Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-17
COUNCIL MET
LAST NIGHT.
Some Important and Much ROu-
line Business Transacted
Lighting Question.

HAL. Mayor lltSdiON an
Councilmen j. II. Gordon, o. w, Hill
man. r. A. Dey, Edward Dewan and
W. Disbrow, Clerk Fulton and Coun-
sellor Pearse.
Minutes of last meeting were APP
proved as read.
The mayor mex changed the order
of business slightly. so as TO have the
bonds of the different officers APP
proved. which was done.
A petition from Daniel Salmon
was then read. Mr.. Salmon wanted
the borough council to look after
Conover street. He stated hat no
repairs had been made in three years
and that the street was positively UNI
safe for travel. He wanted another
light placed in the street. The petit
ton was referred to the committee
en- streets for investigation.
All bills were ordered paid.
A communication from I%ndepend-
nee Hose Company was received and
action of company confirmed.
The David street ordinance was
taken up on second reading. The
mayor seemed to think that the com
mon red brick would not do for the
cutters, but siad that Belgian blocks
should be used instead, He had
found this on investigation. Coun-
Gilman Dey was of the same opinion.
Councilman Gordon said that bricks
were cheaper and he thought that
some of the property owners pre-
ferred them on that account. Cor
don then moved that the ordinance
should be accepted as read and the
motion was carried. Gordon then
moved that teh ordinance be contin-
ued on second reading until next
meeting.
The Raritan street ordinance was
also continued on second reading un-
Ill next meeting.
The mayor stated that he had
written yesterday to the NJ. and 5.
Traction Company regarding the run
ming of flat-wheeled cars through
this borough. He would have done
so before but he had found that the
ordinance regarding it making 1t
Unable for running them through
here had never been published as
ii should have been. Councilman
Hill then moved that the ordinance
be published so as to make it legal.
Carried.
The communication from the AN
terbury Club stating that their drama
l1u DtGll DOolD OIGh IHhtiIAltNtN oiAt
they would have no further use for
the hall, was received and filed. 1t
then divulged that the mayor had
notified Janitor Burnes not to let
anyone have any use of the hall with
OUT They paid for ft<at the rate of
eight dollars per night. He said he
did not thing the cOuncilmen We're
aware of the -rabble that were run-
ming back and forth, up and down
the stairs every night. The lights,
heat etc, had to be furnished by the
borough also. He was asked by Mr..
Gordon who the Canterbury CluD
were. The mayor replied h a the
only one he knew of was a man by
the name of Bradshaw. He under
stood they called him prince Brad
shaw. He said it was a hard thing
10 turn down an Englishman but 1t
had to be done.
Councilman Dey spoke about the
water main hat connects the meters
10 the ~twelve-inch main in this bor-
ough. He said that a siN-inch pipe
was used from the meter to the main
and that was one reason that the
water pressure was so low.
A communication from John Soul
-. agent for the ~Susquehanna Coal
Company. requesting the council to
appoint Messrs. Parisen and Tlce
special marshals for the docks, was
received and appointment made.
A communication from the p. X.
r. Company. asking to have their
watchmen appointed special mar
shals. was received and appointments
made,
The resignation of II, c.. Perrine,
Sr.. as a member of the sinking fund
committee, was received and accept
ed.
Councilman Hillman moved that
the money in the hands of the sink
ing fund committee be turned over
to the collector and that said collect
or hold it as a separate fund. Car
ried.
Eight dollars was then received
from Janitor Burnes, the rent for the
hall from the Danish Brotherhood.
A report from the chief engineer
of the fire department, in which he
recommended the building OF a stand
pipe for water up on the hill, was re-
ceiyed. He also gave a list OF all
fire apparatus, etc, belonging to the
borough. 1t was signed by 2. r.
Kenah. The report was filed.
The financial statement OF the Dor
ough was received and filed.
Councilman Hillman wanted "a lit
tie information regarding the rights
of the school board in borough af-
fairs. He said: Have the school
board a right 10 take first dip AT the
borough money! Counsellor Pearse
said that preference was not given
them. There was considerable more
said on the subject by Hillman be
fore it was ended.
The report of Street Commissioner
Collins, giving list of tools, etc, Civ
en- him by eX-Commissioner Quinlan,
was received and filed.
The mayor stated that the lighting
of this borough was only a farce and
hereafter he did not think he would
sign any of their bills. He said they
were nothing but a gang of sharpers
and that KeypOrt and Matawan had
the same trouble as we have here,
and they were in the clutches of the
same company. Councilman Dewan
then spoke and said there was a light
in Raritan street, Mechanicsville,