Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-10-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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/ City Council met in regular session
! Tuesday evening with all members
present, councilman Burkett coming
in late.
/ The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, and then
the matter of ownership of the Ward
Burying Ground in North Woodbury.
was taken up. A communication
| from the Solicitor was to the effect
that the lot, for burying purposes
was vested in John Redfield and heirs
| The matter was brought up as the
sidewalk adjoining the property is in
| bad condition for distance of forty
| feet. Mr.. Burkett asked permission
for the Street Committee to repair
same with cement walk, as it would
be almost impossible to have it at
tended to in any other way Same
was granted, Mr. Matlack seconding
Mr. BIS motion.
/ Mr.. Burkett reported very salts
factory repairs in front of the foun-
tain by the Bitulithic people; also
Iprogress in the Cooper street repairs.
as yet in the ice plant. go
The Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph
and Telephone Company presented a
bond of $1,000 to lay their conduits,
etc. The bond was received and filed
on motion of Mr.. Burkett; the COM
pany is to be notified that they may
proceed with the work, under the
supervision of the Street Committee.
Mr.. Burkett reported the Wick
awning erected.
/ Chief Cattell recommended the sale
| of the old fire truck now stored in
Rachor's barn; also, an old buggy in
1.-THE same place. Mr.. Batten moved
| they be disposed of, and advertised
| for sale by the Fire and Water Com
mittees. Carried. 10
Mr.. Cattell reported satisfactory
test of the fire engine last Thursday.
Mr.. Batten presented list of de-
linquents, handed to him by the City
Treasurer. The same member moved
it be filed with the Clerk and that
the City Collector mark those names
on his books as uncollectable, for
several reasons. Most of the items
are for personal taXes-some should
never have been assessed, some are
dead, while others have moved away,
said Mr.. Batten. The period of years
covered is from 1906 till 1910. The
motion was carried.
Mr. Burkett reported the Aberdeen
Place sewer pipe had arrived, but
only 16 of the 3S pieces were perfect,
but new ones had been promised.
The Woodbury. Realty Co, thra
their lawyer, reported that sewer for
! house surface drainage had been
laid by the City without their per-
mission or authority so the company
is not responsible for the payment
of same; also that they had their
own sewers for such purpose. Mr..
| Burkett said he did not understand
/ the letter, as the sewers laid by the
city are the only ones on the Bell
tract. He moved that the Sewer
Committee meet with the Realty Co.
and with Mr.. Carter. the engineer,
| to make adjustment for the sewers
| laid there and report at next meet
ing. Carried. Mr.. Burkett said
there is no way for them to sewer eX-
cept through the pipes laid by the
city.
In regard to the carload of gravel,
which was said to be fourteen tons
short on an order of fifty tons, the
party from whom the gravel was
! bought claim the load was full
weight, but for the city to get a
sworn statement from a competent
weigher The matter was referred
to the Street Committee for adjust
ment.
Mr. Batten recommended that
| to the night of the meeting of Coun-
Gil in order that they might be prop
erly reviewed. system similar to
the one used by the Freeholders. No
action was taken.
The Ordinance Committee, through
Mr.. Wickersham, reported that in
/ regard to the contemplated huckster
ordinance, nothing definate had been
! done-that similar ordinances in
force elsewhere had been considered,
! but that the adyisability of such an
ordinance here was not beyond ques-
ton, as some people favored free
trade and the lower prices which
competition made possible.
The Water Committee reported two
and quarter million gallons of wat
er pumped the past month. Mr.
Peirce reported that the reservoir
had been cleaned and that the water
is in better condition. The trouble,
he said, was in the reservoir as the
stream supplying same had no taste
or smell. The cause for excessive
dirt in the reservoir was due, he
thought, to the unusually hot summer
and the heavy rains which washed
the excess vegetation into the reser-
voir, where it decayed.
Under new business communica-
ton was read in reference to the po-
sition Of Overseer of the Poor. Under
a law passed this Spring, it becomes
necessary for Council at it's annual
meeting to elect such an officer at a
salary to be determined by that body,
the duties of such officer to be quite
extensive, and are enumerated by the
law. The officer may be a woman
1t was remarked that on the ticket to
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