Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-16

auto combination ~apparatuses in all
their houses n have fou- 4 them not
saver of money over the old method Of
feeding and caring for horses.
1 viii therefore recommend that the
above mentioned up-to-date machines
De placed In All houses as soon as pos
sibfe.
During my term 1 have found 1t
very inconvenient on account of the
city not possessing a full supply of
fire hydrants.
Some districts through the northerly
and southerly cid of the city are not
Y any means possessed with the ne
cessary amount of hydrants.
| noticed IN the annual report of the
Water department last year that the
city only possesses 2s9 MIGRANTS, only
ten new ones Wee added during the
year; this is entirely wrong, as the
rapid growth of the city should demand
several hundred more hydrants, thus
saving the wear and tear of fire hose
which is a very expensive luxury.
Under the present conditions / would
recommend that 10000 feet of regula-
ton fire hose be purchased .nnediate-
lyI; L would also recomr a'd that the
city use every preCautioa N enforcing
and enacting laws which would pre-
vent any big catastrophe.
factories doing business within the
city limits are not living up to the
state requirements. which unfortunate
to say, that during my short term I
~ ~ NAANhC
,ng the necessary state laws through
Interference of city officials who
claimed my authority was limited and
that was at fires only. l would there
fore recommend that some law be
passed defining the duties of the chief
and his assistants whereby they could
factories where thousands of both
young and old are employed, many of
them who are mere children.
For the better protection of the
nrnnprttaG In tho yIpinitu Of tJn n ID
r. and Market street, would recon-
mend that box % now at the Raritan
Copper Works be removed to corner OF
Elm and Market street. l would also
recommend that each engine company
be equipped with a flexible hydrant
connection thus saving time in making
connections, as 1t Is at present when a
steamer connection is made the engine
must be placed a certain distance from
the fire hydrant, with the flexible on
n%ection this Is not necessary, as the
pipe can be handled nicely with Two
men. The present methods require at
least four men to make a connection.
In conclusion I regret to say / dis
approve of the method of taking the
houses for the purpose of sprinkling
streets or doing any other kind of
work. The taxpayers clanored for
years to have horses placed in the fire
houses for protection against loss of
life and property and their wishes
should be obeyed. On the other hand it
SetllS W me TO De very CTuel TO 8llO"
"a team of horses to run one quarter
or one half mile with a heavy sprlnk-
ling cart, then to be hitched to a
heavy fire apparatus and go at break
neck speed to the place of alarm.
It's wrong, It's cruel and should not be
tolerated by u city fathers. Again
IT is wrong on behalf of the firemen
who work In factories and other
places. They run to their respective
houses on call and reaching there
they find they have no horses to draw
their apparatus and remain powerless
the street department.
I would also recommend a motor
cycle for the Chief of the Fire De-
by the Perth Amboy Police Depart
ment.
wishing you every success. I am
Respectfully yours,
p. J. ROCKS.
was received and ordered entered In
the minutes.
An ordinance entitled An ordinance
to lay a fifteen inch pipe sewer with
rouse connections in Water street
from Smith street to Gordon street"
was taken up on Its second reading
on Its third reading and final passage
and passed by the following vote: Yea
-Hornsby, Seaman, Calvin, Kutcher,
Dalton, Sandbeck, Garretson. Nay
None.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
to lay a fifteen inch pipe sewer with
house connections in Division street
from Broad street to New Brunswick
reading, passed without amendment,
taken up on its third reading and fin
al passage. and passed by the follow
ing vote: Yea-Hornsby. Seaman, CAL
win. Kutcher, Dalton, Sandbeck, Gar
retson. Nay-None.
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
from Brace venue TO Washington
street. was taken up on it's second
reading, passed without amendment,
taken up on Its third reading ana final
vote: Yea-Hornsby. Seaman. Calvin,
Kutcher. Dalton, Sandbeck. Garretson.
Nay-None.
An ordinance entitled can ordinance
to grade Cornell street from Brace
avenue to Washington street" was
taken up on It's second reading, passed
third reading and final passage: and
passed by the following. vote; Yea
Hornsby, Seaman. Calvin. Kutcher,
Dalton. sandbeck, Garretson. Nay
None.
The following resolution:
Whereas, lot 33 block As has been as
sessed for a building on said lot ana as
Be 1t Resolved that the assessment
for building on said lot 33 block As
be cancelled.
was introduced, and adopted by the
man. Calvin. Kutcher, Dalton, Sand
beck, Garretson. Nay-None.
NJ following resolution:
Whereas, certain property owners
along the line of Hanson avenue from
Brace venue northerly to lands OF
Henry Maurer & Sons have petitioned
ne Council to establish a grade for
said street, and to cause the same to
be worked to the established grade;
1t Is resolved. hat it is the inten-
ton of the Council to pass and adopt
an ordinance to establish the grade of
Hanson avenue from Brace avenue
northerly to lands of Henry Maurer &
Sons; and also an ordinance to cause
the same to be worked to the estab-
lished grade. in accordance with the
provisions of the charter.
And that the city clerk give notice
Council to cause such improve
ment to be made. and that 1t Is the
of the Council to introduce
said ordinances at the regular meet
to be held or the fifteenth day of
July, nineteen hundred and twelve, and
to pass the same on the fifth day of
August. nineteen hundred and twelve.
was introduced. and adopted by the
following vote: Yea-Hornsby, Sea-
man, Calvin, Kutcher. Dalton, Sand
beck. Garretson. Nay-None.
The following resolution:
Whereas, certain property owners
along the line of tombstone street be-
tween Hall avenue and Eagle avenue
rave petitioned the Council to work
aid street to the established grade.
Be 1t resolved, that 1t Is the inten-
ion of the Council to pass and adopt
IN ordinance to work said street from
established grade in accordance with
he provisions of fhe charter.