Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1910-02-03
CITY WILL GET
BIDS FOR PLANT
Receive Report For Sewage
Disposal Plant.
IMPORTANT MEETING
City Council in Session Last Night
Accomplishes a Considerable
Business.

The members were all present at
Council last night when President
Glaspell called the meeting to order
for the transaction Of the rather large
volume of business presenting itself.
A communication was received from
Arthur D. Ayars for the Bridgeton
Preserving Company. asking for the
exemption from taxes Of the property
of the company for five years under
the ordinance
The property was assessed this year
and the tax bill amounted to $83. 70.
Public Safety Commissioner George
Il. Hughes reported 20 police calls
during the past 2 weeks. He called
attention to the work accomplished in
cleaning the paved streets. The Com
missioner recommended that the
telephones in the police court room
and office of Tax Collector, be placed
upon single party wires, as there was
much confusion with the telephones
upon the same line He also reported
that nothing had been heard from the
LaFrance fire engine which has been
in the repair shops for months.
F. L. Fralinger, Commissioner of
Streets and Highways, reported that
$26 had been spent upon the streets
during the past weeks.
The report of the City Comptroller
was read and ordered filed.
The ordinance prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors was taken up on
third and final reading. 1t passed
unanimously.
The ordinance providing penalties
for gaming was also passed upon third
reading.
Bids for printing the annual report
of City Comptroller and Treasurer
were opened, and the contract awarded
to the Pioneer" it being the lowest
bidder.
Bids were opened for 100 feet of 1S
inch terra Gotta drain pipe. The bids
were as follows:
Anderson Brothers, Rridgeton, $442.
c. W. Richards Company. Bridgeton,
$469. SO.
Horner Brothers. Bridgeton. $442.
John E. Minch, Bridgeton, $40.
Cumberland Glass Company, No. 1
pipe, 1885; No 2, pipe, 1850.
National Fire Proof Co., Pittsburg
Pa, $446. 20.
Mr.. Whpipple moved that the bid of
the Cumberland Glass Company which
was the lowest for No. pipe, be
accepted and contract awarded, the
Commissioner of Public Works to decide
whether No. l or No 2. pipe to be
used. This motion prevailed.
Bids were opened for 500 feet of Gin.
iron water pipe. The bids were:
United States Cast Iron Company,
$26 30 per 1000 pounds.
R. D. Wood Company $26. 40 per
net ton.
Standard Cast Iron Foundry Com
| any. $25. 80 per ton of 1000 pounds.
Donaldson Iron Company, $27. 80
per 1000 pounds.
The contract was authorized award
ed to the Standard Cast Iron Foundry
Company, it being the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Mulford reported that No.
Burroughs adding machine had been
for $3.50 less per cent for
cash.
The matter of the taxes of the
Bridgeton Preserving Company, was
laid over until the next meeting, upon
motion of MIR. Whipple, who explained
there was some legal questions to be
discussed.
: The City Clerk was directed by
motion of Mr.. Mulford, to confer with
the telephone companies and have the
City Hall telephones placed upon
separate party wires.
Mr.. Whitaker said he had found
that the manure at the fire depart
ment. had been sold for an amount for
the entire output. He recommended
that the manure be sold by the load as
it is universally disposed Of. The
matter was left with the special COM
mittee.
Mr.. Whitaker said that the 16 feet
ladder at the department, lad been
out of commission for long while
and it was bady needed. He recon-
mended that the ladder be replaced.
The committee wasi authorized to