Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-07
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION
Fire Company Desires Wooden Floor.
Miscellaneous Business. A
Short Session.

shortest session OF the present year
Tuesday evening, with all members
present, adjournment taking place at
907.
President Coombs raped for order
at s o'clock and the clerk entered
into the reading of the minutes, after
the roll call. The report of the re-
ceiver of taxes for February was read
showing receipts amounting to Sill
1928, with disbursements of $1554.82.
was received and filed.
On motion of Mr. Martin, the harm
ess and cart at the Good Will fire
house were ordered to be disposed
of by the street committee. said COM
mittee to secure one-horse wagon
and harness in its place. The idea
in making the change, said Mr.. Parks,
is to secure a wagon with which to
exercise the horse, the cart being en-
tirely unsuitable.
Mr.. Parks reported that Mr. Shreve
of the Public Service had asked him
as to the removal of the gas lamp on
the city park on Cooper street to a
point several feet east. As the order
Council, Mr.. Parks asked for instruc-
tions. On motion of Mr.. Batten, the
matter was left in the hands of the
street committee with power to act.
Mr.. Parks called attention to the
fact that the poor orders all go tc
Childs' Grocery. He thought it un-
fair to the other merchants in the
town, especially since that company
is not a local one; at least the other
stores should have portion of the
orders Mr. Burkett said that the
same matter had been up about three
years ago, but that the Overseer of
the Poor, Mr.. Cozens, had said that
the supplies could be secured cheaper
there, so he continued to purchase at
that place. President Coombs re-
marked that he could settle the diff
Guilty and the discussion was drop
ped.
City Treasurer Redfield said that
the order drawn at the previous meet
ing for the payment ~of horses had
been held on the advice of the solici-
tor. 1t seems that the fire bond issue
passed a long time ago provided a
sum of $1,000 for the purchase of
horses, and that since the order in
question was drawn on the Water De-
partment, it is illegal, since it must
come from the fire bond issue. On
motion of Mr.. Bayer, the previous
order was withdrawn, and the horses
ordered paid for from the funds made
available by the fire bond ISSUE
Mr.. Martin moved that the Street
Committee be empowered to buy set
of single harness. Carried
Mr.. Shreve explained the result of
the placing of the indicator on the
current used on the Bell Tract sew
er He said that the greatest number
of trips were of ten minutes duration,
some though lasting as long as twenty
minutes 1t would seem that the trip
ping gear is at fault as the time re-
quired to empty the well should not
vary to any appreciable degree. As
to a new motor for running the pumps
there. the cost would be about $500
which would not be a saving because
the extra es.4 used by the pres
ent pumps would not equal the cost
of installing new pump and paying
interest on same, together with dis
posing of the present pumps.
It seems that the chief material
pumped is surface water and water
from cellars of the Tract; the city is
practically draining the Tract AMI
paying for draining it. Mr. VIM. T.
Carter said that he thought ten
minute trip was not required to empty
the well. since when it was installed,
the pumps emptied it in a very short
time; perhaps the motors run after
the well has been pumped dry.
The bids for printing the annual
city reports were read as follows:
j. d. Carpenter, $4,000: Constitution
Co, $500. On motion of Mr.. Heaton
the work was ordered given to the
lower bidder
General revision of the city or
dinances was recommended by Mayor
T5add, in communication, which, on
motion of Mr. Batten, was referred
to the Ordinance Committee, to confer
with the solicitor
A committee from Friendship Fire
Company waited upon Council, urg-
ling that a wooden flood be laid in
Rtheir fire house in place of the cement
floor now in use. The reason for the
request is that the cement floor is
very slippery for the horses, espec-
tally since they must travel over il
quickly and stop very suddenly; an
accident is liable at any time if a
horse should fall
Mr. Heaton, Of the Property Com
mittee, reported that that Committee
had held two meetings to consider
that proposition, and had not come to
a final conclusion, but had consid-
cred the wooden floor an expensive
proposition; would cost probably
from $500 to $3.50. He asked that the
matter be continued in the hands oil
that committee.
Chief Shivers. of the Fire Depart
ment. stated that he was very anxious
that some action be taken at this
meeting, as he desired to get righi
down to the drilling of the horses and
that to do so with the present cemeni
floor, was dangerous to the animals