Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-07-18
ORDINANCE FOR
AN ELECTRICIAN
Beard OF Aldermen Introduce
Measure Last hiaht--Pre-
vidss $1,000 Year Salary.
DUTIES ARE DEFINED
Unions Endorse ]. B. FRANKIE
Public SsrvIcs kppIica-
lion to Committee.

An ordinance creating the Office of
city electrician, defining his duties,
compensation and term of office,
was passed upon It's first reading at
meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
last night. The appointee shall serve
two years at time and he will be
permitted to engage In no other occu-
patton while working as city electri-
clan. The compensation will be =
200 a year. The duties include tax
ing care of the city fire alarm and po-
lice call systems and acting as inspec-
tor of electrical work In and on
buildings within the city when re-
quired by the building inspector. ].
B. FRANKIE was again endorsed for
the position last night. Raritan
Lodge, of the International Order of
Machinists, sent a communication be-
fore the council giving their endorse
ment. The communication was read
and placed on file
Ordinance In Full.
The ordinance creating the office
as read, follows:
BE it ordained by the City Of
Perth Amboy.
Section /. There is hereby Gre
ated the Office of city electrician of
..noE Olry Of Perth Amboy, who shall
be an experienced electrician and who
shall be appointed by the Board of
Aldermen for a term of two years,
ana shall be subject to removal for
cause stated In writing. He shall de-
vote his whole time to the duties of
his office and shall be engaging in no
other occupation or business whatso-
ever and shall receive as compensa-
tion for his services the sum of s1,-
zoo per annum, payable as other sal
aries of the city are paid.
Section g. He shall have entire
control and charge Of the fire alarm
and police call systems of the city,
subject to such rules and regulations
as may be made from time to time.
He shall at all times keep and have
the said systems In perfect order and
shall be accountable to the commit
tees on fire and police.
"Section g. He shall at all times,
whenever required by the inspector
of buildings, act as inspector of all
electric wiring and apparatus in and
on all buildings within the city, and
shall perform such other duties in
the line of electrical work as may be
imposed upon him from tirfy,to time
by the Board of Aldermen
Building Inspector Reports.
Building Inspector Michael j. Nc
Namara gave a detailed report of his
work during June, the first month of
his term, at last nights meeting of
the council. During the month of
June he issued permits for S49,300
worth of new building work and col
lected $102 in fines. Permits were
issued for the following: Two brick
buildings, $4,000; six frame build
ings, s23,500; three alteration and
extension Jobs, $4,000; and for the
new high school addition for which
no fee was charged.
Public Service Petition.
A formal petition from the Public
Service Railway Company for laying
double trolley tracks on sections of
Smith and State streets, accompanied
with plan, was read, received and
referred to a committee of the whole.
The company asked permission to
lay double trolley tracks on Smith
street from q point near Maple street
to Water street, and on State street
from point just south of Fayette
street to Smith street. The subject
was discussed at a committee meet
ing of the aldermen Friday night,
which Counsellor Gilmore, of the
company, attended.
To Repair BituIithic Street.
The Standard Bitulithic Company
gave the Board of Aldermen notice
last night of it's intention to repair
the Market street pavement under
sts fve-year guarantee given the city.
A communication was received from
the paving company stating that
preparations were under way to re-
move It's paving apparatus from
Landstown, Pa, to this city to make
the necessary repairs on Market
street. The letter, which was signed
by r. w. Turner, the company's pres
ident, was received and placed on
file.
Catherine Street Protest.
A number of property owners in
Catherine street protest against the
city selling a portion of the street to
John Schultz & Company for coal
yard purposes. A written protest,
signed by John Bartkowiak and
about fifteen other property owners
in Catherine street, was received by
the Board of Aldermen last night and
referred to the committee on streets
and sewers. 1t gave the signers' pro-
tests against the blocking of Hunt
ington street on the westerly side of
Catherine street, to the Central rail-
road tracks. 1t stated the signers
heard that the aldermen had their at
tention drawn to selling a piece of
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