Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-14
SOUTH AMBoY.
COUNCIL PLAN
FOR JULY 4TH
Committee Named Last Night to
See About a Big Celebration
on That 0aV.

ough council was held last night in
Borough Hall. Mayor Treganowan,
Councilmen Hillman, J. II. Gordon,
Warren Disbrow, f. Dewan and A.
M. Gordon, Clerk Fulton and Coun-
sellor Pearse were present.
Minutes of last meeting were APP
proved as read.
A communication from Inspector
of Boardof Health Joe A. Sexton,
enclosing a communication signed
bv Samuel Crozier and others re-
garding the drain water in the
alleys in the real of their premises,
was received and referred to the
committee on streets. The mayor
said it was not a matter that con-
cerned the Board of Health, hat it
was the street committees place to
look after 1t.
A communication from John Soul
ly, asking permission to fence off the
lower end of David street, along
Roosevelt street to Henry street,
was received and filed. The mayor
stated hat the council had no right
10 grant his request. Counsellor
Pearse also said they had no right
to allow Mr.. Scully to do 1t.
For Fourth of July.
A communication from a local so
ciety, asking hat a committee OF
three be appointed to confer with
them regarding a celebration for the
Fourth of July was received. The
mayor said it was a good thing. He
remembered twenty years ago when
they used to have fireworks here
and especially II time he remem-
bered well, where he set off the
whole thing together, all the fire
works at one time accidentally
and he thought he could do it again.
The mayor, upon motion, appointed
a committee, consisting OF Warren
Disbrow, ]. H. Gordon and A. NJ.
Gordon, TO confer with the other
committee and aid them all they
possibly could.
All bills were ordered paid.
j. H. Gordon said that the Dor
ough did not have any cobble stone
on hand for repairing purposes III
that he had been informed by the
street commissioner that they could
be bought at New York at the rate
of $500 a square yard delivered on
the dock at this borough.
Upon motion a boatload of the
stones were TO be bought.
Collect FROM IuDilC otINICt.
The mayor said hat it was about
time that something be done to col
lect the money that was due the Dor
ough from the Public Service Cor
D0ratfon, as ire understood hat they
were to pay three hundred dollars a
year for the privilege of running
through the streets of the borough,
at the end of five years. The Dor
-I ta1I him II ChnIld no
twenty-five years instead OF hVe
when the money was first due,
The report of committee on resol-
utions of coincidence to the widow OF
the late DR.. Brace was received, ac-
companied by the form of resolution
which was read and approved by the
MAYOR and councilmen. The said
resolutions to be published in the
South Amboy and Perth Amboy pap
ers and a copy of the same to be sent
to the widow of the late mayor
hrough the Perth Amboy council.
A resolution by J. H. Gordon, re-
narding fiat wheels. was adopted.
Bonds of John Jacobs as special
marshal and John Cosgroye as dep
utv post warden were returned to
them for proper signatures.
Raritan Street Ordinance.
Moved that the ordinance on Rar-
itan street improvements be contin-
ued on second reading. 1t was car
ried.
Motion by J.. II. Gordon that the
street committee ask the council to
advertise for bids for the curbing
and guttering of David street and
Henry streets. The motion was
adOnted.
The mayor asked if any of the
council had been s%ubpeoned to APP
near before the Court of Chancery
in Newark. He was told they had.
Counsellor Pearse said hat it would
be necessary to have the former or
ongh Engineer Atkinson n the
present borough engineer, Mason, OF
Perth Amboy. to accompany them
to Newark. He did not know how
much they would expect to receive
for going but he knew they would
have to be paid and he did not like
TO take it upon himself to ask them
TO go without the MAYOR and oun
ellis consent. Councilman DeWan
moved that Counsellor Pearse be in
structed to take Messrs. Atkinson and
Mason to Newark with him Wednes-
day.