Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-10
TWO COMMITTEES
ALL BY HIMSELF
DR.. Snyder Attends Meetings
and Marks Himself Present,
Madison Council Learns.
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MADISON, March 10.-One member
constitutes a committee according to
reports read at the regular monthly
meeting of the Common Council, held
last evening. DIR. c. f. Snyder read
the minutes of the meetings of the
road and sidewalk, and sewer COM
mittees, and in each case he said:
1.-THE meeting of this committee was
held on March 9. Those present We're
DIR. Snyder" In one case bills to the
amount of $1494 40 wer approved and
in the other recommendation for the
purchase of a cot to be used by In
spector Rowe in the North street
pumping station in rainy weather.
was made and adopted. A general
murmur signifying mirth Went
through the room when DR.. Snyder
read the minutes of his meetings.
Announcement to the Council was
made by Mayor B. d. Philhower of
the tuberculosis exhibit which will be
held here on the week of March IS by
the Madison Board of Health CO
operating with the State board. He
invited and urged the cooperation
of the Council in this matter in order
to give the exhibit the result tho
labor deserves. 1t was agreed that
the governing body would work in
conjunction with those interested in
the demonstration whenever it is pos
sible
Inspector Charles Nelson, of q New
York firm, which had been employed
to inspect the boilers at the local
power plant, which needed attention,
that the boilers are in good condition.
A request by the Board of Health
for $500 on account of their appro-
priation was granted and a resolution
drawn therefor.
Acting for the Firemen's Relief AS
ISOLATION L. A. Waters, president, anG
Samuel A. Gruver, secretary, informed
the Council that the interest on the
mortgage which they are compelled to
pay has been raised from 4 to 5 per
cent. and asked permission to pay
the increased amount Permission
was granted.
Fire Chief Samuel A. Gruver re-
ported having answered four calls,
during the month of February.
The report of the General Audit
Company of New York, which had
been employed to audit the towns
books up to December 81, made it's
report to the council in three exhibits.
They also made some minor criticisms
and suggestions.
Audited bills were exported as fol-
lows by the different committees:
Finance, so. 7SS.21; light, $2,06662; fire.
$12740; road and sidewalk, $19436; po-
lice, $4,000. The total amount coll
lected by the finance committee since
January 1 was $13,6S1.6S. which was
divided as follows: Water, $93, 725.1 6:
light, So, 704 40; sundries, $1,252.0S. The
light committee recommended the re-
pair of the water pump at the sta
ton, at O cost not to exceed 1925, and
also the purchase of three dozen
street fixtures.
A representative of the Art Metal
Company of New York was present
and presented maps and specifica-
lions to explain to the council the
fling system of his firm. The coun-
Gil has been contemplating the pur
chase of new filing system. This
matter was referred to the finance
committee for report.
The following resolutions offered by
DIR. Snyder We're adopted: That IA
warrant for 5000 be made out TO the
clerk of the emergency fund and one
for $4,000 be presented to the commits
sioner of the sinking fund on account
of the 1913 appropriation.