Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-20
CONDITION OF
AMB0Y AVENUE
Property Owners Complain
About st--lndignstion
aestIng Next tuesday.
TO BE IN THE CASINO
Want Better Water Pressure
in section--Statemsnt Made
BY Interested Party.
TO BE IN The CASINO

Property owners along the line Of
Amboy avenue to Alpine Cemetery,
Kennedale Park and the northwestern
section Of the city, have called an in
dignation meeting for next Tuesday
night for the purpose Of urging action
to better the condition Of Amboy Ave
nue. and to provide for a better water
supply in that district. The meeting
will be held in the old fire house or
casino, near the corner Of Amboy and
Hail avenues.
The residents complain Of the bad
condition Of Amboy avenue and state
that the dust which arises from Amboy
avenue is almost unbearable. The
county board of freeholders has this
matter in hand, however and is prepar-
ing to rebuild the road following which
it will have frequent treatment with
dustlaying oil. Street Commissioner
George Adair has given assistance
to the residents IN that section when
ever he could spare his water wagons
although as a county road, the county
authorities are supposed to look after
its condition, and keep the dust laid.
In complaining of the water supply
the residents in the northwestern sec
tion Of the city state that there is not
enough water pressure to flush out tot
let's and that many houses are tenant
less for that reason. AS soon as the
new 100000 gallon pump is put in
operation at the city water works at
Runyon it is stated that there will be
ample supply for this neighborhood.
Property Owners Statement.
One of the property owners in the
section of the city in question gave the
following statement to-day as to con
ditions in that territory:
Notice to all property owners along
the line Of Amboy Avenue to Alpine
cemetery and also the northwestern sec
tion including Kennedale Park. We
wish to invite you to meet at the old
fire house or Casino Hall, next to the
corner of Amboy and Hall avenues,
Tuesday night, May 23rd, 1911, to dis
cuss what might be done as to the con-
dition Of Amboy Avenue. As a matter
of fact through that thoroughfare there
is passing from one to five hundred au-
tomobiles per day, and the dust is =
immense that we can have either
doors or windows open without getting
our houses filed with dust, raised by
the speeding automobiles, which is not
only unpleasant but at the same time
unsanitary. Certain property owners
have approached the street commission
er on the matter and was told in g
straight out manner that the city didn I
have enough sprinklers TO sprinkle the
streets in the center and the southern
section of the city, but that Amboy
avenue might be oiled. In the mean
time no oiling has been done and we
are still suffering to a great extent
At the meeting it will also be talked
over the matter of the low pressure OF
the city water. According to the new
sanitary code, all buildings in streets
where sewers are constructed have to
arrange for toilets inside the building
OF late we have found that the pres
sure of the city water is so low, that
it was impossible to wash out toilets
and in some instances, tenants moved
out Of houses, not only because they
have no city water in the kitchen, but
at the same time unable TO clean out
the toilets, which in the hot summer
days is apt to spread diseases, especial
ly among small children. All property
owners in said section OF the city
should attend the meeting to discuss
said matter which we might after
will lay before the city authorities.
Automobiles for rent. Sexton, II
Smith st. Phone 1871 ''197-4-11-tf'
Automobiles ror uI4e Jone ISL