Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-17
POUNDKEEPER
HAS RESIGNED
Many Matters Before City
Council Last Night.


Matters were transacted with the
usual celebrity at last nights meeting
of the Board OF Aldermen and a null
|titude of things came before the
body which were dispatched in the
usual snappy name
City Engineer Mason was In
structed to prepare levels and plans
for the laying of sewers In Inslee
street and also to take levels and
surveys for the proposed extension
of that street to State street. The
streets and sewers committee has the
matter in charge.
Several petitions were received.
One asked for the grading of Cath
crime street from Hall avenue to w.
T. M~eredith's place. Westside ave
nue. residents from Sutton street to
Eagle avenue, want the street flied
In with ashes. The people In AmDoy
and Pacific want cinders
placed on the sidewalks on that
street on both sides.
Ashes For Bulkhead.
Request was made by tbs owner
of the block in Lewis street between
First and Second streets, that a
|bulkhead be placed In front OF the
property to prevent the land from
washing away in the future. The re-
quest was from Max Gibian, presi-
dent of the Wonderland Beach Com
|pany. All these matters were re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and sewers for disposition.
Convery Place Bridge.
No word having been received
from the Lehigh Valley railroad re-
garding the bridging of Convery
place, stating whether or not they
will cooperate with the city In OPEN
ing this thoroughfare, City Clerk La
Roe was instructed to communicate
with them, asking for an immediate
reply as to their position In the mat
ter.
A communication was received
from the Jersey Central Traction
Company inquiring If 1t would be
proper for them to pay a bill rem
dered by the Standard Bitulithic
Company, in reference to the Market
street paving. The matter was re-
|ferred to the committee on streets
and sewers
Poundkeeper Resigns,
Poundkeeper P. It. Ernst, whose
term has expired, sent In his resig-
nation otme@st Hrssss1Hk4sE~y
lgether with a report o. his vs.
from March 23, 1910, to October 20.
1910. The report showed that the
following animals had been impound-
ed and redeemed: Seven horses, one
colt, fourteen cows, one donkey, one
goat, five pigs and fifty-five geese.
OF the BOA dogs impounded, forty
one were redeemed upon the pay
ment of a So fee; twenty-six dogs
were returned to their owners, hay-
ing had licenses, but lost their tags;
Zine dogs were released upon orders
of city officials and 428 unclaimed
dogs were destroyed.
Twelve and a half feet of ground
was ordered purchased to bring the
site for Liberty Hook and Ladder
Company fire house on Wayne street,
up to a fifty foot lot size.
A number of constable bonds sub
mitted at the last meeting were re-
turned as approved by the city attor-
ney.
The application of Rudolph A.
Kish for the appointment as special
policeman In the region known as
Buda Pest, was referred to Mayor
Bollschweiler. The constable bond
of Anton Servo was referred to the
Judiciary committee for approval.
Chief OF Police Burke's annual re-
port was received and ordered spread
on the minutes.
City Hall Remodeling.
1t was reported that the cost of
remodeling the third floor of the city
hall for offices for municipal depart
ments and the installation of a new
heater In the police station, had cost
5000. A resolution was passed to
put $500 annually In the tax budget
to pay this cost off in bonds. The
sum of $4,000 was ordered trans
ferred from the contingency fund to
the garbage account. To meet the
principal and interest on city bonds
the sum of s44,610 was ordered
transferred from the contingency
fund to the sinking fund.
The un~collectable Sheridan street
assessments for the grading of the
approach to the bridge were ordered
stricken from the collectors books.
Confirm Estimate Boards Action.
The action of the Board of School
Estimate in fixing on$35,000 as the
sum needed for the addition to
school No. s, was confirmed, as was
the purchase of land for school pur-
poses in Lawrence avenue near the
Lehigh Valley land. There are about
twenty lots in this plot, the cost be-
ing $4,000. The money will be bor-
rowed from the sinking fund in an
lticipation of the issuing of tempo
rary school bonds.
The proposition of e, J. Burke to
supply the city with all the bills OF
the present Legirleture at a cost of
$25, was approved in order that the
city may keep track of legislation
that may affect this city.
Present at last nights meeting
were Acknowledging Voorhees,
and Aldermen Sandbeck. Larson and
Seaman.
rApn 0r THANKS