Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-01-04
Coombs, Democrat, Chosen President.
City Employees Reelected. New
Committee of Public Safety.

City Employees Reelected. New
Committee of Public Safety.
City Clerk Arthur Starr called the
new Council together before the clock
had stopped striking twelve. Mr..
Wickersham nominated Mr.. Bayer as
president pro tenn and the selection
being ratified Mr.. Bayer took the
chair.
The audience in attendance was the
most remarkable that has ever at
tended a meeting of Council in this
city, in that seven ladies were present,
besides about forty other visitors.
The result of the November cleo
tion was read, and then the roll call
ed, showing all the members present.
The new members are Edward Mar
tin, from the First Ward; James Park,
from the Second Ward, and Joseph N.
Coombs from the Third Ward. all be-
ing Democrats, giving that party a
majority in Council for the first time
since Woodbury. was incorporated as
a city.
One of the innovations introduced
by the incoming Council is a commit
tee on Public Safety, with Mr.. Parks
as the chairman The only changes
in the city officers elected is in the
board of assessors, where John Riehl
is the new member from the First
Ward, and in the Board of Health,
where VIM. Sennett and Geo. Pierce
succeed A. W. Cattell and VIM. DUFF
field.
Mr.. Heaton nominated Mr.. Coombs
for president. Mr. Bayer appointed
Messrs. Parks Wickersham and Hea-
ton tellers. The vote being counted
showed Mr.. Coombs unanimously
elected. Mr.. Bayer named Mr.. Hea-
ton and Mr.. Martin to escort Mr..
Coombs to the chair. On taking the
chair Mr.. Coombs thanked his fellow
members for the honor done him, and
said he hoped their relations together
would always be harmonious.
At this point Mr.. Wilmer presented
the new members with @uquets of
flowers the names of the donors of
same not being given.
Mr. Martin nominated John Riehl
for assessor from the first ward for
the three year term, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Bayer nominated Mr. Wilmer
for water superintendent for the one
year term and he was unanimously
elected.
Mr.. Parks nominated Edgar Whel-
don as superintendent of streets and
sewers and a unanimous ratification
followed.
After the reading of his petition for
the position of janitor and engineer,
John Murray was elected to fill same,
Mr. Martin making the motion
Mr.. Heaton presented resolution
fixing the salary of Overseer of the
Poor at $4,000 per year. Mr.. Heaton
nominated Mr.. w. T. Cozens for that
office, and he was unanimously elected
On motion of Mr.. Heaton, the Clerk
was directed to procure the necessary
book and stationery for Mr.. Cozens.
Mr. Parks nominated Mr.. E. p.
Trask and the Misses Ruth Flanagan
and Lydia Griscom as the Deptford
Institute trustees and they were unan-
imously elected.
Mr. Heaton nominated Mrs. E. r !.
Johnson for the position of librarian
for one year and she was Unanimously
elected
Mr.. Bayer nominated VIM Sennett
and Mr.. Parks nominated Geo. Pierce
as members of the Board of Health,
and they were elected.
Mr.. Parks nominated VIM NJ. Car
ter for the Office of city engineer for
three years and he too received the
full vote of Council.
Mr.. Martin nominated Mr.. G. w.
Shivers as Fire Chief and he was
unanimously elected. F. Stone, DR..
Bassett Kirby and Theo. Burrows
were elected assistant chiefs from the
1st, I'd and Sd wards respectively.
The rules of the preceding Council
with the addition of committee on
Public Safety were adopted to govern
the body of 1872
The care of the Strangers Burying
Ground was left in the hands of the
Street committee when appointed on
motion Of Mr. Martin. 90
On motion of Mr.. Bayer, the meet
ing nights were fixed on Jan. 8, and
every two weeks thereafter, with the
final meeting on Jan. 1, 1913 at II
o'clock
The abstract from the Ogden will
was read In which $1,000 is left in the
care of the city TO be used as poor
fund. On motion of Mr.. Heaton. the
care of the fund was left in the hands
Of the Finance committee whe1 ap-
pointed. "
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Messrs. Heaton, Bayer and Martin