Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-04
DOG CATCHER
IS APPOINTED
Albert Leonard Also Pound
keeper Contract for Kennel.

Contract for a one-story kennel
and stable building was awarded
and Albert Leonard, OF South Ann
boy, was named as dog warden and
poundmaster for 1919, at the meet
ing OF the Board of Aldermen last
night. Rules concerning duties of
flrehouse janitors were adopted and
other general business was tran
sacted.
Ira r. Grouse was given the con
tract for erecting a kennel and sta
Bile building on the aims house
property. His bid was $572. The
plans and specifications prepared by
Architect ]. x. Jensen. 1t Will be
twenty-five feet and ten inches long
and twenty-one feet and six inches
wide. The floor Will be of cement
and the building OF wood. 1t Will
contain eight apartments. four In
the kennel part and four In the sta
BILE portion OF the building. Alder
man Seaman as chairman OF the COM
mittee on public grounds and build
ings, reported on the subject and
offered a motion that the plans -
suggested by j X Jensen be APP
proved.
$f.25 For Every Dog.
Hereafter s14S5 will be paid to
the warden for each dog impounded,
KILLED and buried. Resolutions were
adopted providing for the payment
OF fifty cents for each dag Caught.
fifty cents for care and feedinK OF
each canine and twenty-five cenSa
for killing and burying each
The resolutions provide that dog
shall be killed in a humane way and
suitably buried under the supervi-
sion OF the police. The dog warden
and poundmaster must furnish his
own tools, implements, poison, etc
The use OF the kennel and stable
building Is offered to him free OF
charge.
MT. Leonard, who has served as a
dog warden In South Amboy for the
| past six months, had an application
| before the council, asking for the
| position In this city. He had a bid
before the aldermensjn which ne
asked $1.25 for each dog caught n
killed. He will commence at once
to fill the position left vacant BY
Ole Lund Olesen.
Rules for Fire JRnitors.
Rules and regulations governing
duties of paid j~anitors in frehouses,
| as INTRODUCED before the aldermen at
their committee meeting last Friday
| night, were adopted with but a single
change. Mr.. Seaman suggested that
one part be changed so that 1anitors
report to either the chief engineer
or the foreman OF their company
when relieved from apparatus at
Ares. He made a motion that zoo
, folders and 100 cards bearing the
rules be ordered and distributed
among firemen.
Almshouse Report.
There are at present six inmate
in the almshouse and there was an
average of eight there during 1911,
according to an annual report placed
before the council by MargaretSal
mon, the mgtroa, last night. During
the wear there were twenty-three In
mates in the institution, sixteen OF
whom were children. Twenty per-
sons were dismissed during 1911
one death occurred and n inmate
was sent to the state hospital.
Tubercuiosis Hospital.
Sly patients were admitted to the
tuberculosis hospital during the year
four of them died, one was dis
charged to be cared for by relatives
and one was sent to the state hospi-
tai. The report was ordered re-
ceived and placed ON file.
~ building Inspectors REPORT
Building Inspector Michael J. Nc
Namara's report for December, re-
ceived aud fied, WAS as follows:
! Permits granted for eleven frame
buildings to cost $29,267: for thres
brick buildings, $16,800s for three
frame alteration Jobs, $500; fol-
four brick alteration jobs, s4,280;
for one frame reconstruction job
$4,000, for removal Sof a frams
building, $500.
John Fahey and nine other resi-
dents In tombstone street had a peti
ton before the board asking that al
Johnstone and Jeffreys streets. +
was referred to the committee OF
lamps and lights.
Commissioners OF Assessment.
On advice of counsel the boart
passed resolutions for naming com
missioners to determine assessment
for the bitulithic pavement on David
son b II the city attorney
finds the property agreement be
tween Che city and the former lanf
owner all right 1t Is not likely tina
the city will collect from the proper
ty holders along the street. In con
sideration4 of a grant to the city 81
which Davidson avenue became ar
approach to the county bridge, The
holders were to become exempt iron
payment for street improvements.
To Condemn Pardee Land.
Resolutions were passed to au'
fhorize the city to proceed with con.
| demnation proceedings to acquire
| portion Of the Pardee land necessary
for the extension of Convery place
| Provision was made for naming Of
commissioners TO determine the
value OF the land In question.
An application from Samuel Klein
OF Asa Division street, for q junk
/ license, was referred TO the commit
tee on judiciary.
A communication was received
| from the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company asking for registration Of
It's special police officers and for ths
! erasure OF some of the names o.
their former special policemen from
the city records.
To Polish Oak Floors.
To look well a hardwood % mus