Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-02
JAMESBURC is
AFTER LIGHT
Put the Matter Up to the
Board of FraehoIdsrs at
Meeting Held Yesterday.
OTHER COUNTY AFFAIRS
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

No" olunsWlck, sept. Z.-Rey. 5.
j. McClenaghan, pastor of the
Jamesburg Presbyterian church,
Mayor Abijah Chamberlain, and
Councilman Edward Merritt and
William Perrine, also of that Dor
ough, appeared before the Board of
Freeholders at it's meeting yester-
day afternoon and told the members
OF the board of the difficulty that the
borough had in securing lights to
light the place at night. At present
there are comparatively few lights
now in Jamesburg. One or two
property owners Of the place are
opposed to having poles placed in
front of their properties and they
are holding up the lighting plant.
The delegation appeared before the
freeholders to see what could be
done with the people who are pre-
venting the borough from getting
light.
Rev. Mr.. McClenaghan acted as
spokesman for the delegation. He
stated that some time ago the coun-
Gil of Jamesburg entered into an
agreement with a lighting
to have it furnish light for the Dor
ough. A short time & the COM
pany went into the hands of a re-
ceiver. The receiver was the East
Jersey Light and Power Company.
The pastor stated that this company
lights the borough of Englishtown
and 1t Is willing to extend its lines
to Jamesburg to light that place.
PeOnIe To Hiring Sujt
I'VE would like to see what could
he done in the matter" said the
pastor, land as We think that the
Board of Freeholders can iurlsdic-
ton over the county, We Thought
that the board could take some ac-
ton in the matter and see what
could be done with those one or two
people who are opposed to having
poles placed in front of their proper
ties. The line is well laid through
the borough, but it is impossible to
get light until the necessary poles
are erected. AS the situation now
stands, there are to be some law
suits to follow. as people are calling
off the sidewalks because of 40 light
and injuring themselves. We can
get at least three-ffths of the prop
erty owners consent to have the
line laid"
The County's Position.
County Solicitor Coan, who was
present at the meeting, stated what
jurisdiction the Board of Freehold
that in the first place there should
be an application made t. the board
either by the lighting company or
the people Of Jamesburg. He stated
that the application could be made
subject to the right of the property
owner. Mr.. Coan said that the own
err of property had a right to say
what a going to be in front of his
property. He said that the easiest
way to remedy the situation was to
try and overcome the DIRECTORS. He
assured the delegation that the
board was willing to do anything for
them that was in their power. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee and the solicitor.
Road Being Repaired.
A communication was received
from Johnson & Johnson, stating
that the attention of the board had
been called to the condition of the
road between Seminary Place and
Hamilton street, and they asked that
the matter be given attention. Di-
rector Hendricks said that a force
of men was at work on the road
now,
VIII Repair Crossings.
Another petition was received
from the Port Reading Railroad
Company stating that the company
would repair it's crossings where
they cross the county roads as di-
rected by the board.
Collected $267 In Fines.
Probation officer Charles MacWil-
liam presented his report to the
board enclosing check for $267.40,
1t being for fines that he collected
from June % to August 81. The
following are from whom the fines
We're collected:
Peter Doola, $14; Bertel Ander-
son, S55; John Kyersgaard, ninety
cents; Frank Hillman, $40; William
Eagle, 800; Mrs. c. Hoagland, So;
John Rosenberg, fifty cents; Frank
Schwartz, $50 Samuel Brown, IS;
Samuel Rosenbloom, 81, and Leo
Dressler, $40.
Contract Awarded.
The contract for the graVeling and
grading of Thomas and Prospect
streets, in South River, for which