Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-24
REFUSED TO
REFUND FINE
Report Council Takes Action
in Goldsmith Case.
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Keyport, Jan. 24:-Elias Gold
smith was before the borough coun-
ell at their regular meeting Monday.
night to receive his final answer
from the, council In regard to the
council refunding the fne imposed
by Justice A. M. Mailing for $26
some months ago for maintaining q
public nuisance. The complaint WAS
made by the borough Board OF
Health.
Mayor w. e. Warn advised Mr..
Goldsmith that the board could not
and would not refund the fine, as
the fine was imposed by the court
and not the Board OF Health or the
borough council. This, the mayor
said, was the Anal decision OF the
board and hoped 1t would be salts
factory to him.
Mr.. Goldsmith endeayored to give
a fowery speech, setting forth, as he
claimed, some facts that showed he
had not been treated by the officials
and the police of the borough the
same as other citizens are daily re-
ceiving. Mr.. Goldsmith was advised
by the board that the strain Of talk
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| with the present decision n the
time of the board was needed for
other matters. On leaving the floor
| Mr.. Goldsmith said he would carry
his case to q higher court and see II
something could not be done In his
behalf as he said he considered he
had been ~uniustly treated.
Mr.. McHarg, special agent for the
New York Telephone Company, was
before the council, asking permits
sion to make nineteen attachments
for their wires to the electric light
| poles now Installed on several streets
In the borough. Mr.. McHarg said
that there were eleven people in
Keyport now waiting for phones and
If this permission was granted they
could receive the service at once.
| MIR. McHarg also stated that the rea-
son his company had not accepted
the telephone franchise offered them
some months ago was that the COM
pany could and would not give the
borough of Keyport the common bat
terry system In three years as the
franchise called for; also the COM
pany objected, said Mr.. McEarg, to
the four-mile free service area. On
motion the request for nineteen at
tachments to the electric light poles
asked for were shown to the board
and were accepted with the -excep-
ton of two poles now set on John
street; these poles are nearly In the
center of the sidewalk and must be
moved to the curb line. Mr.. Nc
Harg further stated that at the next
regular meeting of the council he
would submit another franchise ask
ing that the same might be passed
that the telephone company may be
in shape to give n one service who
wants 1t.
The resignation OF John Fitzger-
aid as superintendent of public
works. to take effect January 81,
was read by the mayor and accepted
by the board. The financial commit
tee was instructed to audit Mr.. Fitz-
seraid's books by that time.
Clerk A. M. waiting was instruct
ed to notify the Harrison Construc-
ton Company to discontinue the put
ting In of sewer taps and making
house connections to the sewer now
being installed at Keyport. 1t was
stated by Egineer Rebber that sever
al people are now using the sewer
system, and a motion was passed
that hereafter anyone using the sew
er system before 1t is officially in
stalled will be fined or punished ac-
eording to the law.
Councilman Smith. of the.
committee, recommended that stoves
be Installed in the South Keyport
pumping station that no more water
pipes may be frozen and broken dur
ing the remainder of the winter.
A committee from the Lincoln
Hose Company was before the Dor
ough council protesting against the
81 fine for members not attending
fires unless the same fine be enforced
In all companies of the borough. AS
the ordinance now stands In regard
TO this the council decided that they
had no Jurisdiction In this matter,
that each company should make
their own rules and enforce them.
Councilman Ackerson was In
structed to prepare a bond for J. w.
Keough, A. Salz and e. E.. Conkiin
so that they can be sworn In as sink
ing fund commission. Following the
payment of bills to the amount Of
$787.93, the council adjourned.
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