Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-12-28
PAULsB0RO COUNCIL
Hold Long Session. Citizens Appeal
to Council for Straight Meters.

to Council for Straight Meters.
On Tuesday evening our borough
Councilmen held their longest and
most interesting meeting of this
year. Mayor Doolittle called Council
together promptly at o'clock, with
all present. Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
A communication from several citi-
zens, John Brown, DR.. g. G. Laws,
w. S. Thompson, B.. G. Paul. w. D.
Gill, E. G. Miller, and others), was
read, asking Council that they be
given the choice of straight meters
or slot.
John Lodge: move this be received
and filed and request complied with.
Cowgirl: Second that motion.
P. Lodge: Mr.. Mayor, at present we
have out several thousands of dol
lars which we are unable to get, and
if | can see it right, we will surely
lose by adopting the straight meter.
/ do not think it wise plan to give
these gentlemen straight. meters.
Sheets: At present there are over
200 persons who are consumers of gas
and to take these out it would be a
loss from so cents to 81 to the bor-
ough.
Mayor: I think that it would only
be trifie lost probably 81
Cowgirl: Mr.. Mayor, cant see
any loss at all
Black: The present meter suits me
and |, as Councilman and property
holder, am satisfied.
John Lodge:I can't see how it is
that these gentlemen will not adopt
this system of straight meters. We
are willing to post any amount which
Council will name if you will give us
the straight meter.
Cowgirl: | am of the same opinion
John, you're right
John Lodge. / make an amendment
to that motion, that each person pay
for his own meters.
Amendment lost by following vote:
Yes John Lodge, Cowgirl.
No: P. Lodge, Quinn, Black, Sheets
a.
Motion lost
Yes John Lodge, Cowgirl.
No P. Lodge, Quinn, Black, Sheets
4
John Lodge: / move that any resi-
dent putting UP the amount that Coun-
Gil requests, be given straight met
terS
Vote.
Yess j. Lodge, Cowgirl
No: p. Lodge, Quinn, Black, Sheets
4
Cowgirl: cannot see how it is
that anybody could lose Probably
ann thick headed, but you have got
to show me-
John Lodge: Mr. Mayor, and Coun-
cfTnaan: think that if persons could
pay in advance it would be a good
thing. Our collector could go around
the tenth of each month and collect
the money in advance and that would
end it all could do it myself.
P. Lodge: That seems all right for
Mr. Lodge to tell him that money
could be collected in such an apple
pie order, but let me tell you, men,
it would not be THAT way. Do you
suppose that the citizens or landlords,
who own houses, would pay their
tenants BLISS
Sheets: i am of the same opinion
as Mr.. LAge.&. 1laok at our collectors
report ksl DR. Black or any one
else who q HI business and see for
yourself 46 account don't
quinn inn Isl I5I meters and
they're good anorsh a he
Cowgirl: I am u6t
John Lodge: M & III to ask
Mr.. Paul, of the <lz8pany,
whether he has mdcl| iE S<} h
Mr.. Paul. We haven g. l6 a * s. d
Sheets: know of seV&f ~ 5Fho d s III
told me that they owe 4 e q S<}
one of their own men late{5 {2< q &ii1{
of hundreds of dollars they III dill (.
John Lodge: | move we be 8H
straight meters.
Lost by the vote of AZ.
Mayor Doolittle: I was in E&St
Orange last Friday and attended the
Mayors meeting at that place. Now
this meeting was called together for
the purpose of drafting bill to
abolish grade crossings. / am sorry
haven't copy of the minutes with
me this evening. will report on it
next week.
Bills paid as follows:
Chas. Bond supplies. ........s rs
John NAMELY, supplies. ....... 800
&C.. III. Dutton, supplies ....... 5.19
M. q. Doolittle, supplies 6.75
W. II. Flowers, Jr., supplies. 10000
w. III. Flowers, Jr., supplies. 1900
Fl. r.. Peterman, labor ........ 800