Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
PAULSBORO BORO. COUNCIL


Council met in Council chamber on
Tuesday evening with Mayor Adamson
in the chair and Councilmen Shines,
Lodge, Stiles, Pounds and Jester pres
ent. DR.. Doolittle was absent.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved after a leng-
thy argument between Messrs. Lodge
who opposed borrowing $4,000, if it
had to be paid this year, or raised by
taxation in this years budget. Percy
claimed that our taxes are now as
high as the people can afford. After
the Mayor had promised to give Coun-
Gil chance when the ordinance came
up for second reading, the approval
followed
The reports of committees had been
overlooked, even the committee on as
certaining the cause of our last fire,
and the purchasing of more hose and
better fire protection had forgotten
their duty.
An ordinance was presented and
passed first reading, from the Hudson
& Essex Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
asking for the right of way through
the borough with one line of poles,
coming up Broad street, from Gibbs
street to Commerce, on Commerce to
Broad, then on Broad to the bridge
This is new company that is seek
ing a direct line from New Yor k to
Washington, and only wants to go
through our beautiful streets and
place poles and they may have doz-
en- yard arms on carrying say 600
wires. Now these people who live on
Buck street have the same pride as
those who live on Broad street, or any
other street. Let this company cross,
as the others have, on the out side of
the town. Brother Gill will let them
go across him as he is a great friend
of telephone companies.
Then a tWenty-page book was read
which was called an ordinance, from
the Delaware & Atlantic Telephone
Co., and they asked for the right of
way to place poles on the streets and
alleys and any other place they might
suggest. They also promise ITO move
any wire or pole when requested to
do so by Council hereafter They Of
fer no excuse for refusing to move
the pole that stands in the street at
Cowgill's corner when requested to
do so by Council. On several former
occasions, and to this day have re-
fused to move that po lie or even make
any reply to our borough clerks let
ters. Come, now, brother telephone
company. postmaster Gill still resides
here and we will know how you re-
spected his orders. Now, this tele-
phone company forgot to say we will
give you anything for this privilege,
and as it is now we have as good
service with what few poles we have
as we would have if you had more.
Now, what we do want is another COM
pany who will give us better rates, and
let them go under ground. What
would our streets look like with 200
unsightly poles like the one at Chas.
Paul's corner, distributed through our
borough? Who wants pole in front
of their property? Come, now, Mr..
Bell Telephone Company, show us
what we are to get and not what we
are to give.
The ordinance for the purpose of
raising by taxation money for placing
amicite paving on Delaware, Monroe
and Chestnut streets, was brought up
for second reading, and when open for
debate the fun began. Constable Car
ter, of the Third Ward, who had been
invited to be present, and who was in
the back part of the room, came for
ward and took a seat along side of
the reporters who were there four
strong, and as Brick says, Il am here
to keep order and | am going to do
it, will you fellows held me?" Oh,
my!
Mr. Stines opened the debate saying:
Mr. Mayor, some time ago this same
matter came up and | objected to
Chestnut street, and / still object to
it, as the people are not able to have
it done. Why not do Delaware street
and let Chestnut street go until next
year, and let the next Mayor, who may
be myself, do it, why do you want to
do it all?
Mayor: Just now / want to s ay
we did try to have it done before, but
we could not get contractor to come
here to do so small amount, that is,
a responsible contractor. l would like
very much to have Delaware street
done, but I have promised the people
on Chestnut street that | would give
them nice street.
Stines: Now, Mayor, / agree with
you, but there is hereafter, at least
I am told so. Now, we will have this
all to pay for and as said before, if
we DO0u ILLS DOIOuSu lOI oil tlllo HUI
ey, the next Mayor won't have any to
spend.
Mayor: Oh, well, there are three
ways to borrow this money. 1t don't
have to be paid this year, that was
not my intention; now, we can issue
street Improvement bonds, borrow this
money on note, or hold special cleo
ton. Now, / don't want any more
special elections. have had enough
of them, and don't want to hear of
any more.
Shines: Mr.. Mayor, don't it require
the voice of the people to raise this
money, say $4,000 for gas mains, So
600 for Delaware street, and $1,000 for
Monroe street; ought not the people
have say?
Mayor: / hardly think SO.
eStines: Oh, yes, put it up to the
people. let them vote on it.
Lodge: / think you have got the
thing backwards. don't believe
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