Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-01
COUNCIL MINUTES
Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen
of the City of Perth Amboy N. J.
JUNE 20 1910.

Regular meeting of the Council of
Monday evening, June 20, 1910. The
members present were Aldermen Sea-
man, Calvin, Larson, Dalton. Sandbeck
and Alderman-at-Large Voorhees,.
The reading of the I'M of the
last regular meeting of June 8, and of
the special meeting of June Is, WAS dis
pensed with and the minutes were APP
proved as printed on slips.
A petition from Harry Goldberger for
a transfer to himself of the junk license
Of Abraham FRANKIE and Louis Braines,
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
q petition for q grade and sidewalks
in Lawrie street from Cornell street to
ferred to the COMMITTEES on Streets and
Sewers.
The following communication:
Tune II, 1910
To the Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen-I hereby appoint Peter
Toolin as a Special Policeman to serve
for the Jersey Central Traction Com
Yours respectfully,
A. BOLLSCHWEILER, Mayor.
was received and approved by the fol-
lowing vote; Yea, Aldermen Seaman,
Calvin, Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck and
Voorhees,. Nay, none.
h following communication:
June 16, 1910.
To the Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen hereby appoint Truman
Gano as a Special Policeman of the
City Of Perth Amboy, to serve for the
h city A. Bo1L EsecsRRssi5ifIEiEEik
Mayor.
was received and approved by the fol-
lowing vote: Yea, Aldermen Seaman,
Calvin, Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck and
voorhees,. Nay, None.
h following communication:
To The Honorable Board of Aldermen
of the City of Perth Amboy. N. J.
Gentlemen:
Board of Trade, held in it's Board
Rooms on Tuesday, June 18th, the fol-
lowing resolution was introduced and
unanimously adopted.
shows and circuses have come to this
city, and have by reason of this hurt
siderable extent,
Therefore, be it resolved, that we re-
quest your Honorable Body to pass an
ordinance, placing the license fee at
100000, and be 1t further resolved, that
your Honorable Body pass an ordin-
ance. prohibiting the erection OF gar
ousels or other temporary attractions,
ecepting In parks regularly instituted
Respectfully submitted,
D. P. Olmstead, President.
Albert Leon, Secretary.
was received and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
A communication to the Board to re-
view the parade of the Sunday Schools
of Perth .Amboy on June rs was re-
ceiyed and accepted.
At $50 p. M. bids were received and
opened for furnishing material and
labor 70 altering the third floor of the
City Hall, as follows:
Soren oIsen ~ sSS.o W
Fred eu Christensen CONSTRUCTION i'0"'O0
On motion a recess was taken to con-
slider the bids. On reconvening, the
soren G. Olsen having proposed to
furnish material and labor for re-
modelling the third floor Of the City
prepared by j. K. Jensen, architect,
and he being the lowest bidder, there
fore be It resolved that the contract
the above named price.
was introduced and on motion adopted
by the following vote: Yea, Aldermen
Seaman, Calvin; Dalton Larson, Sand
beck and Voorhees,. Nay, None.
The following communication and
TIVE petitions:
Hon. Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Perth Amboy.
Gentlemen%C
The Hysfson and Middlesex Telephone
and Tgregraph co. Is about to build a
pole3S and wires to connect its central
office and exchange located at No. 1872
New brunswick avenue, IN the City Of
Brunswick, and I hand you herewith
"a detailed map OF the proposed route
as part of the petition of said company
which / at the same time present to
you, which asks that you formally
designate the route for said line and
regulate the manner of construction,
etc.
At this time. I also wish to call your
attention to another matter, namely,
that Of the line which is now built and
In operation in said City of Perth Am
boy, between the corner OF State street
and Fayette avenue and the bridge,
over the Raritan river, to South AM
boy, which line runs along .Fayette
avenue to Oak street, along Oak street
to Market street along Market street
to sheridan street and along Sheridan
street, TO bridge. The Company built
Of of's its nhe fr raj for local bnsiness'
granted to 1t by the City of Perth AM
boy on August "a, 1905, and also enable
1t to run a trunk line to South Amboy
which also enables It to conform to the
provisions of said franchise and give
the City of Perth Amboy a fiat rate to
South Amboy. This trunk line ss also
through trunk line between New York
City and Philadelphia the same having
been built nortbward from State and
Fayette streets, along State street to
ward and having been built from the
bridge. along the bridge. under the
draw by submarine cable TO South
Amboy and southward to Philadelphia,
The franchise above referred to and
under which 1t does It's local business
authorizes It to do q business my
designates certain streets in which 1t
shall build conduit systems and make
1t obligatory upo the Company. to
furnish to the City Of Perth Amboy,
ings for public business. together with
such public buildings as may here.
after be erected. including school
houses and fire houses, etc" and also
rate to South Amboy.
The Company, without any question
of it's right so to do. built a line a few
months fws n nr aihce a a6oy tsa referred eor r 1T TO- st eee
and Fayette, streets. After the same
was built, It received a letter from the
Mayor stating that unless poles on
said streets We're removed within ten
lays they would be cut down ana 1t
has received a similar letter from the
Clerk of the City, under seal, stating
that they will be ordered to remove
on and after June 20th, 1910.
When the Company first heard of any
question by the muntciple authorities
of its right to correct these poles some
months ago, It made application to
your honorable body for a designation
of route for Its trunk line. which has
never been acted upon, and which has
been followed by the threat to cut
It is the contention of the Company
and 1t has been advised by its counsel.
that this line Is lawfully located. both
as a line for its local system and as
a trunk line to South Amboy. under
The provisions of the aforesaid fran
ehise, but 1T is the desire of the Com
pany to do everything in a lawful
manner to quiet all questions of legal
fty, to conform to every proper regula-
ton of your honorable body, and, at
the same time to protect its property