Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

lfth, 1900.
Present-Aldermen Rossi, Stacey,
smith, Grouse, schultz and Alderman
at-Large PfeiGer.
The reading Of the minutes Of the
meeting held April Bird. 1903, was dis
Z pensed with and the minutes were ap-
proved as printed on slips.
The folio wing:
I March 9. 1905.
: To the Honorable Board OF Aldermen,
City Of Perth Amboy:
We, the undersigned propprty owners
along the line of Fox Hin road and
Morris street, do hereby petition your
honorable body to rave the established
grade a~soertained, as we are DESTROYS Of
having the city water line through said
thoroughfares. and you petitioners will
ever pray.
Niels Lyteck (and others).
was presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers.
The following:
Perth Amhoy, Nj. April Il. 1908.
To the Aldermen and City Council Of the
City Of Perth Amboy:
Gentlemen-At a special meeting Of
the Geo. B Mcclellan Engine Co. No.
3, held on Monday. April 10, Cornelius
Kenny was expelled from the company
for being an incompetent fireman.
Respectfully yours,
William Fitzpatrick, Sec'y.
was presented and on motion the COM
m%unication received and the action of
company confirmed.
The following:
Perth Amboy, Nj, April IL. 1903.
The Honorable Mayor and Board of Al
Iartr,n~ AF ~, rtt- r. n..eI -
Gentlemen-'At a meeting of Eagle
!, Hose Co. No. 4, held March %, the fol-
!, lowing members were elected as fire po-
lice, subject to your approval: Heriuk
! smith, n. G. Nelson aud William Smith
! and would respectfully ask you to
J furnish them with police badges and also
I sticks, and oblige yours truly,
p. Kroeger, Sec'y.
Of the company was confirmed.
The following:
Perth Amboy, Nj, April s., 1903.
To the Aldermen and Council of the
City of Perth Amboy, Nj:
Gentlemen Member John j. Deveny,
OF PHI. L. and Co, No. /, having served
the required time of seven years, from
April ., 1898 to April ), 1908, as an
- sa9h1 IbuE llluOioDICt DUO.
t. grant him his certificate OF exemption.
His percentage at fire duty is 81.
Yours,
Jas. p. Durham, Rec. Src'y.
was received and on motion the City
Clerk was instructed to issue the csrti-
ficate requested.
The following communication wss re-
ceived from his honor the Mayor:
April II, 1905.
Honorable Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen-I wish to call your stten-
ton to an act Chapter 1855, Laws of 1903,
giving the city the authority TO build a
police station, Jail, etc.
Taking this act into consideration !
would suggest to your honorable board
that you take advantage of the same.
Our present police quarters ATE far from
what they should be. The Jail is a dis
grace to the city. 1t is unsanltary. 1t
necessitates the Incarceration of male
and female persons together. AT times
it is necessary to inrarctrate the insane.
We had an example of this of late, when
q small boy and an Insane person were
confined in adjoining cells. The horrors
of that night to the boy must have in
fiicted upon him a mer tai punishment as
severe as the rack and prison of Bal bal iu
days. Gentlemen, this should be col
rected. 1t is not required to build an
elaborate Jail, as it is only used for tenn
porary purposes. The police department
should have a building in conjunction
with the jail with suitable quarters foI
the men. l had the pleasure of visiting
the Plaintield police department a few
days ago. The city is equipped with q
complete system. They have -four teds.
bath room with porcelain tub, sanitary
closet, plumbing, ste, for the use OF the
officers, the caief has a private room n
which h" can question prisoners and
transact other business of private nsture
without interruption. They have IA com
plete telephone and signal SCI Woe which
not only expedites business, Tut insures
the public that the patrOlmeu cover their
beat. rs each patrolman has to send in =
call at the upper and lower end of his
beat from the telephone boxes, the SANE
is registered on a paper tape, time, nom
her OF box and officers number. G-ntlr-
mer I see no valid reason why the city
of Perth Amboy should not enjoy these
advantages and / therefore request your
august body to give this matter your in
telligent consideration
Respectfully submitted,
H. Martyr Brace, Mayor.
Z This communication was referred to
the Committee Of the Whole.
The following:
April Il, 1905.
Honorable Board Of Aldermen:
--Gentlemen-ln looking over the ].
TyrrelI wagon which has been offered OF
your consideration l believe that with the
following improvements 1t would answer
the purpose admirably.
1t requires sid seats so constructed as
to drop against the sides, these seats
should be cushioned with leather so that
when used for a patrol wagon they could
be sraised and could he lowered fer
ambulance USE.
There should be two rear steps, ons
attached to the body of the wagon and
the other to the tail board. II should
have two or two and a half inch rubber
tire, silver hub bands, etc. There should
be a stronger floor Of oak or other suit