Bridgeton pioneer., 1912-03-07
COUNCIL TAKES
UP MATTERS
Details of the Business Last
Night.
THE INTAKE PIPE LINE
Ordinance Presented Last Night 10
Provide for the Water for the
New Plant.
CITY COUNCIL, 1912

City Council with it's entire membe.
hip present, met last night in It's |
irst March meeting and President |
ilaspeil presided in his usual urbane |
and competent manner.
Immediately the roll was called, |
City Clerk Jones read the long record
Of the last meeting, and the minutes
were approved as read.
AT once Council proceeded to busi-
ness, and during the evening there
was much accomplished, a great deal
being of importance.
Permission was granted to Judson
Camm for the erection of one story
brick building for a carriage painting
shop on North Laurel street to replace
the burned structure.
H. II. Hankins & Bro, asked per-
mission 10 erect a barn in the rear of
No. ,l51 Bank street, the application
was referred to the Commissioner of
'Pubno Safety
\ The Bridgeton Athletic Association
was granted permission to erect an
addition to the South Laurel and JEFF
ferson street building, 45x45, with a
height of 20 feet. The building is to
be used as a gymnasium.
In his report to City Council, Com
missioner of Public Safety George H.
Hughes reported that Walter Paullin
and Francis G. Brewster have resigned
as members of the fire department
He also reported the appointment of
Sauuel Leake as a member of the de-
partment. No other report was made
concerning the condition of the fire
department.
F. L. Fralinger, Street Commission
er, reported but little work upon high
ways, owing to the severe freezing
weather
Commissioner of Public Works Tim
othy Woodruff reported the detail
work of the water department.
During the session a telegram was
received from Clyde Potts, the city
engineer, announcing that he had
missed the last train and could not be
present.
The ordinance dividing the Third
ward into three voting precincts was
passed upon third and final reading
and ordered published.
The ordinance exelnpting taxes upon
new industry and giving free water
rent, was passed finally and ordered
printed
Upon motion of Mr.. Whipple, the or
dinance granting the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone Company 20
year franchise to lay conduits under
the streets, was continued ON second
reading.
At the last meeting of Council, sec
tion of the ordinance was defeated
because it provided for poles for
through lines as we'll as conduits upon
the same streets.
The ordinance was considered for a
time, several of the sections having
been changed. Council finally agreed
that the record was becoming some
what clouded, and Mr. Whipple moved
that the ordinance be withdrawn. This
motion was passed unanimously.
A most important ordinance was
then taken up and passed upon two
readings. This is an ordinance pro-
viding for the intake pipe for the
water plant. The ordinance is dis
criptive. Under the provisions of the
ordinance. the intake pipe continues
north from the coagulation tank at
the water plant on the east side of
the raceway to a point opposite the
"Narrows" at the raceway. The pipe
here crosses the raceway at its shall
lowest part to the west side of the
road. The pipe is then carried over
into the roadway and follows the
roadway to the Tumbling Dam lake,