Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-06-05

Council was held at the City Hall
last night with the following mem
bers present: Bot, Lauinger, Par
sons, Stevenson, Woertz, Donaldson,
Kolberg and Brown.
The minutes of the last meeting
was read and approved together with
the City Clerks report
The Street Committee made re-
port on the repairing of Cooper
street. and called upon the contract
or, William Dunn to report to Coun-
Gil the kind of materials used in the
work.
A communication was read from
the Board of Education relative to
the building of colored school and
asking Council for the necessary
funds amounting to $4,000. Coun-
Gilman Donaldson strenuously object
ed to putting up this amount of
money inasmuch as in his opinion,
the City of Beverly could acquire
possession of the Farnum School and
in doing this the Public School could
be divided SO as to accommodate the
school children while the upper
grades would be at the Farnum
School.
Councilman Stevenson was then
granted the floor and voiced his
opinion in favor of the new school
building, and moved that it be refer
red to the city attorney, which mo-
ton was carried.
Councilman Donaldson then offered
resolution that the status Of the
Farnum School be looked into by the
city attorney, which was carried.
Councilman Donaldson then made a
motion that the Memorial Day fund,
which amounts to $4,000 be drawn to
the order of the Grand Army of the
Republic, which motion was lost.
Councilman Donaldson cited the
fact that the old veterans had spent
over this amount to provide markers
for their departed comrades and
ought to be reimbursed.
Councilman Stevenson advanced
the thought that as no organization
had been mentioned when the reso-
luton was made, that the money be
turned over to the American Legion
as they were the sponaors of the
celebration, and called upon Albert
e. Lee to voice his opinion as to the
status of the American Legion and
the Grand Army. Mr.. Lee said that
the American Legion had full charge
and the Ridgway Post, G. A. r. had
turned the day over to them.
On motion of Councilman Woertz,
the matter was laid over until the
next meeting.
An ordinance was then read pro-
viding for the construction of rail-
road siding over and across Railroad
avenue at Spruce street.
Mayor William b. Cramer raised
a question as to whether Railroad
avenue or Pennsylvania avenue was
the correct name of the street and
asked that the solicitor change the
name on the ordinance to Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
The ordinance was passed on first
and second reading and ordered to
be published in the Beverly Banner.
Numerous bills were presented and
ordered paid. among which were five
for telephone service in the Police
Department.
Councilman Donaldson at once
raised a question as to the location
of the telephones, and was assured
by Councilman Stevenson, who is
the Chief of Police, that they were
part of the police equipment and
were located at City Hail. Five Points
and one each at the homes of the
officers, the location of the fifth
phone was withheld,
Donaldson's next question was why
should the city pay for private tele-
phones which are in the officers
homes; expressing his opinion that
as an officer was on duty twenty four
hours day tie telephone service at
Five Points nd at City Hall were