Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-03

/ the line OF that avenue to such =
splendid extent that no one was
Justified In taking any technical ad-
yantages for their particular benefit
when such q general advantage had
accrued to all
THE ejectment suit. though pend
Ing for some time, has not been
tried for one reason or another but
/ am OF opinion that unless the par
ticular owner OF the property In
question can see this matter In the
broad public spirit 1t deserves BY
voluntarily removing HIS property
back to the established line immedi-
ate steps should be taken to have
such building moved back on line
with all the business houses along
Railway venue AS 1t stands at
present the said building now occu-
pied and used as q store is an OBJ
struction to the travelling public and
an eyesore to the residents In that
locality and in addition works direct
injury to the nearby business
houses.
The message reviewed the action
of council on the proposed extension
OF Lafayette street which Is In line
with the proposed new road from
Elizabeth to Perth Amboy which IL
built would lead to the establishment
ultimately of a trolley line. Railroad
facilities were discussed and review
ed and the opinion vas expressed
that Bryant street should be cut
through to the new bridge over Noes
creek.
On the subject OF streets the
M q unp cojl that SOM rnnaSrn ~ q
substantial character should be
made. With reference to police
matters the mayor thought the de-
partment should pay especial atten~
ton to the enforcement OF the excise
laws against certain men who are
exercising their privilege az to re-
suit In discredit to the community.
The rest OF the message dealt with
the subjects OF sewers, q public dock
and street lighting. The message
ordered placed on nle.s-aan
Acknowledgements = hgth
report showing the work OF the
Board Of Health for 1911, which was
also ordered placed On Ale. The APP
pointments. as follows, were unani-
mously approved: President OF
council, Otto Staubach; attorney,
Judge p. r. DAILY; recorder. Thomas
Quinn; engineer. r. r. Simons;
street commissioner, J.. W. Crane;
overseer OF poor, q. Wilhelm; mar
shals, John Donovan, Edward Sulli-
van, Henry Harrington. John J..
Downing ana Michael BrAniey; mem
bers OF Board OF Health, r.. J. Muir
phy and William Coughlin; sidewalk
assessment commissioners, Henry
Nannan, James Kelly and Samuel G.
c.. Harris.
The various committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
Finance - Grf imam, Lawlor,
Sehroer,
Streets and Sewers-Staubach,
Lawior, Keller
Police-Lawior. Grohmann, Kei-
Ter.
Fire and WaterAGrohmann, stan-
bach, Mulvihill.
Street Lighting-Lawior, Greh-
mann, MulvihilI.
Poor-staubach. schroer, Groh-
mann.
Law-LawIor, Staubach. Kelies.
The new recorder succeeds Mr..
Leyenscn. who retired. All the ether
appointees, outside the committees.
succeed themselves. Jacob Steinberg,
a large real estate operator, was al
lowed the floor. He spoke OF the
condition OF some Of tho streets and
sidewalks in the borough and ex-
pressed the opinion that q change Is
necessary. He spoke Of z number OF
streets. including Blazing Star road,
one OF the main arteries of the bor-
ough. The mayor pointed out that
council did not have any right to
build sidewalks and that the pro-
cedure was for the property owners
| TO petition couneii and that until this
! WAS done council WAS unable to act.
| Such a petition had been acted upon
| with reference to the latter road but
the lines aud grade were unsettled
and as the property owners could
not agree nothing further could be
done. Finally council directed ths
! clerk to invite the property owners
to meet council February 8 to SEQ II
some agreement cannot be reached
20 that this desirable Improvement