Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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The following:
Perth Amboy, N. j., July 10, 1906.
To the Honorable, the Board of Al
dermen:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
nroneriy owners residing on Kearny
venue. do respectfully demonstrate
a~gainst n pavement being laid on
the said street at the present time.
Joseph s.. Loder,
Adrian Lyon,
Martin Peterson,
Elizabeth II. Loder,
J.. G. Germs,
Est. of G. Nick. Smith,
Per Kate X. Jaudon, Ex.,
Est. Gertrude P. Smith,
Per Kate X. Jaudon, Ex.,
p. Tferney.
was referred to the committee on
streets and sewers.
The following:
July ~, 1906.
Honorable Mayo and Council of the
City of Perth Amboy, N. j.:
Gentlemen--Since Governor Stokes
has signed the so-called Jones NUM-
cipal Ownership Bill, municipalities
in the state of New Jersey may legal
ly own and operate electric lighting
plants. | beg to call your attention
TO the saving you can make in your
yearly expenses by building and OPP
Grating an electric lighting plant for
YOUR municipality. Should you be
GENERATING a municipal water supply
system and the pumping station De
near the town the electric lighting
plant may be operated In conjunction
with the pumping station and an IN
creased saving of operating expense
may be expected through the COM
bination of the two. 1t is well known
that commercial electric lighting
companies are operated to make a
profit for their stockholders as is the
case with any other business under
taking. Furthermore their earnings
are governed not only by the profit
to be made but also by the operating
which in New Jersey IN
cludes a state tax on their gross re-
ceipts, irrespective of the evaluation
of the plant. In the case OF a NUM-
cipal plant 1t is not expected that the
planl will earn more than an incl
dental profit and the only allowance
which is necessary to make for AKA
ton, is the equivalent of the munich
pal tax on the personal property of
the plant. Even with this allowance
the total operating expense for your
city service should be very low.
AS / feel sure that you are very
anxious to reduce the yearly expenses
of your city and in consequence the
local taxes and that you are also de-
sirious of having your streets well
lighted, / wish to make you a propo-
sition to act as your engineer In draw
ing up plans and specifications for
an electric lighting plant suitable To
the needs of your municipality and
would be pleased to have as full in
formation as possible of your needs
and local conditions in order that
may make you the most favorable
proposition.
Trusting that this matter will have
vour careful consideration and assur-
ing O that any work entrusted TO
my care will have the benefit of the
most expert talent in every detail,
nm
Very truly yours,
+. A. G. Perrine.
was referred to committee of the
whole.
The following:
July 16, 1906,
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City OF Perth
Amboy: :,
Gentlemen-We the undersigned,
property owners along the line OF the
proposed Improvement, do hereby re-
spectfully petition your honorable
body to cause Fayette street to DIG
paved from the westerly line or New
brunswick avenue to the easterly
line of Maple street. with Vitrlned
having bricks and bluestone curb,
the city to pay one-third OF II eN-
pense of the Improvement, ana the
abutting properties to pay the other
two-thirds of the costs, and your pc
titioners will ever pray.
J. S. Hanson,
Danish brotherhood Lodge
No. as,
Soren Clemensen.
w. o. Christensen,
A. M. Metzendorf,
Morris Slobodien,
Harry Conard,
Forrest L. Smith,
James f. Burns,
Peter S. Petersen,
Joe. Kramer,
G. la Cour,
M. Plass.
was referred to committee on streets
and sewers.
The following: 100,
Perth Amboy, N. j., June 20, l90
Honorable Board of Aldermen OF tht
City of Perth Amboy, Perth Am
boy, N, j.:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned
residents and property owners IN tht
vicinity of Woodbridge road ano
Laurie street, Perth Amboy, n. j., &c
hereby petition your honorable BODY
10 cause to be placed at the intersecr
ton of Laurie street and woodbridge
road. an arc electric light. WOOD
bridge road at this point has a steer
grade. and as there is no light pc
tween Washington n Neville
streets, Their is great danger OF life
and limb in the darkness.
And your petitioners VIII ever
pray, etc.
Abel Hansen,
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