Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-09

Respectfully submitted.
a. H. CROwEII. Collector
Perth Amboy, n. j.. February =. 1915.
Alderman loft presented the follow
ing:
An error having besn made by the
commissioners OF assessment OF street.
Improvements 10 assessing lots Nos. 10
and ii block 10 New Bruins wick ave-
nue., said error having since been cor
rected ! y direction Of they council.
Therefore be it resolved that James
McDermott, the owner of said lots, be
relieved from paying any interest on
the aforesaid assessment from the time
the assessment was first made up to
the time corrected, and that the pro
per officers be authorized to make the
necessary changes in their books to
conform herewith.
Henry loft.
which was passed by the following vote
Yea--Aldermen Rossi, Stacey, Smith,
loft, Grouse, Schultz, Alderman-a at
large Pfeiffer. Nay-None.
The following motion by Alderman
Grouse
Motion that the city clerk be author
lied to advertise for q combination
ambulance and police patrol wagon al
a cost not over $500.
was passed BY the following vote
Yea.-AldermeD Rossi, Stacey Smith,
loft, Crousc, Schulz, Alderman at
large Pfeiffer. Nay-None.
The following motion by Alderman
Rossi
Motion that the fire committee be
instructed to have the hose OF the city
fire department overlooked and put in
proper condition.
Carried
The following motion by Alderman
Rossi
Motion that q certificate he issued
to. Charles Lanobeck as q member Of
Eagle Hose Company.
Carried
The following motion by Alderman
Stacey
Motion that all the unexpended
balances in the different accounts be
transferred to the appropriations made
for the fiscal year 1906 6, except that
the balance in the water account he
transferred to the fire apparatus and
fire accounts.
was adopted by the following vote
Y-a.-Aldermen Rossi, Stacey Smith,
loft, Grouse, Schultz, Alderman at
large Pfeiffer. Nay None.
The following resolution BY Alder
man Stacey
Whereas, the council has contracted
to purchase land adjoining the city
hall On the east and north, fronting
on Market street and Market Square,
from Perrine and Buckelew, the
owners thereof, for the purpose of
providing space for ultimately en-
larging the city hall and providing for
such other buildings as may be
necessary for public use, for the sum
of seven thousand dollars;
Be it resolved that bonds of the city
Of Perth Amboy be issued for the
aforesaid purpose for tho sum Of
seven Thousand dollars, that said bonds
shall be of the denomination OF q
thousand dollars each, u shall state
on their face the purpose for which
they are issued; That they shall be
for the term OF ten years, and shall
be red enable at any time after the
expiration of five years, at the option
of the city, and shall bear interest at
the rate OF four and cne-half per cent.
per annum.
That the amount necessary for the
payment of the interesI of said bonds
shall be ASSESSED and raised by taxa
ton, as other n are raised for
he uses OF the city, together with the
suu Of not less than five hundred dol
lars in each and every year. which
sam when collected shall be deposited
In the SINKING fund of the city
for the l~iquidation of the princi-
pal Of said bonds when due, under the
provisions an act entitled An act to
authorize the purchase ann erection of
public buildings and the purchase OF
land thereof IN cities"
Approved May ~, 1895.
was adopted by the following vote
Aldermen Rossi, Stacey. Smith,
loft, Grouse, Schultz. Aldernian-at.
large Pfeiffer. Nay-None.
Motion by Alderman Stacey that the
petition to Asphalt State street be adj
vertised according to law, was carried.
On motion the Council adjourned.