Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-30
SOUTH AMBOY
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Reply About Poles.
Specialize the EVENING NE WIS.
South Amboy, March S0:-A spe-
cial meeting of the common council
was held in the city hall last even
Ing, there being present Mayor
Welsh and Msssrs, Berrian, Manhat-
tan, O'Connor, Stanton and Stuart,
also Clerk Fulton, Treasurer Perrine
and Street Commissioner Connors.
The clerk stated in his absence at
the last meeting the attention OF the
council was not called to the fact
that there is due the first of April
interest on public dock bonds
amounting to 1925, and it would be
necessary to make some provision
for that interest before the next reg
ular meeting, for which reason the
mayor had called the special session.
The following resolution by Mr..
Berrian was adopted in line with
the clerks information: Whereas,
interest on the public dock bonds
amounting to 1926, becomes due
April LIST, 1911, therefore be 1t re-
solved, that the amount Of 1925 be
and same is hereby appropriated to
meet said interest.
Mr.. OsConnor asked If there was
any information as to the sale of the
bonds. that two months had
elapsed and the council should be
in possession of some revenue from
that source. Bills would soon be
coming In and the money would be
needed.
Mr.. Berrian stated everything
seemed to be satisfactory; that s10,-
0 worth were sold to private In
yestors and the remainder to athe
state of New Jersey, that the assist
ant attorney general, had been rails
ing some objection, but as the mat
ter now stands, everything is salts
factory.
Dog Licenses.
The question OF licensing or tax
ing dogs vas taken up. Clerk Full
ton stated he had several people
coming to his house asking for IL
censes and he referred them to the
dog warden. This brought forth
comments on the ordinance covering
the matter which provides for the
taxing of dogs by the assessors to be
paid before the month Of December,
which appears to permit the dogs to
exist during the hot season and COM
pels the council to take chances on
collecting the tax in the winter. The
ordinance was not satisfactory to
the council as they understand it,
they preferring a scheme of licensing |
instead OF taxing by the assessors.
The matter is to be taken up with
the city attorney at the next meet
Liquor Licenses.
The clerk stated he had applica-
for liquor licenses and was re-
luested to read names of applicants.
Applications were received from all
he present holders except M. j..
3ushue, John Korka and wholesale
or Henry Wolff. These may come in
alter. No application was received
rom Mr.. Flynn, of Broadway, but
chris Rhefuss made application for
a&unapaa to- kesp a saloorAin@2hAkAAel
The only new application
was from Rheuben Forgotson. As
applications now stand. they
,all for twenty-eight saloons and
ms or taverns and four wholesale
licenses. The applications were re-
to the committee on licenses.
Phone Company Replies.
MIR. OConnor stated he communi-
with the president OF the Hud-
and Middlesex Telephone Com
pany with reference to poles erected
the city limits without any
or known authority from
the city, requesting him to remove
the poles or otherwise they would be
taken down. The reply was as fol-
lows: !
Perth Amboy, N. j., March GARD.
I'm answer to your favor Of
March 22nd, we wish to say that
our line In South Amboy Is part Of
our trunk line built in 1910, and we
would like to know on what grounds
you object to 1t. We might add that
the borough of South Amboy grant
ed us a franchise on November g.,
1908, and If any damage is done to
our property we will certainly hold
the city of South Amboy response
bic for the same"
The clerk stated they we're given
a franchise. he thought, and he was
requested to look the matter up and
at next meeting.
Communication was read from So
lfcitor Pearse to the effect that the
State Board of Chfldren's Guardians
has placed Ambrose Abbott on the
state list and will no longer be a
charge to the city OF South Amboy.
Condition of Streets.
Mr.. Berrian spoke of the horrible
condition of the streets especially
at the trolley rails OF the different
companies running through the city
and upon motion the clerk was In
structed to write both the traction
companies In no uncertain terms that
the conditions must be attended to
and the streets adjacent to their
trolley tracks be covered by the
binder specified in the ordinance, and
IL not done within thirty days the
city will take action to annul the
franchises, also that the culverts un-
der the tracks he looked after and
cleaned out.
Electric Light Frasachise.
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