Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Present AlQ6riueu AsuhJOh, R"oOSJ,
Smith, Donovan and Schultz, and Alder
man-at-Large Pfeiffer.
ION motion the reading OF the minutes
OF the previous meeting was dispensed
| with and the minutes were approved as
| printed on slips.
The following:
The Honorable Board of Aldermen OF
the City of Perth Amboy, Nj:
Gentlemen-The undersigned citizens
and property owners 10 the city of Perth
, Amboy petition your honorable body to
extend electric lights along the line Of
West Side avenue, and your petitioners
will ever pray, etc.
Michael McGree land IA others).
was presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Lamps and Lights.
The following:
The Honorable Board OF Aldermen OF
the City of Perth Amboy, Nj:
Gentls men-We, the undersigned
property respectfully petition
your honorable body TO place a light at
the corner of Charles and Huntington
streets, and your petitioners will ever
pray, etc.
Joseph Bielinski land II others).
was prest nted and referred to the Com
mittee OH Lamps and Lights.
The following:
Perth Amboy, N j., Oct. 10, 1904.
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
\ of City of Perth Amboy, Nj:
Gentlemen-At the last meeting OF W.
Fl. Co., Nc. 2, the name of L. Randolph
was dropLt d from the roll of said COM
p.ny for re n-attending to fires and nom
payment If dues. y Please have his name
taken from your roll.
Yours respectfully,
4. Z. Anderson, Sec'y.
was pr sented and on motion the action
If the tompany was approved and the
Clerk v as instructed to erase said name
from Il 9 roll.
The following:
70 tie Honorable Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of the City of Perth Am
boy:
Gentlemen-I would most respectfully
ask your permission TO cut down two
trees at corner of Centre and Mechanic
streets and your petitioner will ever pray.
Signed,
b. 4 O'Connell,
Rector st. Mary's Catholic Church.
was presented and the request granted.
Jhe following:
To the Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen-I recommend That you In
yestigate into tie advisability OF con-
trolling a drive way on this easterly side
of the city hall and the land north Of the
surveyor generals office. This land may
be secured now, but if in the future 1t
become necessary to enlarge the city hall,
NAV he SO occupied that it's purchase by
the city will be difficult.
Respectfully yours,
Chas. X. Seaman, Mayor.
! was presented and on motion referred to
the Committee on Public Grounds aud
Buildings, with power.
The following:
October IA, 1904.
| To the Board of Aldermen;
Gentlemen-I hereby return IAN or
dinance granting permission to the Hud-
lson and Middlesex Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to construct and main
tain, etc. unsigned for the following
reasons:
AS advocated n my first message to
your BODY in January, 1909, ! maintain
| that no franchise for a public utility
should be bartered away without a pub
Lilo hearing. We, as directors CT the
municipal corporation, should be very
sure the citizens, who are the stockhold-
ers MS ii were approve beflre telephone,
trolley, lighting or other corporations are
given the invaluable rights they ask.
At a public consideration of this sub
ject called by myself it was very appar'
eng none but those directly interested In
the company to which you granted this
franchise knew what the ordinance CON
tained. l maintain that the hearing should
have been held and advertised before you
passed upon the ordinance.
Great pressure has been placed upor
me to sign this ordinance knowing thai
IN al advocate Of independent
telephony. At the same time some Of
thu lar yest business establishments In
the ci v lave protested against 1t al
lerge taxpayers and upon grounds Of
economy to themselves.
Ny main reason for not approving thu
ordinance is its lack Of restrictions
Withous Restrictions, all other companies
usinv wires light, power or sound, could
bs brought ioto this city without regard
TO the wishes of the board Of aid rmep
While this might not be altogether al
evil as 1 read the ordinance the corpora
ton granted this franchise, not the
municipal corporation, for the next 2.
years, would grant franchises for run
ming wires through certain streets Of thi
city from center to cir iuinference.
Corporation promises as to build
ings and rates are easily evaded. 1t i
better to res!r. ct The kind Of wire Rnt
limit the rate.
Your committee on streets and sewers
might not he just the ones to inspect thu
laying of conduits. The ~ordinanc'
should provide for the appointment o.
GO z petcnt> inspectors at the expense o
the company.
None of US desire more poles in thu
streets; would NOT this be a proper tim'
TO impose a tax on wood ,n poles? ] an
not opposed to competition in this bust
ness and will sign an ordinance permit
1 t;or. -. Int ranfiarpan hpliava fhi