Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-20
LIGHTS NEEDED
AS PROTECTION
Residents Of Section Where
Murder Was Committed Pc
tition Board of Aldermen.
OTHERS ASK FOR ARCS
Property Owners Want Pave
ment on Upper New Bruns-
wick Ave. New Matters.

Apparently due to a murder and
other oHtrages committed In the
northwestern section of the city, the
property owners and residents OF
several streets last night petitioned
the Board OF Aldermen for more
street lights. Fred Miller and four
teen others asked for arcs along
New Brunswick avenue from Amboy
avenue to the city hospital A
Lastein and eighteen others asked
for lamp at New Brunswick ave-
nue. and Lawton place, and Joseph
Galaida and twenty-eight others pc
titioned for a lamp at Washington
and Cor neti streets Ali the petit
tions were referred to the commit
tee on lamps and lights.
Petition For Pavement.
x A petition signed by A. Lastein
and twenty-five others, requesting
an asphalt block or yitrified brick
pavement on New Brunswick avenue
from the Behigh Valley crossing to
Convery Place. was referred to the
committee on streets and sewers
The aldermen decided to reduce the
expenditure for lighting fire houses,
to pay the matron of the aims house
for services In the isolation hospital
and transacted some business Of mi
nor Importance at their semi
monthly meeting, which was short
one last night.
New Kind of Light Bulbs
Upon motion duly passed the
committee on public grounds and
buildings was empowered to pur-
chase number of Mazda electric
lamps at cost not to exceed sS5.
The Mazda lamp gives much
larger volume of light at less cost
for current than the ordinary mean
descent bulbs, according to City
Electrician Jay B. FRANKIE. 1t is
intended to remove al lights now in
fre houses and place half the num-
ber OF Mazda lights in the sockets.
Thereby keeping up the volume Of
light and cutting down the cost OF
current about fifty per cent.
In ac .ordance with the provisions
Of resolutions passed last night, the
inatron OF the aims house will re-
ceive $40 month In addition to her
regular pay for services IN the iso-
Iation hospital, after March
Want Another Fire Alarm Box.
Nine property owners and resi-
dents had a petition before the
board asking that fire alarm box
be placed at Grove aud Francis
streets. It was referred 20 the COM
mittee on fire.
A motion Was passed empowering
the COMMITTEES on fire to purchase
a horse from the Eagle Hose and
Chemical Company at a cost OF $500.
After the transaction has been made
the city will own all the fire horses.
Resolutions were passed for the
issuance OF $4,000 bonds in antici-
patton Of 1911 taxes. to be borrowed
from the sinking fund.
The board adopted a Tecommen-
dation Of Building Inspector Michael
j Mcnamara to permit Ira R.
Grouse to place shingle roof on a
building In Water street.
J. Tofte Hansen and fifty other
residents in Madison avenue petit
toned for street lamp between
Gordon and Paterson streets
Communications were received
from Eagle Hose and Chemical
Company to make Hans Petersen,
r.. NJ. Jensen and William Poulsen
fire police from Washington Hose
and Chemical Company to make
Harry McKfnnon member and
from Protection Hook and Ladder
Company for exemption papers for
j. H. Martin, which were referred
to the committee on fire.