Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18

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IN bad repair and the property owners
mad been directed to make repairs.
The Commissioner of Streets and
Roads, F. L. Fralinger made a de-
tailed report of the work done upon
the streets since the last report.
A numerously signed petition was
read asking for crossing over Pearl
street at Orchard and Myrtle. Upon
motion of Mr.. Milford the crossing
was ordered placed.
The budget of bills ordered paid by
City Council aggregated $5663.17. The
payments were submitted as follows:
Park, $124.63; Fire Department, $246.-
10; Sundries, $156.9O; Maintenance,
$51O.79; Construction, $76.70; Street
Cleaning, $134.7O; Streets and Roads,
$17O9.76; Sewers, $792.O7; Lights,
$S5S.17; Salaries, $993.3O.
Mr.. Mulford, for the committee upon
securing a burial plot for the city
poor, reported progress.
Mr.. Whitaker introduced an ordi-
nance providing for the election of
Municipal superintendent of Weights
and Measures for the city of Bridge
ton in accordance with the provisions
OF an act of the recent legislature
The ordinance provides for the cleo
ton of superintendent at the first
meeting of City Council in July next.
to serve until the first day of January
next. The ordinance further provides
that on January first, 1912, and annr-
ally thereafter, City Council shall
elect such superintendent to hold Office
for one year. The ordinap ce provides
that the superintendent shall examine
all weights and measures used in the
city and to perform such other duties
as prescribed in the legislature act
referred to the ordinance provides that
that the superintendent shall serve
without compensation.
1t is understood that council has in
mind selecting the Commissioner OIL
Public Safety as the Superintendent of
Weights and Measures.
The ordinance passed upon two
readings and went over for final oas-
3age until the next meeting, as pro.
vided by the rules.
Mr.. Mulford irtgpduced an ordinance
providing the repeal of ordinance No.
$50, which provides the issuing bonds
in the sum of $4,000 for the establish
ing of sewage disposal plant. The
ordinance passed two readings.
Mr.. Mulford then offered an. eordi-
nance providing for the erection and
construction, establishing and main
tanning of a sewage disposal plant in
the city of Bridgeton, in accordance
with prepared plans heretofore ap-
proved by the State Board of Health.
The ordinance also provides for the
issuing of bonds in the sum of $4,000
to pay the expenses of the enterprise.
The ordinance was twice read and
affirmatively acted upon.
Mr.. Mulford then presented and in
troduced an ordinance providing for
the construction and erection of an
additional water SUPPLY plant. The
ordinance locates the plant in the
city park properly upon what is
known as the Mdlford tract. The or
dinance also locates the source of
water supply at the northwest passage
at the head of the lake at Tumblins
Dam. The ordinance Is lapgthy one,
setting forth at length the location of
the pumping station, the filtration
beds, the water mainsS ETC., to the very
source of the supply.
This ordinance provides for a bond
issue of $4,000.
The ordinance was passed upon two
readings.
A motion prevailed that the City
Clerk be authorized to have $50 copies
of the specifications for the proposed
water plant printed. Y.
Mr.. Whitaker moved that $1OO be
appropriated to A L. RobesoH Post,
No. AZ, G. A. R. to defray the expenses
of Memorial Day. The motion was
passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Mulford, the
Commissioner of Public Works was
given permission to attend the Water
Works Engineers Convention to be
held at Rochester, N. Y, June 9Th to
10th.
Mr.. Whitaker asked for the reading
of the ordinance providing for license
fee of circuses. The clerk read the
ordinance showing that the circus Ii
cense fee was S1OO. Mr.. Whitaker said
that the Commissioner of Public Safe
ty had charged but $50.
Mr.. Johnson said that Mr.. Hughes
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