Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-25

solicitor In regard to the erection Of
additional poles on Broadway. Upon
producing the contract with the
lighting company It was found to
contain a clause that any additional
poles could only be placed by fEst
obtaining permission of the council,
and that II was in the hands of the
council to grant or reject such re-
quests. II was claimed that Mr..
Brown, of the lighting company,
stated he would furnish iron poles,
but the merchants along Broadway
would not pay the difference In
price.
Mr.. Berrian spoke of the disturb
ing noisss caused by automobiles
failing 70 discontinue use Of the
muller cut out when passing places
Of worship, ETC., that other munich
palities were passing ordinances coy
ering this matter and made a mo-
ton that the city solicitor be in
~struoted to prepare an ordinance
covering this nuisance and present
It at an early date. Mr.. Berrian
also stated he thought 1t an oppor-
tune time to appoint q shade tree
commission and offered q motion
that the city solicitor be directed to
prepare an ordinance establishing
and regulating a shade tree commits
sion and present it at some subse-
quent meeting.
Mr.. Berrian: There Is a very Sc
rious condition here In the city of
South Amboy and no doubt the ma
jority of us and a great many OF the
citizens are not aware OF the con-
dition. / learn from what I con-
slider reliable sources that there are
several games Of chance running
around different portions of the city
OF South Amhoy-craps, poker
games, etc, all patronized by a lot
OF young men. they go and take a
chance every once In q while, there
Is no chance, the game Ia crooked.
1t seems to nae something ought to
be done, the first thing We know
the county prosecutor will be down
over our heads here and make some
raids. There Is no trouble for a
stranger to get In thsse games. 1t
seems to me the police department
should know 1t. / am sorry ! have
been so busy the last two or three
weeks that I have not had time to
investigate. I am surprised at the
number OF hotels with screen up
on Sundays. You hear rumors thai
liquors are being sold In this city
on the Sabbath and I do not think
1t would be very hard to substan-
tiate this. The bishops law lays
there shall be no dice-they do shoot
the game they call q hundred. The
old established places, people who
have their money at stake In their
business. from what I learn are h
people living UP to the law, but 1t Is
these fellows that come and go, 60
ing to take a chance on any kind
of a game. / think 1t IL high time
the cops got out and loosened up on
these things"
The remarks brought out quite .
discussion, some of the council stat
ing 1t was a surprise to them. The
mayor stated he had heard the
mors, but had not been able to OBJ
tain proof.
Mr.. Berrian spoke of the necessity
for an electric light at the inter-
section of First and Stockton streets
and was informed the lighting com-
mltee had this particular point un-
der consideration.
Mr.C~Deurywns Gfvcfx rtrc sffeyvr
and called attention to the fact that
his premises we're being Hooded
from water falling on Stockton
street, he explained that his prop
erty blocked Stockton street from
continuing 10 Augusta street ana ia
timatad the conditions had become
SO bad they would be willing to sell
to the city, so that they could opel
the street. After discussing the mat
ter somewhat 1t was left In the
hands of the committee on street to
make a report at the next regular
meeting as to what 1t would be adj
visable to do in the matter.