Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-21
PAULSBOR0.
A Council Meeting All Talk and No
Business.

1cdu, SHOW ludI mSSSfS. G0O. N. y.
West and VIM. Gamer were appoint
ed members of the Board of Health.
Mr.. Stines asked the Mayor why it
was that he had three members on
some committees and only two on
others. The Mayor replied, because
we haynt enough members to make
them otherwise. AS no committees
were ready to report, new business
was the order.
Mayor Adamson appointed Dr. VIM.
HI. Pounds for the unexpired term of
Councilman Defender, and asked
Council to confirm him.
Mr. Lodge said: Mr.. Mayor, have
the same objections to the doctor as
| have to Frank Young. / believe it
is the duty of this Council to appoint
Ezekiel English, because he is in
every way capable of filling the Office,
and was the next lowest man on the
ticket last Fall.
Mr.. Stiles: | move we confirm the
appointment of Dr. Pounds for Coun-
ell.
The vote on the motion to confirm
was 3 to 2, as follows:
No-Stines, Lodge. 2.
Yes-Jester, Stiles, Doolittle. g.
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confirm lost, as it takes the votes of
four councilmen to confirm an ap-
pointment.
Mayor Adamson then appointed
Hon. ]. Boyd Avis Solicitor, and same
was confirmed by unanimous vote.
The Mayor then appointed Howard
B. Smedley Fire Marshal. Before the
vote was taken Mr.. Doolittle explained
that when he voted against Mr..
Smedley before he understood it was
the wish of the people, but l have as
certained that it is the wish of the
people and the fire company in the
third ward out of consideration of the
service that Mr.. Smedley has rendered
that he be appointed, and / will be
one of the first to vote for his con-
firmation.
The vote in favor of combinations
was unanimous.
The Mayor then asked Council to
reconsider itself on the confirmation
of Dr. VIM. H. Pounds. He is one of
our most respected citizens, and a
large property holder, and has the
welfare of this borough at heart, and
in fact is among our most progressive
citizens. Now | would like to ask for
the confirmation of DR.. VIM. Pounds
for Council.
Mr.. Lodge: Now, Mr.. Mayor, I
would like to make a suggestion. AS
the same qualities apply to Mr.. Eng
Iish as apply to DR.. Pounds, give Mr..
English the courtesy of nomination.
I don't believe Mr.. English will have
the Office, and if he does not then |
will vote to confirm your appointee.
DR.. Doolittle said he would vote
for the confirmation of Mr.. English
just as freely as he would for DR..
Pounds.
TheMayor: appoint DR.. VIM. II.
Pounds for Council tofill the unex-
pired term of Sam'l Defender.
The vote to confirm was three to
two, Stines and Lodge, against, Jes-
ter, Stiles and Doolittle, and the May
or declared it lost.
Mr. DoolittIe had declared that this
was not a legal body, as it had only
five members, and the Mayor asked
where he got his information. On
page 15, of the borough act, said Mr..
d.
Mayor: Now the reason / ask you
is that / want to bring out this very
question.
Mr.. Lodge: Well then, it rather gives
suspicion that you cannot appoint a
councilman.
Mayor: | do not consider that we
have right to do business until we
appoint councilman.
Stines: Then, Mr.. Mayor, how is
it you have been doing this then all
these months.
Mayor: We had the six councilmen,
only one was vacant, if we had six
now, we would not have to have them
all here at one time-three council
men and myself could do business.
Shines: Well l am not instructed
that way.
Doolittle: I would like to have our
Solicitors opinion on this, and in
writing, too.
Lodge: I move the Clerk be in
structed to get the opinion of the So
1icitor
Doolittle: Mayor, suggest that you
bring up the name of Mr.. English for
Council, for us to pass on.
Mayor: I am open for suggestions
that will be agreeable and congenial
to myself. Now you might bring up
names for week as far as that goes.
Now Ezekiel English is not congen-
ial to me; he is political enemy OF
mine
Lodge: Mayor. / think you might
as well go on; this to my mind, is
moonshine, SO long as we are all here
Mayor: / do not propose to go
ahead; ! will wait for the decision OF
the Solicitor.
Lodge: / move we adjourn.
Mayor: Before we adjourn, instruct
our Solicitor as to what you want to
know.
Doolittle: / would like to have this
down in writing
Mayor: That is the proper way.
Lodge: AS we are not a lawful body
we have to trust to the mercy of the
Clerk to ask it.
clerk: Now what I'm I to do with
It. as the Clerk am willing to do
anything
Lodge: The proposition that this
Council, with five members cannot
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