Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-10-12
Mayor Bo|IsChWei|eE Has Promised
TO Turn the City Ovek Firemen But
Will Stand for No Rswdyism--The
Ambulance Ready fox Emergency
and Doctors to be ON \Duy--Eight
Open Carriages for thA Guests.

Many details for the firemen's s pa
rade next week were arranged at the
meeting of the general committee in
the rooms of Lincoln Engine Com
pany in State street last night May
or Bollschweiler was present and
made few remarks in which he
stated that he would turn the town
over to the firemen on that day, but
that there was to be no rodyism and
he would not tolerate and women-5e-
ing annoyed. The mayor was ac-
companied by the Messrs. Shultz and
Dalton.
The treasurer reported that the
city had sent a draft for $1,000 to
him yesterday and that the total
amount of money received to date
was $3,S06- He reported the follow
ing contributions received yesterday.
These are included in the total given
above:
Scheuer & Sons. s5; William Wal
ters, $5 J. H. Johnson, $5; Yankee
Clay Banks, s13; C. A. Hanson, s5;
Leo Goldberg, s5, making total of
s3S.
The committee of three which was
appointed at the last meeting to wait
upon the Exempt Firemen reported
and James M. Glenn as a committee
of one from the Exempts, was pres
ent to obtain a definite answer from
the committee. He said that unless
they could be guaranteed at this meet
ing that 500 would be given, ii
would be impossible for the associ-
alton to take part in the parade.
THE association he stated, lis now
in session awaiting my report SO that
the matter can be acted upon The
general committee. after considerable
discussion, told Mr. Glenn that S100
would be donated, providing the as
sociation would be willing to enter
tain the band leading them and also
the platoon of police in the parade.
Mr.. Glenn reported back to the fire
parade committee by telephone later
that the proposition had been accept
ed At the request of the Exempt
draft of 500 was ordered drawn
in their favor last night.
The concert committee reported
that the council had agreed to erect
reviewing stand at Smith and ing
streets 1t will be built at the citT's
expense. The committee reported
that they had hired band to play at
Smith and King streets during the
evening for the carnival and cake
walk
Chief Mullen. who was appointed
at the last meeting as a committee of
one to see about carriages, reported
that he had secured three open car
riages and that the rest were closed.
The mayor urged that all open ones
be procured. The committee in
structed Chief Mullen to procure
eight open carriages. These to be
used by the guests of the mayor and
fire chief
Although the report was not veri-
fed. it was made known that the
council from New Brunswick and also
from Railway were coming down in
carriages for the parade
Mayor Bollschweiler asked that
the firemen assist the police in every
way possible on the day of the par
ade and for them to make it their
business to see that order and good
will prevailed throughout the city.
He said that the firemen would have
the use of the city that day and that
he would do everything in his power
anu StiCtch tuC idN IuuCH DIS pOS-
sible so that the city could be given
up to the firemen. However no
rowdyism shall prevail towards wo-
men, he said. Il will not stand for
that
The mayor said that he would is
sue proclamation either Monday or
Tuesday in regard to the parade.
Mayor Bollschweiler said that he
had arranged to have DR.. Ramsay
stationed at some certain place where