Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-03-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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President Shivers and Councilmen
Curry, Burkett, Matlack, Coombs, Pier
son, Justice and Pierce attended the
meeting of Council on Tuesday even
ing.
After the minutes of the last meet
ing had been read and approved, Mr..
Burkett reported as to the paving on
Carpenter street. that he had gone
over the work with Mr. Mumford, who
made many plausible excuses for the |
alleged inferior work on that street.
Mr. Coombs said the biggest kicker on
the street was David Fisher, and his
walk was perfect-not a crack in it. |
1t looked to him as though Fisher was
playing to get out of paying the bill. |
Mr.. Burkett said some of the facing |
was pealing off, and it looked to him
as though the material was not rich
enough, and he thought Mr.. Mumford
should repair such places. Mr. Bur-
kett moved the matter be left in the
hands of the Street committee. Car
ried.
Mr.. Burkett reported he thought it
too early to lay concrete work. He
| further reported the trunk at jack
son and High streets laid; crossing at
Holroyd Place laid; pipe across Hen
dry's Court laid, and progress in var
| ious other matters.
II Mr. Matlack reported as to Strang-
/ ers burial ground, that it looked to the
Solicitor as though a vote of the peo-
isple would be necessary to deed 1T to
1.-THE city, and he wanted more time to
examine the law. 60
Mr.. Pierce reported the sale of the
Allen property, deeds passed and mon
ey paid.
Bills Paid.
M. f.. Cattell, fees. .............$ 1888
E. Redfield, int on Della. St.
bonds zoo.to
Woodbury. Lodge, No.54 I.O.OF. 22.50
/ Fl. Shoemaker, do. 6750
Florence Lodge, do. ll.2o
John Rachor, int. on Aberdeen
Place bonds. ............... lb.ou
| First National Bank, do 20.68
E. R. Johnson, salary for March $500
Child's Grocery Co., relief..... l4.25
Pub. Ser Cor, electric current DO
\ J. ID. Carpenter, adyer.. $50
! H. Murphy, March salary 5000
]. F. Sweeten, March salary. 50.00
e. Whilden, March salary $500
/ A. starr March salary Al sc
A. Juntish. March salary. ... 1850
A. Nash. poor orders, fees. -. 700
/ E. Redfield, March salary. --..- 5S.34
/ S. H. Ladd, March salary 25.0O
| Police salary for March. 180.00
+ j. Murry. labor 14.00
/ The Delaware and Atlantic Tel. &
Tel. Company asked permission to
/ CT from R1lrd
street east The matter, on motion
iof Mr.. Pierce, was referred to the
Street committee for investigation,
because of report that the poles are
already set.
A The same company asked privilege
of laying condnits ON Broad street
i from Cooper to Penn street, and 2490
feet on Mantua ave Referred, on
Mr. Burkett,s motion, to the Street
committee.
On motion of Mr.. Burkett, Mr.. Num-
ford was given privlleg 9 OF laying
loo feet of water pipe ON his property
\ east of Mantla ave.
An ordinance to provide for the man
ner of constructing walks and curbs
in the city, prepared by City Engineer
I. Carter, was presented and read for
information of Council. This legis-
lation was proposed after the ideas
of Mr. Curry, who advanced the opin-
ion that inasmuch as there was no
specification for laying concrete, no
uniformity or standard of excellency
could be expected. This law is to fix
the standard of all work done by the
4 city. Mr.. Coombs said we could not
regulate or fix a standard for private
individuals to follow in laying their
A own walk Mr.. Curry took the OPP
i posite view, and thought the city had
a right to say what ought to be done
as to sidewalks.
Mr.. Pierson took Mr.. Coombs' view.
He thought If man wanted to put in
4 two bags of cement where one ought
/ to be, it was his matter, and If he
wanted one, that was his loss. The
ordinance went over under the rules
Theo. S. Burrows, boots and
coats .-.,.....~.4.....--.. fh.l3
C. G. Schrenk, batteries. ....... 1880
j On motion of Mr.. Matlack, the Fire
committee was instructed to buy 4
lanterns and bells, and have the truck
repaired. Also buy bell for the
chief engineer.
Mr.. Matlack moved that the Key
stone Company be instructed to place
4 a Tree puOH0 LII Lie uOlHS VI LHe Olllcl
of the Fire Department. Carried.
Mr.. Justice, of the Vice and Imhaor-
ality committee, presented a petition
! from w. p Woodland to keep two pool
tables on Carpenter street, and moved
! the license be granted. Carried.
e. J. Blatherwick, printing city
financial reports of 1907 .... $500
Mr. Curry asked the privilege of
taking the fire plug out of the Guy
Lee property, as one was near it,
on Centre street 1t could then be
was left with the Water committee.
\ Mr. .Coombs reported progress on
the Building permit ordinance.
I Progress was reported in the mat
i ter of the fire horse and fence about
the subsiding reservoir.
| After explanation, and on recon-
mendation the. Water committee was