Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-07-20
HAWKINS BROS.
MAKE PROTEST
Councilman Whitaker Calls Atten-
tion to Trolleys Standing on the
Tracks in the Centre of
the City.

City Council met last evening in a
very lengthy session, there being a
number of matters on the calendar to
engage their attention.
When Clerk Jones called the roll.
the members to answer to their names
were Mr.. John N. Glaspell, President,
Messrs. Elmer D. Mulford, Howard
M. Smalley, Arthur c. Whitaker,
Elmer d. Ogden, Lewis S. johnson
and Oscar K. Whipple. The lengthy
minutes Of the last stated meeting,
the adjourned meeting and the special
meeting were read and approved by
Council
Several building permits were
granted and the application of Harry
Conner to build an automobile garage
on North Pearl street. was referred
to the Commissioner of Public Safety,
with power to act.
Communications were received from
number of the bidders on the Water
Filtration plant, referring to the
merits of their particular pumps,
engines, boilers. etc., and inviting
Council to inspect installations made
at various points within a radius of
one hundred miles.
A communication from the Hess
Steel Castings Company, requesting
that an arc lamp be placed somewhere
near their plant, was received and
filed. The nearest light is now located
at the corner of Pearl street and
Brldgeton avenue, and attention was
called to the fact that the place is
not only dark at night but dangerous
on account of the railroad tracks.
Commissioner Of Pubic Safety,
George Fl. Hughes presented an un-
usually interesting report, covering in
detail the workings of the police and
fire departments, together with other
public safety measures now in
progress.
Com missioner of Streets and High.
ways F. L. Fralinger presented his
semi-monthly report showing the work
done on the streets, and calling
particular attention to some bad
drainage areas around towr, more
particularly in the case of the recent
heavy storm.
Monthly reports were received from
the other heads of departments The
schedule of approved bills amounting
to $S317. so were ordered paid. Of this
amount S3, 900 is charged to the Sink
Ing Fund Commission. And on motion
OF Mr.. Whipple a warrant for 5000
was drawn in favor of Mrs. Lille M.
Smalley, and charged against the ap-
preparation of the Park Comm isison.
Mr.. Ogden, chairman of the Special
Committee, to investigate the drainage
trouble at the corner of North Pearl
street and Rosenhayn Road, reported
that the committee had made some
investigations and desired to be con-
tinued
Mr. u hulford reported that the
question of the city purchasing
public burial plot for its poor, in the
Overlook cemetery, was still under
advisement.
Mr.. Whipple for the Special Com
ni tee to investigate the proposition
of the Bridgeton Electric Company, to
supply current for the new Water
Filtration plant, instead of a steam
plant reported that the committee
did not consider the proposition to
be to the best interests of the city
and the proposition did not have their
approval. On motion Of Mr.. Mulford
the report was received and the com
mittee discharged
The following resolution drawn by
the Mayor, was introduced by Mr..
Smalley and adopted by the un-
animous vote Of City Council: RE
solved, that Winfield Abbott, Winfield