Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-06
MAIN STREET
ORDINANCE
The SOurh amboy Council Finally
cd determines he Grade After a
Pubic Hearing.
QUESTION AS TO A sTsEET
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

NPcOtUt ~ VIC ~ CRANO ~ ~ W a.
South Amboy, Nov 6:-An ad-
journed meeting of the council was
held last night. Present were May
or Birmingham, Councilmen Corcor-
an, Gordon, Foreman, Dewan and
O'Connor, also Clerk Coan and Coun-
selor Pearse. Bills amounting to
1892 were ordered paid.
The clerk read petition signed
by property holders of Maxville re-
questing an electric light on Pros
pect street. 1t was referred to the
committee on lights.
The ordinance and public hearing
on the grade of Main street was TAX
en- up. Mr.. Welsh askel If the stone
would be put any higher than the
grade now existing. 1t was explain
cd that the grade shown on the map
was the exact surface and any stone
would be put put below the surface,
if necessary to conform to the es-
tablished grade. The ordinance was
taken up on second AMI third read
ings and adopted.
The clerk read a communication
from Thomas Manion making appli-
cation for renewal of his appoint
ment as janitor of Protection engine
house on Bergen Hill. The mayor
nominated him for the position un-
til January 1, 1909, and this was
confirmed.
The clerk read communication
from the Combination Ladder Com
pany, of New York. stating that the
business of the Baker Company, of
Providence, had been turned over to
them and that they find in August
1906 one Baker shut off pipe and
some spanners were left with the
Amboy fire department for trial.
They had not been returned and
they requested that the price be re-
mitted or they be advised when they
could call and obtain the same,
Mr.. Corcoran said the material
was left for trial but was not sat
isfactory and therefore not used /,
that the representative was to call
for it in two or three days but had
never done so. Mr.. Corcoran moved
that the writer of the letter be re-
quested to cali for the material. AT
ter some discussion as to whether or
not the goods should be expressed
to the Ladder Company at their ex-
pense, the motion was carried to
have the people call for the goods.
The clerk read a notice from the
court of common pleas in the matter
of revision of wards in South Amboy
stating the commissioners appointed
had performed their duties. had en-
ployed surveyor to assist them at
a cost Of $40 and ordering that they
be allowed 5000, to be divided be-
tween them, and $50 be allowed the
surveyor. A resolution to this ef-
feet, offerel by Councilman Foreman
was adopted.
The clerk reported receiving a
check from the terra Gotta company
for water. in the amount of $35.75.
The financial report of the col
lector showed:
Balance Borough Acct. IS 332.45
Balance Water Cect ..... 1,817.63
Borough School Acct -. 1,505.4O
Total sS,655.48
Mr. Pearse brought up the matter
of property of Orlando Perrine in
Center street, Bergen Hill, which
had been usel as a street for eigh-
teen years. He has taken it up With
the Raritan River railroad to ascer-
tain if they would bear any part of
the expense of opening the street, it
having been reported by the clerk
that the title to the street was in
Mr.. Perrine, and he, as counsel for
Mr.. Perrine, called upon President
Bumstead of the Raritan River rail-
road both as to Mr.. Perrine's claim
and whether they would contribute
any part OF the expense for the fif-
teen feet of the street. He was un-
able to get the railroad to come to
any conclusion and he had been COM
PEELED to start suit.
Mr. O'onnor said the property
surrounding the engine house at
the head of Main and Augusta streets
should be graled and curbeC. Upon
motion of Mr.. Foreman the matter
was refa~rea 70 committee on streets.
Mr.. O'Connor brought up the mat
ter of Center stree. which Counselor
Pearse had previously reported up
on, saying he thought such matters
should be Strengthened out and not
left for new mayor and council
who would not be familiar with the
conditions, and he asked Mr.. Pearse
for his opinion.
Mr.. Pearse explained there was no
question but that Mr.. Perrine had a
title to the property and that Mr..
Perrine felt the value of the same
was $500 not simply by reason of
the fact that fifteen feet was worth
$500, but the street had been used
by the borough for some years. Mr..
O'Connor thought the price was ex-
cessive. Mr.. O'Connor asked the
clerk, as an attorney, whether Mr..
Perrine could claim compensation
for the time the street had been used.
Clerk Coan said the borough, having
used it, would be liable for what Is
called mean profits, but that he did
not think there were any mean pro-
fits in this case.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the chair
man of the committee on streets be
empowered to hire an outside law
yer to find out as to the title to the
property and report at the next
meeting Mr. O'Connor took excep-
tion to employing lawyer on ac-
count of the expense involved. He
thought, 1t would be better to COM