Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-22
Is AFTER The
TELEPHONE co.
South Amboy Council Wants
to Know About Poles.

"cfe pr5seHt at Il regular meeting
of the city council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Messrs. Manhattan,
0'Connor, Stanton and Stuart, Coun-
sellor Pearse. Street Commissioner
Connors and Treasurer Perrine. In
the absence of Clerk Fulton on ac-
count of death In family, Richard
Mack was chosen as clerk pro tenn.
Communication was read from
Enterprise Hook q Ladder Company
stating that william Sexton and Ed
ward Noble had been dropped from
rolls. The action was confirmed.
Clerk read communication from
Edward Dewan, secretary OF Board
OF Assessors, stating that al a meet
ing OF the board held March IS,
John Mullane was elected president
and Edward Dewan secretary for the
ensuing year, and the vote taken to
determine the years of service show
ed John Mullane, n year; Edward
Dewan, two years, and Eugene
O'Toole. three years. 1t was re-
ceived and referred to the commit
tee on assessment of taxes.
Dog Catcher.
Clerk read letter from Albert
Leonard in regard to previous appli-
cation for the position of dog catch
err. AS the matter was left with the
Committee ON License and they had
regularly appointed a dog warden at
the last meeting the communication
was received and fled.
Clerk read report from I. B. Mar
tin stating that the connections with
the sixteen and twenty-four-inch
mains and extension of pipe line
through C~onlogue's lane had been
completed and the conditions OF the
contract specifically fulfilled, that
the water has been turned on and
thoroughly tested. The report was
received and filed.
Communication was read from
Mrs. Frank Disbrow, Of Prospect
street, requesting a reduction in
water rent. 1t was referred to the
committee on water,
Telephone Poles on Street.
Mr.. O'Connor stated he would like
to know by what authority tele-
phone and telegraph poles have
been erected within the corporate
limits of the city without first apply
ing for permission to do 30. He
claimed poles had been erected
through Ridgeway avenue on the
north side of the hole-in-the-waIl to
har1tan street. MT. ask
ed the street commissioners II he
knew anything about 1t. The street
commissioner stated he did not
Know they nad been erected until
about two weeks ago and as near as
ne could find out they were put up
by the d 81 Mtddlesex Tele-
| phone Company.
councilman OConnor adj
vice from the city solicitor In regarQ
to the matter.
MT. Pearse said: Several years
ago the Ids Il Middiesex Tele-
phone company applied TO the u
ell, ! think then h borough, for a
franchise. Whether or not that
~franchise was granted i do not re-
call;>I do not think 1t was. No per-
son or c~orporatlons OF course, mas
any right TO occupy a public street
either with tracks, poles or anything
else the eohsehi OF q gov
erning body OF the municipality. Inc
Telephone company or Telegraph com
pany also cannot erect any pores
along the even tnongn
they nave PERMISSION OF the
q the properly owners aiong the
a Al seems 10 me the nest pian
10 overcome this trouble ID ior the
street commissioner nrst 20 nno oat
VINO erecteo the poies. 1nen . tne
props-Iy owA1rs a1S Ios wlAs y
take the law into tneir own hahas,
cut them y mlght pc Wei
TOT the couhch later. aiter receivlne
ms report 10 airect ihe street con
missioner TO go there with MAI
axe a cut ao~n the poies aieei
notifying the company nse 70 re-
move them n II tney 10 not re'
move them tnsn ne 10 TO cut them
Gown
mr. STUART nominated Mrs. JaAe
Wooton as matfon OF iompKihs
home ana - was appolnted.
on sewer.
Ihe report OF ,ne CITY enganee,
anu sewer cohhlttse Sho"eo ina
section l OF the sanitary sewers wal
eompietea IN a satisfactory
Win the OF the IRON pipe
\ hashihg out OF . smalI seceiol
OF pipe on bIoau"ay Tue Ltinaa.eo
cost 10 tne WORK peine
si,VoV, WHICH snouia pe fesaiheu'
The report OF the committee was &C
ceplea ano piaeeo on me.
Inc ioilowihg resolution wa
adopted: whereas the commiteee
on sewers mas made report concern
ing contract TOE constructor OF the
sewers by the Canlreii CoilstructIon
Company, be II resolved tnat ths
sum OF s2,soo pc appropriated Ioi
tina purpose and pafd to said com