Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-06-19
NEW SEWER FOR
LAKE STREET NOW
Some Consideration Given the High
School. Other Matters of Inn
pOrtanCe Considered.

1t lacked just fifteen minutes of
being midnight, when City Council ad-
journed their session last evening.
During the four hours the members
were assembled in the hot and sitting
council chamber, they transacted many
important matters of city business.
President Mulford presided over the
session. and every member of council
was present throughout the lengthy
meeting
Before the regular meeting, while
the members were in executive ses-
sion they received the report of the
Board of School Estimate, and for
more than an hour discussed the ques-
tion of new high school. And while
the report of the session was not made
public, it is understood that Council
is divided in sentiment toward making
the bond issue required for the pro-
posed new school.
The sole reason for opposing the
high school project at this time, is
the additional tax burden which it will
i'm Jose, and the members who are
against granting this appropriation a
this time, contend that the school ex
penses in the last five years have in.
creased in a proportion that is not re.
flected in the work of the schools. Nc
definite conclusion was reached in re.
gard to the matter last evening.
Following the usual routine of the
opening of the council session, ,severa
building permits were granted, mostly
for minor repairs, the principal being
dwelling houses at 81 East Avenue
and the corner of Lawrence anG
Hampton, a garage in the rear of the
Martin Dyeing plant, and a dwelling
at 254 Fayette, together with the fac.
tory building which H.. H. Hankins
Brother are to build for the E. Prit.
chard Canning Company on North
Pearl street, the building to be Of
brick material with Stag roof, two
stories in height and 40x100 feet il
dimension. The factory building tc
form part of the present model plant
of the Pritchard concern.
The Bridgeton Hospital Association
in a communication sent through Jos
eph H. Powell, one of the directors
urged that Council take the earliest
possible action to provide sewage ia.
cilities for the hospital, through the
already surveyed East Lake extension
the present plan of using cesspools
with the increasing number of pa
tents, works most serious inconven
ience for the hospital.
A letter from property owners or
South Avenue, relative to the unused
trolley cars occupying a part of the
street in front of the car barns, was
upon motion referred to the Genera
Manager of the Traction Company
with the request that the condition.
be changed.
The Board of School Estimate pre-
sented the formal statement of tn,
amount of money necessary to b,
raised by taxation for the use of tn,
public schols next year, the amount i!
fixed at $33,3S3.77.
A letter from the State Board o
Health, in regard to the pollution O
the Cohansey river, caused by twt
surface closets on the park property
was upon motion referred to the Parl
Commission.
The report of the Commissioner o
Public Works was of interest, and viii
be published tomorrow.
Commissioner of Public Safety Geo
H. Hughes made a detail report of tn,
police and fire departments, and ais,
recommended that council take step
to provide a public comfort station
near the center of the city.
The other commissioners and cit,
officials, each presented reports o