Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-04
SAFEGUARDING COOPER ST.
Railroad Must Make Crossing Safe
Special Session of Council Hears
Two Improved Streets :,
v Complaints. N

| Council in special session, Tuesday
night, heard the reading of the deed
of H. B. Hodges and wife turning over
DuBoise avenue to the city. Mr.. Bat
ten moved it be accepted upon ap-
proval by the City Engineer Carried
unanimously
An application for 800 feet of g.
inch water main on the same property
was read. Mr.. Bayer's motion that the
Water Committee be empowered to
lay same upon approval of the deed by
the City Engineer went through with
no dissenting vote
An application for an 8-inch sewer
by the same party, two-thirds of cost
of same to be paid by the developers
of the tract was read The commune
cation was received and filed On Mr..
Martins motion, the Sewer Committee
was instructed to lay same when the
deed is approved by the City Engineer,
under the conditions as outlined in
the application. The water main and
sewer pipe are to be laid on Duboise
avenue
The Ordinance Committee and En-
gineer Carter were instructed to frame
an ordinance fixing grades and laying
out the above street, Mr.. Batten MAX
! ing the motion.
On motion of Mr.. Batten, the map
of DuBoise Avenue was approved.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, the street
committee was authorized to lay
a crossing at Broad street and Du-
! Boise avenue
The Gloucester Turnpike Company
/ reported to Council that the latters
request that North Broad street be
oiled would be brought up before the
meeting of the company shortly On
motion of Mr. Batten, the communica-
tion was received and fled
/ The State Board of Health informed
Council that the filtration plans of
Hungerford and Terry as approved by
Council at recent meeting, had been
approved by the State Board of Health
Received and filed on motion of Mr..
Burkett.
The Public Utilities Commission in
I a communication said that they had
! inspected Carpenter and Hopkins Sts.
crossings and conditions at the Cooper
street crossing.
At Carpenter and Hopkins streets,
the Commission recommends to the
railroad that signal bells be placed.
At the Cooper st. crossing the Commis-
sion stated that the railroad should
4 not be asked to change the schedule to
remedy dangerous conditions, but that
they would advise the railroad to per-
NIT no train to run past the crossing
/ while a passenger train is discharging
/ or receiving passengers. These recon-
mendations of the Commission to the
| railroad will be carried out in all pro-
liability as the Commission has power
to enforce its rulings. On motion of
Mr.. Batten, the communication from the
| Commission was received and filed.
/ AT 8.18 Council went into commits
| tee of the whole with the Street COM
mittee to hear any complaints that
might be made to the improving of the
streets, petitions for improving said
streets having been circulated. There
were no complaints whatever for the
| Improvement of any of the four streets
excepting High street In fact, few
we're present urging that the contem-
plated improvements on the other
streets be made. ~ N
There were ten persons on hand
representing High street, including M.
F. Cattell, nonresident of the street
but large property owner Mr. tat-
tell said he was in favor of all i'm
provements, and so would not stand in
the way of improving High street. The
Messrs. Hodges argued for the Inn
provement of the street, as did MIR.
Zippler, Adon Catteil and Councilman
| Heaton. Thomas Glover said the
street was good enough and the road
way needed no improvement. Walter
Glover, representing Mrs. Julia Glover
and Miss Emma Lee. said that they
thought the roadway did not need to
he improved and that such an expense
as new road would entail would not
be justified These two were the only
persons to make any objection.
Mr.. Wickersham was the only alb
sentee at this meeting of Council.