Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
KEYPORT TALKS
ABOUT LIGHTS
Gas and Electric Light Com
panies to Demonstrate.
Special to tbs EvENTNo NEWS.

special TO tins NEWS.
Keyport, Feb. 1.-The regular
meeting Of the borough council was
held in borough hall Thursday night,
all the members being present.
The topic of lighting the borough
came up as the contract with the
Middlesex and Monmouth Electric
Light Company has run out. A pro-
position was received from the
Standard Gas Company, who say If
the borough accept their proposition
they will reduce the price of gas to
private consumers to $40 per
thousand feet, net, Their PROPOSE
tion was to furnish 100 OF the rs
candle power lights; seven 450 can
die power lights, for $25 per year for
the rs candle power lights and $50
per year for the $50 candle power
lights, or $3.50 for the year. This
price Is about $1,000 less than the
price the borough is now paying the
Electric Light Company.
The Middlesex and Monmouth
Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company made the following propo-
sition: To furnish four hundred and
fifty watt arc lights for $3.50 per
year and fifty watt arc lights or for
ty candle power Tungsten incandes-
cent lights for $40 per yea After
some discussion 1t was agreed not to
the lights are tried out. The Stand
strate their lights on Division street
30 that the public car see them as
agreed by their representative, r..
II. Garrison. George !. Brown. of
the Electric Light Company, said
that he would like to demonstrate
the new incandescent lights and will
do so before the question Is settled.
The matter of the new franchise
for the New York Telephone Com
pany was brought up again by their
representative, Mr.. MacHurd, who
says he will have a new one ready
for the next meeting and hoped that
they could get together OF 1t.
G. B. Aumack, of the water COM
mittee, reported that Il would be
necessary to give time checks to get
the proper help on the extension of
the water pipes to the new factory
which is being built In the section
near Second and Fulton streets. Az
ter some discussion 1t was decided to
make another effort to do without
them.
The finance committee composed
of Messrs. Salz and Lufburrow, re-
ported that the local banks were
willing to pay two per cent. interest
on the average monthly balance of
the borough treasurer's sewer ae-
count, but would not agree to pay in
terest on the general funds of the
borough, After some discussion the
council voted to accept the two per
cent. on the w funds but that
the committee were to continue In
office and see If they could get inter-
est from some out-of-town banks.
A communication was received
from Hook and Ladder Company No.
/, that Arthur S. Van Buskirk had
been elected a member of that COM
pany to fill the vacancy caused by
the dropping of Raymond Smith
from the roll, as he is now a resi-
dent Of Red Bank. The council con-
firmed their action.
An application from Richard r.
Deckert for permission to run q
moving picture theatre In the Geran
building, In Front street, the clerk
was advised to write him that a IL
cense would be granted as soon as
he complied with the ordinance COW
ering the matter.
The mayor and council accepted
an invitation from Rev. John w.
Nicholson, of Calvary M. e. church,
to attend the Sunday night services,
February ~, when Hon. Edmund
Wilson will speak on THE Life of
Lincoln"
Superintendent of Public Works
John H. Fitzgerald's report was ac-
eepted and referred to the auditing
committee for verification.
The report of Treasurer Hendrick-
son showed that there was a balance
on hand of ~$15.54s.87 belonging 10
the borough, 1926 being the amount
of the water department balance. In
cluded, and q balance on the sewer
money OF s62,571.55. Bills amount
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