Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-19
MUST NOT USE
MAIN CORNER
As A SWITCH
Council Notifies Public Ser
vice About Cars at Smith
and State Streets.
OTHER MATTERS AT LAST
NIGHTS MEETING

Aldermen last night to stop the Pub
lie Service from using the turn at
Smith and State streets as switch
Ing place for trolley cars. On mo-
ton of Alderman Larson the city
clerk was instructed to notify the
company, In writing, to discontinue
the practice. The aldermen decid-
ed that the practice of blocking the
corner with cars must be stopped
and Ii the notice Is not complied
with, drastic measures, such as ar
resting the crews, will be adopted.
Alderman Larson introduced the
matter at the meeting He said that
he had personally stood on the cor
ner on several evenings and
watched the blockade. Il have seen
as many as five and six cars lined
up at the corner" continued the al
derman, "and it should be stopped.
The jockeying at the corner is done
to make up time, but 1t is danger
Gus practice and pedestrians do not
know which way the cars are going.
There is considerable traffic on a
Saturday night and the police will
have their hands full enforcing the
new ordinance with the string of
cars on the street"
Alderman-at-Large voorhees, said
he had heard Chief of Police Burke
complain about the matter. Mr..
Voorhees, added that the chief said
the superintendent of the trolley
company had only laughed at him
when he protested against the prac-
tice.
Nearly all of the aldermen ex-
pressed their views on the matter
during the discussion, and 1t was
unanimously decided to stop the
practice. Alderman Seaman said
that II no attention was paid to
the notice, as one of the other mem
bers suggested would be- the result,
to have the mayor issue orders for
the arrest of the conductors and
motormen on all cars that block the
corner.
demonstrate Against Pavement.
John L. Dwyer and fifteen others
demonstrated against the paving Of
/ Brighton avenue with any kind of
material, giving the present financial
condition as their reason. Alder
man-at-Large Voorhees, said 1t would
be well to take action on the matter
and let the property owners know
that it was not the intention Of the
council to pave the street this year.
On motion the petition was granted
and the matter laid over for a year
Property owners petitioned for a
pavement in Penn street from Wash
ington street to Hall avenue. Frank
Stas and eighteen others were the
signers and stated that any durable
material would be satisfactory, 1t
was referred to the committee on
streets and sewers.
Edward H. Dilts, of Protection
Hook and Ladder Company, was
granted exemption papers upon GER
tificate that he had served the re-
quired seven years as a fireman. An
application from e. Houser for a
junk license at s Smith street, was,
on recommendation of the commit
tee on judiciary, granted.
Boiler For Police Station.
Following the reading of report
from Municipal Architect j. X. Jen-
sen of an inspection OF the heating
system of the city hall and police
station, resolution was adopted
authorizing the committee on pub
lie grounds and buildings to secure
estimates for heating boiler for the
!
port stated that the present two boil
ers in the city hall were not suffi-
cient to heat the two buildings. The
report was ordered received and en-
tered on the minutes.
Should Extend Sewer.
The condition of the outlet OF the
sewer at the foot of State street was
brought up by Alderman Hornsby.
He said that last Sunday night the
odor was almost unbearable by resi-
dents of that locality. The alder
man said that the sewer should be
extended about fifty feet further out
into the river, So that low water as
we'll as high tide could carry away
the flow At present, he added, the
outlet was barely to low water mark.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and sewers.
On motion of Alderman Larson,
the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany was ordered to open Davidson
avenue within a week. Mr.. Larson
said that the street had been block
ed at both ends for fully six weeks.
The closing of the street was on ac-
count of the trolley tracks which the
company has been laying. AS Eagle
Hose and ChemIcal Company nouse
is on the street, considerable diff
Guilty is experienced in responding to
alarms The city clerk Will notify
the company in writing.
Condition of Brace Avenue.
AS no committee session Of the
board was held last Friday night,
there was much discussion during
the meeting last night, contrary to
the usual procedure. The condition
OF Brace avenue was taken up on
motion of Alderman Larson. He
said that a receiving basin at the
corner of Gordon street was one
/ foot lower than Brace avenue. Al
derman Seaman said that Brace ave
nue., when graded, had too much
filling and had not settled. He stat
ed that the grading of the street had
never been finished and that money
was still held back on the contract.
Alderman Larson said that Brace
| avenue seemed at least a foot too
high. The matter was referred to
the committee on streets and sew
ers.
Traffic Ordinance Pamphlets.