Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-13
MAYOR SCULLY
IS DISPLEASED
WITH COUNCIL
ErsctaI to ne EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, July 13.-The reg
ular meeting of the common council
was held last evening in the city
hall. Mayor Scully a In attend
ance and there were also present
Messrs. Berrian, Campion. Manhat-
tan and Stanton, also Clerk Fulton.
Counsellor Pearse came in very late,
having been carried past South Am
boy to Matawan On account of fail
ure OF the train to stop. Mr.. Brown,
vice president of the Jersey Central
Traction Company, and Mr.. Brind-
ley, of the same company, were
present.
The only communication was an
acknowledgment OF receipt of con-
tract by the Gamewell Fire Alarm
Company for the installation of
auxiliary alarm. This was read and
ordered filed.
Bills amounting In total to $1,061
were ordered paid.
The clerk read the veto of the
mayer of the bill of Constable Nc
Cabe for SIS for taking prisoners to
New Brunswick. The note of the
mayor stated the bill was excessive
as the charge should read IS, his
oAaSiStuliQtd6 pSth6 th1I tICtS TdS
one prisoner and three members of
the knights of the dusty road, and
''if we are to be taxed IS per capita
1t would be economy to purchase
mileage tickets and forward them to
the Weary Willies.' Upon motion
of Mr.. Stanton the veto was sustain
ed. The bill was ordered returned
for correction.
The ordinance of the Jersey Cen
trail Traction Company covering the
switch at corner of Broadway and
Main street was taken up for public
hearing. Mr.. BriAdley explained 1t
contemplated the same conditions as
the ordinance already granted and
was presented merely to cover a
curve of thirty or forty feet.
E Street Commissioner Connors
stated the traction company had
blocked the gutter on Main street so
It will not carry water down to the
extreme end and Ii there was a
severe storm the water would back
UP SO people could not cross to the
church. Mr.. Brown suggested that
the pipe be put under the track and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
carry the pipe on for the balance
of The distance across the road. A
few days ago when Mr.. Miller, the
engineer of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, was there he told his
men they must open that ditch i'm
mediately to connect with the drain
age of the Long Branch railroad.
$50 | think said Mr.. Brown, you
can rest assured that the work will
be done. In fact, If they do not do
it we will do It,"
Mr.. Stanton stated he noticed pro-
vision had been made to come down
Broadway and he would like to
know If that is embodied in the or
dinance. Mr.. Brown stated all they
ask for is the curve hat is in at
the present time. 1.-THE Public Ser
vice asked us to put in that provi-
sion In case they ever wanted to ask
for a franchise 1t would not require
tearing out all the work. he said.
Mr.. Berrian stated at Broadway
and Main street there Is a crosswalk
and he thought Superintendent Dim
mick had promised the street COM
missioner to carry that crosswalk up
to a point opposite the steps leading
to the Episcopal church. Mr.. Brown
stated Mr.. Dimmick spoke to him
: about it, that there was some ques-
ton as to where they wanted the
crosswalk, but that he will give
orders that the crosswalk be put in
tomorrow wherever the street COM
missioner i%nstructs 1t to be put In.
Mr. Connors stated the material in
the present walk was unfit for fur
ther use and he promised the rector
he would endeavOr to get a new
crosswa1k and Mr.. Dimmick prom
ised to put q new one down there.
The ordinance was then taken up
on first reading and continued until
the next regular meeting night.
Mr.. Campion submitted CORE
spondence from the overseer OF the
poor In regard to William SnedeKer,
an inmate OF Tompkins Home, VINO
was of unsound mind and becoming
dangerous. 1t stated the mar a
been a resident OF South River ana
had not lived in South Amboy the
required time to be admitted to the
home, but he was Instructed by
higher up to admit him.
He is becoming dangerous, has at
tackled the matron and also another
inmate He has been examined by
Drs. Meacham and Albright, VINO
declare him Insane. and II 1t is pre-
ferred to send him to the asylum at
Trenton the papers are
The South River authorities have
hean communicated with but moth
ing was learned Ia regard to the
man. The matter was laid on the
table until the arrival OF Counsellor
Pearse.
Mr.. scully: MAY ] ask the eh9ar-
man OF the committee on poor IL
they have any report regarding the
tenant In the house on Gordon
street owned by the city. There a
been a complaint made that
house is occupied by a very disorder
fy person. We discussed 1t informal
Iy ct the last meeting and the COM
raittee on poor was to interview the
overseer of the poor and ascertain
as to why he placed this party In the
house. He understood the party was
nut in there by Mr.. Acken. Mr..
Campion promised to interview MT.
Acken.
It developed that Mr.. Campion
had taken no action as he had re-
eeived the key to a house with g.
note stating 1t vas vacated and sup
posed that house to be the one In
question. 1t was explained that
such was not the case.
Mr.. stanton did not think n
council should take any action, that
they had nothing to show tnat any
one entered complaint,
Mr., Scully: There has been a
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