Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-29
|DEY AND PAR|SEN
EXCHANGE WORDS
South Amboy Mayor Says That
Councilman Has Grudge
Against Him.
Special to the EVENING NEWS

were present at the regular meeting
OF the common council last night
Mayor Dey, Councilmen Stanton,
Parisen, Stratton and Slower, also
Clerk Mack, Engineer Thomas and
Solicitor Coan.
Communication was read from the
street commissioner calling attention
TO the fact that the paving of road
between South Amboy and Morgan
the pit containing large water meter
is not sufficiently high and that it
would be necessary to raise the pit
two feet. The matter was referred
to the water committee with power
to arrange.
Application for license as a plumb
er was read from Robert Noble, re-
ferred to the committee on licenses
and later granted.
Letter was read from Superin-
tendent Himmelberger, of the Rari-
tan River railroad, acknowledging
receipt of communication from the
council in regard to conditions at
McDonough's crossing and advising
same will receive attention. Atten-
t1on was called in this letter to the
cond1tlon OF the street between Bor-
dentown avenue and the railroad on
stevens avenue. The letter was re-
ceived and fled
Communication was read from the
mayor returning resolution present.
ed at last meeting of the city council
by Councilman Parisen without his
signature for the reason that we can
not force the railroad company to
build sewer inlets on city streets to
take care of surface water. The
surface water should be taken care
OF before 1t reaches Broadway by
inlets. The railroad company could
place pipes under their tracks at
Henry street crossing but If they did
this it would not remedy the trouble
but would dump the water on some
one else and cause a lawsuit. This
referred to water at vicinity of
Broadway and Henry street.
Mr.. Parisen made motion that the
vote be not sustained. This was lost,
the vote being two for and two
against.
Mayor Dey remarked: "Of course
| am an employe of the New York G.
Long Branch railroad and l presume
this is shot at me because | work
for the railroad company. Someone
has grudge against me and that is
no one less than Councilman Pari-
sen. If this hid been drawn pro-
perly and said the city install the in
lets and the railroad company pay
their portion l would not say a
word, but when you ask the railroad
company to install inlets or culverts
on the streets of the city you cannot
compel them to do 1t. 1t is a condl-
tion that has existed for years and
1t is up to the city to take care of it.
/ suggested that the city install
these inlets and let the railroad pay
their portion-whateve it would
cost them to put culverts under the
railroad-but when you say the rail-
road will put inlets or culverts on
public streets l want to tell you they
will not do it. This is simply a shot
at me because l work for the rail-
road at this time. | understand the
whole thing. | do not think it is
fair, it does not take care of the
people in that section. You put these
inlets on the east side of Broadway
after the cellars of the people have
been flooded"
Mr.. Parisen called attention to the
fact that the resolution did not par
ticularly call for inlets, but inlets or
some other system. Mr. Stanton
said he wanted it understood he did
not vote for the resolution to take
shot at the mayor, but his idea was
to request the railroad to take such
steps as would take care of the
water.
The mayor said some time ago
there was a motion passed that the
council meet as a committee of the
whole to look into the matter, but
that only Mr.. Slower and himself put
in an appearance. He said a great
deal of the water could and should
be taken care of on John street and
Henry street by the installation of
inlets.
Application for plumbers license
was read from Peter Weigel. 1t was
referred to the committee on licenses
and later granted.
Bids as follows were received for
faging and curbing of Bordentown
avenue: George Gundrum, $1,092.-
04; Thomas Downs, $819.68; Will
DSTC bIu6SIOu6 SOllpdHy, Ol L SI III
$77350. The contract was
awarded to the Wilbert Bluestone
Company, they being the lowest bid
der.
The committee reported favorably
on petition for curbing of Catherine
street and motion was passed that
notice of intention be published and
that property owners be requested to
meet council in regard to same Fri
day night, October 8. Motion was
also passed that the street commit
tee prepare plans and specifications
for the work of curbing.
Plans for sewer in alley between
Main and Second streets, between
Broadway and the New York & Long
Branch railroad, were presented and
motion passed authorizing the sewer
committee to have the work done.
Ordinance to curb and lay side
walks on both sides of Louisa street
was continued on first hearing, pend
ing amendment to same.
1t was stated some people at cor