Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-21
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MAY EXPLODE
South Amboy Council Has
Serious Matter on Hand
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Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, Feb. 21:-There
were present at the regular meeting
Of the common council Hast even
ing Mayor Welsh, Councilmen Man
haitian, O'Connor, Stanton, Stuart
and Slower, also Clerk Mack, City
Egineer Mason, City Solicitor
Pearse, Street Commissioner Con-
nors and Water Commissioner Mar
tin.
The clerk read q communication
from the secretary of Enterprise
Hook and Ladder Company asking
that the council grant exemption
certificates to Robert Kerr and A.
p. Van Dusen, they having served
the required number Of years pre-
scribed by law. The matter was
referred to the committee on fire
Clerk read communication from
the city clerk Of Bordentewn re-
onesting a cepy OF the charter re-
Gently adopted by the municipality
Oh South Ambsy, they considering
the changing OF their present city
sharter. The matter was referred
to the city solicitor for reply.
The clerk read communication
from the commissioner Of immigra-
zion asking fl there we're any estab-
lished agencies, ETC., at this point
The clerk was requested to make
proper reply in regard to the mat
tar.
Clerk read report from City Flee
frician DoIan recommending extern
MON OF conduits at all fire boxes TO
prevent grounding OF current. Mr..
Stanton moved that the matter be
referred to the committee on hre.
Mr.. O'Connor moved to amend that
the communication be received and
the fire committee instructed to
make the improvement as o
mended. Mr.. Stanton thought It
should be referred to the committee
to Investigate. Mr.. OfConnor stated
Il was . small matter and might
mean the loss Of property by some
person only carrying a small insur-
ance and thought fne~counefl should
direct that the improvement be
made. President Stuart stated the
city electrician, and himself went
over tho matter last week and he
thought it was something that
should be attended to at once and
that-by referring It to the commit
tee 1t would be two weeks before
they would be able to do anything
with it. The motion as amended
by Mr.. O'Connor was carried.
Bond OF Al. White as q plumber
In the sum Of $500 was referred to
the city solicitor for approval as
to form and later approved and or
dered received and filed
Various bills amounting In total
TO s475 were ordered paid.
Mr.. O'Cennor moved that the
clerk be directed 10 communicate
With ths Beard " rTssAoiders With
reference to building the eulvert on
Eirst street and that the city take
over the two eufverfs that cross
Broadway In order that the city
might connect the proposed new
aulvert thereto. The mayor stated
hs understood the Freeholders were
obligated 10 take care of the flow
OF water 2ec feet from the culvert {
naY. OaCunnCr stated II such was the
case 1t would relieve the city Of a
. deal OF expense, but Sc far rs
De could remember the Board Of
Freeholders had not done anything
towards taking a T OF 1t. Mr..
Manhattan stated he did not think
we should relieve the BOARD Of Free
holders of maintaining the cuiverts
and did not see the reason for ask
ing permission to connect. Mr..
o'Connor stated he was not anxious
to take over the culverts, but was
ANXIOUS to know IL we had the right
Co connect up to the cufverts with
out permission from the Board OF
Freeholders. Upon motion of Mr..
Manhatta the matter was left with
the committee On streets with
power.
City Engineer. Mason remarked:
"You are contemplating paving
Broadway and when you do that It
will occupy the whole roadway OF
the street any III at that time the
city does not have charge of these
eulverts you will have to go to the
county for any repairs needed and
the repairs will be necessarily made
when you have a paving over the
street. From the condition of the
~eulverts / do not think there will
be any repairing at all and 1t would
be a safe proposition for this city TO
take over the two cuiverts so as to
have this municipality control ev-
erything ON that main thoroughfare
you are about to pave.
The treasnrer's report showed
balance to- general account of 49,
108 SO, balance to sanitary sewer
account sf5.721.77 and balance to
water account $3.50. 10. 1t was
ordered received and filed.
Mr.. VCsnnor stated the sanitary
nswer on Bordentowa avenue be-
tween Prospect and Feftus streets
In now loaded with Illuminating gas.
There is q leak tn the gas main