Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-24
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SOUTH AMB0Y
TALK SCHOOL
Council to Have Conference
With County Superintendent
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING News.
South Amboy, an. 24:--The reg
ular meeting OF the common council
was held last evening In the city
hall There were present: Mayor
Welsh, Councflmen Mani attain.
O'Connor, stanton, Stuart and slo-
yer; also Clerk Mack, Counsel
Pearse, City Engineer Mason, Treas
urer Perrine and Street Commission
err Connors.
The minutes were adopted as read
except that the report OF the Regis
trar of Vital Statistics was stricken
from the minutes Of 1t did not corr
respond with the official report OF
the Board of Health.
Messrs.. Daniel Kennedy and Da-
Fvid Quinland were reported as enti-
tied to exemption certificates having
served the required number of years
as members OF Enterprise Hook and
Ladder CO.. and the communication
was received and request granted.
Councilmen Slower and Stuart
were appointed members OF the
Board of Estimate to act with coun-
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Board of Education.
Communication was read from
the Board of Health requesting that
the appropriation for the veal 1912
be turned W. to them as soon as
possible. 1t was received and the
request granted.
Communication from the Merritt
& Chapman Derrick and Wreeking
Company, Of New York, was read
requesting prompt remittance OF
$1,000 due account work on sewer,
1t was received and referred to the
committee on sewers with the city
engineer.
Communication as read from J. A.
Coan stating that James Welsh was
not e~ncroaching upon any streets
with his dwellings, and he had adj
vised him to make no changes what
ever, but to stand upon his rights.
was referred to the committee on
Judiciary in connection with city en-
| gineer for future action.
4 Communication was read from
Robert S~eagrave, chief of the fire
| department requesting certain sup
plies and stating the equipment Of
Enterprise Hook and . Ladder &c
was In a very precarious condition
It was received and referred TIC
committee ON fire.
The following letter from County
Superintendent of Schools Willis
was read. 1T has occurred to me
that 1t would be worth while for the
mayor and council and Board of Ed.
ucation of the city OF South Amboy
to have a QUIET meeting for the pur
pose of talking over the present
school situation as something mug
be done to relieve present condt
| lions at an early date. My sugges
| tion Ia that the mayor and council
and Board OF Education be called to
gether In the council room on Tues
day evening anuary 80 at 5 o'cioel
sharp for the purpose of talking oveI
the school proposition, BY request
OF the Board Of Education, both city
and state, i am to assist by reason Of
my official position In improving
| school conditions. This d easily
be done If the right spirit is mani
tested by all parties and VIZ friendly
talk over the situation. Be good
enough to inform me IL this PROPOSE
ton meets your views, whether you
| will call together the council and
| Board Of Education on Tuesday
| evening, January 80. at s o'clock
This is not intended to be a public
meeting. 1t is to be a friendly con
ference OF the two bodies which have
control of the public school govern
ment of your city. It may be nee
| essary later on to have a public
meeting, but that should be left fol-
future consideration" Upon motor
the communication was received and
the council ordered to be governed
accordingly.
Bond of Orlando Perrine as city
| treasurer was read and referred te
| the city solicitor for approval.
Bills amounting in total to $492
| were ordered paid.
The financial statement of the
water department for the year 1911
! ST bowed total receipts s16,S20.06
, disbursements s~13.373.14 and bal
anee $2,946.92. It was received and
filed.
financial statement of sanitary
sewer account for the year 1911
showed total receipts including bond
issue s80,564.17. disbursements
s64 ,512.65, and balance s16,051.52
1t was received and ordered filed.
Financial statement for the eity
for the year 1911 showed total re-
ceipts including balance on hand al
| close OF previous year s74.734,75
! disbursements s67,454.03 and a bal
ancs of 7,280.72. 1t was received
and placed on file.
Application Of A. White, Of Mata-
wan. for q plumbers license was
granted.
A patent Are hose coupling was
exhibited with the statement that II
proved inefficient at the recent IRE
and suggested that the agreement
with the manufacturers furnishing
the coupling be looked UP and II Il