Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-20
States Supreme court In October.
HoIe-in-the-WalI Case.

suit of ejectment against the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad Company for mon
opolizing the street and he suggested
the city solicitor look the matter up
and report at the next meeting as to
the proper course to pursue in a suit
of ejectment against the railroad
company.
Mr.. Pearse: II can report now, the
decision In the Hole-in-the-Wall case,
as you all remember 1t was tried be
fore the court of chancery n the
court Of chanCery found a decision in
our favor but when it got to the
court of errors and appeals they re
versed the decision of the court of
chancery and to test the title to the
highway which was being occupied
by the railroad cOmpany's abutments
the city of South Amboy and the
Board of F~reeholders shoHld COM
mence action to determine the title,
which would be an action OF eject
ment. As soon as l receive spermis-
sion from the city of South Amboy
to take such action | shall be very
glad to do so"
Mr.. O'Connor: "The Board of Free
holders must be consulted and they
must be part and parcel to this suit
Mr.. Pearse: Il cannot state 1t Off
cially but have reason to believe the
Board of Freeholders will join in any
action the city of South Amboy lake.
Mr.. O'Connor: Il move the city
solicitor be instructed to take the
matter up with the Board of Free
holders and see when they will be
ready to act and Join in the matter.
Mr.. Pearse: "Why not move 1t be
left in my hands to commence suit
in conjunction with the Board OF
| Freeholders?"
Mr.. O'Connor: II understood Mr..
| Stevens. state road commissioner, has
| taken the matter up with the COM
pany and from an interview l had
with three members of the Board of
| Freeholders within the last three
weeks they were waiting for a report
from Mr.. Stevens. Mr.. Stevens has
not made any report and for that rea-
son | would like the matter detained
| for a little while in order to give him
time to make a report. He stated he
would be ready to make a report and
if his report is averse there is no rea-
son but what the city of South Am
boy should give their attorney power
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than a matter of courtesy hat we
should wait for his report"
For Erection OF Standpipe.
Resolution by Mr.. Stanton as fol-
lows was adopted: Whereas an or
dinance to supply water to the citi-
zens of South Amboy residing in the
section commonly known as Bergen
Hill and sections adjacent thereto, 1t
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ed, therefore be it resolved that the
whole matter be left to the city en-
gfneer and superintendent of water
works to prepare adequate plans to
present conditions and make
a report at the next meeting of the
council"
Vote of Police Salaries.
Resolution by Mr.. Stanton:
Whereas by virtue of an act of the
legislature of the State of New Jer-
entitled an act regulating the pay
If patrOlmen of the police force in
other than first and second
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the rate of compensation to be paid
policemen may be voted and deter
mined by the voters of the city; and
whereas 1t is the desire of the people
of this city to avail themselves of the
p rf1~eu r. s.-3d at accorded, there
fore be it resolved hat there shall
be submitted to the voters of the city
of South Amboy at the next general
election to be held Tuesday, Novem-
Der 7, 1911, the question of accept
ance or rejection of the act and be
it further resolved that the city clerk
take such steps needful or proper to
have the question of acceptance or
rejection of said act submitted to the
voters, etc. Mr.. Berrian moved that
a synopsis of the act be published
for three consecutive weeks in the
South Amboy Citizen in a c~onspicu-
Gus pace.
Upon the request of the secretary
OF Enterprise Hook & Ladder Co, ex-
emption papers were granted F. NJ.
L~ittell.
Upon motion of Mr.. O'Connor the
clerk was instructed to invite the Of
fiCers of the Public Service Corpora
ton to meet with the committee on
streets at some time convenient to
them. as there are a number of COM
plants made as to the condition of
the tracks, resulting in gas mantles
being broken, etc.
Change Light System.
Mr.. O'Connor stated the Middlesex
Monmouth Electric Light, Heat &
Power Company, stated 1t would be
necessary to take up with Mr.. Brown
the question Of substituting mean
descent lights for arc lamps in GER
tain sections, and moved that Mr..
Brown be communicated with and
make an appointment to meet with
the light committee at some time con-
Venient.
The t~reasurer's report showed bal
ance to general account S~25,969.11
and balance to water account 81
395.77. 1t was received and filed. D.
Upon motion of Mr.. Berrian the
city will deliver the remainder Of the
bonds, $4,000, to r. NJ. Grant & Co,
and deposit face value with accrued
interest to their own credit.
MI, Stanton brought up the matter
of moving hydrant in front of proper
ty of Mr.. Malloy in John street and
Broadway, stating it was in on the
sidewalk and Mr.. Malloy desired it
removed so he could improve the
sidewalk. This. as well as a similar
condition on Bergen Hill. was re-
ferred to the water department with
power to make necessary changes.
There we're present at the meeting
last night, Councilmen Berrian, Man
haitian, O'Connor and Stanton, also
Clerk Fulton, Counsellor Pearse, city
engineer Mason, Treasurer Perrine