Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

MI. SJIUoS moved IL be received,
and the Clerk notify the Solicitor to
look it up at once.
Jester: | think as it is the property
Of the Land Co., they should be con !.
suited.
Bills Paid.
SamI Cole, S34 90
VIM. H. Rile, horse hire. 1900
VIM. H. Rile, salary, June. 5000
Chas Civilian, Clerk. .... 7.25
j. j. Griffin Co... .1ST. %
Gill M. Hannold 1885, So
w. G. Cowgirl, rent. .........s. 25.00
Moses ................. 74-ln
Flecks Bros .565.06
Paid Gwilliams salary only.
Mayor: | would like to ask Council
to draw draft for the music commit
tee
Shines: move We donate them
$3.50.
Lodge: | would like to know the
law on. this.
Lodge: have said that 1 was oa-
posed to spending so much; however
II 500 is not enogh | move that
sum be increased to $500 Carried.
Mayor: | have been thinking about
holding an election to raise money.
Now the last time that we could hold
an election in is thirty days.
Stines: / move we go ahead and ad-
vertises for price of stoning Delaware
streetsse Chestnut street and Monroe
streetswest of Delaware street.
Lodge: l see there are some bids
there for stone in the hands of the
Clerk; all have been opened, and this.
seems to be very irregular, and might
cause some one to think
Clerk: Mr.. Lodge, they came to me
and opened them not thinking what
they were.
Shines: Mr.. Clerk, the advertise
ment for these stone and the whole
business seems all wrong.
Mayor: | inserted an adver. in the
Phila. Evening Times, Woodbury.
Times and the Paulsboro Sun asking
for a price on stone and have it. /
have one letter at home and we passed
a motion 10 raise $40 ,0O0 last meeting
night to do this work.
Shines: Mr.. Mayor, beg to differ
with you, do not think you are right.
| read the Democrat before / came our
and know it did not say so; anyway.
believe it is the only way to keen
up with what we really do.
Mr.. Pounds then gave his associates
i've minutes good, common sense
talk
Pounds: What we want is a COM
mittee to look after this work. T
move one be appointed.
Shines: | would like to ask if this is
to be put out by contract or to be
done by the borough.
Lodge: 1t don't make so much diff
ference which. Just so it is done law
fully and right.
Jester: In my judgement it would
be better to put it out by the square
yard
S1nes: / would like to ask if this
Amlcite is like that Westville road
that Cooper Thompson speaks so we'll
Of?
Stlnes: | inquired of a Phila. firm
as to the price of stone road and they
gave me price on this street which
the Mayor said they would not do.
and have it in my inside pocket.
Pounds: Produce; let's see it. what
is it? At which Shines took from his
pocket and read: "Mr. f. NJ. Stanes.
Mayor to be: We will give you street
ing for $1.50 square yard.
Shines: Mayor, what are you to do
with this $4,000 you voted to raise
the other night?
Pounds: We can only raise $4,000
on these bonds.
600? -
Pounds: Oh, we can use it, we won't
purchase gas meters, not make taps
with it.
Jester: What streets are you going
to do?
By vote of 8 to 2, a committee on
road Improvement was authorized
Stines and Lodge voting no.
Lodge: | move the committee be of
one and be appointed with the consent
of Council Carried
Lodge: l move there be a special
election held to vote on the paving of
Delaware and Monroe streets to the
R. R., and to raising money to pay off
the gas plant.
Mayor: Councilman Lodge, I shall
declare that motion out of order
Lodge: I move we adjourn
Stines: Second the motion. Carried.
After ten minutes some one called
attention to the fact that there had
been no draft drawn for the $500 for
July 4th and 9TH celebration, at which
the Mayor sent constable Carter and
other messengers after the COuncilmen
who returned to their seats and after
the janitor lit the gas, a draft was
drawn for the 5000 to be paid to Esq.
VIM. G. Cowgirl and Walter Thompson.
Lodge: Mayor, how about appoint
ing this committee of one for the
stone road
Mayor: All right who will you have?
Shines: DoolittIe looks good to me,
he is the only Councilman who can
spare the time.
Lodge: Now who ever does this will
have to be paid.
Shines: Then Doc. won't do; he can
not accept pay.
Lodge: Then how about the Engin-
eer? -
Shines: Who is the Engineer. what