Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-11


6. The signature of e ". Eskesen
is irregular, In that it is signed by an
attorney" and | am informed that
no formal power of attorney is in
existence.
Z. Mrs. A. Mortensen's signature
is without force because she does not
own the property; her husband, An
ton Mortensen, having the title to
the same.
s. The signature Swedish Church"
is irregular in that it should have
been signed by the duly authorized
official or officials, besides | do not
think that that is the correct title of
the body which it is intended to rep
resent.
8. The signature of Herman Gold
berger is without force becdusAs the
property is owned by Mps. Hannah
Goldberger. iAel
In addition to this, I respectfully
direct your honorable body's atten-
ton to the case of Currie VS.. Atlantic
City, 81 Vroom, 140, which denies
the right of a petitioning property
owner to withdraw his name from a
petition. The opinion concluding
with the words that 1.-THE same is true
in respect to the conveyance oIpprop-
erty after enough consents have Deeh
fled" The opinion seems 10 pc
identical in principle with the propo-
sition at hand. 7Yi, Z
1t might be further added that
your ordinance has passed lts' Nnlru
reading and that the alleged remon-
STRANGE should be given no weight,
for the reason that it does not dls-
close any merit. 1t sets forth that
the petitioners believe that "compe-
tition should be permitted" Your
honorable body is the final arbiter
whether or not the price OF the i'm
provement is arbitrary or excessive,
and should it appear upon the open
ing of the bids that the same are be-
yond the fair and anticipated eX-
penditure, then it lies with you, and
it is within your province to safe
guard the welfare of the taxpayers
by rejecting any and all bids.
I also desire to direct your honor
able body's attention to the fact that
the maximum cost for this improve
ment has already been fixed in the
petition, to wit, that it is. not to ex-
coed $2.25 per square yard.
/ wish TO say in conclusion that
| the purported remonstrance contains
the bare number or signatures re-
quisite to entitle it to your attention,
and should you find that any one
| signature in said remonstrance is i'm
proper, then it becomes your duty
not to consider the same.
Yours very respectfully,
Joseph e. Stricken,
Attorney for Abel Hanson and others
was referred to the committee on
whole.
The following:
Perth Amboy, N. j., May a, 1906.
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Perth Amboy:
Gentlemen am in receipt from
the collector of the city of Perth Am
boy, a bill for assessment for the
construction of the Brighton avenue
sewer, amounting to the sum OF
S95.59. There is also added to the
original bill $3O.15 for interest.
1t is now about five years since
the Brighton venue W was con-
structed, yet this is the first bill !
have received for same. 1t might be
supposed that a person owning lane
along the route of such + would
expect to pay for the same and would
look for a bill. In this case, how
ever, the facts are peculiar and had
no reason to expect to be assessed fol-
the eve
Some years since a petition was
presented to the council asking for a
sewer in Brighton avenue, which
was refused. Permission was then
given to construct a private sewer
there, and one was constructed at an
expense of $4,000. Into this sewer
persons on Brighton avenue, north
of Gordon street, tapped and 1t was
amply sufficient for Gle needs of all,
Afterwards a public sewer was asked
for by persons on Brighton avenue
south of Gordon street, and, although
no property owner north OF Gordon
street asked for the improvement,
yet the sewer was continued through
to Market street. The person who
constructed the public eve destroy
ed my private sewer, left me without
any sewer connection, and the public
sewer became a very grievous injury
I thought the facts sufficient and my
injury great enough to entitle me tc
damages for the destruction of my
property and vas not surprised thai
I had not been assessed for benefits
If | had received any notice of such
an assessment, l would surely have
filed objections and opposed the
same. | am firmly of the opinion
that | could have successfully have
combated the levying of the same.
Instead of being benefited by the
said public sewer, | was greatly dam
aged by it. Instead of being assess
ed for benefits l should be compen-
stated for injury.
| therefore respectfully request
your honorable body to take up this
matter and relieve my property from
the burden of this assessment. | am
satisfied that if you fully examine in
to the matter, you VIII see the pro-
priety of my request and think it no
more than just to comply with the
same.
And your petitioner will ever pray,
etc. M h4 !
Samuel Hall, Aef
Executor Estate John Hall.
was referred to the committee on