Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26
COUNCIL MET
AT KEYPORT
Construction Company Wants
Money--SidewaIk Grades.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

ton as to when they would receive
their money. The borough treasur-
er has the balance due the Harrison
Construction Company on the sewer
system account, and no disposition
of any of the money will be made
until the work is completed by the
borough, which is now finishing up
the Job.
The Cameron Septic Tank Com
pany presented a claim that the sep
tic tank as constructed by the com
pany Is IN infringement upon a
patent belonging to them. Clyde
Potts, the consulting engineer, in
formed the council by letter hat he
will have the complaint looked into.
The matter was referred to the Dor
ough attorney.
f. e. Cline, contractor, presents
and asks for the grade and curb line
for James L.. Hammer property on
Broadway. 1t was referred to the
street committee with power to act.
Charles H. Patterson reported that
G. w. Weidmeyer, of the Keyport
Steamboat Company, will in the
near future put on two freight boats
for the New York markets and asked
permission to put empty crates, etc,
on the borough property where the
septic tank is installed. A resolu-
ton was passed giving Mr.. Weide-
meyer the necessary permission.
Charles Miller was present to in
quire when the sewer will be ready
for use, which is being completed as
rapidly as possible. Captain VIII
liam DeGroff was present and stated
that he has laid a concrete sidewalk
to the grade given to him by Sur
veyor Augustus Maurer and that the
sidewalk of the adjoining property,
put down some time ago to the old
grade, is three inches lower than his
walk, and that unless some action is
taken to correct same somebody nay
be injured. Mr.. A. s. Van Buskirk,
of the ]. and j. w. Ellsworth Com
pany, spoke on the same subject and
said they expected to put down a
walk but were awaiting some action
in regard to the grade by the coun-
Gil and asked for a correct line on
Front street. The matter was re
ferred to Superintendent Of Public
Works A. d. Bedle and the street
committee.
John w. Keough was before the
meeting and stated that he would
dedicate a portion Of the Pavilion
Hotel property at the corner of First
and Broad streets to the borough so
as to lessen the sharp turn in the
street at that place. The action was
made SO that Mr.. Keough could full
fill an agreement with the Jersey
Central Traction Company, who are
erecting an office building and wait
ing room On some nearby property
recently purchased from Mr.. Keough.
No action was taken by the council.
Mr.. Van Deventer was present and
spoke regarding the result of the
dock suit between the New York &
New Jersey Steamboat Company and
the Keyport Dock Company, in which
the latter was defeated, and stated
that the borough should be very
much interested In the property In
question as It had been a public
highway for q great many years. The
matter was deferred until the next
regular meeting. Superintendent A.
d. Bedle reported that he has re-
ceived several requests to have auto
mobile warning signs put up. The
general impression was hal they
were of no value.
Superintendent G. F. Perrin, of
the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany, was present and asked permits
sion to l%engthen the curve at Broad
and First streets, as spoken of earl
Ter in the evening by Mr.. Keough,
and also to put in a Y to the steam
boat dock. He also asked permission
to have a passing point at the lower
end of the borough, near Harrison
street, in order to maintain a twenty
minute schedule Of through cars
| fl ON Keyport to Matawan. Although
no definite action was taken the
council agreed to approve of Mr..
PERKINS, plans. Further action will
be taken at a later meeting.
A communication by letter was re-
ceived from the New York
Telephone Company contain
ing a copy of the telephone ordi-
nance and plans with bonds. They
stated hat the ordinance would be
presented to publish in the near
future. The clerk was instructed to
sign and return the necessary papers
and to file the bond. The telephone
company was given the privilege to
erect poles and conduits as per map
stated.
Cornelius Britton was appointed
by the mayor as special officer at
Beach Park without pay. The ap-
pointment was confirmed by the
council. The mayor then reported
on the dog catcher. which was laid
over from the previous meeting. He
stated the catcher in question i'm
pounds all dogs caught running at
large on the public thoroughfares
unmuzzled, for forty-eight hours and
If redeemed within that time he
charges the owner s1.25 and II he
kills the animal his charge is $3.50
to be paid by the borough. A procla-
nation was ordered Issued regarding
the ordinance relating to the run
ming at large Of dogs unmuzzled in
the streets.
The police commissioners were
directed to secure six police badges.
A resolution vas passed changing
the location OF one Of the free phones
to be installed from the irehouse of
the Liberty Hose Company to the
office of Borough Clerk A. NJ. Wal
ling at South Keyport, A letter was
received frsm George Ltnzymeyer, of
Keypert, complaining Of the cost for
licenses in the borough. Rufus o.
Walling, district clerk of school
board, requested to be told the loca-
ton of sewer (Y's) for connections
on Division street SO that the school
connections could be governed &C
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