Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-29
FIGHT DUST IN
SOUTH AMBOY
Meeting of the City Council
Held Last Night.
special TO the EVENING NEWS.

ent Mayor Welsh, Councilmen Man
haitian, O'Connor, Stanton, Stuart
and Slower, also Clerk Mack, City
Solicitor Pearse, City Engineer
Mason, Treasurer Perrine and Street
Commissioner Connors.
The clerk read petition from
residents and property owners on
Stevens emu deploring the con-
dition of the said emu from dust
nuisance and requesting that some
steps be taken to remedy same. Mr..
Manhattan stated he was talking to
a member of the Board of Freehold
ers during the evening and it had
been stated under a new law just
passed the city were required to
maintain the streets within city
limits. Mr.. O'Connor stated we had
q number of streets in as bad condi-
ton as Stevens avenue, for instance
Bordentown avenue and Main street;
that we had received no notification
that the avenue had been turned
owe to the city to maintain, other
wise the council would go ahead
with the matter. Solicitor Pearse
stated so far as the remarks of Mr..
Manhattan were concerned he had
not seen the law referred to and
suggested the matter be held over
until the adjourned meeting which
he understood was to be held June
s. Mr.. Stanton thought some steps
should be taken Immediately to
sprinkle the street and the matter
of determining who was responsible
could be looked into in the mean-
time. At the suggestion of Mr..
Pearse the matter was left with the
street committee with power, he to
advise them at once in regard to the
law 1t was stated had been passed
so that they might take immediate
action towards abating the nuisance
complained of If the venue was in
charge of the city.
Clerk read communication from
Richard Sullivan enclosing certified
check for $25 also bond for $500 to
conform to the city regulations in
regard to movement of buildings
Owe public streets. The money
was ordered turned over to the city
treasurer and the bond filed.
Clerk read communication from
Chris. Rehfuss requesting that he be
released from his bond given to the
city as surety for P. Monaghan,
claiming that he had met with re-
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which he would not be in q position
to meet his responsibilities if called
upon to do so. Mr.. Pearse explain
ed that the city could take no ac-
ton, but upon his advice the clerk
was instructed to inform Mr.. Mona
CHAN of the contents of the letter in
order hal he might secure a new
bondsman and release Mr.. Rehfuss.
Upon request of the secretary Of
Enterprise Hook & Ladder Company
exemption certificate was granted
Walter Slower.
Clerk read communication from
the New York Telephone
Company returning the pro
posed agreement permitting them to
run certain wires under Stevens ave
nue. through como its, claiming the
provision that the city fire alarm
wires should be run through such
conduit and maintained by the tele-
phone company could not be COM
piled with so far as maintaining was
concerned, as this would be estab-
fishing a precedent and not be in
accordance with their customs. Con-
siderable discussion was INDUCED
In upon this subject, the city engi-
neer explaining that the proposed
conduits were usually of the multi
pie character with several spare
spaces and that the offer of the tele-
phone company appeared to be the
granting of one of such spaces to
run the fire alarm wires; that in his
opinion such wires should be kept
above ground where they would be
readily accessible, but suggested the
city electrician be consulted in the
matter. The matter was finally re-
ferred to the city electrician to re-
port at the adjourned meeting June
The clerk announced hat sealed
proposals would be opened for re-
pairing the city dock. But n bid
was presented, that of P. J.. Mona
CHAN for S1,09S. 1t was referred to
the committee on public buildings
and grounds.
Bills amounting In total t~o~$1,017
were ordered paid.
Mr.. O'Connor stated he had re-
ceived word from the Public Service
Company that they were willing to
meet the requirements of the coun-
Gil in regard to putting in a new
roadbed and paving Broadway from
Main street to B~ordentown n
using what they termed reclipped
block, also that they requested the
council to pass suitable ordinance
giving them permission for a "Y" at
the junction of Main street and
Broadway. Mr.. Pearse stated he
had also been in communication
with the Public Service Company
and had been informed they CON
templated renewing their tracks on
Main street and B~ordentown ave-
nue., that is replace the tracks not
only on those two streets but also
on Broadway and that they contem-
plate doing it in the very near
future; they also stated they were
willing to waive the franchise pro-
yiding that they macadam between
their tracks and pave with reclipped
blocks. Mr.. Pearse stated the mat
ter of switch at Main street and
Bordentown venue was not clear in
the minds of himself or council and
he suggested In order that the mat
ter might be hurried that the coun-
ell adjourn until June s, by which
time he could look into the matter
and have 1t in proper shape for ao-
ton. Mr.. Pearse stated the Public
Service Company work he had been
Informed was to be done by the and
in conjunction with the contractors
paving the street and hat traffic