Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-03
SOUTH AMB0Y
COUNCIL BUSY
After the Railroads for Cut
ting Off Approach.
special to the BVENINGN NEWS.

ton and Stuart, also Clerk Fulton
and City Solicitor Pearse, City Engi-
reer Mason, Treasurer Perrlne and
Street Commissioner Connors.
The clerk read communication
from the Board Of Health requesting
that such appropriations as may be
due that body be turned over to them
as soon as possible. The communt-
cation was ordered received and re
quest granted.
Clerk read communication from
Board of Health requesting that they
be granted the use of fifty feet OF
hose to be used in flushing cutters. 1t
was referred to committee on streets.
Clerk stated he had received no
tlce from Secretary of State Diek3n-
son calling attention to the new law
providing hat no election district
shall contain more than 400 voters
based upon the number voting at the
last general election. The clerk
stated he had looked over the rec
ords and found that In no ward had
the number of votes cast at the last
general election exceeded 400, and
therefore no action was necessary
at this time.
Bills amounting in total to $4,000
were ordered paid.
Upon motion of Mr.. Stanton any
amounts due for water rent were or
dered deducted from amounts due
such individuals by the city for work
done, etc.
The note for $4,000 at First Ma
tional Bank was ordered renewed.
Resolution by Mr.. O'Connor was
adopted; That a committee be ap-
pointed to arrange for the purchase
of 100-feet of property fronting on
Roosevelt and Henry streets, below
low water mark. Upon motion the
council was appointed a committee
of the whole with the city engineer.
Electric Light Co. Wants Statement.
The clerk. read the following com
munication from Treasurer Living
ston of the MiddleseX-Monmouth
Electric Light, Heat and Power Com
pany: 1--WE are in receipt of war
ran issued by the City of South AM
boy 15,454, for $425.21, p%urporting
to be payment for street lighting for
month of March, 1911. The amount
due under contract for street light
ing was S470.71, and if the difference
of S45.50~is a deduction on account
of outage, will you kindly furnish
statement in writing giving the date,
time, location and number of such
lamp or lamps for which such deduc-
ton is made as provided for in Sec
ton s of the contract between the
Middlesex-Monmouth Electric Light,
Heat and Power Company, and the
City of South Amboy, dated May 80,
1910. An early reply will be appre-
ciated."
After a somewhat lengthy discus
sion the clerk was instructed to fur
nish the lighting company a state
ment giving the information request
ed.
The report of the Overseer of the
Poor for months of March and April
showed a balance to poor account of
Pie t~reasHrer's report showed bal
ance to general account $~6,7OO.19,
and balance to water account of
S713.35. 1t was received and placed
on file.
In accordance with motion made
at last meeting the clerk reported
having reports of moneys handled
during the year 1910 of the city
clerk, city collector and treasurer.
After reading the reports they were
ordered received and placed in the
hands of the finance committee. The
most interesting report was that of
the collector which showed there was
due for unpaid taxes on December
81, 1910, SAG, 097.68, of which SAP
1875 was due from the Susquehan-
ma Coal Company but in litigation.
Also that there was due on account
of haging and curbing assessments,
$2,194.63 and due from unpaid wa
ter rents, $|5,361.SS.
Salary Ordinance Passed.
An ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance entitled an ordinance relating
to salaries and fees of the officers
of the city OF South Amboy was taken
up on first reaG- a%%e~-.-e&@+-- Il
provided for an increase in salary of
each assessor from 500 to $I33.-
"a.
Mr.. O'Connor called attention to
the very dusty condition of the
streets and stated a number of bust
ness men as well as other residents
were elamOring for street %sprinkIing.
He thought inasmuch as the streets
were being continually torn up on
account of lateral sewer connections,
1t would be inadvisable to use oil as
last year, but that something should
be done to lay the dust.
President Manhattan inquired
whether the Public Service Company
did not promise to send their sprink-
ling a over whenever desired. Mr..
O'Connor stated he had seen Colonel
Gilmore of that company, who want
ed to know something about the ap-
pllcatfon they made to the council
last year for a turnout at Man street
and Broadway. Mr.. O'Connor stated
anything he had to bring before the
council should be presented by Col.
Gilmore personally and he invited
him to the present meeting but as he
could not be present Mr.. O'Connor
promised to ask for a call of the
council next meeting night to give
Col. Gilmore a chance to be heard.
Col. Gilmore expressed surprise that
the spriHkling car had not been on
hand.
The matter was discussed some
what further when a motion was
made by Mr., Stuart. and carried that
the whole subject be left in the hands
OF the street committee, as there
were one OF two sprinklers In the
city and they could probably work
the matter out.
Track In Bad Shape.
Mr.. O'Connor stated that Mr..
Stuerwald had called attention to
a bad piece of Public Service Com
pany track In front of his property
that resulted In such a jar when the
cars struck 1t as to knock h eceiling
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