Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
MAY0R SAYS Mr..
LOCKER IS A NUISANCE
Warm Session of tho South Ambov
Council Last NIGHT When School
Matter Was Formally Discussed.
Special to the EVENING e

O'Connor, Stanton, Stuart and Slo-
yer, also clerk Mack, City Engineer
Mason, Treasurer Perrine and
Street Commissioner Connors.
Petition was read by clerk from
taxpayers and residents requesting
that the dumping of garbage at the
foot of Bordentown avenue be dis
continued. 1t was referred to the
committee on streets.
Applications for plumbers IL
censes were received from John
Wyce and E. M. Let's. They were
referred to committee on license.
Communication was read from
Col. Gilmore of the Public Service
Railway Company, dated July 10,
stating that after conference with
his people they will agree to lay two
oblong granite blocks along outside
of its rail and one granite block
along the inside Of each rail and
will concrete between rails with
four and one-half inches above top
of ties, also pay towards expense of
maintaining pavement $3.50 per
mile per annum providing switch Is
accorded at junction of Main street
and Broadwev. Quite some discus
sion ensueG between Councflmen
Stanton and O'Connor, the former
claiming such communications
should be addressed to the council
rather than the street committee,
that he had no knowledge of the
progress of these affairs although a
member Of the committee. Mr..
O'Connor took exception to the re-
marks and called attention to the
hard labor he had In getting such a
good bargain with the Public Ser
vice railway, and that If matters Of
this character were not acted upon
promptly the desired progress IN our
affairs would not be secured.
Communication al read from A.
N. Barber, L1cretary of the Board Of
Public Utilities Commission, enclos-
ing result Of their correspondence
with the Public Service Gas Com
pany in regard to failure to lay
~'ns in the MaXville section. The
reply stated the work had not been
done as the returns would not be
adequate on the investment, but as
improvements were progressing and
houses being built in that section,
the work of extending mains was
being pushed along. The communi-
cation was received and the clerk In
\structed to notify the Public Utilities
Commission that the wishes of the
kty were being acceded to.
Accommodations were read from
ne Public Service Company and
New York Telephone Company, stat
ttng they had arrived at an under
landing whereby they were going
20 jointly use poles on Broadway
and Main street. That would mean
T. 11;--;~e - ~, fu,N
loles, but they had not succeeded
2 In getting the Middlesex-Monmouth
Electric Light, Heat & Power Com
pany to join with them; that their
poles were of sufficient strength to
permit of attaching the wires OF the
light company should they so desire:
Councilman O'Connor related the
details leading up to this arrange
ment and the amount Of labor In
volved, and stated some steps should
be taken to compel the light COM
pany to accede to the request in the
matter. A communication was also
read from the electric light company
stating their reason for not joining
with the Public Service and tele-
phone companies, was that the
agreement they were asked to enter
into contained two features which
they did not deem proper. First, 1t
provides the ownership of the poles
shall be vested In the Public Service
Railway Company, and second, pro-
vides that the light company and
company are liable for all
damages which might be occasioned
by the joint occupation of the poles.
Mr.. Stanton thought the council
should go elow in taking any legal
proceedings and moved that the
matter be referred to the commit
tee on streets in company with the
city solicitor. Mr.. Manhattan NOV
ed to amend that it be left with the
committee on streets with power.
The last motion was carried
Letter was read from the Merritt
e Chapman Wrecking Company re-
cuesting the payment of their bill.
amounting to $1,000, claiming the
work on sewer line had been COM
pleted. 1t was referred to commit
tee on sewers
Application for transfer of license
from William Healy to Patrick
Cadey was referred to committee on
licenses.
Bills amounting in total to $2,693
were ordered paid.
The petition of the men working
on streets for an Increase of twen-
ty-ive cents per day was granted.
The two ordinances providing for
laying Of sidewalks and curbing of
David street, between Stevens ave-
nue. and Broadway were taken up on
second reading and adopted by sec
lions. They were then taken up on
third and final reading by title
adopted, ordered submitted to the
mayor for approval and II approved
ordered published in accordance
with law.
Contract and bond of Collins &
Gundrum for the Mechanicsville sec
ton Of the sanitary sewer, were re-
ferred to the city solicitor for ap-
proval.
The question of bond of Collins &
Gundrum for the Thompson street
sewer was brought up. 1t was
claimed bond had been mislatd. At
ter some discussion on the matter it
was moved and carried hat Collins
& Gundrum have the bond for W
ON Thompson street at next meeting
.ef the council or forfeit the contract
as well as the contract for the Me-
chanicsvfIle section Of the sewer.
The treasuTers report showed
general account overdrawn S472.63;
l~sance to sanitary eyre account,
~Y50.O1, and balance to water