Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-09
RING CURFEW
AT ROOSEVELT
Council Acts Against Child
Wandering on Streets.

Roosevelt, May 9:-There was an
ordinance read at the meeting Of
council Monday night to place side
walks on Houston street. That be-
ing third and final reading. was
passed. Recorder Thomas Quinn
reported that he sent Joe Ivan to
county Jail for thirty days and fines
amounting to S72.75 collected; ex-
penses to police, $500; interpreter,
$500, making a total of IS. Chief
Charles Morris reported no fires,
two drills, April 3 and "a, water
pressure being As, and reported
leaky hydrants. Water committee
will take care of same.
Report of universal committee be
ing read by the mayor and signed
by Mr.. Williams, general manager.
Reports speaks very we'll for work
done by counsel of 1911. BY a mo-
ton of Councilman Groham to have
that report published in book form
by finance committee.
Collector reported $7,660.09 at
hand at closing of last meeting.
Since then paved out i ,6OO.5O.
Boynton Bros. sent in policy to re-
insure horses and harness amounting
to $500. Motion of Otto Stanbach
to accept policy and to pay premium
due. Petition of Sunday closing
read by clerk with %tifty-nine sign
ers in favor to keep all stores clos
ed on Sundays except drug, candy,
fruit and cigar stores. Also petit
ton presented against Sunday clos
ing with sixty-three signers. Some
people have signed both petitions.
Petitions given to police committee
to look things over and report by
next meeting.
Letter from American Agriculture
and Chemical company read or &C
count of opening Lafayette street in
which they state that they Will
| grant all of required land that may
be needed to continue said street
from EliZabethpOrt to Roosevelt.
Mr.. Lowell and Mr.. Savage also con
scented, but did not have their cCm-
muniCations present. Borough At
torney Peter f. DAILY explained the
law to that effect in regard to prep
erty owners along Woodbridge ave-
nue. and that the state or county
should improve that street and
make it a state or country road.
| y ub &c lay announced bhbN II "bulh
be advisable not to close Wood
bridge avenue in regard to disvalue
of property along said avenue and
on account of a public dock. A res
olution was passed hat the borough
attorney and the mayor should see
the state road department about the
matter and report as early as pos
sible.
A petition to grade Lowell street
was presented with signatures of
residents of said street by Council
man Mulvihill. BY motion of Coun-
Gilman Schriver said petition was re-
ferred to the street and road COM
mittee. j. Steinberg asked the
mayor and council to let the Dor
ough team and scraper scrape a Ger
tain street on which he owns prop
erty and he will pay expenses.
Granted.
Borough Engineer r. F. Simons
presented n map of Bryant and
Third streets of viii 1 he was au-
thorized at last meeting. The mayor,
counsel and borough engineer are
to see Mr.. Wheeler regarding said
streets. Mr.. Simons was instructed
to present a map of all undevelop-
ed streets as to awe Judge DAILY
also said that all private sewers
can be ignored by council. Borough
attorney was asked to Graught an
ordinance to authorize the Liebig
works to blow a whistle at 8 O'Clock
every night to get the children I'M
der sixteen off the streets at that
time. Hs,a<A