Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-05
BOROUGH and
THE LICENSE.
South AmbOy Council Granted
One Last Night Judge Strong
Also Claims Right.
THE BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

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lowingmembers being:present. Council
men J. Fl. Gordon A. M. Gordon. and
Otto Hilman. Councillor Pearse and
Clerk Birmingham.
The usual list of bills were read and
ordered paid with the exception OF
Mr.. Doyle's bills which had no afida-
Wit attached. They were held over.
Mr.. Jensen's bill was faulty in the
same respect. The bill of the Elec-
trio Light Company was laid over be-
cause the proper deductions for lamps
not burning had not been made. Mr..
GuDdrum's bill was laid over be-
cause the committee on streets had
not passed upon the work done.
The license of Joseph Share on
Walnut street was granted. Mr.. Hill
man, as usual, voting no. because OF
his we'll known reasons, believing rs
he does that the power of granting
Licenses rests with the court and not
with the council.
Mr. Hillman drew attention of the
council to the case of tho court recent
ly granting a license for a saloon on
Broadway. that the council had unan-
imously refused. This, he thought,
showed the view the court took Of the
matter and consequently he argued
that if the court was correct, only
two of the licenses in the borough
had been legally granted. and TO set
tie the question he moved that all
Licenses in the borough except such
MS the court had granted be revoked,
but his motion was lost.
After some debate and n or two
motions and amendments it was re.
solved to continue the consideration
of the New Jersey Traction Company
application for a franchise by succeed
ing postponements until 1T should
either be called for again CT it should
be withdrawn.
Bonds of Electric Lig hit Company
we're read and approved.
One hundred and fifty dollars were
received for license fee, and $40 from
8 tandari Oil Company for dock pri-
vileges.
A petition was read from most of
the property owners on George street,
between the bridge aud the shore,
asking for the grading ond nurbing
of that part of the street. The mayor
asked for IN expression of opinion
from some of the property owners
present. MI. Joseph Lykes made
some remarks rs to the poor oondi
ticn of that street and its need Of re-
pairing. He stated that he had paid
about enough money in taxes to do the
required work, but that during thai
time not five cents worth of work had
Teen done to the street by tile Dor.
ough. He stated that he had been
told that he did not live in the Dor
ough limits, and that he wished the
borough would determine to what
| township or borough he belonged.
The point that the mayor appeared tc
desire information upon was as tc
whether the property owners asking
this improvement understood hat il
it was made the cost of it would have
to be borne by the property it would
benefit, but Mr.. Lykes appeared tt
have no authority to speak for hi
neighbors on this point.
Authority was given the MAJ or ant
council to borrow So, 500 for various
borough purposes.
Mr.. Hillman asked how many cleo,
trio lights the borough paid for. Thii
developed the strange fact that til,
council did not know, and Ind ap'
parently no record, neither did tht
bill at hand from the company STATE
The number, so q resolution wa
passed that in the future the bill
must state the number of light
charged for, the inference being tina
this will furnish data to he compared
by the committee on lights, and 5,
bring the information to tile council
The matter of moving the ligh
from its present location in Johr
street to a point at the foot of tina
street. was again brought up, n Il
was resolved to either move 1t or +
erect a new ON that point. An 81
tended debate upon the best way on
of the Henry street difficulty occupie'
the council for some time. ThrougI
an important omission in the draw
ing of the ordinance it appears tn
cost of the new gutter cannot be in
cluded with the curbing, and bot
be assessed against the property
benefits. The legal way appears to b
to get the property wner to max
an application also for this improve
ment. AS to whether they will d
this simply for The privilege of pay
ing for it. may be a question and j
the meantime the work is susnendef