Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-15
COUNCIL HAD
A BUSY TIME.
Saloon Licenses Considered
Contraction Lighting Borough
SprinkIing Broadway.
BOROUGH DOCK.

| Council was held lust night i'll tho
| Borough Council Chamber. Mayor
Muirhead presided, Councilmen
Ualnos, Hoffman, A. M. Gordon, J..
II. Gordon and Otto Hillman,
Borough Clerk Birmingham and
Borough Counsellor Pcarsc all being
present.
The Mayor, at the request of Mr..
ID. 9. Chase, nominated John Kano
Jr., as special deputy marshal for tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
William Maxlield as SPECIAL deputy
marshal for the borough DOH Both
were appointed.
Tie application by Harry Forgotson
for q renewal of his license was takon
| up. There being n remonstrance
against this license, signed by throe OF
the pastors of tho borough, Council
man james II. Gordon moved that III
view of tho fact hat three ministers
had signed this petition, it was
worthy of consideration, and that the
application b denied. Councilman
| Haines moved that the Mayor appoint
n special meeting at which to listen
to such facts and proof rs these
gentlemon could present. Mr.. Cor
don objected to this, contendlng that
it was disrespectifulIto these gentlemen
to doubt their word, and to summon
them before this tribunal, giving it
something of the nature of a criminal
trial. Councilman Hnines' motion
prevailed and the Mayor decided to
call the meeting for tonight i'll the
MAYORS office and directed the clerk
to notify each gentleman to he pres
ent.
Mr.. Hillmnn opposed the granting
of all licenses until the Court had de-
cided as to tho right of tho borough
to grant any licenses, but this motion
was lost
Mr.. Ryan's application for II trans
fer of his license from Broadway and
| Augusta street to Rellfuss' now build
ing OH Broadway was refused. HaInes,
Hillman, Hoffman and a. M. Gordon
voting mo" and James II. Gordon
voting Eyes"
The license of L. J. O'Connor. on
Broad way, was renewed. All tho
council favoring except Mr.. Hillman,
| who voted mo"
A motion was made by Mr.. Hillman
to am end the ordinance governing
i''Inns and Taverns," raising the
| license fee from $3.50 10 $3.50. 1t was
laid over until the next meeting.
A motion by Mr.. Hillman providing
| for the removal of all kinds of screens
from doors and windows of saloons
during the time between IL o'clock OIL
Saturday nights and 4 O'Clock on Mon
day mornings, was also laid over until
the next regular meeting.
The bids for curbing of Henry street
were by motion returned, and n now
advertisement for new bids was
ordered. The council adjourned for a
few minutes to consider the proposals
for Ii citing the 10 ough. OLe from
the Gas Company was presented, but
| tho contract from tho Electric Light
Company was accepted at slightly re-
dnced rates fir ON former agreements.
i. Il. DoGraw was appointed u
member of tho Board of Health to fill
vacancy caused by expiration of Mr.
ltoddy's term, and his refusal TO nc
cept n %Toappoinim mt.
Tho Mayor drew attention to the
ordinance requiring all dogs to wear
collars upon which name of owner is
sta mped, or n tag bearing samo 10 be
procured from borough clerk upon
payment of 81. All dogs not wearing
such when Mt large would be dcs-
troyed.
DR.. White, of tho Board of Health,
suggested that tho bo flushed
occasionally, and tho street commits
sioner was ordered to attend to it.
Report of Commissioner Oh Finance
was received and ordered filed. 1t
showed n balance from all sources oil
hand of 81, ITO 60.
Request of tho Central railroad for
water main to be tapped ut crossings
of John, Henry, David and Augusta
streets, for the purpose of Keeping tho
crossings sprinkled, was allowed. 1t
was also decided to lay a four-inch
water main OIL Ward avenue Some
discussion was ind ulged in respecting
some plan of sprinkling Broadway,
and the street commissioner was
ordered to confer with the stores on
Broadway to ascertain the most salts
factory way of doing the work
Counsellor Pcarso was ordered to draft
an ordinance as to the opening of
Catherine street to Feltus street to be