Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-30
WANT THE CITY
KEPT CLEANER
South Amboy Council Takes
Action on Matter.
Special to tho EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, Oct. 30:-Garbage
collection and the general appear
ance of the city came in for a gen.
eral discussion at the regular meet
ing of the common council last night.
Solicitor F. M. P. Pearse brought the
matter up when he said he had been
requested to look up the question OF
scattering papers, etc., along Broad
way; that he had looked V @ the
ordinances Of the city and find it is
taken care of completely in Ordin-
ance No. II which is very explicit.
Chairman Stuart requested Mr.. Man
haitian to take the chair and re-
marked:
THE people are complaining about
paper being thrown on Broad
way. | have had a number of COM
plants made to me and made today
about the city carting it's garbage
down to the foot of Bordentown We
nue. and waste paper blowing around.
Nov why should we look out for II
part of the town and not the other.
Why should we allow them to throw
paper at the foot of Bordentown ave
nue. and not on Broadway. Some
time g the matter of dumping gar
bage down there was taken up and
1t was understood the city were to
dump dirt on top of it; now the peo-
pie in hat neighborhood claim it
has not been done. Every time the
wind Is to the eastward the smell
Is something terrible, in fact l know
Elyself as l have been down there;
IN fact / think the garbage should
oe taken out of the city altogether,
we should not have any dumping
ground inside the city limits. There
is someone carting a lot of dirt down
on the lots on Henry street that run
through to David street. If the city
is carting that dirt there why can
not they cart 1t to the dumping
ground and throw 1t on the garbage.
l think this is a matter that should
be looked into and looked into at
once"
Mr.. Manhattan stated similar con-
ditions existed on Elm street. A
number of the property owners had
spoken to him about it and he had
spoken to the street commissioner
who promised to fill it up. Zone
man." he said" is goin 10 Iose two
tenants if it is not covered. If the
people are good enough to permit the
city to dump the garbage on their
property the city should be goou
enough to fill 1t up. If we have to
get some dumping ground outside
the city limits it is going to be very
expensive"
Upon motion Of Mr.. Stuart the
matter was referred to the street
committee to see if something can
not be done to abate the nuisance.
Mr.. Pearse stated in the matter OF
contract with Tippett & Wood he
had releases signed by all Of the
lien claims except J. D. Callahan and
a bill Of the city for 1892 and water
bill for SS.13. 1t was decided that
If Tippett & Wood would forward
to the clerk check covering these
amounts the city would pay over to
him the payment of $1,000 recon-
mended by the city engineer.
Resolutions was adopted renewing
note for $4,000 for three months ac-
count Broadway improvement.
Mr.. O'Connor stated the work at
corner Of Broadway and Main street
would be completed this work and
that it was an exceedingly nice piece
of work and one the city should be
proud of.
Mr.. Brindley of the Middlesea
Monmouth Electric Light, Heat &
Power Co. who was present was
given the floor. He stated his object
in appearing at the meeting was to
set themselves straight before the
council In the matter of removal of
poles on Broadway. He then pro-
ooo1nI 10 AvY1aJ~ @Lo{ @1o- L4I h~1-
making continual efforts to have the
Public Service come to some AMIGA
BILE agreement, but that this seemed
impossible. The portion Of the
agreement, which the light company
objected to was that vesting the en-
tire ownership of poles in the Public
Service. The light company thought
where there was Joint expense there
should be joint ownership and they
could not afford to jeoperdize their
interests by placing themselves in
the hands Of the Public Service.
The treasurer's report showed bal
ance to general account s594.92;
balance to water account %$656.34;
balance to sanitary sewer account
$9,469; and balance 10 Broadway
improvement account $129.16. 1t
was ordered received and placed on
file.
Upon recommendation of the fire
committee the clerk was instructed
to advertise for furnishing 400 feet
of fire hose.
Mr.. Stanton called attention to
damage to the new fire truck and
made motion that the manufacturers
be communicated with as to having
same properly repaired. Motion
was carried. Mr.. O'Connor stated 1t
would be impossible to straighten
the chilled steel axles and to prop
erily repair 1t would require new
axles; he stated If the material had
been of first class quality the damage
would not have occurred. Mr.. Man.
haitian stated he did not agree with
Mr.. O'Connor in this that the truck
wedged so hard in the trolley tracks
1t took the assistance Of the whole
company to get 1t out, and that
under the conditions the axles could
not have been expected to do other
wise than bend.
Resolution vas adopted discount
ing note for $1,000 for two months
at five per cent, for water depart
ment account payment on standpipe;
also a note for $4,000 for three
months at five per cent. account
Broadway improvement.
Earlier in the meeting bids for
laying concrete sidewalk In David
street between Broadway and Rose