Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-02
REGULAR MEETING Of COMMON
COUNCIL HELD LAST night
Report Made On Investigation Committee Of
Water Company More Members Asked For.


Council was held in the City Hall
last evening at O'Clock with the fol-
lowing members present: Messrs.
Allen, Brown, Bott. Stevenson Par
sons, Woertz and Donaldson.
The reading of the last minutes
were read and approved.
A communication was read from
the Board of Education, asking that
Council act on the Ordinance for the
appropriation of 100000 for the pur-
pose of erecting colored school.
Councilman Brown moved that the
ordinance be placed on Nlird and
final reading, with the proper location
inserted, which motion was carried.
The Treasurers, Clerks and Police
Justice reports were read and approx
ed
A written report was read fro
the committee appointed to investi-
gate the acquiring of the Delaware
River Water Company, as follows
Beverly, New Jersey,
September II, 1925.
Pursuant to the notice sent out by
William B. Cramer, Mayor, there as
sembled in the City Hall, on Thurs
day evening, September 18th, William
b. Cramer, p. Preston Brown, Fred
erick j. Lauinger, of Council and
William v. Massey and Francis J.
Smith, Esq, citizens as a committee
appointed by Common Council to INF
vestigate and report as to the advis-
ability of acquiring the present water
works as now owned by the Delaware
River Water Company, either by con-
demnation or price.
The meeting was called to order
by the Mayor and organization com
menced. William V. Massey was
nominated for Chairman and was
unanimously elected.
Mayor Cramer was then nominated
for Secretary but positively declined
to accept any such position, stating
that his other duties were of such
character as to preclude any infringe
ment on his time, but agreed to act
as a temporary one until the Commit
tee could select one. No other men,
Der assembled would accept
Mr. Smith then presented the fol-
lowing motion duly seconded by Mr..
Brown:
'That Common Council be request
ed to increase the number of the
Water Committee from the present
number of five to that of nine in or
der that a working force may be thus
insured"
Carried unanimously in the affir-
native by those present.
MI. Smith, duly seconded by Mr..
Lauinger:
"Th the City Solicitor be request
ed for an opinion as to the mode and
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ton or Acquiring the present water
works by the City; also as to it's
rights and liabilities in acquiring
such water works in other than the
City and their delivering and sale of
water thereto and therein"
Carried in the affirmative unani-
mously by those present.
A communication was read from
the Board of Education, asking that
the City Council investigate the stat
us of the Farnum School, ascertain
ING Just what rights the City of Bev-
erly had in the same. Councilman
Donaldson asked the opinion of the
CITY Solicitor, who was indulging in
a conversation in the back part OF the
room, apparently not giving darn
what Council was doing. His an
swers to the Councilmen were short
ana snappy and the most he said
was that the City of Beverly had no
right to the Farnum School and could
not get any, although he admitted
that the original will of Paul Farnum
had been broken several times,
Councilman Woertz, the official
adiourner Of Council, arose without
word-Presto- Council adjourned.