Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-06
SOUTH aMBOY.
THE COUNCIL.
What Took Place at the Meet
ing Last Might.

liz e $500
oueh council was held last 7 y.
The nave and all of the councArigl
were present and Clerk Fulton and
Counsellor Pearse. +,
Minutes of last meeting approved
as read. .DLlA
A communication from Assessor
Gallagher asking for a field book was
received and referred to the commit
tee on taxation with power.
A communication from twenty
seven organizations asking for a con-
tribution for a Fourth of July cele-
bration was received. /.
The a thought that reward
ought to be offered for the appre-
hension of the flower thieves for
stealing from both burying grounds.
He said that an old veteran had been
buried Monday on whose grave a
number of handsome floral pieces
had been placed; five hours after the
burial, ribbons and flowers had been
taken from the grave and no clue
left to show who had stolen them.
No action taken.
A communication from j. r.
Smith, complaining of the too Tree
distribution of circulars, with a sam
ME of one of them enclosed, was re-
ceived and filed.
A petition was received from the
Elizabeth and Raritan Street Rail-
road Company asking permission 10
nut a 'Y" on Pine avenue, the COM
pan having bought a piece OF prop
erty from Perrine, and 1t was neces-
sary for them to get permission from
the council to put in the necessary
switches before they could proceed
with the work. j.. II. Gordon oifered
a resolution that the company be al
lowed to do as they wished, Dut the
resolution was knocked out, as after
considerable argument IT was ascer-
tanned that permission could not be
given them until after a puDllc near
ing had been held and an ordinance
passed.
Report of the recorder, ,accompan-
led by a check, was received and
check turned over to the collector.
All bills were ordered paid.
Al Representative of the Gas Com
pany was. present and upon request
of the mayor he answered a number
of questions which were put to him
BY Councilman Gordon. The coun-
Gilman said that his people, or at
least those whom he represented In
MaxVille, looked to him to get the
gas up there for them. Mr.. Bidle,
fhe representative of the Gas Com
pany. said 1t would cost the company
at least $1,000 to run mains, etc., to
Maxville and through the small side
streets and as there were only forty
houses there 1t would not pay the
to do it. Councilman A. M.
Gordon said ii was in the franchise
of the company that they should eX-
tend their mains anywhere within the
borough limits upon the request OF
the borough council, and as they
could not get water in Maxville he
though they were entitled to gas. Mr.
Bedle said he would look over the
matter again and let them know at
the next meeting of the council.
Councilman Hillman seemed to
thing that 1t would not pay the COM
pany to put the gas there, as after
those who would have 1t put in their
houses and got their first bill, they
would want it taken out again.
Councilman Dey said the company
would have to put 1t in whether they
wanted to or not, If the council want
ed 1t done.
George Gundrum, chairman OF ne
committees of the twenty-seVen Or
g%anizations who desire to hold a Gel
ebration in this borough on July
fourth, addressed the council and
asked them to donate $500 towards
the celebration. He said 1t would
cost about $1,000 for the bands,
speakers, etc. They thought they
could raise the balance, II the coun-
ell would give them that much, they
couldn't work on wind.
rpl.n ~Aaxyar cold nUnr fUnntV wears
ago he was very patriotic, especially
SO one Fourth of July when he set
off the whole bunch of fireworks at
once. H. e. Mack seemed to think
that the town was dead and there
was nothing doing. Councilman Dey
moved that the $500 be given them
and the motion was carried. After
the council meeting the sum was re-
duced, upon request, to 5000. Mr..
Gundrum stated that II. G. stephen
son was treasurer of the different
committees.
A resolution by j. Fl. Gordon that
a public hearing be given on the APP
pIication for turnouts of h Eliza
beth and Raritan Street Railway
Company be held on Friday, June ~,
was adopted.
The contract between George Gun
drum and the borough was accepted
by the council and he was given SIX
months to complete the curbing and
guttering of David street. There was
considerable argument over the CON
tract by different councilmen and
Street Commissioner Collins.
Councilman Dey moved that the
committee on water purchase one
hundred feet of hose for the use OF
the commissioner in watering the
streets.
The Raritan Street ordinance was
continued on second reading. The
continuation of this ordinance start
ed an argument. Councilman De-
wan, who lives in that section of the
borough, introduced this ordinance a
long time ago and at meeting after
meeting it has been laid owe and he
didn't want it to be laid over again,
but acquiesced after hearing the diff
ferent arguments regarding the Hole
in the Wall, ect. The Hole in the
Wall is on Raritan street. Some time
age the Pennsylvania company had
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