Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
LITIGATIONS or
SOUTH AMB0Y
Counsellor Pearse Makes
Statement to Council.

Statement to Council.
South Amboy, -an. 10:--The reg
uIar meeting OF the common council
was held last evening In the CITY
Hall. There were present Messrs.
Manhattan. O'Connor, Stanton,
Stuart and Slower, also Clerk Mack.
City Engineer Mason and Street
Commissioner Connors.
Application of A.. White. of Mata-
wan, for a plumbers license, was
read and referred to committee on
licenses.
Communication was read from
| Mechanicsville Hose Company notify
ing OF the appointment as a mem
her of r. G.. Neiltop, o., u succeed
Patrick O'Neill, and the action con-
| frmed. Also similar communication
from Enterprise Hook g. Ladder
| Company notifying of the election OF
James Monaghan, Jr., TO fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Patrick
Quinland. This request was also
confirmed.
Communication was read from
Robert Seagrave, chief of fire de-
partment, submitting the following
names for confirmation as fire war
dens: First Ward, Tugene Foreman,
Timothy F. Sullivan, Thomas Love-
ly. Second Ward. p. f.. Kenah, j.
w. Maheney, M. Welsh Third Ward,
! william Birmingham, J. w. Rea,
John Connors. Fourth Ward, Ed
ward McDonough, George Corcoran,
l.. r. Meinzer. The nominations
wers confirmed.
Letter from the Board Of Health
reporting receipts $375.22 from
| April /, 1911, to December 81. 1911;
expenses, 3252.9l, and balance of
$122.31. was read and ordered filed.
Also communication reporting con-
tagious diseases during same period:
Diphtheria cases, 13: scarlet fever
8; typhoi fever, Q; and deaths from
| contagious diseases, L: fumtgattons,
10, was also read and fied. A fur
Their communication from Board OF
Health reporting IL cases of nuis-
anccs reported; 81 cases verified: 5
cases not VERIFIED; that there we're
AZ connections made with sanitary
sewers by property owners who re-
ceived notice from the board to I'M
prove sanitary conditions on their
property, was read and fled They
also submitted report of deaths and
births as follows: Births, 100;
deaths, 106; marriages, ~. This
vas referred to committee on mis-
cellaneous business for comparison
with report of the registrar Of vital
/ statistics.
Report from former City Clerk
( CS,,lfnn rhnrxral +hn rnA1Axrtft, nv ,naAftf.
during the year 1911 for liquor lie
enses. fees and transfers: Receipts,
s12.250; fees. $105. Four transfers,
SEQ; q total OF $12,415. 1t vas re-
ccfved and referred to committee on
finance.
Communication from r. r. Snow
den, division engineer OF Pennsylva-
MIA railroad, was read, enclosing
agreement covering eight-inch sewer
pipe If across property OF the COM
pany in the vicinity of Fourth and
Thompson streets. The agreement
was referred to committee on sew
ers with the city solicitor aud city
engineer for their approval.
The bonds of John Sutliff as city
collector In the sun of $4,000, with
| Henry Wolff. James Fl. Gordon, D.
G. Chase, George Gundrum and G.
| McGonigle as sureties was read and
referred to the city solicitor for APP
prevail as to form and later In the
evening approved by the solicitor
| and accepted.
Bills amounting In total to sI.5OS
were ordered paid.
Mr.. O'Connor submitted a blue
print drawing for proposed concrete
c~uivert to be built on First street
from Broadway to the N. Y. & L. e.
r. r. as prepared by the city engi-
neer, who was directed to draw spec
iacations and have the work adver-
tised. 1t was stated the work would
involve approximately $500.
Mr.. O'Connor also submitted q
drawing made by the city engineer
showing that a house recently erect
ed at the junction of Bordentown
avenue, Catherine street and Pine
avenue ~encroached upon the street.
The owner was notified to remove
the building from the street.
Harvey Emmons was nominated
for assessor of the second assessing
district and upon ballot was unani-
mouly elected.
l Siiy oOltSlt0I &CdIoCy III ftVty To
some criticisms In the mayors mes
sage, explained In detail the cases in
which the city Is engaged. The Sus-
quehanna Coal Company suit Is now
awaiting Its turn before the United
| States Supreme Court. The Hole-in-
the-wall matter cannot be settled un-
til 1t is proven before a Jury that the
railroad company Is actually en-
~croaching on the highway. MIR.
Pearse suggests that such action be
started at once. The Main street
bridge matter Is also held up pend
ing proof that the city has a right 10
cross the railroad property. Mr..
Pearse says he Is ready to proceed
as soon as authorized by council.
Councilman Stuart stated he
thought it would be advisable for
the members Of the council to get
together at an early date in regard
10 these matters and decide what
was best TO DO.