Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-01-21
BUSINESS SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL,

Previous to City Council meeting
Tuesday night, the members of Coun-
Gil were in conference in the committee
room for more than half hour. They
had with them City Comptroller B. F.
Sharp and Corporation Counsel Albert
R. McAllister. It is understood that
finances was the topic of discussion.
At s o'clock President GIaspeH
raped the gavel upon the marble block
and calico the regular meeting to order.
After the reading of the minutes
bills were taken up and ordered paid,
each bill being presented separately
and read. A bill of 1908 presented by
Maier & Barnes was ordered paid and
charged to the City Park .appropria-
tlon.
The various officers agreed upon
some time since by City Council were
formally elected
The bonds of Commissioner of Public
Works Timothy Woodruff, Commits.
sioner OF Streets Fralinger and Com
missioner of Public Safety Hughes
were presented and approved, and each
of these gentlemen were sworn by the
City Clerk.
Mr.. Stevenson presented an ordinance
providing for the election of Charles
Groh, for fire warden. It was read
once and then placed upon second read
ing. At this juncture W. A. Logue,
President of the Park Commission,
asked permission to address Council.
He explained in detail the necessity for
fire warden who would constantly
patrol the City Park to watch for and
prevent fires. Ebert j. Hider, who
lived upon the Park property, he said,
had given the Commission excellent
satisfaction, having been Park Guard
as we'll as fire warden, and his services
have been in every way satisfactory.
Mr.. Logue argued that so per cent of
the woodland in the city limits was
controlled by the Park Commission and
he felt that the Commission should
have control of the warden. Mr..
Logue asked that Mr.. Hiders name be
substituted for that of Mr.. Groh.
1t developed during the debate, that
when Council was having its confer
ence, there was but a single applica-
tion for fire warden ever presented to
the members, that of Mr.. Groh, and he
was the only one considered. It was
explained by Mr.. Logue that Mr..
Hider had thought that he was State
officer, and did not know he had to be
considered by Council, and Mr.. Logue
at the time was in the South and thus
could not take up the matter.
Mr.. Blew expressed himself as will
ing to change the program agreed
upon, as he had never been quite satis-
fed with the situation, and he moved
to substitute the name of Mr.. Hider
for that of Mr.. Groh This motion
was not seconded and after some
further debate in which Mr.. Logue
and Mr.. Stevenson took part, the ordi-
nance as presented was twice read, and
laid over under the rules, Mr.. Groh
being the candidate selected.
Another ordinance was presented by
Mr.. Stevenson and read twice. 1t was
an ordinance providing for the disposal
OF buildings no longer needed for pub
lie use.
The ordinance directed the Commits
sioner of Public Works to advertise and
sell the Fayette street hose house, and
the old mortar brick cooper shop on the
Park property.
Commissioner of Highways Fralinger
and Public Safety Commissioner
Hughes discussed with City Council
some of their duties and Council ad-
journed.