Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-01-03

deserving. fhus It IS r1ll1
the oficialand personal sentint4
gratifeatia in your fidelity and SER
vice, whip l take this orpcrunity of
exprespin. will be approved and en-
dorsef ~ the hoacst and unbiased of
| Ithose1bu serve, waOse municipal des-
ltinie,lave been, fof the past year, by
YOU l,isrded faithfully aud wen.
Du ng the first year of our being as
cit, our movements, l feel, have been
| BY on properly and wisely directed.
Thstrsnsition from one to another forui
of municipal government if would be
in,osaible to effect without some dis
eCafort end ineonvenlences. That you
bve reduced thess necessary disadvan-
! ages to a minimum is sufficient proof
vour watchful ,nd Jealous GUARDIAN
ship of the interests committed 10 your
I re, and to say, that in addition to
4 you have made considerable pro-
oTess toward the perfection to which
We tspire, is but to give expressions to
q r-eognized fact / feel then that il
is qv duty as well as my pleasure to
cotmend the labois and services Of tho
getlenen of the council during the past
var, and to assure this body that the
catinuation of the work so well be-
On, will merit and ree5iye the esteem
nd gratitude of our people.
While it is true that much for our
iunicipal betterment has been done, it
< equally true that far more remains to
oe accomplished than has vet been
achieved The initiative has been Ia
ken in the matter of dock repairs. vast
amour # detail work preparatory TO
the construction of a sewerage system
has been performed, the different city
DEPARTMENTS have been placed in a sat
isfaelory working condition. ordinances,
covering multiplicity of subjects, have
been drafted and adopted. and the cur
rent affairs of the city have received
that need Of attention to which they
a1e entitled. but beyond all this there
suA remains yeoman work to be done
hs ore South Amhoy beoomes the mod
d city, before that goal for which We
should strive has been attained.
Ordinances.
That the city departments may he
properly administered it Is necessary
that the obligations devolving on those
responsible tharefor should be made
definite and certain I bot opr people may
assist us in the promotion of ME eity's
welfare. their efforts must be properly
directed. These ends can be attalned
only through the wise iseis,st-on ot the
governing body made osa ifesf by then
enact ctments. The law sSs placed vita.
in vour hands the p0wet - legislate ana
direct. and wnile u Is true that tne
least governed is the hest governed, =
there are certain matters which should
have vour attention-some OF winch
now commend to your consideration.
The Board OF Health is one Of the
most important adjuncts Of a wei reg
ulated city is power can, If wisely
used. be a powerful preventative OF
much to be avoided and compelling
force in making our city sanitary, clean.
lv and attractive. The State Board or
Health has prepared model ordinances
creating local Boards and prescribing
their duties, and / would recommend
that tns City Solicitor be directed to
examine those models and submit an or
dinance on this subject THAT will be
thoroughly comprehensive md suitable
to our needs.
At present many of our citizens In a
moment of temptation and caprice IN
Willingly transgress the law. other vio-
lations. while willful are of little mo-
ment 1t is neither right nor just to
commit such offenders to the county
iail to await the sitting of the grand
iurv: nor is it fair to the county OF
which we are a part TO needlessly bur
den the courts with great expense
for trivial matters. My experience on
the grand jury has shown that largo
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