Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-30
COUNCIL IN
j A WRANGLE.
Heated Discussion About the
Street Commissioners Re-
port Took Place.

last night.
Prosent-Mayor Muirhead, Council
men Hillman, Kerr, Gordon and Gal
ligher, Clerk Birmingham and Coun-
selor Pearse.
The resolution offered by Council
maj Gordon that the M. and S. Trac-
ton Company be allowed to continue
with their tracks on Washington
avenue as they are at present, adopted.
This resolution caused an argument.
Hillman claimed that there was some !
dodge in this, that the company had
no franchise In this borough, or at
least not the original one and that the
company was only trying to get q hold
on the council. Gallagher and Kerr
joined in the argument and a lively
talk ensuud.
Resolution by Kerr that any COM
pany making application for franchise,
pay to the borough council $50. 20 in
advance, was withdrawn after an
argument.
Councillor Pearse was asked if he
had looked up the matter regarding
the granting of a franchise to a com.
pany over a route already granted to
another company. He said he had
done SO and the first company receiv-
ing a franchise had the exclusive right
of way for two years and six D'onths,
from the timo they started to build;
and at the enc of that time, if they
failed to fulfill their contract ON any
street, the borough had q right to
grant a franchise to any other COM
pany to mel operations from
where the company had left off.
Hillman's motion that the applica-
tion for q franchise Of the Jersey Cen
trail Traction Company be denied, was
carried.
Report of the Street Commissioner
was read by Councilman Gordon, who
said that. he. thoughI hat the council
had ghad more work done for the
amount of money expended than it
even had before. That only 81, 044. 63
had been spent from April 1. 1908, to
December /, 1908, ana out of that
about 81, GOO had been spent for the
building of the bulkhead.
Hillman moved that the report be
received and printed, and a heated
discussion followed in which some of
the councilmen got angry and ali
kinds of insinuations were made.
Hillman then read a few items re-
garding the cost of keeping a team by
the borough. He then offered a rego-
luton that for the year OF 1904 the
collection Of garbage be given out by
contract.
Councilman Kerr said that such a
resolution was out of order and the
Mavor so decided. Kerr said an ordl-
nance would cover the point. CALI
CHER said that he would not vote for
any such thing.
Hilllnan then appealed from the de-
cision of the chair. Upon the vote Of
the council the chair was sustained.
Gordon said in Quinlan's itemized
statement were some things which
had been brought by Street Commits
sioner Collins. He said he would like
to see a stable built on borough
ground for the borough horses and
away from all other horses. Hillmnn
denied that he had said that the street
commissioner was crooked, as Gordon
insinuated. He said he was a member
of the street committee, but as yet
had never heard tell of a meeting.
Gordon would tell the street commits
sioner 10 go ahead and the street COM
all there was about it. Gordon said ::
"This man Hillman-".
Councilman Hillman Jumped to his
feet and said, 81 object 10 be called
ont in this wav."
Tho Mayor sustained his objection.
Gordon started again, 81 beg par
don, Mr.. Mayor, Councilman Hill
man called this pan a thief, +" point
ing at Quinlan, who sat with the
audience. After some more remarks
bv Gordon, Kerr said, 81 did not
accuse Councilman Hillman of any
thing, but my name was mentioned in
this thing as one of the street com
mittee, but if what I said, or if the
shoe fits them, let them wear it.
Street Commissioner Quinlan was
granted PERMISSION to speak.
Last summer we were as good
friends as could be-" meaning Coun-
Gilman Hillman. "He came to me
and wanted the bulkhead built as he
dictated and gave me lots of abuse
and said he would do all he could and
everything he could against me in
every way"
Hillman said Quinlan told him he