Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
SOUTH AMBOY.
COUNCIL HAD
BUSY SESSION
Much Matter Of Interest to the
Borough Considered at Meet
Ing Last Night.

The regular meeting of the Bor-
ough Council was held last night in
Borough Hall. Mayor Treganowan,
Councilmen j. II. Gordon, Otto Hill
man. A. NJ. Gordon, K. A. Dey, War
rem Disbrow and Edwin Dewan, Clerk
Fulton and Counsellor Pearse were
present.
Minutes of last meeting approved
as read.
Communication from Acting Ter
minal Agent Fuller, stating that Cap
tain Kirby being sick, he was not
able to attend to his duties as har-
Dor master, and he desired the APP
pointment of John Cosgrove as spe-
cial harbor master to act in his place.
Upon motion. was received and re
quest granted.
Check from A.. l.. Grace received
and upon motion was turned over to
the collector.
Communication from Secretary AL
baugh, of the Hook & Ladder Com
pany, stating that Edward Gallagher
had resigned as a member of the COM
pany and that Hugh Gallagher had
been elected to fill the vacancy, was
received and action of the company
confirmed.
All bills were ordered paid.
Mr.. Fuller and Mr.. Chase Present.
The mayor then introduced Mr..
Fuller and d. C. Chase to the menu
bers of the council, and stated that
Mr.. Fuller had asked permission
from him to allow the telephone COM
pany to erect the necessary poles,
etc, in order to have Il telephone
placed in his residence in Stevens
avenue, as it was necessary, and
would be a great accommodation 10
him.
The mayor said that he had grant
ed the privilege Il him and he had
no doubt but that the council would
confirm it. The mayor asked Mr..
Fuller if he had anything to say to
the council, and Mr.. Fuller then stat
ed his reason for wishing the priv
lege. He said he had been talking
TO the telephone company and they
said they would not have to put any
pole up as they could run a wire from
John street line to an electric light
pole and from there to the house,
and the wires would simply hang
over the borough property and would
not interfere in any way. Upon mo-
ton of Councilman Dey thai the re-
quest be granted, the council granted
it.
David Street Map.
The man of David street had been
returned by Clerk Fulton to Borough
Engineer Mason for correction, but
had not been returned to the council
yet.
Ordinance on improvements in
Raritan street was taken up IN sec
ond reading and adopted in sections.
Section three was amended to read
cobblestone in place of brick. There
was considerable talk over this and
A. NJ. Gordon stated thar it would
cost a thousand dollars more to have
the cutters laid with Belgian block
than it would with cobblestoneS, and
it would be taking too much upon
themselves and the people of the
street would have to pay for it. The
mayor said that Sayreville township
ought to build a culvert, or at least
put in large iron pipes to carry off
the water that ran down the street
and ruined it. The ordinance was
laid over until the next regular meet
ing.
The David street ordinance was
then taken up and adopted in sec
lions. 1t was then taken up on third
and final reading and adopted.
Trolley Ordinance Passed.
Ordinance granting a franchise to
the Jersey Central Traction Company
was taken up on second reading and
adopted in sections. 1t was then tax
en- up on third reading and adopted.
Counsellor Pearse stated that he
had attended the hearing before the
war department regarding the bridge
over the Raritan river, had made his
little speech but had not received any
applause.
Moved that the suggestion of the
mayor regarding a public hearing, or
a series Of hearings, if necessary. on
the sewer question, be carried out
Carried.
Report of collector received and
filed.
Resolutions on Mayor Brace.
The mayor asked the council if
they thought it was necessary to send
Il letter of coincidence to Mrs. Brace,
widow of the late mayor, of Perth
Amboy. Councilman Dewan moved
that a committee be appointed by the
mayor to attend to the matter.
Councilman j. II. Gordon as n
member of committee on lights, had
looked into the matter of lights on
Ridgeway avenue, Conoyer and Al
pine streets. and he thought that by
moving a light to the junction of the
streets named and placing a new one
on Conover street would be all that
was necessary. Upon motion the COM
mittee on lights We're given power to
make such changes.