Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-08

SiOih Noiey De ulTecJed 10 advert Sc
for proposals for 500 feet of fire hose.
Mr.. Hettinger called attention to
the appropriation of $4,000 for motor
izing the LaFrance fire engine and
the hook and ladder wagon, and he
moved that the City Clerk be directed
to advertise for bids for motor trucks
for the engine and ladder wagon.
Mr.. Most asked if the ladder wagon
was. in good shape. He had seen the
statement of the Public Safety Com
missioner that it was not in proper
shape for motorizing.
Mr.. Hettinger replied that the lad
der wagon was not a very good outfit,
but he thought it was as nearly good
as anything we could get for Bridge
ton. He explained that it had been
thought advisable to expend S25OO
for motor truck for the engine and
$500 for a motor truck for the lad
der and he felt that this was a mat
ter of economy and the apparatus
should be good for several years and
then could be held as an auxiliary
apparatus. By motorizing these two
machines this year, all Of the horses
could he disposed Of President Ev-
ans asked if the ladders were safe.
Mr.. Hettinger thought they were. He
explained that one ladder had been
allowed to chafe considerably.
Mr.. Most said that Public Safety
Commissioner Murphy had told him
that he could purchase a modern. re-
liable hook and ladder wagon from
city which wanted a larger one, and
he felt that it would be better TO
spend a little more money to get an
up-to-date apparatus.
Upon suggestion of w. H. Bacon,
Sr., acting as Corporation Counsel,
Mr.. Hettinger made his motion to
have the Public Safety Commissioners
prepare specifications for the motor
izing of fire apparatus, together with
the fire committee.
Mr.. Holmes said that there was no
fire committee. President Evans said
that he had named special fire COM
mittcvs
( MI. r.1Eolmes asked Mr.. Bacon if a
| committee could be thus authorized
Mr.. Bacon replied that undoubtedly
City Council could authorize the ap-
pointment of any committee it should
see fit, but the President certainly
had no authority to appoint commit
tees without instructions from Coun-
Gil. Continuing Mr.. Bacon said the
power of the committees authorized
appointed by City Council, would only
have such authority as had not been
legally delegated to the City Commits
sioners by ordinance.
President Evans asked if Mr.. Bacon
was not President of the Park Com
mission. He replied he was. Mr.. Ba-
con was asked by President Evans if
he did not appoint standing commit
tees. Mr.. Bacon replied that he did
so only by direction of the Park Com
mission. Mr.. Bacon said tnar City
Council had never authorized the APP
pointment Of committees.
President Evans said he had fol-
lowed precedent of other Presidents.
Mr.. Bacon replied that the previous
Presidents had no such authority.
Albert R. McAllister was present in
the room and said that for the first
five years of the City Charter there
were no standing committees named
and only special committees We're
named from time to time by authority
of City Council itself.
Mr.. Hettinger then withdrew his
motion.
Mr.. Most then moved that a special
committee of three be named to act
In conjunction with the Public Safety
Commissioner in preparing specifica-
tons for motorizing the engine and
hook and ladder wagon, and if it be
found that the ladder wagon is not
in shape for motorizing, then only
specifications be prepared for the en-
gine.
This motion was passed and the
President appointed Mr.. Most, Mr.. |
Hettinger and Mr. Channels as the |
committee.
Mr.. Bacon, for the Park Commits
sion, presented lease which had
been entered into by the Park Com
mission with Lorin w. Elwell, for
the operation of the City Park farm.
He asked that the lease he authorized