Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-06-27
TO COLLECT ASSESSMENTS
Council Passes Circular Ordinance
improvements at Pumping Station
Cattle Ordinance Goes Through.

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improvements at Pumping Station
i Cattle Ordinance Goes Through.
/ With all members present but Mr..
Wickersham. City Council transacted
much important business Tuesday
night One of the measures passed,
and which will affect every home in
the city, is the circular ordinance for
bidding the distribution of any cir
cular or advertisement excepting pa
pers entered in the post office as sec
ond class mail, and addressed cards
and envelopes. This ordinance receiv-
ed the unanimous vote of Council and
it is now up to the Mayor for his APP
/ proval
An ordinance forbidding the driving
of cattle through the city streets be-
tween the hours of a. m. and p. M.
also went through, the rules being
suspended This does not apply to
citizens driving their cows to pasture.
There was no dissenting vote.
Just as important as the two above
named ordinances, and in some re-
spects more important, are the mo-
tions passed unanimously, directing
i the City Treasurer to publish the list
of tax delinquents at the close of the
city's business, July 15. Mr.. Batten
made the motion; also, another motion
made by Mr.. Batten, instructing the
City Treasurer to proceed according
to law to collect all sewer and street
assessments unpaid to date.
In order that the possibility of a
/ future overflow such as discolOred the
water some months ago might be
obviated, and to secure better supply
Mr.. Bayer brought up the matter of
certain improvements at the pumping
/ station Mr.. Bayer was given permis-
sion to make the same The improve
ments will be a concrete wall between
i the creek and the subsiding reservoir;
the raising of the wall along the creek
and the placing of three pipes to take
the water from near the top of the
creek instead of from the bottom.
$500 ****
Clerk Starr called the roll while the
clock was still striking eight. The
minutes were read and approved
Mr.. Parks made a lengthy report:
! The pipe ordered relaid on Lippincott
| ST. and Park ave, has been attended
/ to; the cinders and dust have been
scraped from Penn street and gravel
put on the crown Of the road, but not
yet finished. for it will be done as far
as Glover ST.; communications were
1 sent to Deptford and West Deptford
townships asking them to relinquish
all claims to the Strangers Burying
Ground, but the township committees
having held no meetings, no reply has
been received; the washout on Oak st.
/ has been repaired; Franklin and Ger
man streets are now graveled and
completed; the paving for the City
Park property was done by Mr.. West
colt and is finished and good job.
On motion of Mr.. Parks, Thos Hut
crimson was granted permission to
hang an electric sign at his place of
business.
Mr. Bayer said that in conversation
with Mr. Wilmer, he had received no
request from him for additional help
in the Water Department, and since
that is the case, it should not be forced
on him. Mr.. Bayer suggested that if
| additional help is necessary, it might
be hired as needed. The matter was
!
mittee with power to act.
A letter from the State Board of
Health was read to the effect that the
plans of Hungerford and Terry had
been approved at their meeting on
June 25. On motion of Mr.. Batten,
the letter was ordered received and
filed.
An ordinance providing for the is
r. a. m
suing of bonds to the extent of $500
of the denomination of $500 each was
passed. The money will be used for
! the improvement of streets and high
ways.
A $4,000 note payable December 20
was ordered executed by the proper
authorities, Mr.. Batten making the mo-
ton
On motion of Mr.. Bayer, the Water
department was authorized to place a
/ hydrant at the end of Spruce Lane, re-
place the one at Broad and Hopkins
! streets and equip same with steamer
fittings, and replace the cracked hy-
drant at Broad and Green streets.
On motion of Mr. Bayer, the Water
4 department and Sewer committee were
authorized to lay sewer pipes from the
mains and sewers to the curb on the
streets which will be improved by the
modern pavings In addition, the Pub
lie Service is to be instructed to lay
service pipes for gas from their mains
4 to the curb on the above streets.
Buildings and lots are included
Mr.. Bayer said that Woodbury.
Heights Water Co. should pay higher
rate than fifteen cents per thousand
gallons. On motion of Mr.. Batten, the
Clerk is to notify the Company that
4 the present contract will terminate on
Dec. 81, and that a new contract will
be necessary after that time,
i Mr.. Batten congratulated the Clerk
on the very efficient book which he
had provided to keep a record Of the
flushing of the hydrants.
i A deed from H. B. Hodges and wife
providing for the deciding Of Dubois
ave, to the city was read Engineer
Carter said there is not sufficient de-
ccy.i M inn IN fl1p fped and that the side