Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-27
MORGAN GETS
WATER FROM
SOUTH AMB0Y
Special to rae EVENING HsTa.


South Amboy. July 27:-At a reg
ular meeting of the council last
evening there were present Mayor
Scully and Messrs. Berrian, Campion
and Manhattan, also Clerk Fulton
and Counsellor Pearce.
Communication was read from the
Board OF Water Commissioners of
Perth Amboy stating hat South Am
boy had been granted permission to
allow the Morgan Heights Land
Company to connect with water main
at South Amboy. Mr.. Pearse stated
he had been retained by the Morgan
Heights Land Company to represent
them in the matter. He said there
was little for the city to do except
to fix the price. 1t is necessary for
South Amboy to have a contract with
this land company to be sure the
rental will be paid.
Communication from Protection
Engine Company requested exempt
certificates for Thomas McKeon, he
having served the required time. 1t
was granted.
The clerk read a letter from James
Townsend, of Port Richmond, s. L.,
who stated hat on April 27, while
driving an automobile in South Am
boy he ran into a washout on Left
forts street about 100 feet from Fell
tus street doing considerable dam
& to the automobile and hurting
himself SO that he was laid up for
two weeks. The writer further stated
that he intended to take action
against the city for damages. The
letter was received and referred to
the city solicitor.
The clerk reported having the con-
tract with the Middlesex Monmouth
Electric Light & Power Company
properly executed. 1t was received
and ordered filed.
Bills amounting in total to S95S
were ordered paid.
The ordinance granting permission
to Jersey Central Traction to lay
curve to enter private right of way
at corner of Broadway and Main
street was taken up for public hear
ing and on second reading, passed,
and then taken up on third and final
reading by title and finally passed.
Mr.. Brown, of the Jersey Central
Company, expressed his thanks for
the passage of the ordinance.
A resolution was introduced by
Mr., Campion to the effect that a con
tract be drawn up between the Nor
gan Heights Land Company and the
city and the Board of Water Com
missioners. and that the superinten-
dent OF water works, in connection
with the city engineer, make the
connection and that the water meter
to be erected by the company 1t was
adopted.
- ~ rIa,lr xaa5 "a ys NJ Y,rfaotin from
city engineer certifying tina the
Cantrel1 Construction Company are
entitled to payment Of $1,000 under
terms of the contract for work done
upon sanitary sewers. Mr.. Berrian
offered a resolution authorizing the
payment and 1t was adoted.
The o~verseer of the poor Sent a
letter enclosing check for $50. ten
months rent of the house belong to
the city rented to Julius Geant up to
July 8, 1910.
MI. Campion stated he thought the
committee en- public grounds should
= have presented the check, he did
not care to as the committee or poor.
He thought the committee on
grounds and his honor the Mayor had
a little fun quite often with the COM
= iltttSo Oh pOOi. II Lhd a va
anxious to find out who this man
higher was. Il know exactly who
the man higher up is, but l do not
think | should say anything about
it. I think the overseer of the poor
should come before the council and
explain who the mar higher up Is,
but / know myself who the man
higher up is"
nNha afraa& nnnn m tSciHnnr gfafpd
the sewer system is nearly completed
and the question is being asked who
is going to make connections. Mr..
Pearse stated the ordinance pre-
scribes the method by which they
shall apply and the terms, conditions,
etc. "Mr. Conors asks the question,
If a man wants to make the connec-
ton himself with the sewer are we
going to charge him s12f" said Mr..
Pearse. my reply to that is. the
man cannot make the connection
himself because the city makes the
connection up to the street or fence
line. then IL the man wants the city
to do the rest of the work they will
do 1t upon his agreement to pay
forty cents per lineal foot from the
street line to the house"
Mr. Connors: There are about
twenty people at the present time
that have made connection and |
gave them a permit previous to the
passage OF the ordinance. The had
the Cantrell Construction Company
do it." MIR. Pearse stated the city
could not charge them the $12 II
they had paid the contractors. that
ended the matter.
A transfer of license from Joseph
Primka to M. Trezoniz was granted.
The application for transfer or IL
cense from NJ. j.. Gushue to Harry
Forgotson and John Randolph was
taken up. Motion to lay 1t on the
table for two weeks was lost. 1t was
then referred to- the committee on
license. The report Of the commit
tee sis not approved" Upon mo
ton the recommendation of the COM
mittee was sustained.
Upon motion of Mr.. Berrian the
clerk was instructed to notify the
fire companies to send in a list once
each year of the James of members
entitled to exemption certificates in
stead of sending them in at different
periods all during the year.
The treasurer's report showed ball
snce to general account $f,632.9O
and balance to water account ST.
2O4.79. 1t was fled.
Mr.. BeFrian called attention to the
disreputable condition OF the south
eriy side OF Fourth street in the
yteIns+ IND sab-station Of the
.rae4lJohn &. q CIV ii being Uttered