Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-11
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Mayor: Mr.. Murray can you explain
what you mean by 60 lbs. to the bush
ell?
Mr.. Murray: | purchase them at
so lbs. to the bushel, and sell them
as such.
Mr.. Shines: Mr.. Murray, can you
have these shells washed and dried,
you know they weigh pretty heavy
when they are dirty.
Mayor: Oh, WELL that dirt is to act
as a binder
Mr.. Pounds: / move that the con-
tract be awarded to the Murray Bro S.
for 10000 bushels at 81 cents.
Mr.. Doolittle: There is a car load of
oil standing on the siding waiting to
be unloaded; the only way / have to
unload it is by buckets; recommend
purchasing about 500 feet of pipe,
and | recommend it be ordered by
our expressman tomorrow, because
we will have to have the car unloaded
soon
Dr. Pounds: Now, hold on, the or
dering is all right, but the price, what
is that?
Mr.. Lodge: | would like to see this
settled, in fact left in someone's hands
to attend to.
Mr.. Pounds: 1t is in Mr.. Doolittles
! hands, he has attended to it and let
him continue.
Mayor: Oh, well, we can borrow
some pipe from Moses.
Mr.. Doolittle: Now, 1 think the
| meter question should be considered.
We have a representative of John ].
Griffith & Co.. and he has meter with
him which he would like to explain.
Mr.. G.. gave a lengthy report on the
good quality of his meter and the bad
quality of al other meters.
Clerk: Mr.. Shines, can man see
the price wheel in meter.
Mr.. Shines: No, why should they,
can't we tell them what it is?
Mr.. Doolittle: Now the question of
price is the main one.
Mr.. Lodge: Our gas plant is prac
tically completed, and these meters
are agoing to. be needed very soon.
l will make motion SO it may come
up for discussion; l move that 100 of
these meters be purchased of this
gentleman.
Mayor: That is in the hands of the
Public Property committee.
Mr.. Lodge: All right, | move that
the Public Property committee be in
Structed to buy 100 of these meters.
Mr.. Doolittle: Now, in purchasing
100 of these meters, we can take SO
of them and so of the straight meter.
Dr. Pounds: l wish to say that the
records show slot meters.
Mr.. Lodge: | made it slot meter S;
it was because it would relieve the
borough of collecting the bills as the
money for the gas would be there
when the collector went for it. At
this time we can discuss this fully
without offending any person. Adj
uniting that there are some who OBJ
ject tothe pay in advance meters, Il
see no reason why they should object
to paying for their gas in advance,
along with other people; it looks as
fair for one as the other, and certain
ly will save the borough some expense
of collecting.
DR.. Pounds: The records simply say
slot meters.
Mr.. Jester: Oh, we'll, now we will
want more meters, let's get this 100 all
slot meters. Carried.
Mr.. Lodge: AS to gas in the fire
houses, which has been placed in the
hands of the Property committee, I,
as a member of one of these compan-
les, would like to say that the fire
companies are for the benefit of the
community, and belong to the people,
SO / think it would be very nice if
they were given gas in their fire
house free of cost.
DIR. Pounds: On behalf of the
Property committee, l believe they
will get gas all right.
Mr.. Shines: I don't want to be
black sheep in the family, but | do
not believe in giving gas to anybody.
l do not believe in free gas.
Mr.. Doolittle: We are getting the
protection. Of our properties 1 be-
lieve in giving both fire companies
freegas. | would give them certain
amount. When they exceed that, pay
DR.. Pounds: Move we adjourn.
Mr.. Doolittle: / have form here
of the application blanks to be filled
out by the applicant for gas, I also
have other blanks.
Mr.. Doolittle: l move that we re-
consider the motion to rent vault
in the bank, and instead purchase a
ooAO " hCCp our PAPERS Ill. all
doing this because when we want the
papers the bank is mostly closed, and
we could not get them. If we had a
safe and it in the Council chamber,
we could obtain our papers when
wanted and it will be cheaper.
This was ordered done.
Cooper Thompson promised to de-
liver it to the Mayors Office on the
next morning at o'clock.
Mr.. Shines: How about packing and
waste for the gas plant?
Mr.. Lodge: 1t is the duty of the
Property committee.
Mr.. Shines: / thought DR.. Doolittle
had charge of the purchasing of sup
plies.
Mayor: | appointed committee on
Property to purchase all supplies and
they have it in charge.
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