Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-08
AFFAIRS Of THE CITY.
Water, Streets, Sidewalks, City Park
and the General Welfare.

cept Mr.. Kugler, who is on the briny
deep, were present at Tuesday night S
session of Council. 1t was plain to
one entering the chamber that some
thing was doing, because the entire
space reserved for spectators was Oc-
cupied by strangers AS soon as the
minutes had been read, President
Shivers gave bids for water improve
ment the right of the line, then the
presence of all these handsome men
was explained.
The first bids opened were for Fur
nishing and Delivering 10000 feet of
16-inch pipe, 8-inch valves and special
castings. The bid of the Camden Iron
Works was first cut, and contained
two bids, one by train and one by
boat, the boat freight being 81 ton
less than by train. The bid was: For
pipe, $21.79 per ton; 16-inch stop
valves, $3.50 each; S-inch stop valves,
$16.49 each; special castings, SAB per
ton.
The u. S. Cast Iron Pipe and Foun-
dry Co., bid $23.30 for pipe, and $50
i per ton for special castings, with no
bid for valves.
FOR LAYING.
There was the unlucky number of
I bidders for laying the pipe-13- and
figures varied widely. They were:
Rily & Thompson, Phila., 311ac. per
lineal foot, without joint materials.
B. F. Sweeten, Camden, 37c. without
and 45c with joint materials.
J. HI. Steitzer, PhiIa., 48c. without,
! 60c. with
N. ]. Contract & Construction Co.,
: SEC. with joint materials.
David Thomas, Woodbury., 35c. per
foot without joint materials.
! Norcross C Edmunds, Phila., 1910.
with and 41%c. without.
Pugh & Hubbard Co., Phila., 51%c.
with and 40c without.
Fritz & Partridge, Dover, N. J., Csc.
with, Sic. without joint materials.
Harry A. Muller, Wilmington, 38c.
| including joint materials.
Mckay Engineering Co., Baltimore,
SIC. with and 39c without
/ Stewart Contract CO., Easton, Pa,
49c. with, 34.41c without.
VIM. Wakemen, Woodbury., 381kc.
/ without, and 47c. with
VIM. Hargraye, Somerville, 38c. with
out, Soc. with
! On motion of Mr.. Pierce the above
bids were. referred to the Water COM
mittee for tabulation, to report to a
special session to be held next Tues
day night.
Bids for joint material, Qead) were
| then opened as follows:
VIM. Wakemen, Woodbury., $4.44 per
| 100 lbs F. O. B. Phila, $4.52 F. @. B.
| Woodbury..
N Trotter & Co., Phila., $4.35 per
100 F. O. B. Woodbury..
Merchant & Evan, $4.3S per 100, F.
/ o. B. Phila.
latham & Bro, Phila., $435 per 100
/ f. o. B. Phila.
J. H. Leppee, Woodbury., SAP per
4 100, F. o. B. Woodbury..
On motion the above took the same
course as previous bids.
On motion of Mr.. Burkett permis-
sion was granted the Del. and Att. Tel.
Co., to set poles out Cooper street as
desired. He also reported progress
on telephone conduits on South Broad
street; progress in the matter of Car
penter street paving; progress in the
matter of TwelPs bill
Bills Paid
]. w. Merritt, sundries. s....$ 5.65
j. Rachor, Sr., relief. Loo
S. H. Ladd, light, Mayors office. 2.10
j. J. Murray, labor. r........s.... 12,55
J. C. Lee, taking up cobble. ..... 1.50
/ Mr.. Coombs said he did not think
the last bill was just charge, if Mr..
Lee took the crossing up it was his
own affair. Mr.. Pierson thought the
bill was just one. Mr. Coombs alone
voted no on its payment
A. A. Stokes, horse, fire alarm. zoe
]. F. Wilson, publishing ........ 21.15
Constitution Co., printing. ...... 1880
Mr.. Curry, as to the matter of the
purchase of fire horse, reported the
purchase of an animal from Lofland
/ for the fire company, for 1925. In the
matter of the reservoir fence, it is in
allegiance.
w. J. G. S. R. r., freight. -. .219.13
F. E. Allen, coal ............ 59.43
Constitution Co., printing 1880. 1915
j. J. Murray, labor. ........ LIS
i A. W. Lofiand .............22 .226.58
Cyrus Burgner Co., clay. IA. .05
! A. Starr, expense. Se.........-... 80
Pub. Ser. elec., fire house. .. 2.1O
Pub. Ser, elec., city hall. ..... 5.63
4 j. r. Wick, linoleum. ........ 7.80
! J. j. Murray, labor. r........... 4.4S
Jos. Taggart, labor. ............. 2.33
! Geo. Holman, labor. .......... $3.50
i The ordinance fixing a standard
for concrete work was taken up.
Mr. Coombs moved the title of the
i ordinance be stricken out, because he
did not think Council had right to
pass a law such as that.
Mr.. Curry said he believed the city
needed standardized system for paw
ling and curbing. If one go over the
city he cannot help coming to that
conclusion. He hoped the ordinance
4 would be passed as it is.
Mr.. Burkett favored the ordinance,
because he knew foreign property own
ers who were willing to do work to
stand short time, till the property
is sold.
Mr.. Pierson said he did not think
we had right to say how many bags
of cement or tons of stone a property
/ owner should put in his walk.
Mr.. Coombs motion was lost by a