Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-02
COUNCIL WANTS FLAT
WHEELS ABOLISHED.
Declare That Other Towns Are
Successful In This Regard Other
Matters Considered.

The continued meeting of the Bor-
ough Council was held in Borough
Hall, Tuesday evening, March 81.
Mayor Muirhead, Council
men Hillman, Gordon, Kerr, Haines,
Hoffman and Gallagher, Clerk Fulton
and Counselor Pearse.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
corrected.
The mayor nominated John Jacobs
as a Special Marshal without pay for
TX. of p. Hall. The nomination con-
frmed. Reading of petitions and re-
monstrances.
Petition from the people for light
70 be placed at the head of Frog Hol-
low below the house of Richard Hill
man, received.
Councilman Gordon said his reason
for wishing the light removed from
where it is at present in Frog Hollow,
was that he had been told that the
light was absolutely no good to any
one. When he and Councilman Kerr
looked the matter MP they had found
that the light was necessity.
. Motion by Councilman Kerr con-
cerning Fourth street received and re-
ferred to Committee on Streets.
Moved by Gallagher that the salar-
les due the borough officers for the
month of March be paid. Carried.
Under the head of unfinished .busi-
ness Councilman Hillman wanted to
know if anything had been done about
the bulkhead at the foot of John
street. Councilman Haines replied
that the old committee on streets had
not had time to do anything before
the new committee was appointed and
that they had turned it over to Mr.
Gordon, the chairman of the new
committee on streets. :. Moved by
Councilman Hillman that all bids that
had been received for the building OF
the John street bulkhead be rejected.
Carried.
The account of the discussion on
she trolley was printed in yesterday s
Evening News. To stop the disc91
sion Councilman. Gordon offere4kSs,sg e, = a
following rss& asion-: mat, as /
numberS-e sliits had been broken the
coast week, he1 moved that the mar
shal keep a strict watch and see if he
could not catch the ones who were
doing the mischief. Carried.
Resolution by Hilllnan that fifty
i've hundred cubic yards of gravel be
purchased for use on the streets.
Resolution carried and referred to
committee on streets.
Councilman Kerr stated that num-
ber of people of this borough had com
planned to him about the M. q ).
Traction Company running fiat wheel
cd cars through the borough. 1t was
annoying to the people who rode in
Ehe cars and also to those who did not
ride on account of the noise. He said
that other towns had stopped it and
he thought the council ought to do
something regarding it in this town
and he moved that the council take
She matter up. The motion carried.
Resolution by Hillman that Henry
Wolff be notified to place his fence on
the line of Felters and Main street.
So ordered
Resolution by Hillman that the
council build bulkhead between
Bordentown avenue and Henry street.
So ordered.
The mayor wanted to hear from the
special committee regarding the Me-
chanicsville bridge.
Chairman Gordon stated that he
had seen Mr.. Weisman, but did not
get any satisfaction from him. He
said the people of Mechnicsville
vented one thing and the council an
other. That no bridge would be built
on Alpine street without the borough
paid part of it. Mr.. Gordon thought
that the trolley company ought to be
interviewed and as chairman of the
committee all he could report was
progress.
Under the head of miscellaneous
business CLERK Fulton swore in the
new borough clerk.
The mayor said that the recorder
was present and before he took the
oath of office he wanted the opinion
of the the borough attorney. The
borough attorney said the mayor had
the right to appoint him. The mayor
then asked Mr.. Gallagher if he was
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