Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-11
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Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, Dec. 1.-THE W sys-
tenn was virtually accepted by the
council at their regular meeting
Monday night, when a resolution was
adopted providing for the acceptance
of same and directing the Harrison
Construction Company, the contrac-
tors, to furnish the necessary re-
leases the money due the Harrison
Construction Company to be with
held until the said releases were
furnished. The resolution was offer
ed by Councilman William R. Lath-
am and seconded by Councilman
Phelps Cherry, it being carried by
a unanimous vote. At this time
the final report of Civil Engineer
Clyde Potts was received and placed
on file, tne balance due the Harrison
CONSTRUCTION Company being S10,-
1889. Mayor William E. Warn
and Cnnncilmen Phelps Cherry, r.
/. Whit William R. Latham and
George c.. smith were present.
A communication vas received
from George Birch, janitor of the
Borough Hall requesting a raise in
his salary from the present fee of
$3.50 per month to $500 the mat
ter was referred to the finance COM
mite.
John Hess, Jr., requested the
council to pay for part of the dam
age done to his property by the Har-
rison Construction Company while
Installing the sewer pipe across his
property, Superintendent of Public
Works, A. d. Bedle remarked that
If the Borough would leave it Mr..
Hess to make connection with the
sewer without n charge he would
be satisfied, the matter was left to
the Judgment of the sewer commit
tee to decide.
The sewr committee reported that
Mr.. Garrison of the Atlantic High
lands Gas Company the owners of
the local Standard Gas Company,
states that they are willing to have
the gas pipes removed from where
they u through the manholes of
the sewer system and would do SO
when notified by the council. The
report of the sewer committee was
accepted.
Supt. A. D. Bedle reported hat he
put in water connections for Mr..
Tracy to his property on Manchester
avenue, which he requested at the
last meeting of the council, and the
superintendent also presented a list
of unpaid water bills and requested
what to do with the d~elinquints. a
general discussion was held and the
prevailing opinion of the council was
to have the water shut Off, unless
Immediately paid accordingly the
~, ntfnr ryon Inf& r. %ho rrpori%1-I
ent with the recommendation to en-
force the borough ordinance apply
ing in such cases
The annual report of fire chief S.
Frank Mason was received showing
there has been fifteen fires in
the borough during the year and that
there is $1,000 due the fire depart
ment, as follows:
Hook and Ladder Co. 1921
Engine Chemical Co. 295
Lincoln Hose Co. $50
Raritan Hose Co. 239
Liberty Hose Co. 240
Eagle Hose Co. 1S1
$1,606
Messrs. Patsy Antico and John H.
Fitzgerald were present and asked
to be relieved from a dog tax, stat
ing that they did not have any dog
on May 20, 1912, the matter was
settled by the council authorizing
the clerk to notify the collector to
have the tax removed from the men.
Contractor Patsy Antico also re-
quested to be relieved from making
further lateral sewer connections to
sewer this winter. no action was
taken on the matter.
A resolution was passed thereby
assessing the cost of laying sidewalks
by the borough on Broadway to the
property owners according to the
borough ordinance governing the
matter. The sidewalk ordinance re-
lative to the putting down of the reg"
ulation cement or blue flag side
walks on Elizabeth stareet was read
and passed on second reading and
also the final reading.
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