Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-04
MAYOR BRACE 1N7'Iy1 ! y
MANY LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Read His First Annual Message the Meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
Last NhA Branches Of the City Government ConsderedA Strong
Plea for Advancement All kond the Lne-Was Well Received

Mayor brace readl his first annual
message to the Boat Of Aldermen ut
the meeting Of thai body last night.
It was as follows:
Mr. Chairman and | Honorable Board
Of Aldermen:
Sirs:
We are now az tie begin ming of a
republican adniniitration, and there
are a few Things which l wish you to
consider and which | think will he Of
benefit to the city and to the people
City Charter.
First, would recommend to the
honorable board for consideration tha
rev charter be submitted to tn
people, as the present one is obsolste
and inadequate to meet the demand
Of our city in this state Of its progres
sion. In this same line, / wouId ad.
wise publishing in pamphlet form wit
index tie past ordinances, and thal
some person De employed to compile
and revise them, and all new ordin-
ances to be published annually from
this time on in like manner.
Building Inspector.
l would also recommend that q
building inspector be appointed be.
cause of the tiimsy and unsafe build
ings that are now allowed to be con-
structed, and that the said inspector
be invested will the power to see that
the plumbing is of sanitary nature as
q protection to the health and safety
of our people.
Paw for Firemen
! won Id also recopmend the follow.
ing, in SO much as the Supreme Court
has decided that firemen's exemption
from taxation is unoonstitotionnl, and
taking inro consideration that they
risk life anl limb in tie saving Of city
property. / believe they should be
compensaAd for such heroic service
rendered Ind would suggest to your
honnrab board that the numbsr OF
firemen each company be reduced
to a number not to exceed twenty,
who shall receive a yearly salary o.
not less dhan $40 nor greater than Sl5
and to aupoint for each company {
janitor With suitable salary. l WoulC
suggest dhat each company be full.
equipped with horses, etc, and tina
appropr ihtiops be drawn for that pur
nose. IE might be we'll TO have few
beds in |said fire houses and such IN
married young men in the compan.
might sleep therein, which would ex
pedite matters in case of fire. Thi
too, would be step in advance to
wards the time when this city will de
mandi fully paid and drilled fir
corps, And l believe this will b.
n neces ssitated in the near future.
Speed of Vehicles.
| would also recommend the Tevlsio
of the ordinance covering the speed O
vehicles in this CITY, especially in re
ference to automobiles and that suit
able signs be conspicuously placed o
all avenues of approach to our cit
with said regulations upon it. becaus
/ have noticed fragrant disregard t
the safety of our people by such auto
mobil.sts, especially 50 By transients
Streets.
l wish to draw the attention Of you
honorable beard to the condition {
our streets. In summer they are dusty
in rainy weather they are muddy, an
| in winter are full of Iuts, and at a
times with rare exceptions are filth
and unsanitary. They are strew
with paper, tin cans, slops, garbagt
etc. One of the first requisites Of
first class city is good streets and sid'
walks plus cleanliness, 1t should
your effort and the effort of yoI
street commissioner to remedy tn
condition and to devise such means
are possible and as soon as possib
to pave and TO give good sidewall
on all unimproved streets. 1t