Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
SOUTH AMBOY.
COUNCIL FIXES
THE FINAL VOTE
Will Pass or Reject The Trolley
Ordinance Thursday Might
Lawyer COan Urged Delay.

WIS tdlitQ W at y NAONt
last night. Present-Mayor Trega.
nowan, Councilmen A. NJ. Gordon and
j.. H. Gordon, Disbrow, Dewan, Deg
and Hillman, also Clerk Fulton ano
Counsel Pearse. Minutes OF the las
meeting were read and approved
The minutes of the special meeting
to consider franchise of Jersey Cen
trail Traction Company were also read
and approved.
The clerk read q communication
from the Acme Underwear Company
returning bill for $20.17, covering
water furnished, and requesting that
a reduction be made in the rate or the
bill cancelled, they stating it should
be reduced to $13 per annum at any
rate. The mayor stated they appear
ed to have continual trouble with this
company about the water rates, and
incurred OF the water commissioner
the amount the Acme Company vas
being charged. The commissioner
stated he had rendered them a bill
for twenty-five cents per thousand
gallons, the regular rate. The mayor
inquired what the Pennsylvania rail-
road was being charged. The com
missioner replied they were being
charged ten cents, His honor thought
there should be Some special rate for
an Industry of this kind and that in
asmueh as ii was a benefit TO the
town, suggested making them the
same rate as that charged the Penn
s~ylvania railroad. Mr.. Dey moved
that the matter be referred TO the
committee on water works, which
motion was carried.
The clerk also read communication
from G. E. Young, Of the Standard
Oil Company, returning bill covering
water rent from April /, 1905, to
April, 1907, claiming a previous bill
had been rendered covering period
from April l to October /, 1905, and
asking for corrected bill. This was
also referred to committee on water
works.
Bills amounting to $469.45 were
approved and ordered paid. The bin
of Engineer Mason, covering various
maps, surveys, ETC., was laid over I'M
til some explanations could be obtain
ed, the street commissioner not know
ing anything about some of the
charges and none of the councilmen
DGiHS ldllllldI Will lutlH.
The mayor then said: This, gen.
tlemen, is a meeting emitting the citi.
ems to a public hearing, and the pub.
lie hearing shall be continued after
what am going to announce. | vii
declare the council at recess for the
space of twenty or thirty minutes il
order to go into executive session al
a committee of the whole
AT the expiration of the recess the
public hearing was proceeded with
Clerk Fulton read the route as adopt
ed by the council and the amendmen
thereto covering a loop down to thu
New York & Long Branch station.
Mr.. Thomas Brown and Lawyer
Coan carefully examined the map O
proposed route and the latter remark
ed somewhat as follows: II do MOI
know that | have anything~to say
either in regard to the route as out
lined Oh the map or the route as
amended, but certain points have
arisen, points brought to my attention
by some of my clients within the last
t~wenty-four hours which, before the
final passage of the ordinance, |
would like to have an opportunity to
examine. Unfortunately for me these
matters are of a nature that | cannot
at this time divulge, and the only
purpose l have Is to ask the council
to delay the final passage of the or
dinance for such period as will enable
me to make examination of the mat
ter"
The mayor: IT would saw, Mr..
Coan, that there will be an adjourned
meeting of the council Thursday eve
ming, when, perhaps, the citizens will
have a further chance for public
hearing. Will that suit you? In the
meantime you can examine the map"
Mr.. Coan: at is a rather short
time. was going to ask the council
to delay it until the next regular
council meeting, two weeks from to-
night
The mayor: Eve will not be able
to do that. Circumstances have arisen
that will prohibit it, and the greatest
delay the council has decided upon
viii be until Thursday night. next
Thursday right at s o'clock. You are
a. liberty to take the nap with you,
presume, TO examine it. We did try
to make this route connecting with,
If 1t possibly could, the direct route
to heaven, but we found we could not
dc it,
Mr.. Coan: 81 would say to the
mayor and gentlemen of the council
that either the route that is outlined
on the map or the amended route is
acceptable o me and so far as [ know
to anyone | represent at this time. I
nave no objection to find with the
route as outlined Oh the mar or the
amended route, but there are ether
matters in connection with the fran
ehise which require more invesiga-
ton, and it seems to me that a matter
OF two days would be a very short
time. | am sorry the decision was
arrived at to adjourn the meeting un-
Til Thursday night before | had an
opportunity to present my request 10
the council. l suppose if the matter
has been determined upon at this
time there is very little use in NV
speaking, but / would request of the
gentlemen of the council, on behalf
Of my clients who are citizens of this
Town, as well as on my own behalf as
Q property owner and taxpayer, that
tina action on the ordinance be de-
Iayed for at least two weeks or for so
long aa time as will be sufficient to
enable me to investigate mattere I