Bridgeton pioneer., 1912-12-05


thirteen, and ending the thirty-frst
day of December, nineteen hundred
and thirteen, be as follows:
Board of Education, twenty-nine
thousand nine hundred and sixty-three
dollars and siXty-nine cents; Lights,
ten thousand five hundred and sixty
six dollars; Fire Department, six
thousand dollars; Salaries, thirteen
thousand one hundred and twenty
nine dollars; Streets and Roads, ten
thousand dollars; Park, three thou
sand nine hundred and forty-eight
dollars and seventy seven cents; Sun
dries, five thousand dollars; Board OF
Health, six hundred and ninety-fye
dollars and siXty-fve cents; Hospital
Fund, one thousand dollars; Street
Cleaning, one thousand five hundred
dollars; Contingent Fund, twelve
thousand dollars; Sinking Fund, elev-
en- thousand three hundred and twen-
ty-four dollars; Interest on Bonds,
seventeen thousand two hundred and
fifty-two dollars.
2. That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
Mr.. Johnson for the Special Com
mittee, recommended that the build
ing application of Richard Taylor for
a boiler house and stack at No 10
West Commerce street, be refused on
account of the fire risk.
The report of the committee was re
ceiyed and the recommendation con-
Cured in.
Corporation Counsel J. B. McGear
reported that the owners of the lane
adjacent to the Davis Building on
south Pearl street, were making prep
arations to repair the pavement at
that point. The Corporation Counsel
further reported that the Bridgeton
Brick Company were removing the
dirt bank obstruction which they ere
ated on Spruce street.
Commissioner of Streets and High
ways, F. l.. Fralinger, reported that
all of the road machinery and tools
were stored on Warren street, allow
ing that department to assemble their
tools and implements at one central
point. The Commissioner further sug-
gested that insurance against fire be
placed on this outfit.
Mr. Whipple, for the Special Com
mittee, recommended that the water
main be extended to the plant of the
Bridgeton Brick Company for winter
service after the company had execut-
ed release to the city.
The report was received and con-
Cured in.
Mr.. Whitaker moved that the con-
tract for the continuation Of the intake
pipe to the Northwest Passage, for
which bids were received on Noyem-
Der 10, 1912, be awarded to Alfred H.
Lupton for $10,4S2OO, he being the
lowest bidder.
When the motion was open for re
marks, Mr. Whipple stated that he felt
that it was mistake to spend thirty
thousand dollars of the taXpayer's s
money to continue this intake line to
the Northwest Passage, when they had
water of ninety-eight per cent purity
at the present intake. Mr.. Whipple
has taken the matter up carefully and
was convinced that the work would
cost fully thirty thousand dollars be-
fore it was complete, and he was not
convinced that the public sentiment
was in favor of spending this money
until a trial had been made of taking
water from the raceway.
Mr.. Ogden was of the same opinion,
and considered it an unnecessary
waste of the city money. In regard
to the State Board of Health causing
the city to cease using the park for
pleasure ground if they took water
from the raceway, Mr.. Ogden could
not reconcile that idea with the fact
that other cities took the water from
rivers where all manner of pollution
was allowed to exist, and delivered it
to their inhabitants after filtration,
with the approval of the State Board
of Health.
He was at least in favor of trying
the plan of taking the water from the
raceway and give it a trial which
would cost nothing, before entering
upon the expensive plan of going to
the Northwest Passage.
Mr.. Stevenson called for the reading
of the ordinance, relating to the con-
struction of the water plant. Presi-
dent Mulford directed the clerk to
read the ordinance, the original ordi-
nance No. 1874, and the ordinance num-
ber 202, which amended the route OF
the pipe line, were both read. Fol
lowing which reading Mr. Stevenson