Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-03-03
Ordinance Passed
By a Strict
Party Vote.
BLOCK HEARING
Alderman Larson Tries to Have
Matter Laid Over for a Public
Hearing Mayor Appoints
PatfoIman McDermOtt as
a Desk Sergeant Wood
Block for State Street
Inc Broad Street
Sewer.

In a few minutes last night the
1soard of Aldermen took two steps
which made sweeping changes in the
cttys official departments. They
passed, on second and final readings,
the ordinance for a partly-paid fire
department and confirmed the ap-
pointment by Mayor Bollschweiler of
Patrolman William H. McDermott as
desk sergeant, and eleven new patrol
men. The new members of the force
are:
James MCGOWAN, John A. Dunham,
Nels Lybeck, Joseph A. Hartung,
William Calvin, Joseph GutOWski,
John II. Martin, Israel Weitzen,
Thomas F. Dalton, Robert s. Hard
ing, Charles A. Quinn.
Party Vote on Fire Dept.
When Alderman Cannon moved to
take up the fire department ordi-
nance for second and third readings
and. passage, Alderman Larson, re-
publican, of the fourth ward, who Is
second assistant chief of the present
volunteer fire department, moved to
lay the matter over for a public
hearing. Mr.. Cannon said that 1t had
been pending for some time and that
a number of his constituents had
spoken to him in favor Of the change,
and only one against it. The latter,
he said, was an exempt fireman who
spoke from sentimental reasons. The
ordinance was then read twice by
the city clerk, and, on the vote to
pass 1t, the four democrats voted
AYE" and Aldermen Larson and
Schultz, mo-" The other member of
the minority, Mr.. Van Pelt was not
present.
A number of fremen, among the
crowd in the council chamber heard
the vote In silence, but talk of get
ting up remonstrance was rife.
For Broad Street Sewer.
A resolution for the construction
of twenty-four inch sewer In Broad
street. from Division street to Front
street, and along Front street, to con-
meet with the Washington street sew
or, was read. 1t had been drawn up
by the city attorney, but was not
formally introduced. This is SINH
lar to the ordinance get aside by the
supreme court only few days ago on
a technicality, because 1t was intro
duced in 1906 and passed by the
1907 council, which rendered 1t IL
legal.
6mlCn SIreeC ASScSSmtnCs
The Smith street wool paving cost
was referred back to the commission
ers Of assessment. The resolution
passed recently, approving it. was, at
the request of the council, returned
ton had been taken improperly.
This makes an entirely new start in
this matter, which has been source
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For Wood Block on State Street.
A petition was received from w.
P. O'Hara, and St. Stephens Polish
church, asking the council to COM
ply with the will of majority of
the taxpayers on State street, from
Smith street to the Lehigh Valley
railroad, for a wooden block pave
ment. This went to the street COM
mittee.
The Fire Alarm System.
A letter was received from Chief
Mullen, calling attention to the con-
dition of the fire alarm. Alderman
Cannon said that the system had
been poor for several years, and that
teey are doing all in their power to
remedy 1t, but 1t cannot be done all
at ence. The matter was referred to
the FIRE committee.
Buy Three New Horses
The street committee was author
lied, on motion, to buy three work
horses, to replace those recently sold,
and steel-lined dump wagon to cost
$3.50.
For Sewer in Oak Street.
Three property-owners In Oak
street petitioned for fifteen-inch
sewer to conect with the Market
street sewer.
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