Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-10
PAULSBORO COUNCIL.
Continued from First Page.)
NEW BUSINESS.


| Mayor Adamson urged the improve
ment of Delaware and Monroe streets.
| The cost will not exceed 5000, he
said, and that can be raised by tax
| alton, on a tax rate of '$1.S5.
Lodge: / am in favor of improving
the streets when the people authorize
| it, not before.
Mayor; think this Council is ca
pable of doing this work, and / am in
favor of doing it now. We have a
sample of Annette road, and Albert
son, of Camden, says $500 will build
from 8 to II square yards, and it is
dustless, noiseless road. The Btu
lithic people sent lawyer here from
Atlantic City to tell me how this mon
ey can be raised, and he went to Mr..
Avis and the two got together, and
they both agree that we can do it as
we think best
Doolittle: Mr.. Mayor, will you ex-
cuse me five minutes, / want to go
get the law on this matter?
Mayor: Why, certainly, go ahead.
Pounds: move the borough pur-
chase ~ tons of coke and 100 globes
for the gas plant. Carried.
Mayor: In order to get this started,
| will offer the following ordinance.
Lodge: Why, Mayor, what now; are
you telling US what to do? You have
no right; you are to do as Council tells
you. would like to ask what right
you have to be handing in ordinances
or resolutions either; for one object
to it.
Mayor: Now, for the benefit of Mr..
Lodge will tell you the Council is
composed of seven members, the
Mayor being the seventh.
Jester: Oh, doctor, you Just take
this and hand it in, what is the diff
ference?
Pounds: Well, let's have it. Now
here goes. move that Delaware st.,
from Broad to r. R. and Monroe ST.,
from Delaware to Chestnut St., be
laid with Bitulithic pavement, and that
$4,000 be raised by taxation to pay
the bill By this time the young mar
rled men who belonged at home had
their hats on and were partly asleep,
much to the disgust of Brick Carter.
Lodge: Now, before that is passed.
what will become of the balance of
the $4,000, as it would not take half
that money?
Mayor: Why, we can only borrow
rs per cent. of it, anyway, and need
not borrow only what we need.
Jester: | move it be adopted.
Stiles: / second it.
Lodge: Now, | only want to say. I
do not approve of your methods. If
you will hold an election and give the
people chance, I will do all I can
h1I fn L, -
way seems to me to be not only I'M
lawful bvt unjust to the taxpayers, as
we'll
Jester: Two weeks ago we met here
and | voted against this, but so many
have censured me- for it have chang
ed my mind. They want Delaware
street repaired, and want it bad; /
am in favor of it at this time.
Mayor: All right, Clerk call the
roll
Yes-Jester, Stiles, Pounds 8.
NO--Stines, Lodge, Doolittle--3
I Mayor: | declare the motion car
ried. Any. other new business?
Clerk: No.
Lodge: / suppose there should be
some action taken to have this work
. done.
Shines: Don't we have to adver-
tise for bids?
Mayor: No we can do it without. Now
as to the work, / would recommend
having Council purchase the stone
and hire the teams, and then employ
Elwood Usinger to superintend the
work, and employ roller, as Mr.
! Usinger can do the work, at which
Cooper Thompson smiled as the mem
ory of-Crown Point was revived.
Jester: Now we. want to make the
highway committee take charge
of this work; they are the proper ones.
! Mayor: Who are the Street and
Highway committee?
Jester: Why Lodge, Shines and
Stiles.
!! Shines: guess not, 1 am not on
that committee.
Mayor: Oh yes you are, you forget,
that's all
Lodge: | move the Public Property
! committee be put in charge.
Mayor: I guess not.
Lodge: Then, Mayor, will ask to
be excused, as do not spprove of
your methods of doing this business.
Mayor: Council heard your request.
what is their pleasure?
Stiles: / move Mr.. Lodges request
be granted
; Mayor: Who will you have in his
place?
Shines: Why, Jester
Jester: / will have to ask to be ex-
cused; | am too busy.
Mayor: | suggest DR.. Doolittle; so
it is Doolittle.
Doolittle: I guess not; have some
thing to say about that; will not act
on that committee; SO let that be I'M
derstood.
Mayor: Now, l just want to say
that the franchise of the Bell Tele-
phone Co. is in the hands of the Soil
citor for his approval, and along with
that we have promise from the Bell
to install for us a complete Gamewell
fire alarm system, to place telephones
in the Fire House free, in the water
works free, one in the Mayors office
and his house free, one in each of
the homes of Councilmen maybe free !;
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