Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-16
SOUTH AMBoY.

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says railroad trains must cut the
crossing"
The mayor: Eyes, and the police
have been instructed a hundred times.
1t is a very great nuisance, especially
at John street. | think the statutes
allow them ten minutes"
Mr.. Foreman: "In some places
they don't allow them five minutes,
not two minutes
The mayor: 81 have instructed the
officers time and time again. The
other night L got caught between two
trains and they happened to know it
was me and said, 1T serves you
right.
To Shut OFF the Water.
Mr.. Dey: II move that the super
intendent of the water works be re-
quested and ordered, rather, to shut
off all people that are over six months
in arrears for water rent. | under
stand there is standing about one
hundred dollars or more for water
rent, some of it standing two years,
and If the superintendent of the
water works don't do this work, ]
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appoint one who will"
The motion was seconded by J.. II,
Gordon and carried.
Under the head of finances the
clerk reported receiving voucher fol
$4,000, also II for $415.77 from
the Pennsylvania railroad for water
supplied, also SIS from the Androvette
Towing & Transportation Company
for rent. The amounts were ordered
turned over to the collector.
The financial report of the borough
showed balance on hand from all
sources to be ~$690.2S.
Resolution was offered by Council
man Dewan that a note for SIS be dis
counted for four months at the First
National Bank. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Lovely: Under the head OF
taxes | appear as the attorney for
| Captain William H. Parisen. 1t APP
pears that at the tax sale held in 1906
through some error two lots belong
ing to Mr.. Parisen were sold to H. G.
Perrine. notwithstanding the taxes
were paid for the year 1904. Now
my reason for coming here this even
ing is that your honorable body take
such steps as you shall see fit to give
my client, Mr.. Parisen, a certificate
Of redemption for lots AS and 40 in
block So.
The mayor thought the matter
should be turned over to Counsel
Pearse to adjust. Mr.. Pearse stated
he had looked into the matter and
after considerable discussion Council
man Dey made a motion that Coun-
selor Pearse confer with the collector
and straighten the matter out.
Fire Chiefs Report.
The report of Ex-Chief C%orcoran,
of the fire department, was read for
the year ending December 81, 1906.
He stated the estimated amount of
damage by fire during 1906 was
$4,000 and recommended general re-
pairs to both engine houses and the
installation of telephones in the en-
CINE houses. The report was ordered
receivd and placed on file.
The mayor stated the council
would probably be approached
through some source in the matter of
appointment by the state of a rail-
road commission and he hoped they
would give the matter their earnest
approval. Said he: LAS the matter
stands now it is almost impossible
for a municipality to sue a railroad
simply because we have no railroad
commission in the state of New Jer-
sey to refer these cases to and you
cannot beat a railroad often by suing
them. l think there is a move or
hand to influence the governor of the
state to appoint a railroad commits
sion for the state of New Jersey.
think it is about the only state in the
union that does not have a railroad
commission and the reason is politics
and graft. You can depend upon II
If there is a commission appointed we
are much better off because we car
refer our petition to that commission
without going to the courts with
suits.
Hearing on the Loop.
The public hearing as to applica-
ton of the Jersey Central Traction
Company for franchise covering the
Broadway loop, which was taken up
in the early part of the meeting,
brought forth considerable discussion
somewhat as follows:
The mayor: Nov, gentlemen, If
you have anything to say you will
kindly be as expeditions as possible.
| will take this opportunity of saying
that l have been informed there is
some misrepresentation attaching to
this trolley franchise. 1t has been
understood, | am told by a majority
of the property owners who have
signed for the franchise, that they
supposed it was to be for a single
track. That is not so. 1t is to be an
independent track, n owned by tht
Jersey Central Traction Company in
dependent of the one that now exists
making two tracks from Feltus stree
TO Henry | make this state