Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-12
RAISE THE PAY
OF POLICEMEN
South Amboy Council Vote on
P0rtia St. Matter.
speelaI % the ErRNING NEws.

Spec3at 20 the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, Feb. 12.-At the
adjourned meeting of the common
council last evening clerk read COM
munication from Collins & Gund-
rum returning voucher for 50, OBJ
jecting to the deduction of s17 from
their bill account of claim made by
Mrs. Mullin for damage in connec-
ton with tap made by the contrac-
tors. The stated If Mrs. Mullin had
q claim for damages it should be
made in proper way The matter
was referred 10 the sewer commit
tee
Letter was read from Tippett &
Wood of Phillipsburg. calling at
tention to balance of S529GG owed
by the city account of work in CON
nection with standpipe. The clerk
stated there was claim against
this firm of SIC and he was instruct
ed to notify them accordingly. The
matter was referred TO the commit
tee on water.
Communication addressed to the
mayor by the secretary of the Board
of Health of Trenton was read: AT
meeting of the Board OF Health of
the State Of New Jersey held Febru-
ary A, 1913, report was presented
as to recent inspection of water sup
ply system of South Amboy: 1t
showed that some trouble IS caused
by accumulation OF sediment in the
distributing system"
Motion was made and carried to
notify the authorities to blow off the
dead ends at frequent intervals. II
was received and referred to the
committee on water.
A recess was taken for five min
utes to examine maps OF David
street improvement before turning
them over to the commissioners of
assessment.
Resolution was adopted as fol-
lows: Whereas the act Of 1909 reg
ulating the compensation of police
men was adopted by the voters OF
the city OF South Amboy as provided
by the said act, now therefore be it
resolved that the pay OF all patrol
men on the police force of thee ity
Of South Amboy be Increased to the
sum of 81 900 per annum, dating
from January 1st, 1913, and the
same to be continued during the year
1913; and the salary of the chief OF
police be increased to the sum $1,120
per annum, said increase to take eff
feet February 1st, 1913 and to con-
tinue during the year 1913, said sal
aries to be paid semi-monthly as
heretofore. .....
Mr.. Pearse stated in the matter of
Broadway Improvement he rather ex-
pected we would have the figures to-
night from the engineer so we could
pass a resolution fixing amount, SO
that the sum to be raised might be
handed to the commissioners of as
sessments, but after looking over
the figures that have been submit
ted by the engineer I cannot quite
understand some of the items with
out his explanation and think the
matter will have to be postponed un-
til the following week
Resolution was offered bv Mr.. {:
Resolution offered by Mr.. Slower:
owners on Portia street are very de-
sirous of having said street put in a
passable condition, be 1t resolved
that the sum of $500 be and the
same is hereby appropriated to put
the said street from Parker street to
Broadway in a passable condition for
passage of foot passengers and vebi-
cles of all kinds.
Mr.. Pearse stated ! know of no
warrant in law which would author
ize the council to expend that amount
of money under the circumstances.
Mr.. Slower stated it seemed to him
the people should be relieved, as
the street is not passable. There is
money spent on other streets to
make them passable and the people
paid their portion for the opening
of other streetrs.
Mr.. Pearse: The only way to open
a street or grade street or to i'm
prove street is by the course which
we have pursued for years, that is "a
notice of intention which has been
preceded by request from the prop
erty owners-a notice Of intention
that the council intend to do a par
ticular thing. TEcre is nothing III
the statute which provides for the
council passing resolution to make
street passable. II street is f.
be improved either by curbing ~
grading, OF by sidewalks or anything
else the council must pass an ordl-
nance providing for the particular
thing which they desire to do The
cost OF that improvement has to be
borne by the property which is bene.
fitted by the Improvement. Accord
ing to my view of the various acts
which we are working under, that
assessment must be levied against
the property owners and cannot be
q charge against the city at large
except such sum as may be expected
which does not benefit the particular
property improved. / recall | think
at least ten years ago when Henry
street was improved by placing OF
cutters on both sides of the street,
that was the first time | had the op-
portunity of making the point that
the cost of all these local improve
ments must be assessed against the
property benefited and the balance