Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-02
PORT|A STREET
MATTER IS UP
South Amboy Council Con-
siders the Improvement.
Special to the EVENING NEws.

special to the EVENING VIEWS.
south Amboy, Oct. 2:-There
%er present at the regular meeting
or the common council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Councilmen Manhat-
tan, OConnor, Stanton and Slower,
also Clerk Mack, Solicitor Pearse,
Engineer Mason, Treasurer Perrine
and Street Commissioner Connors.
In the absence of President Stuart
Councilman Manhattan was chosen
chairman.
The clerk read communication
from the South Amboy Terra Gotta
company stating some ten days ago
they received letter. advising the
matter of insufficient fire protection
at their plant would be considered In
the a future, and calling atten-
ton to the Importance Of this mat
ter and requesting early definite ad-
wee in the matter. 1t was received
and filed. Mr.. Manhattan stated
the only way to reach this firm was
through Portia street and that moth
ing could be done until the Portia.
street matter Vas Strengthened out.
communication was read from G..
q. Oliver, secretary Board of Educa-
non: l was authorized by the Board
u Education to notify you that the
board will need $4,000 on October
4, 1919, account payment due con-
tractor as per contract. 1t was re-
cetved and referred to committee of
the whole.
The following letter was also read
from the secretary of the Board of
hydYr4fjnns Tho QDo~ao --kA.-
OF the Board of Education decided
as follows: In view of the fact that
the board will receive money due
from taxes from railroads it was
found we could reduce the tax bud
get one thousand dollars and the
secretary was instructed to notify
the city council that the school bud
get for the year 1s12-1913 may be
reduced one thousand dollars, leav-
ing the total $17,028.75 instead of
$1S,O28.75. If it is not too late will
you kindly have this done, advising
the beard what action you will take.
Communication was read from
secretary of the Board of Health
stating the question Of tap to sani-
tary awe made to property of
James Collins on David street had
been investigated and conditions
were found as reported, that the
matter had been taken up with the
property owner, who promised to
connect in accordance with the city
and health ordinances. It was re-
ceived and referred to the commit
tee on sewers
Bills amounting in total to 1924
% were ordered paid.
The clerk reported license COM
mittee reporting favorably on the
transfer OF license from Wycklo
Woskoski to William Lyons and
same was granted.
The ordinance granting permits
sion to the Public Railway Company
to locate switch at Main street and
Broadway vas taken up on second
reading and passed by section, it
was then taken up on third and final
reading by title, passed and ordered
submitted to mayor for approval and
If approved published in accordance
with law.
Mr.. O'Connor stated the commit
tee appointed in the POrtia street
matter had a meeting with the prop
erty owners on September 26 at
2:3O p. M, that the matter was
thoroughly discussed and the city
engineer is making a map of Portia
street showing it's present condition
and the conditions that will exist in
the future and each property owner
is to be notified when the map is
prepared and will meet the commit
tee some time in the future. He
stated the property owners appeared
well satisfied with the arrangements
as far as same had been carried out.
Councilman Slower thought under
the circumstances the ordinance in
regard to Portia street should be
laid over until next meeting and
this was ordered done.
Notice of intention to lay sidewalk
or both sides Of David street, be-
tween Broadway and Roosevelt
street, was read. The clerk stated
no objections had been received and
no one answered the invitation Of
the president to present any objec-
tons verbally. Solicitor Pearse
stated it was up to the council to
determine the character of pave
ment and he could not prepare the
ordinance until this had been decid-
ed. Mr.. O'Connor stated as he I'M
derstood the matter a new notice of
intention had been given expressly
for the purpose Of eliminating the
stone tagging provided in the first
notice and substituting concrete or
cement In order to comply with the
wishes of the majority of the prop
erty owners Mr.. Pearse therefore
prepared ordinance on these lines
and it was introduced on first read
ing and laid over under the rules.
1t provides for a walk of width
of four feet to be composed of ce-
ment to meet approval Of the
Gil and city engineer and be con-
structed at the expense of the prop
erty owners.
The clerk reported having agree
ment between the city and w. T.
Hammill for painting firehouses,
same having been approved by the
city solicitor. 1t was received and
filed.