Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-31
SOUTH AMB0Y.


said that the company wasn't asking
anything of the borough. They were
going ahead themselves and didn't
ask the %borough's help in any form.
He had been told this morning by
Henry Miller that he understood that
Councilman Disbrow would be the
guest of honor and would pilot the
first car into the borough. When il
came right down to it, he didn't be-
lieve they could stop them if they
wanted to.
No Right to Enter Borough.
Counselor Pearse said that they
had no right to come into the Dor
ough if they made a transfer in front
of the Central railroad station. And
it was in the old franchise that the
cars should not run into this borough
without they ran from borough linn
it 10 borough limit.
Councilman Hillman then very
quietly asked, why don't you stoT
the Pennsylvania railroad trains from
running on the Central railroad
tracks through the borough He
said he didn't believe the council
could stop the Keyport cars from
coming into the borough.
The mayor then laughed and turn
ed to Chief Mcdonald and said: III
you can't stop them, call on me-
Report of borough collector was
received and filed.
Board of Education.
Councilman Hillman then started
an argument about the board of ed
ucation. He said that after tonight
the borough council would not have
a cent in the treasury. What right
had the board of education to make
first grab in the borough money II
put the borough in a hole? That all
they did it for was to take up a lot OF
their old notes that could just as
well have hung over another year
4 Upon the head of this Hillman of
fered a resolution, which was adopt
ed, that a note of $4,000 be dis
counted at the First National bank
to pay the balance of the $4,000
which was due to the board of ed
ucation. Councilman Day said tina
the board of education had a right tt
demand what money they wanted
and none had a right to call then
down. Councilman j. II. Gordon
moved that the counsellor take steps
to collect all money due for curbinS
streets.
Raritan Street Ordinance.
The Raritan street ordinance wa
laid over till the next meeting.
The David street ordinance wa
then taken up on second reading ans
adopted in sections as amended. TIL
third section was amended so as t.
read Belgian blocks in place OF
brick"
Upon motion the ordinance was
taken up on third and final reading
and adopted.
An ordinance regarding the run
ming of 1at wheeled cars was pre-
scented by Councilman Hillmau and
upon motion it was laid over until
the next regular meeting.
Another Electric Light.
Moved by j.. II. Gordon that a light
be placed at the corne of Borden
town avenue and Parker g as
il was badly needed. Motion carried.
The mayor then asked Street Com
missioner Collins if he had signed a
receipt given him by eX-Street Com
missioner Quinlan for the borough
DroDertv in his possession. Collins
replied, NO" The mayor then want
ed to know if included in that list
was a hundred and twenty bushels ol
corn. bought two weeks previous by
Quinlan for the borough. His re
ply was that he had not seen any
thing of it. He had had to buy tel
bags of feed in order to feed the Dor
ough horses the first day they were
turned over to him. He had beer