Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-16
VENDER Rand C|RCULARLAWS
City Council Decides to License the
Former and Prohibit the latter.
Much Miscellaneous Business.

City Council Decides to License the
Former and Prohibit the latter.
Much Miscellaneous Business.
Woodbury. Council met in regular
session Tuesday evening with all
members present. Clerk Starr read
the minutes which were promptly
approved.
MIR. Martin said that the lumber
offered for sale by Mr.. Thomas as
not suitable for the use of the city.
Mr.. Parks reported that as yet
llthere had been no progress in repair
ling Wood street, but that by next
Injecting he hoped to make report
lthat same had been attended to ./0In
tregard to oiling Broad street, nd pro-
gresS has been made; the street is
not yet in shape for oiling. AS to
the paving in front of Turnbul,s
store, Mr. Turnbull said he was wait
ing for Mr.. Chew to lay a cement
walk in front OF the property. The
request of the d. & I. Co., to place
pole on Davis street. has been over
looked.
On motion of Mr.. Parks, the re-
quests for permission to erect signs
and awnings, made at the last meet
ing, including Mr. Catsellis were
granted.
Mr.. Parks said that in the erec-
i ton of MIR. Cattelfs awning, the
Iordinance had been violated. Mr..
Parks asked if it were the wish of
KCouncil that the Street Committee
Kshould be authorized to direct the
Mayor to enforce the ordinance, the
maximum penalty for its violation
! beng $40 co. On motion of Mr..
Heaton, the Street Committee was
/ gwen authority to have the Mayor
push the matter. ~
MIR. Bayer said that the Water
sCommittee had an artesian we'll dug
Ito the depth of 10 feet and that 40
gallons per minute was being pump
lied slowly from the we'll. The 10
! feet of depth was composed of clay,
then from so to 20 feet of black mud
and then sand. Samples of the wat
er have been submitted to various
persons. 80
Mr.. Wooley, of the Blasius Co. test
ed it for hardness, looking at it from
the viewpoint of its action on boilers.
Mr.. Wooley says it is soft but pos
sibly a little harder than our pres
ent water. Mr.. Hodges said he could
see no difference in the hardness.
Samples, of our present water, filter
ed, and of the artesian water are
now being examined.
The Finance committee reported
that bids had been received for the
L O q Ct4l, l.<x Il Or.
recommendation of that committee, the
award was made as follows: $4,000 at
| 1O11s to Theo. Laub; $4,000 at 101
and interest, $4,000 at 1919 and inter
est to various sinking funds of the
City.
On motion of Mr.. Batten, the
checks were ordered returned to the
unsuccessful bidders.
An ordinance providing for the Ii
censing of peddlers ,venders, picture
shows and circuses was read and
passed, Messrs. Bayer, Matlack and
Martin voting Nay" the other mem
bers voting for its pasasge. 1t is to
take effect June 1.
The ordinance provides for the Ii
censing of hawkers, peddlers, timer
"
shall expose for sale in the City of
Woodbury. all goods excepting pro-
| ducts of their own raising or articles
4 of their own manufacture, also the IL
censing and regulating of street
shows, moving picture shows, Cir
| cuses or any public place of amuse-
ment Upon the payment of the re-
quired fee the City Clerk will issue a
license to the applicant and also pro-
vide him with license tag bearing
the license number which he shall ex-
pose to view on his cart or wagon.
The license shall be issue for one
year .<The license fee for all haw-
kerr, common carriers, peddiers and
! itinerant venders shall be SIS 90 per
annum; travelling or street shows,
/ $40. 90 per day; circuses, $50 per day;
moving picture shows and other plac-
ers of amusement, $4,000 per annum.
| The ordinance also regulates the erec-
! ton of street stands and requires that
| they be kept clean and neat. The
ordinance provides that for the vio-
lation of the ordinance the offender
shall be fined not to exceed $50 90.
The report of the Receiver of Taxes
| for the past month was read, showing
balance of $4259. %. On motion of
Mr.. Batten, it was ordered received
and spread upon the minutes.
In regard to the Dubois paving in
North Woodbury., Mr. Batten moved
that $3.50 be accepted for same. Car
ried.
Mr.. Heaton stated that the fee of
| the last week for White Spear had
been cut in half becOuse of the con-
| tinued inclement weather. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Batten, that action re-
ceived the approval of Council.
An ordinance prohibiting the distri-
button of circulars, and newspapers,
ETC., not regularly entered by the post
office department as second-class mail
kmatter was introduced by Mr.. Hea-
fton. On Mr.. Parks motion the rules
were suspended and the ordinance
Iplaced on second reading. The or
l dinance was passed unanimously and
! is to take effect June + %