Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-14
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GAS co. WOULD
LIGHT KEYPORT
Asked TO DO Informed When
Present Contract Runs Out.
Special TO tho EVENING NEWS.

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, Jan. 14:-The regular
meeting of the borough council was
held in the borough hall Thursday
night. Mayor Warn and five coun-
cilmen, G. G. Smith, Charles Lufbur-
row, W. r. Latham, G. B. Aumack
and r. S. White, being present, be-
sides an unusually large number of
visitors.
R. Fl. Garrison, in behalf of the
Standard Gas Company, was present
and stated that he understood that
the contract the borough has with
the Middlesex~ and Monmouth Elec-
trio Light, Heat and Power Com
pany, for lighting the street In the
borough, would soon run out and
wanted the council to take the gas
company into consideration In re-
gard to a new contract, claiming that
by using gas the borough would get
better service than they are at pres
ent for the same cost and that II they
did the gas company would be able
to reduce the price to consumers to
$40 per 1000 feet. Mr.. Warn said
that he would have Mr.. Garrison no.
titled when 1t Was In order to take
up the subject of street lighting.
Garland G. Noopan, of West Key
port, asked the council to have his
tax bill adjusted stating that he was
taxed for several lots which he did
not own and was not taxed for sew
eral that he did own, and was I'M
able to pay his taxes until 1t was
Strengthened out. The trouble was
found to be q tangle In the numbers
of the lots and the council agreed to
have the bill corrected.
Elias Goldschmidt was present
and presented q lengthy kick in re-
gard to the local police, saying that
he had some tables Outside his store
at Broad and Front streets which
disappeared some time Tuesday
night. He asked the council to have
the policeman or duty there give an
account of his whereabouts, as he
was a taxpayer and did not see why
he should not have his property
properly protected. He said that the
local police have no qualifications
for the job except political pull"
and We're simply ornaments. The
mayor said he would have the mat
ter investigated,
Cornelius Ackerson, secretary of
the special sewer committee, report
ed that Contractor Harrison would
take a contract to lay the connecting
pipes from the mains to ths private
houses for forty-two cents Q running
foot regardless of the depth. TO
cover the necessary expense of al
inspector for such work and the 9TH
er minor expenses, he recommended
that the borough charge the
lffty cents a running fQQt~azMhieh
would be In moas1 Sq4Labout xlHfAd-ff0
the connection. Mr.. KsSA also
presented q draft Of an ordinance to
cover the operation of the sewerage
system, and asked that the council
take early action on these matters
SO that some n could be named to
make a house to house canvass so
that q second tearing up OF the
streets would be avoided as much as
possible. Mr.. Ackereon also said
that the rights OF way should be Sc
,cured as the contractor was going TO
/ rush the work as soon as spring sets
in. The map will be ready IN a few
days, showing where. the needed
rights of way are, aud Mr.. Lufbur-
row who has that End of it in charge,
Will get busy as soon as he receives
the full particulars.
A petition TO have William Hop
kins, Jr., of West Keypoft. appoint
ed as assistant marshal for that dis
tlEct, signed by a humble: OF tho Ies-
Iidents was received and placed en-
file for future reference.
superintendent of Public Works
John Fl. Fitzgerald was present and
presented a full report of the water
department, which will be published
as soon as the accounts are audited.
The street committee was in
%fstructed to confer with the Raritan
township committee in regard to re-
pairing the Potter's Hill road. which
nesds 1t badly.
Liberty Hose Company again ask
ed for g light in front of their hose
house In South Keyport, but the mat
ter was laid over until the subject
of lights come up before the coun-
tciI.
Bills amounting to $~2,397.06,
which included a transfer of ST.
I222.09 from the sewer account to
the borough fundh, for money adj
vanced by the borough for the sew
erage system, were presented and or
ldered maid