Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-23
SOUTH AMBOY
COUNCIL MET
Several Matters of Import
ance Taken Up.
Rr,c,n, tc N, EvENINo NEWS.

South Amboy, Feb. 23:-There
were present at the regular meeting
of the common council Tuesday ev-
ening Messrs. Manhattan, O'Connor,
Stanton and Stuart, also Clerk Full
ton, Counsellor Pearse, Treasurer
Perrine and Street Commissioner
Connors.
A letter was read from the rector
and pestrymen of Christ church,
calling attention to the condition OF
the roadway in front OF the church
property, also that the crosswalks
were in such bad condition as to be
of no service to people desiring to
cross at that point and requesting
some relic. 1t was received and re-
ferred to Committee on Streets.
Communication was read from
Secretary of Board OF Education
stating that at their last meeting the
president appointed Mr.. John A.
Coan and Mr.. William G.. Wyckoff as
a committee to estimates to meet
with a.. like committee appointed by
the council, subject to the call of the
latter. 1t was received and filed.
Bills amounting in total to 1925
were read, audited and ordered paid.
BOARD OF Health.
An ordinance to establish a Board
of Health was taken up on second
reading. Sections 2 and 3 we're
amended. The previous sections
called for two members to be ap-
pointed by the council to serve with
the mayor and city physician, to-
gether with the health inspector, as
a board. The amendments provide
for the appointment of foer men,
bers and that the mayor and city
physician shall be members ex Of
ficio. The ordinance was continued
on second reading.
Upon motion of Mr.. O'Connor the
city solicitor is to prepare amend
ments to ordinance relating to sal
aries and fees of officers of the city
by changing the salary of the health
inspector of the Board Of Health
from 5000 to $500 per annum.
Motion by Mr.. Stuart: THAT the
city solicitor prepare an amend
ment to Section s of ordinance to
supply water to the city of South
Amboy, etc., SO that the same shall
provide that after the expiration of
thirty days the collector shall send a
Ave day notice to ON and ten
ants that in case water relt or water
charges are not paid the water Will
be shut off, and prepare Il further
amendment to said ordinance that
the charge for turning on the water
and shutting off will be fixed at the
sum of one dollar" Carried.
Fire Department Ordinance.
The ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance entitled an ordinance of the
city of South Amboy describing and
defining the duties Of the officers of
the said city, was taken up on sec
pazd reading. AS this related speci-
ficaIly to the fire department, the
chief of that department was asked
to express an opinion as to whether
fl. covered matters properly. Chief
Lovely said he thought it covered
the ground quite thoroughly. The
ordinance was then taken up on third
and final reading, passed, and Or
dered published with law after Sc
curing the approval of the mayor.
A resolution offered by Mr.. O'Con-
nor giving the form in which the
sewer bonds were to be printed, was
read and adopted.
Resolution by Mr.. O'Connor, that
the note of the city for $4,000 in the
First National Bank, due March 6,
1911, be renewed for three months
at the same rate of interest, to-wit,
five per cent, was adopted.
The clerk reported that the bond
of William Birmingham as police
Justice had been approved as to
form by the city solicitor and 1t was
ordered received and filed.
The usual report of the treasurer
was read and ordered placed on file.
B~ordentown Ave. Assessment.
Mr.. O'Connor asked II he could
get any enlightenment as to the
Bordentown avenue improvement as
sessment that was levied in 1907.
He said 1t was his impression that
the bills have not been collected, and
he had a recollection of a resolution
or ordinance having been passed
some time ago stating the amounts.
ETC., that certain people were to pay,
and understood they had not paid
their bills. If there is anything
missing that should be in the hands
Of the city collector, 1t should be
placed in his hands and he advised
to collect the same.
Mr.. Manhattan stated the matter
had been thrashed out very thor
oughly and he understood everyone
was to receive a bill and it was to be
collected.
In the discussion that followed
1t also developed that all the ASSESS
ments had not yet been collected for
the Henry street curbing some ten
years ago, and 1t seemed to be the
opinion that the city collector was
waiting for some instructions to pro-
eeel in the matter. Clerk Fulton
stated If the resolutions that bad
been passed at different times relat-
ing to the matters would be of any
assistance to Mr.. Kerr, he would
furnish him with copies. 1t was e.
pally decided by motion that the
clerk should furnish Mr.. Kerr with
the resolutions and confer with him
as to the collection of these bills.
Mr.. Stuart brought up the ques-
ton of the monthly bills from the
New Jersey State Board of Chill
dren's Guardians and stated he UNI
aerstood that Ambrose Abbott was
feeble-minded. and asked If such
we're the case IL 1t would not be bet
ter to have him placed IN the State
Home at Vineland. Counsellor
psarss stated he thought the boy
was now In the home at Vinelands
House 60 Let-Seven rooms, modern
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