Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-02
COPS SHOOT
IN WOODBRIDGE
Dog Question and Other
Matters Finally Settled.
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Woodbridge, June 2:-Is 1t be
meath the dignity of a cop to shoot
a dog? This question was asked
and thoroughly discussed at the reg
ular meeting of the Woodbridge
township committee. 1t was finally
decided that a cop would still be a
policeman and not a dog catcher If
he killed a dog nov and then, and
one day a week was set apart for the
slaughter, at which time citizens ap-
pear on the streets at their own risk.
The cops can make their own selec-
ton of weapons, using their own
judgment as between pistol, gun,
axe or club.
At the last regular meeting of the
township committee the police were
instructed to appear at the first
meeting in June to explain their in
action regarding the dog evil. They
were all on hand last night and car
ried on quite an argument with the
committeeman over the matter.
officer Walsh wanted to know IL 1t
was the duty of police to shoot dogs;
that every other place had dog
catchers. Cullinane declared that
guns were the proper weapons to
use to shoot dogs. Mcdonald a
he was doing night duty and could
not shoot in the dark. He had tried
to shoot a dog in the day time and
wounded a child one hundred yards
away. Murphy said that two ought
to go together shooting dogs (prob-
ably remembering the n Mr..
Brown shot in the candy kitchen
yard and the accidental discharge
when Murphy tried to uncock the
gum. Probably one would be handy
to hold the dogs while the other
shot. 1t was finally decided that
Moore's Sons supply the cops with
ammunition. Mr.. Brown volunteer
ed to lend a gun. Mr.. Lee said he
would lend a gun only he was afraid
some of them would shoot them
selves. 1t was finally voted that the
police do the shooting of dogs one
cay a week and use their W judg-
ment.
Mr.. Brown said that for several
months no arrests were made by the
police: at least he was sure no en-
tries of lookup cases were made in
the police blotter,
Joe T~oboroski, with Morris Tobo.
roski as bondsman, was granted 6
Junk license. The matter of Linden
avenue was brought up and
discussed and a motion to advertise
for a hearing on June 81 was car
rfed. A resolution stating the pro.
posed drainage era and outlet of the
sewer was adopted.
A complaint and appraisement for
, m Nv JNoe w-og rood and laid
over as the township attorney said
the law in relation to damage by
dogs had been altered this year and
he was unable to determine what
the proper procedure was until he
looked up the act.
Lee and Brown were appointed a
special committee to see that the
manholes on the sewer running
through the property of Rebecca
Morris were properly covered with
solid iron covers set in cement SC
that no gas could escape.
An agent of the Standard Oh
Company appeared before the com
mittee and stated the price for oiline
streets. The committee finally agreed
to oil Green street, Railway avenue
and Main street to Amboy avenue
for a starter at 1 2-10 cents per
square yard.
An agent of the Pennsylvania rail
road appeared before the committee
in relation to widening their proper
ty by taking the public road from
six roads to Colonia for the purpose
of more tracks and giving the town
ship adjoining land instead. Mr.
Brown insisted that the new road BIZ
graded and macadamized and decided
to the township and insisted, as
further condition Of the agreement
that night fagmen be placed a
Green and Main street crossings
The railroad official said there
would be no trouble about the com
pany complying with Mr.. Browns
request.
John Hanson, of Perth Amboy
was before the committee in rela
ton to lot 323 which he owned a
Fords Park, at Fords, which haC
been sold for taxes in place of 10
1922, which was owned by another
party. The township attorney as
sured Mr.. Hanson that the matter
would be attended to Immediately
Mr.. Hanson also represented to the
committee that Mary avenue a
Fords was in impossible condition
and prayed the committee to put i
in shape. The road committee recon
mended that this venue be graded
and put in condition. 1t was votet
to fix it up as soon as the supervise
of roads could get to it.