Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-10
COUNCIL MEET
AT KEYP0RT
Sewer and Telephone Mat
ters--No Fire Escapes.
Ipeotal % the RYENINa NEWS.

tPButut 70 fHe 1f ENIAG Me- VS.
Keyport, Nov. 10:--The second
reading of the sewer ordinance was
carried I've until the next meeting
by the borough councilmen at their
meeting in town hall last night.
The subject of cellar drainage was
again discussed at length, resulting
In the clerk being Instructed to no.
tify Chief Engineer Clyde Potts to
be present at the next meeting
and meet the members of the sewer
committee and the advisory
committee, consisting of business
men Of the town and explain in de-
tail how a cellar drainage can be
installed in a sanitary way.
r. O. Walling, a member of the
advisory committee, was present
and stated that before the PROPOSE
ton was voted on Mr.. Potts said
that cellar drainage would be per-
mitted and that in his opinion now
Mr.. Potts was hedging and was try
Ing to shirk from his duties of max
ing good his promises. Council
man Salz said that it was current
talk that the Harrison Construction
Co. had been instructed to discon-
tinue the laying of the sewer pipes
through WaIling terrace, and that
he had been unable to fHd out who
had given out such orders as he
is (Salz) chairman of sewer com
mittee and hone had come from him
to that effect.
A motion by Mr.. salz for the
clerk to instruct the Harrison Con-
struction Co. to lay the sewer
through Walling terrace in accord
nee with their contract, was lost
on the contention that the motion
was out of order. The clerk was in
structed to strike the motion from
the minute book.
The clerk was instructed to notify
Contractor Hulshart, of Matawan,
that unless the work of laying the
tile drainage pipe that connects
Front and First streets was finished
by November "a, according to his
contract, the council would deduct
from his price. The superintendent
of public works, John Fitzgerald,
was also instructed to inspect this
work and ascertain If the work is
being done according to contract. j.
G. Noonan was before the board in
regard to his application for the
water mains to be extended to his
property. The council ordered a
two inch pipe to be laid from end
OF the water main to his property.
Fire Chief 8. r. Mason asked for
information regarding the condition
OF the majority of the public halls
In town. The chief stated that not
a single hall In town conformed to
the laws relative to the doors open
ing outwards also that there are
no fire escapes, except on n 1all
In the borough. Mr.. Mason stated
that this matter should be looked
into at once and action taken as
they are all unsafe In case a fire
should occur. 1t was stated that a
state inspector will be In town next
week and look into this matter of
Are protection for public buildings.
r.. O. Walling said that the New
York Telephone Company were put
ting up poles on Main street CON
trary to their franchise; also that
the Mfddlesex and Monmouth Elec-
trio Light Company r allowing the
telephone company to put wires on
their poles. Mr.. Wallins said that
their franchise did not permit them
to do SO. The clerk was Instructed
to notify the telephone company to
discontinue the work of setting
poles until they had complied with
their franchise also to instruct the
electric light people to notify the
telephone company to discontinue
the placing OF their wires on their
poles, as 1t was in violation of their
franchise. The action of the tele-
phone company in this matter is
said to be purely spite work on their
part for the refusal of the council to
grant them rel thing they wanted
IN the last franchise the telephone
company prepared and presented to
the council.
Bills to the amount of s727.21
were ordered paid.