Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-31
SOUTH AMBoY.
COUNCIL HAD
BIG DEBATE.
All Subjects of Interest to the
Borough Were Touched Upon
Last Night.

ongh council was held the borough
hall last night. ayor Treganowan,
Councilmen Hillman, j. H. Gordon,
A. NJ. Gordon, r. A. Dey, e. Dewan,
and Warren Disbrow, counsellor
ent.
Minutes of last meeting were ap-
proved as read.
Wheeled Cars.
The clerk informed the mayor and
council chat the ordinance regarding
l~at-wheeled cars had never been
signed by the former mayor or clerk.
The mayor then said the ordinance
was no good.
Matter of Insurance.
The mayor said that there was a
number of things going on in this
borough which should be stopped.
One of them was that outsiders were
carrying insurance policies of 81 900
each on different aged inmates of
Tompkins Home. He had so been
informed by Oyerseer of the Poor
Locker. He said; 1t pays TO send
the old people to the poor house and
have them insured He mentioned
one especially, who he said his son
ought to be made to support or at
least contribute something toward his
support. He said that something
ought to be done in the matter and
those holding outside policies be
made to turn them over TO the Dor
ough.
Councilman Dey was of the same
opinion. Counsellor Pearse said that
if these policies had been given, or
allowed to be taken out on their
lives in lien of debt providing said
debt had been contracted before the
policy had been taken out, or in 9th
err words, being an old debt, 1t could
not be interfered with. But if the
council would give him authority he
would take up the matter and see
what could be done. Overseer of the
Poor Locker said that n of the in
surance policies was what is known
as a paid up policy and the benefi-
ciary had no interest whatever in the
party who was insured. Councilman
]. II. Gordon moved that the COUNSEL
lor be instructed to take action. Car
ried.
George Street Light.
A discussion arose about the light
in George street near the bridge. 1t
seems that the gas company had
company had complained about the
light having been left burning day
and night and they wanted to know
who was going to attend to the same.
The mayor asked the council what
arrangements had been made regard
ing it. A. NJ. Gordon replied that
former Councilman Locker was pres
ent and as he was one of he com
mittee who had the light placed there
he could probably tell him. Mr..
Locker said that John Ward and 9TH
ers had promised to look after he
light without any charge to the Dor
ough. The reason the light had not
been lighted the first night they
did not know ii was ready. The rea-
son it had beer left burning in the
daytime they didn't know it had been
lighted.
Borough Electrician.
Councilman Dey moved that Nor
timer Casey be r%eappointed borough
electrician at the same salary as here
tofore. Carried.
The KeypOrt Trolley.
The mayor then spoke about the
rumor regarding the running of the
Keyport trolley cars into this Dor
III n,-l. tho tr0pIg Of tho DtIhlip
Service company. He said the trusts
and companies could give sugar coat
ed pills and honey and make all kinds
of promises. but when they got what
they wanted there was nothing do
ing. He understood they We're COM
ing into town Wednesday.
The mayor then told Chief of Po-
lice Mcdonald, who was present, 10
stop them from coming in this Dor
ough. That if he could not do so, he
must go to Counsellor PeaTse and
have him get out an injunction re-
straining them from entering without
permission of the mayor and the
council.
Councilman Dey said that if the
rOper arrangements COUlu De Ildue
between the company and the coun-
Gil he thought it was a good thing.
Councilman A. NJ. Gordon was also in
favor of it. He said it was a good
Thing for the people and it would
only be one fare to Lawrence Har-
Dor, where at the present it is two
fares.
First Get Permission.
Councilman Dey said they had no
right to enter the borough without
asking permission of the mayor and
councilmen. The mayor then said
that the Public Service company held
no franchise in this borough when it
came down to fine points; that they
had broken the franchise formerly
granted to them, long before the road
was completed. He said that the old
council was too slow. Councilman
Dey said that he thought the new
council was as much to blame as