Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
COUNCIL HEARS
ABOUT SHOWS
To Regulate Picture Places
al Atlantic Highlands.
s.so.aI 10 IN. EVENING NEWS.

Atlantic Highlands, May 2G:-The
borough council met at the truck
house Tuesday night.
Several matters Of Importance
were brought up. among them an
ordinance regulating the license fee
for open air picture shows Howard
StTyker, manager of the Aeroplane
Theatre, addressed tho council on
this subject, stating that he would
not object to pay a license If the
other picture shows were compelled
to pay also. The new ordinance,
which had been prepared, was then
read and thoroughly discussed. Mr..
Stryker claimed that the ordinance
was framed expressly for him, to fit
his case. It was the opinion of the
majority present that all picture and
other shows should pay a uniform
license fee, whether indoors or out.
It resulted in the ordinance being
laid over until the next meeting.
Counselor Charles r. Snyder in
behalf of H. Stearns, said in sub
stance that Mr.. Stearns did not like
the sidewalk which the borough had
placed before his property on High
land avenue, and that If they would
remove it he would like to place an
entire concrete sidewalk there. He
had bought the property, he claimed,
Just after the notice had been given
to the previous owner, and conse-
quentIy had not received any him
self, and the borough had gone
ahead and had the sidewalk laid.
After some discussion on this SUBJ
ject, during which 1t was stated that
I NJ. C+1a,-1 -r,o1 Is-I-~ u Oh. A1,-n
at the time the notice was served,
and the matter was finally referred
to the road committee.
Last year Mr.. Stearns was order
ed by the council to move back q
hedge on his property or Washing
ton avenue, which was ~encroaching
on the sidewalk. He did not object
to moving 1t, but wished to state
that there were several others In the
same condition on the same street,
the owners of which had received no
such notice, and he did not think it
fair that he should be obliged to
move his while others did not.
Mr.. Halleren reported he had pur-
chased a street sweeper for the Dor
ough and two brooms at an outlay
Of s125. The sweeper had already
been tried out and Superintendent
Orebaugh stated that it worked very
well.
In Mr.. Orebaugh's report he sug.
gested that a small house neal the
pumping station for the storing oil
borough supplies and such other
things as the sprinkler, sweeper, etc.
and estimated that the cast of such
a building would amount to about
$3.50. The council thought that they
could not afford this yet on eonsid'
ering the low condition of the fl
nances.
The clerk al instructed to notify
the Jersey Central Traction Company
that, owing to the heavy traffic dur
ing the summer months, 1t would be
better to defer raising their tracks
on First avenue until the fall.
The proposition of curbing Eighth
avenue was discussed with no def
mite result.
Mr.. Mason, who is building q
house on the Sears tract, offered to
cart away the dirt from the cut on
Breakneck Hill If the borough would
give it to him. This the council was
glad to do, as it would cost them in
the neighborhood of SIS to have il
removed themselves. The mayor
and the others spoke about having
the lights turned on, on moonlight
nights, also about having them on
about half an hour earlier every ey-
ening. Both of these will be done.
After discussing several other mat
tiers. the board adjourned at a late
hour.