Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-08
AFTER SOUTH
AMBOY POLICE
Lively Discussion at Council
Meeting Last NiAht
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Special to tbs EVENING NEWE.
South Amboy, March 8:-There
were present at the regular meeting
of the common council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Messrs. Berrian,
O'Connor, Manhattan, Stanton and
Stuart. also Clerk Fulton, Counsel
lor Pearss, Treasurer Perrine. City
Collector Kerr and Street Commits
sioner Connors.
Two petitions signed by various
business men and property owners
were read protesting against the
notification given Mrs. Cook. matron
| OF Tompkins Home, to resign, with
out her being given an opportunity
to be heard in regard to the charges
made against her. The petitions
were received and referred to the
COMMITTEES ON poor with instructions
| to give the woman q trial at the pro-
per time. The different members of
the council stated they had a meet
Ing last Friday evening when evil
dencs was produced that made their
action warrantabie. AZ they were
elected by the people to look after
the city AFFAIRS properly and they
would not be doing their duty by
taking any other steps than what
they bad.
Bids for Crosswalks.
Tho clerk read the advertisement
for bids for 600 feet OF stone cross
walks and afidavit of publication
and the bids wer ordered opened.
But two bids were received, one
from George Gundrum for twenty
six cents per lineal foot of 1856 and
one from P. ]. Monaghan for 1899.
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mittee on streets and later In the
evening Councilman O'Connor offer
ed a resolution that the necessary
sum be appropriated and that the
contract be awarded to the lowest
bidder, Mr.. Gundrum. The resolu-
ton vas adopted.
Bills amounting to 5000 yer or
dered paid. The bill of the Middle
& Power Company for S451 for
street lighting was ordered returned
for correction.
An ordinance relating to salaries
and fees was taken up on first read
ing and continued. 1t was an
amendment providing that the sal
airy Of tho inspector Of the Board OF
Health be 1900 per annum.
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Tho ordinance to establish Z
Board OF Health was taken up OF
second reading. Councilman O'Con.
nor moved to amend Section 3 pro-
viding that the health inspector
shalt BE- . resident Of the city Of
South Amboy. The ordinance wa.
continued on second reading.
Mr.. Pearse stated 1t had been call
ed to his attention, also to tho atten
non OF the collector the matter 9
bill for the curbing and laying Q
Sidewalk On Eoxdentown avenue Ii
front OF property belonging to MARY
Monaghan. His recollection of the
situation was that come time age
the matter vas referred to a com
mittee TO rearrange the original as
sessment both for curbing and nag,
Ing and az a result of that rearrange
ment the Tagging remained as II
appeared on the original assessment
and the curbins was reduced because
of the fact that they were charged
for property which they lid not own.
The clerk was asked to look the
matter up and see II there is any
thing on the records showing this
reduction or failure to reduce In the
cost of the sidewalk.
Mr.. O'Connor made a motion that
the president appoint two persons to
meet with the committee from the
Board of Education to form a Board
of Eatimats. President Manhattan
appointed Councilmen Barrian and
Stanton.
Girls Afraid 10 Go Home.
Mfr. Berrian: "My attention has
been called to the condition of
things existing on Bordentown ave-
nue. in the vicinity of Pine avenue
At the present time II Is unsafe for
the girls employed In New York to
pass there on way from trains about
twilight. There have been several
attempts made upon these girls. one
case In particular some OF the young
! rowdies around that vicinity grabbed
the purse or bag which she carried
money In. At the present time a
, great many are afraid to go home
! from trains about $40 or Z o'clock
at night. The conditions are getting
worse and worse. Az far as ! can
| understand the police Just merely
pess with their eyes closed. The
| police do not seem to awaken to the
conditions. they carry g gun and a
billy but they seem afraid to use 1t.
afraid to show Ii, afraid the rowdies
will take It away from them. I
think the police force ought to be
jumped on good and hard. am
certain MIR. Welsh has been after
them, but II does mot aeem to have
, any effect. There Ia even q report
that there IL a blind tiger" around
town and other disreputabie institu-
tions. You cannot tell me the cops
do not know anything about 1t. 1t
Is even absurd TO imagine they do
not know anything about it.
81 represent the fourth ward and
the cors don't want to think for the
first minute they are IN for life, and
If they do mot get q She on them
and attend to these open violations
Of the law something 10 going to hap
| pen, something is going to fall. I
do not care whether they get sore
on ne or ANYBODY else. II ia going TO
occur just the same. / think they
should do some work besides draw
their pay. I am not criticising the
mayor or anyone ere except the
police force; 1t is simply outrageous.
1t was only q short time ago report
ed, | guess most OF the members
here heard II, q trolley car coming
down stopped IN front of an estab-
lishment in the town, the crew got
off while, some women boarAed the
car, they left the car there with pas
sengers and q bunch OF these young
rowdies got aboard. The women