Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-08-21
Vote Against SIS, 900 Bond
Issue.
THE VOTE WAS 3 TO 3
Much Interest Was Manifeet In
the Important Meeting Of
City Council.

City Council met last evening, anu
probably the most important action
taken at the session, was in regard to
providing funds for the new High
School. The motion to create the
$4,000 bond issue for the purposes OF
the new high school, being lost by
tie vote of 8 to 8.
President Mulford was in the chair
and all of the members were present
with the exception of Mr.. Whipple,
who is spending the week in Boston.
The reports of all the city officials
were OF interest, and the commission
ers called attention to several very
pertinent matters.
George H. Hughes, Commissioner of
Public Safety, together with the Com
missioner of Public Works, reported
! the inspection of several buildings.
where persons are employed, where
the buildings are not provided with
adequate fire protection. AS result
of this inspection several factory
buildings will be equipped at once,
and the investigation continued
throughout the city. The Commission
,er also called attention to the present
condition of the old Silsby fire engine,
which has seen SO years of hard SER
vice, and is now in need of consider
able attention.
F. L. Fralinger, Commissioner of
Streets and Highways, made an un-
usually interesting report, and called
particular attention to the increasing
number of small bridges which are
built across cutters without permit.
The bridges appear where automobiles
are used, and the practice is costing
the city several hundred dollars each
5 year in road repairs, where the bridges
obstruct the passage of the water in
the cutters during times of storm, and
! the roads wash out in consequence.
City Engineer Walter M Sharp pre-
sented very complete report, and re-
ferred in particular to the dangerous
condition of some sidewalks over the
city.
+ The monthly schedule of bills
amounting to $sO93.59, was approved
and ordered paid.
The certificate of the Board of
School Estimate certifying $4,000 as
the amount necessary to be raised for
the purposes of new high school,
was presented and ordered placed on
file.
A motion offered to have the Cor
poration Counsel prepare the neces-
sary ordinance providing for the
raising of this amount of money, at
once evoked protest, and for nearly
an hour the High School situation was
up for discussion.
Mr.. Fox spoke first on the motion,
and stated that plainly he was against
the proposition to bond the city for
this amount, as he was not satisfied
that the public at large, approved of
this big expenditure The result of
his conversation with many tax pay
ers, may have not reflected the senti-
ment of the entire city, Mr.. Fox
agreed, but where the matter had
come up, he had found the sentiment
against the expenditures at this time
Mr.. Fox suggested that the laws of
the state may be changed compelling
the townships to look after their own
students, and the necessity for the
high school would in measure be re-
1ieved.
Under any circumstances, until he
received more definite assurance that
the public was in favor of the high
school proposition, that his vote
would at all times be cast against the
$4,000 bond issue at this time.
Mr.. j. M. Laning was very brief in
his remarks. They were short and
decidedly to the point And in no un-
certain terms were they expressed.
Mr.. Laning made accusation of
Trenton lobby that is controlling
school matters in the state. He fur
ther stated that he would not take oc-
casion to again speak on the matter
while it is before council, but that he
would at all times continue to cast his
vote against the bond issue, unless he