Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-06-03
Mayor BOIIschweiIer Says
They.Must Pay Fee or Close
All Shows Tonight.
REMOVAL OF BENEFIT
FEATURE THE REASON
Organizations Decline to Ac-
cept MOney--AutO Rattle
off, Stop Chance Games.

Mayor Bollschweiler announced this
Afternoon that, ON account of the refus-
al of the several organizations to ac-
cept any benefits from the carnival,
each show would have to pay license
fee or close up. The mayor says that
the elimination of the charity feature
puts the venture on a purely business
basis, and, In accordance with the city
ordinance, licenses must be taken out.
The management will be notified to that
effect this afternoon and, If the fees
are not produced, Chief of Police Burke
will not allow any of the shows to give
performances tonight
The license fees for circuses and car
nivals are fixed by ordinance accord
ing to the amount of admission charg-
ed. The ordinance fixes a fee of $50
per day for fifty cent admission show,
$50 for twenty-five cent show and for
shows that charge less than twenty
five cents the fee is fixed by the mayor,
although it shall not be not less than
SIS.
Mayor Bollschweiler says he is dis
pleased at the way the carnival has
been conducted and says that, If the
organizations had not in the first place
1 agreed to accept benefits, he would have
acted before.
Stop Candles on Ground.
Chief Burke went to the carnival
yesterday afternoon with Detectives
HUFF and Long, Patrolman Wood
and Patrolman Andrew Jensen and
4 stopped the rattle of the automobile
and all games of chance. He also
forbid the sale or use of confetti
u during the remainder of the week.
The chief says there were at least
five games OF chance on the grounds.
The affinity Wheel" which was in
evidence Monday night, was stopped
and the participants have gone to
l'Willow Grove, Philadelphia The
automobile contest was discontinued
as soon as Chief Burke gave the or
!, ders, but the other stands were al
lowed to run last night as they had
/ eliminated the chance part, giving
every contestant something for his
. money
Organizations Not Interested.
Several societies that were to
have benefits this week have de-
J clined to accept them and the S. p.
G. A., who had benefit last night,
decided today not to take the money.
|
, cent. of $21 worth of tickets which
they sold. The S. p. G. A. was to
have had its benefit next Saturday
/ night, but the time was, for some
, reason, changed to last night.
i Tomorrow night was to have been
, firemen's night, but the department
! In general has refused to accept. 1t
was suggested that Garfield Hose
Company might take the night as a
: benefit, but they too have refused.
: Tonight was to have been for the
} benefit of the Home for the Aged,
but some of the officials said this
morning that they too had refused
the charity. The High School Ath-
letic Association, who were slated
for benefit during the week, ac-
/ cording to Miss Mary e. Vaughan, of
the school faculty, did not consider
the matter at all and had not at the
start accepted any proposition for q
benefit.
: To Refund Money ON Auto.
AS the automobile contest has
been discontinued all. those who
purchased tickets may have their
money refunded at the place where
they bought them or at the treasur-
er's office on the carnival grounds
The management announced to-
day that contestants Withdrawing
: from the contest for queen of the
carnival will not be allowed to trans
fer their votes to other entrants.
Arrangements have practically been
made for the appearance of the
same shows in Plainfield next week.
Peddlers in Trouble.
: Patrolman Andrew Jensen made
Abraham Shapiro remove three show
| leases and stand from which he was
selling goods on Maple street at $50
o clock yesterday afternoon. The man
{ said he had license from the carnival
! people but the policeman told him that
the city owRed the streets and that he
must get a permit from the city. Mr.
Shapiro was at the police station this
morning inquiring how to get back the
$40,
A boy who has an ice cream vending
, wagon paid the carnival officials IS
for similar permit, it is alleged
Child Hurt at Carnival.
Samuel Halprin, of 34S High street
while riding a bicycle on Maple street,
near the carnival yesterday afternoon
ran into child The child was slightly
, injured and was taken to its home on
, Oak street.
Show People Wed.
John Larmann, who said he resided
in this city, and Miss Martha Ard.
mann, who was with the carnival, were
married by Recorder H. e. Pickersgill
at city hall this morning.
TO Lecture ON Lighting.
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