Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-21
SCHOOL BOARD
NEEDS MONEY
Asks South Ambey Council
About Matter.
Special to the EVENING NEWS,

Special to the EVENING NEWs.
South Amboy, Aug. 1: - There
were present at the regular meeting
of the Common Council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Councilmen O'Connor,
Manhattan, Stanton, Stuart and
Slower, Clerk Mack, Solicitor Pearse,
City Engineer Mason, Treasurer Per-
rine, Water Commissioner Martin
and Street Commissioner Connors.
The first order Of business was
opening of bids for the Thompson
street sewer. Two bids were re-
reiEed: John Quinland $4,000, and
Liddle & Pfeiffer $500. They were
Referred to the sewer committee and
Il city engineer for tabulation.
The notice of intention of the
\ council to flag the sidewalks on both
sides of David street between Broad
way and Roosevelt street vas read,
and petition from certain property
n protesting against the side
walks being laid at the present time
was also read. The petition was re-
ferred to committee on streets.
Communication from the indie
pendence Engine and Hose Company
recommending the appointment Of
Walter Burke in place of Thomas
Wortley as ~1anitor. Mr.. Wortley hay
ing gone to Panama, was read and
request granted.
Communication advising that
Charles A. Freeman, Francis Guer-
In, John Donlin and ]. H. Lucitt had
served the required time with Me-
chanicsville Hose Co. emitting them
TO exemption certificates was read
and certificates ordered issued.
Application from John Weiss for a
plumbers license was read and re-
'ierred to committee on licenses.
The following communication was
read from the secretary Of the
BOARD of Education: cat the last
injecting of the Board Of Education
1t was learned that the board would
be compelled to use about $1,000 by
the first of September to pay bills
due on new addition and alteration
ito schools, and in view Of this fact
and that the board has not yet re-
ceived any word from your honor
able body or the custodian of school
moneys that there was sufficient
funds on hand to meet their bills as
they come due, on motion l was Or
5dered to advise you of the matter,
asking your advice about same
Ahl. wv ~ w ~
Iferred to the finance committee. Mr..
Slower amended that 1t be referred
to committee Of the whole, which
WAS carried.
Bills amounting in total to $6,121
JHere ordered paid.
Mr.. Slower stated he had been re-
quested to bring up the matter of
;Portia street, which he understood
had been put before the council but
no conclusion arrived at. This mat
ter was discussed at some length, it
being explained the reasons no &C
tion was previously taken being that
the property could not come
any satisfactory conclusion among
Eemsolves as to accepting the lines
IA grades as laid out by the city
engineer. The matter was finally
referred to Councilman O'Connor
and Slower with the city engineer
and city attorney to report at the
next meeting.
u Mr.. Pearse stated he had received
another letter from Cald well. Mas
tiers and Reed In regard to the bill
of $751; in connection with sewer
bond issue. 1t developed the chair
man of the wv committee. to
which the matter had been referred,
understood an investigation was to
,fbe made by the solicitor. No rec
ord, however, could be found that
fthe bill had been paid and upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Manhattan 1t was ordered
Apaid.
Ordinances providing for the
,urbing and laying OF sidewalks on
Augusta street between Stevens ave-
sue and Roosevelt street was taken
on second reading, passed, then
zen up on third and final readings
passed and ordered published in
accordance with law after receiving
the approval of the mayor.
Upon motion of Mr.. O'Connor the
clerk was Instructed to advertise for
bids for the curbing and Tagging Of
Augusta street to be opened at next
eeting, providing ordinances were
approved by the mayor.
Mr.. Pearse stated he had received
the past week copy Of proposed ordi-
nance as prepared by the Public
the switch desired by that company
at the corner of Main street and
Broadway. He suggested that the
clerk read the ordinance In order
that such additions or corrections as
might be desired by the council
could be made when the matter
could be taken up further. After
reading the ordinance 1t was sug-
sested hat the character Of paving
at the junction be left open at the
option of the council, that 1t be
made to extend to the property lines
rather than the curb lines, and that
the cut-out cock of the water lines
be uncovered, the public service
track having paved over one of
them. 1t was also ordered that a
copy of the blueprint drawings COW
ering this switch be turned W to
the street committee for examina-
ton.
Mr.. O'Connor stated no answer
whatever had been received from the
Jersey Central Traction Company as
to jointly using poles with the Pub
lie Service and telephone companies
for carrying their wires, neither so
far as taking care of surface water
crossing Stevens avenue and the con-
%struction of a surface water
thereon. He stated he believed
there was a way in which this COM
pany might be brought to terms In
that they had never secured a fran
chise for the switch at the corner Of
Main street and Stevens avenue lead
ing to their sub-station and he was
in favor of Immediately tearing up