Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-01-18
MURPHY ASKS
MORE POLICE
Requests City Council to
Name Two More Men.
NO COM ITTEES
Corporation Counsel Says There
Is No Legal Authority for Ap.
pointment-President Calls
Them Especial"

City Council at its meeting last eve
ming heard that standing committees
were not legal under the present
charter.
They also had requests for several
new ordinances to meet present day
conditions in the police, fire and wa
ter departments. Heard charges
against fireman and fixed time for
the hearing of same, considered 9TH
er matters effected by the present
high rate of labor and material.
All of the members of City Council
were present with City Clerk Corey
called the roll, President Evans being
in the chair.
The minutes of the last stated meet
ing were read and approved.
A communication was recei ed from
the Mt. Zion Church, expressing ap-
probation for the street lamp which
and Lawrence Streets.
The Board of Education, through
its Secretary, presented a conmuni-
cation requesting that the appropri-
alton of $125,00O made for a new High
School be made available. Mr.. Lam
ing moved that the request be lad on
the table for further consideration.
The monthly schedule of bills was
presented and ordered paid.
Annual reports were presented from
w. A. Logue, President of the City
Park Commission, w. Dayton Fred
rick, Commissioner of Public Works
and Buildings, Gilbert R. Bonham,
Commissioner of Streets and High
ways, William Murphy, Commissioner
of Public Safety, and w. L. Bacon,
City Engineer.
Following the usual custom the re-
ports were received and will later be
published in pamphlet form.
Commissioner Friedrich suggested
that in printing the recorts, that
Council have that section re'err.ng
to the water and sewer departments
printed in a separate pamphlet, for
convenience in mailing to the depart
ments of other cities. The sugges-
ton of Mr.. Friedrich was not acted
upon.
Commissioner of Public Safey VIM.
Murphy requested that report be
read, in order that he might bring be-
fhre Council certain Recommended
tions.
The Commissioner recommends that
the present police force be increased
from six regular men to eight men,
in order that the outskirts of the city
shall have more adequate protection.
Also that an ordinance shall be
enacted giving him the power to es-
tablish safety zones, and the proper
marking of same to handle traffic
conditions.
In the Fire Department the Com
missioner recommends that 500 feet
of fire hose be purchased at once;
that the LaFrance fire engine and
the present hook and ladder wagon
be motorized. also that an ordinance
be passed regulating the nuisance of
chimney fires.
During the year 1916 there were 67
alarms Of fire, with a toal fire loss
of $64,S40,00. Upon motion of Mr..
Holmes the recommendation Of the
Commissioner were separated from
his annual report and will be gwen
further consideration.
w. L. Davis. the newly elected Com
missioner of Streets adm Highways,
reported the detail work in his de-
partment.
Bonds of the various City officials
were presented with the approval of
the Corporation Counsel endorsed
thereon, the same were accepted and
ordered filed.
w. H. Bacon, Jr., Corporation
Counsel, presented written opinion
covering the appointment of standing
committees, which question was re-