Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-11-27
COUNCIL MINUTES
Proceedings Of the Board Of Alder
men Of the City Of Perth
Amboy, Ma.
NOVEMBER 10. 1908.

heid FRIDAY evening, November 18th
1909. Adjourned from November 1871
1909. The members present were Al
derman HoFnsby, Cannon, Calvin, Lar
son, Dalton, Schultz and Alderman a t.
Large Voorhees,.
communication from the Mayor ap
pointing Nels Henningsen as a special
policeman at Kennedale Park to serve
without pay from the City, was re.
eeived and on motion the appointment
confirmed
| The following communication from
the Mayor:
| November 10th, 1909
Honorable Council Of the city Of Perth
Amboy:-
Gentlemen:-
As the fiscal year is about closing
and the time has arrived at which YOU
win probably take up the question OF
appropriations for the ensuing year, /
think it my duty to call your atten-
tion to one or two matters which need
to be prepared for at this time.
/ The employees of the great depart
ment are receiving today, tho same
rate of wages as was fxed by ordinance
some four or five years ago. In that
time the cost Of living has very large
" increased. Probably forty per cent.
The wages as fxed,. were based upon
the cost Of living at the time they were
fixed, and it is easy to figure that it is
very hard for a man to exist on these
wages under present conditions. /
would respectfully suggest that you
make provision, by which the minimum
wages Of those employees, to be flxed at
two dollars per day. There are as
remember, but twenty-four employees
in that department, and the increase
would be about twenty-five cents per
day or total Of two thousnd dollars
per year. This amount is comparative
" small, and would net be noticeable
in making up the tax budget. trust
| 1t will receive your favorable consid-
Grafton, e.s
There is, another matter to which I
have given much consideration, and
that is the pay and class Of men to be
employed on all public contracts. In
my opinion, there should be inserted
In every specification for public work,
clause providing that the men to be
employed shall receive not less than
seventeen and one-halfD cents per hour
and shall be citizens Of this State |
trust that you will be able to see your
way clear to introduce and pass an or
dinance making these provisions, as the
power to do this rests in you, and mine
10 simply to approve or veto any or
dinance that comes before me. l cam
not do anything until you have passed
it according to the provisions Of law
l will say however, that if such an
ordinance, properly drawn, comes be-
fore me, / will be glad to give is my
approval.
also desire to make some sugges.
tions on the. subject. of the appointment
of Board of Education, as it seems to
be generally understood among you,
that 1t rests with the Council at this
time to appoint a board to take the
place of the present board and manage
school affairs until the next municipal
election. Upon looking into the law
on the subject, L am advised that 1t is
very doubtful that such is the case, es-
pecially at this time, and that under
Section 80, the Board of Education, as
elected, will hold office until after the
next general election, and until the first
day Of January, nineteen hundred and
eleven. However, If, in your wisdom
select non-partisan board and to con-
good business Judgment.
Yours respectfully,
ALBERT B0LL6CHWEfLER,
Mayor
was received and referred to the Com
mittee Of the whole
An ordinance entitled:
An ordinance granting permission
to Public Service Railway Company, its
cna md - A..
struct, operate and maintain an equila-
teral passing siding on State street, in
the City of Perth Amboy, County of
Middlesex and State of New Jersey. y
was taken up. on. its second reading,
passed without amendment, taken up,
on its third reading and final passage
and passed by the following vote. Yea:
Hornsby, Cannon, Calvin, Larson, Dal-
ton, Schultz and VOORHEES,. Nay: None.
The following resolution:
Resolved that there is hereby Great
ed board to be known as the Har-
Dor Board of the City of Perth Amboy,
under and by virtue of an act entitled
g An act authorizing the creation Of
Harbor Boards Ia cities accessible to
commerce by water and prescribing
their powers and duties. Approved
April IA, 1909
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
the appointments Of the members of
said board be made at this or a subse-
qnent meeting.
BE III FURTHER RESOLVED this
resolution shall take effect Immediate
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was introduced and on motion adopted
by the following vote. Hea.--Horns-
hv Hannon TfaIv1n Iarson Gehulfz and