor you told
us that the Supt. would make the taps
and do all the work to be done at
the gas plant and could do as much
work as two men, so let him try it.
There will be more taps made in July
than now, SO ] suppose you intend to
hold Moses here for awhile.
VIM. HI. Rile was appointed gas
superintendent, Lewis Eisler having
gone to Grassy Sound.
Doolittle: Did the Clerk receive any
communication from ]. Boyd Avis IN
reference to the 100 street lamps?
Clerk: No.
Lodge: | move that all documents
be placed in the hands of the borough
clerk, and the reason / ask this is
because he is always at Council meet
ing and he will be sure to have these
papers when wanted. | asked about
the gas contract and the Clerk did
not have it.
Mayor: Mr.. Lodge, you had it last
it is lost.
Lodge: / have not got it nor have
l had it; the last time | saw it was
in your private office; now it is very
evident to me that you have made an
error, as you know the Clerk is the
custodian of all such papers.
Mayor: Now, Mr.. Lodge you had
it and | have now seen it since.
Lodge: If | was on the witness
stand | would say the last time | saw
that was in your private Office and
never had the contract for one min
ute.
Mayor: Well, loaned it to someone
anyway, and | thought it was you.
Doolittle: The last time / saw this
contract was in your private Off ce
you must have it yet.
Mayor: Now it may be then, I don
know, thought Avis had it.
Doolittle: This accounts for Avis
not answering the Clerks letter.
Mayor: Oh, we'll it is lost, | guess
Doolittle: | move that the Clerk be
instructed to advertise for bids for
ten thousand bushels of oyster shells
more or less, to repair shell roads
Carried.
Stiles: I move that the motion TO
rent Cowgills hall that was carried
on Jan. list, be re-considered.
Lodge: How ridiculous, You all
know we cannot reconsider a mo-
ton except on the same night it was
made. Now we have rented this hail
moved into it, have made a contract
for one year with Mr.. Cowgirl, now
to reconsider it seems to me uIllaw-
full, as you well know; we can only
reconsider a motion on the saLlt
night it was made.
Doolittle: do not see how that mo-
ton can be re-considered at this late
hour; we have rented and taken pos
session of this place.
Jester: Second the motion.
The motion to reconsider was car
ried 4 to 8, Doolittle, Shines and Lodge
voting no.
Lodge: Now the only way you car
do it is to take the vote over again
Then there was long wrangle
over the question participated in by
MGSSIS.s LUIGI, tuC 4desJ VI, AoN'aA'eAN
and Pounds.
Finally motion that Council rent
CowgilPs hall was put and declared
lost by the Mayor.
The vote was:
-Doolittle, Shines, Lodge. 8
No-Mayor, Jester, Stiles, Pounds
DoolittIe: / would like to make a
few remarks to the reporters Per
sonally l have not got thing against
Mr.. Civilians or Mr.. Folly, but / dc
object to the way the former Coun-
ell has been placed in the papers. II
is nobody's business in Woodbury. OF
any other place how or when we dc
business in Council. The way this
place has been quoted by the county
and Phila. papers has had a tendency
to keep people away from here. ]
knew of two instances where. parties
were going to become interested in
real estate here, and after reading the
Council news, they changed their
mind. AS | said, / have nothing
against the reporters personally, but
feel that Council news should not be
printed in the papers.
Reporter Folly: Now doctor, as the
reporter, L can only Say lHdI udFe
tried to give this news word for word
and while I have nothing personally
against you, | believe it is every tax
payers business in this State, in this
county, in this borough, to keep their
eye on Council proceedings which are
public news, and if a paper was to
close its columns to it, they would
not be newspaper.
| would like to ask that they be a
little just, as we are put here by The
people and should be excusable.
Council adjourned with no place to
meet in the future unless in the ssas
house.