Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-29
MODERN FIRE
ALARM NEEDED
Chief Recommends II to
Council at Report.
Special 20 the EVENING Egvs.

Special 20 the EVENING ESTS.
Keyport, Jan. 29.-Fire Chief
S. Frank Mason was present at the
regular meeting of the borough
council Monday night and spoke on
the urgent need OF the borough for
an adequate and modern fire alarm
system. The present alarm is not
satisfactory to the members of the
fire department and a number of at
tempts have been advanced In the
past for a change. Several years
ago a new alarm system was instf-
tuted, consisting of the use of a fire
whistle, installed on the plant of
the power house of the Jersey Cen
trail Traction Company at Union,
some distance from the borough.
The new methods proved a failure,
the money advanced by the borough
dropped by the wayside and the
fire alarm protection of the commun-
ity vas again returned to the old
fire bell on the borough hall. which
In fact, it. as always necessary to
ring to G out the lremen,-Whe
the fire whistle was in commission.
Futile attempts were made Of the
council for the past year or so, the
cause seemingly to be the great ex-
pense the borough was under owing
to the installation Of the sewer sys-
tenn.
1t Is now conceded that the oppor-
tunity for an Improvement in this
line Is ripe and the chief has started
the ball rolling. What is wanted Is
an up-to-date system, which has
been satisfactory worked out In
other communities and has been
found to be all right.
Chief Mason, also stated that the
new fire ordinance Is not satisfactory
to the members of the department
and requested that provisions be
made whereby it could be revived.
The fire matter was up for general
discussion, but no action was taken.
Bills to the amount of $742.47
were presented and ordered paid.
Councilman e. j. Currie objected
to the payment of bill to George.
Murphy for twenty dollars for
wages, owing to the fact that Mr..
Murphy did not do his work. Supt.
of public work, A. ID. Bedle, replied
that he hired Mr.. Murphy with the
advice of the sewer committee and
that he was q good man.
Councilman o. d. Walling stated
that the borough team should be
kept and not sold. the subject being
the thine of discussion.
Councilman Phelps Cherry report
ed that the complaint last meeting
night of Councilman Currie relating
to the lumber piled on the sewer
pipe on the Holmes property had
laAn aforlnl 10 chat ffr~kvn ~
George Langan, owner of the lumber
had been notified t. ramnyN same
and he said it would be looked after.
Councilman Cherry made q mo-
ton that to investigate the purchas-
ing a safe for use In the borough
hall. The proposition was thought
favorably OF by the council and
Councilmen Cherry and White we're
appointed a committee to attend to
the matter.
A motion was made to have the
borough hall committee to receive
bids for the painting Of the wood
work on the outside OF the borough
hall and also to repaint the council
chamber. Councilman Currie
brought up the matter of the bad
conditions existing on the county
roads through the borough. owing
TO the great amount of mud on them
and made a motion which was pass
ed. to notify the county board OF
freeholders to keep the stone roads
In good shape and clear of mud.
Contractor Patsy Antico was pres
ent and stated that his contract had
nearly expired In the making of lat
eral sewer connections and request
ed action be taken for the reurn of
his bond.
Elias Goldsmith. OF Church street,
was on hand and informed the coun-
ell that the borough's assessment
map shows but ninety-four feet of
his property on Broad street and
that he should nave n hundred and
one-half feet. His statement lead to
a spirited discussion. relative to his
troubles in which his opponent on
the council was Councilman f. j.
Currie, who was conceded by those
present to have much the better of
the argument when the session was
over.
ID. Askew was present and stated
that he owned no dog, for which he
was taxed and requested that the
dog tax be removed from his bill.
The tax was removed after Mr.. AS
kew made an affidavit to the effect.