Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
COUNCIL MEET
AT ROOSEVELT
Wards 10 BIO Rediyided--
Many Other Matters.
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Roosevelt, May 1S:-A regular
meeting Of Borough Council was
held IN Borough Hall Monday even
ing. Mayor Hermann presided over
a full board. The collectors report
showed receipts, ~s1,966.05; dis
bursements, s~1,349.04; balance,
~$617.O1. This was referred to the
finance committee.
Fire Company No. 1 reported the
resignation of Charles Ellis and
Morris Hoses from the company.
Mr.. Hoses, who was present, stated
that he had resigned hastily and
withdrew the resignation at the
next meeting, but by a vote of 10 to
Z, permission to withdraw the resig-
nation was refused. Judge DAILY was
OF opinion that IL Roses withdrew
his resignation before it was accept
ed he Is still a member. After some
discussion, it was finally resolved
that the acceptance of the resigna-
ton of Charles Ellis he confirmed
aud that fire Company No. l be no
tilted that Mr.. Hoses had publicly
notified council that he withdrew his
resignation before the satce was FOR
mally accepted and that if such was
the fact he is still a member of the
company.
A petition from property owners
on Washington avenue for the con-
struction of a sewer from Brady's
corner to its present terminal was
referred to the street and sewer COM
mittee.
Bills amounting to sS48.20 were
ordered paid. Of this amount a bill
Of $452 was for fire hose and other
equipment for fire purposes and a
bill of S180.80 was the balance due
Contractor ]. Neville on sewer con-
struction contract. The construc-
ton Of the Creosoting plant having
made it necessary to move the Dor
ough eve from land Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad caused
a discussion which resulted in an
arrangement by which the borough
will pass over the right of way of
Jacob Steinberg which he was will
ing to concede to the borough on
conditions acceptable to council. A
formal resolution was carried unan-
fmously. 1t was announced that
property owners On Washington av-
enue who had previously dissented
to giving up any part Of their hold
ings to provide a As foot street, were
now willing to do SO and a motion
was approved directing Borough En-
gineer to prepare a map showing a
street of the proposed width so that
the owners may dedicate SO much of
their land as may be necessary.
a discussion with reference TO the
failure of the Central railroad to
provide a crossing on Sharrott
street led to a resolution that coun-
Gil as a committee of the whole hold
a special meeting so hat the many
grievances under which the borough
the railroad company may be dis
cussed and formulated for presenta-
ton to the Public Utility Commits
sion. Judge Daily was directed to
arrange with the commission to visit
the borough SO that conditions can
be remedied.
A resolution with reference to the
re-districting of the borough drawn
by Borough Attorney Daily was ap-
proved. There will be two polling
stations and a further re-districting
will probably be necessary as No.
1 polling station will have, accord
Ing to the present register, 348 vot-
ers and No. 2 station, 333 voters.
The first election district will be that
part Of the borough lying on the
north side Of a line beginning at the
Staten Island Sound where Noes
creek enters the same, and following
the middle line Of said creek to the
Colwell street bridge, continuing
along the centre line of Bryant
street to the centre line Of Washing
ton venue and thence along the
centre line of Washington street to
the bend in same near Noes creek
bridge; thence continuing in the
same direction to the Long Branch
railroad, and thence s%outherly along
the centre line of the Long Branch
railroad to the centre line of the Ter
minal railroad; thence westerly
along the centre line of the Termi-
nal railroad to the centre line of
Blair's road; thence, along centre
line of Blair's road to the Railway
road; thence along the borough line
to the Railway river; thence east
erly along the Railway river to Sta
ten Island Sound; thence %southerly
along the Sound to the point of be-
ginning.
The second election district Will
embrace all that part of the borough
not included within district No. /. A
copy of the resolution was ordered
filed with the borough clerk, the
county clerk and the civil service
commissioners, together with blue
prints showing the lines of the said
districts. Council then adjourned to
meet May is, at Z P. M.