Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-25
PAULSBORO COUNCIL,

men P Lodge, j. Lodge, sheets,
Quinn, Cowgirl and Black present.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved
The following were elected.
President of Council, Felix Quinn.
Clerk, Chas. NJ. Civilian.
Solicitor, w. Earl Miller.
Recorder, Jos. R. Moreland.
Sheets and Qinnu voting nay.
Borough Engineer, w. NJ. Carter.
Chief Marshall, Samuel Cole.
Assistant Isaac Vanneman, Jr
Overseer of Poor, w. d. Turner.
Poundkeeper, Chas. Thompson
Board of Health, Jacob Ballinger,
R.. L. Reeves, Geo. K. c.. West, VIM.
Hancock, VIM. Gamer
On motion of P. Lodge, trustee
Offices of the public library were de-
clared vacant, and re-appointed as
follows to conform with the law: W !.
Watson, years; Mrs. R. "A. Jester,
4 years; Mrs. D. P. Armstrong,
years; Mrs. William Hancock, yrs; !;
Miss Lydia Clark, year.
Supervisor of Highways, Martin
Locke, Sheets and Quinn voting nay.
Supt. at Gas Plant, Jas. A. West.
Mr.. Sheets called Councils atten-
tion regarding employing helper at
the gas plant. He thought it better to
leave the hiring to either the Public
Property committee or the Gas Supt.
On motion of P. Lodge, the hiring
of all gas plant employees is to be
done by the Mayor, Public Property
committee and Supt. West.
Collector of Gas Money, ]. A. Sou
der.
Fire Wardens, Paulsboro Compa (,
B. G. Paul, W. T. Smith, Chas. Sal
isbury, W. G.. Cowgirl and w. S.
Thompson. BillingSport Company,
Frank Reeder, JOS Banks, o. W.
Sheets, John Carter, Roy Springer and
w. H. Flowers, Jr.
Sinking Fund Commissioner, c.. b.
Staekhouse, years.
The Mayor named the following
committees for the ensuing year:
Public Property, H. Cowgirl, j.
lodge, Black.
Highway, j. Lodge, Sheets, Quinn
Finance, Sheets, Cowgirl, P. Lodge,
OiuiHohSC cACcIo, SOWSlll, Nuluu.
Vice and immortality, Quinn, P
Lodge, j. Lodge.
Public Safety, John Lodge, Percy
Lodge, Harry B. Cowgirl, Allen B
Black, Felix Quinn, and Oliver w.
Sheets.
The bond of Collector Flowers was
read and on motion of P. Lodge was
received and placed in bank.
On motion of Mr.. Sheets the Clerk
was instructed to procure bonds for
the Sinking Fund Commission to the
amount of $1,000 each.
On motion of P Lodge, the Clerk
was instructed to procure bond OF
$1,000 for gas collector.
On motion of Mr.. Sheets our bor-
ough collectors salary was fixed as
follows: Collecting taxes, 1915; Col
leeting sidewalk money, $75; keeping
gas money, $100
On motion of P Lodge, the salary
OF the gas collector, j. A. Souders
was fixed at $100.
On motion of P. Lodge, the gas
superintendent's salary was fixed al
SS5 per month. The helpers salary
was fixed at $50 per month.
On motion of Mr.. Sheets. the soli-
citor's salary was fixed at $25 and the
clerks salary at $100.
On motion of J Lodge the assessors
salary was fixed at 5000.
On motion of p. Lodge our Mar
shal's salary was fixed at $50 per year
Bills were then paid as follows:
Harry Ponto, labor. ......S 1.5s
NJ. j. Doolittle, supplies. .s... 4.O(
Paulsboro Water Co., water. 32.14
E. j. Dupont, supplies. 1.5(
Charlotte Packing Co., supplies 49(
w. G.. Locke, supplies. .. $50
W. H. Flowers, Jr. supplies. .215St
s. G. Haines, supplies. .... .2(
w. Rodgers, supplies. ....:. 14.7(
s. Johnson, labor. 1915
Harry DuBrink, labor .. 1.5s
John NAMELY, supplies. s.... 1925
Kitsen Light Co., supplies. So. 39(
Chas. Bond Co., supplies. 80. 81
G. w. Hannold, supplies. 80. .1528(
Shannon Hdw. Co., supplies. Lac
Telephone Co. .. 2.6s
A bill of w. H. Rele for services al
! the gas plant amounting to $40 was
laid over until next meeting.
Jos. J. Summerill, advice. -. 25.0(
Samuel Cole, salary. 1885,
W. H. Flowers, Jr, supplies. 14.O(
C. NJ. Civilian, salary. ... 45.Te
w. H. Lamson ...... 7.9s
Adamson's hall was rented at STE
per year as the meeting place.
The meeting night was fixed as the
second and fourth Tuesday evenings
The regular salaries of gas superin-
j tendent and assistant were paid.
On motion of Mr.. Sheets, in case
the Sinking Fund Commissioners are
unable to get bonds without being q
salaried office, the same were to be
given a salary equal to the cost ot
bonds and they buy their own.