Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-13
SOUTH AMBoY.
SEWERS FOR
THE BOROUGH
Citizens Met in the Council
Chamber Last Night and
Took Action.

chamber in Borough Hall last night
for the of talking over and
adopting measures regarding the OBJ
tanning of a system in this Dor
ough.
The meeting was called TO order
BY Mayor Treganowan, who stated
what the meeting was called for and
that he thought it was the place OF
those present to appoint a chairman
of the meeting. II. e. Mack was APP
pointed and suggested that they
appoint a secretary. The mayor
suggested the appointment of j.
Frank Fulton, as he understood the
object of the meeting and could an
swer questions. Fulton was APP
pointed.
Joseph Wilson, Sr., was the first
one to speak and wanted to know the
cost of the construction of the sew
ers. The clerk then read the estim-
ates that had been given by II of
the formed borough engineers, made
a few years ago. The estimates gave
an outline of the cost of the con-
struction of the sewers for a number
of streets in this borough separately
and then the cost totally for the
streets named. which amounted to
$27,443.73.
Cost to Property owners.
The chairman then asked h sec
rotary about what it would cost Der
DOT to the property owners. n
secretary replied about 45 12 cents
per foot, which would amount TO
about $11.37 per lot. This was he
cost in 1899. Counsellor PearSe
stated that the council at the present
time had no power to act regarding
sewers. That the council, in order
to go ahead, must receive a petition
from at least ~fifty-one per cent. OF
the property owners, in order to sub
mil 1t to the voters. He said that the
p. r. r. company owned tWo-htths
of the property in front of which the
W would run and he did not think
they would oppose it. He said that
the way to get around it would be
TO make this borough a thlrd-clasS
CITY and then the council would nave
power TO act. The mayor thought II
could not be made a city, as he un-
derstood we would have TO nave
10000 inhabitants. counsellor
Pearse replied hat they could make
IL a city, as there was a law ina re-
oiired only 5000 inhabitants. Inc
MAYOR said if sewers We're built in
the tOWn II WOllu bllHS ic'H W ~
nle and factories here. The first
nuestion asked is. how is the sewer
system there? When they learned
that we had no system they would
shrug their shoulders and leave. the
next thing we would hear was that
they had started Il factory some
where else.
Rev. Mr.. Pcarsc Speaks.
Tho pev II NJ p PearSe then
smoke. began by telling OF a
place by the name of Burlind, in New
York state, where he spent a month
last which was smaller than
this borough and owned its OWE
water and electric light plants and
had a complete sewer system. Tie
said that he believed in sticking by
the land of your birth and where
YOU make YOUR living and not beng
ashamed of it. He was sorry 10 say
hat there was n reverend gentle
man in town who was ashamed Oh
his birthplace and he said that When
he compared the two towns he was
ashamed of this borough. AFTER
some more remarks greatly III favor
of the sewer system for TINS DOT
ough, he made for T. s. Walsh
who heartily endorsed the former
sneakers words and after consider
able more talk made way Tor the
next speaker, wrich was Mayor Ireg-
who was followed by Coun
Gilman Dey. who made a few remarks
in favor of the sewers
Plea for Mechanicsville.
He was followed by Louis Borlund
who wanted 30 know if they were
going to use the Hole in the Wall
oYro- fnr Mach nInGVjllp rs
nothing had been said of any streets
UP his way. II looked to him as ii
Mechanicsville didn't belong to the
borough. Joseph Walters then spoke
and addressed the chairman. He
asked him if the sewers would be
able to carry off the dirt which
would accumulate in them and If so
where 1t would go 10. The chairman
replied that it would be carried &c
low water mark.
p. Monaghan said it would ave
a ~nineteen-foot fall. f. f. DeGraN
then said that he was decidedly in
favor of the sewers and endorsed
the other gentlemen's remarks. He
said that South Amboy was twenty
years behind the times.
MIR. Fulton Explains.
Secretary Fulton then made some
explanatory remarks to Mr.. Borlund
who seemed to be a little mixed VI
in his ideas on the subject.
Thomas Brown, of Mechanicsyille.
wanted to know who was going 10
pay for the sewers He didn't seen
TO think that power should be given
to the borough council to build the
sewers. All he could think of was
graft and star chamber stories. He
was followed by Samuel Locker. who
endorsed Mr.. Browns remarks. In
order to set Mr.. Brown Alright, Coun-
Gilman Dey stated that the cost OF
each street was given and those who
did not own property on those streets
would not have 10 pay for the sewers
Councilman Hillman was thef
called upon by the chairman. Mr.
Hillman heartily endorsed what the
e~oakers in favor of the sewers had
said and was very emphatic in som'
of his remarks. He asked the secre
tary if he could give him an esti-
mate of how much il would cos
] each individual per year if he was
4, vad fo, the Sewers Tho secretary