Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-10
MUCH BUSINESS
BEFORE COUNCIL
JameSburg COunCiImen Have
Short and Busy Session.
Plan for Improvements.
speclal % the EHENING NE Rs.

Special 20 the EVENING NEWS
Jamesburg, Sept. 10:-In one Of
the shortest sessions of the common
council in months a great volume of
business was accomplished in a ses-
sion lasting a little over an hour.
Mayor Patten was absent. The fol-
lowing responded to the roll call:
Messrs, Crosby, Diblin, Hausser,
Hickman, Thorne. Brooks and
Groves.
The following bills were ordered
paid: R. Lewis Furniture Company,
1920; Elmer E. Diblin, 1855; An
ton Meyer, $1.35; streets, s136.S5;
Perrine & Buckelew, $4.25; James
burg Water Company, $170.62; Per-
rine & Buckelew, s24.87; Charles
Schenck, $20.95; Jamesburg Electric
Company, $140; Heidingsfeld, $50;
George w. Richards, So: Holloway,
Benz Company, $3.50; Jamesburg
Water Company, So.
A note was ordered placed in the
bank for 1925 to meet these bills in
anticipation of incoming taxes.
Mayor Patten sent a request that
the matter of placing a light in the
hallway by the telephone be brought
before the meeting. No action was
taken on the recommendation. 1t
was suggested by Councilman Diblin
that the floor of the hall be given a
coating of oil. On the recommenda-
ton of Mr.. Thorne it was placed in
the hands of the hall committee and
the janitor was thought to be the
right man to do the job.
A complaint was brought before
the meeting by Councilman Hausser
and others of the boisterous conduct
of the Boy Scouts who have been
using the borough hall for meeting
place. The polished table was ex-
hibited as being in badly scratched
condition due to the boys jumping
on the table during an initiation
ceremony.
All that remains for the installa-
tion of the -the-right sign is
the failure of the green lamps to ar
rive. The cement stand with iron
frame is all completed and erected
on the scene. It will be placed on
the corner of Hooker street and
Railroad avenue. A green light will
be used at night, giving all autoists
of the turn.
Councilman Hausser made COM
plaint of the reckless driving of
horses up and down the main street
Of the borough. Stress was laid on
the dangerous practice of these
youths who come into town and
make the town a racetrack. The
failure of the marshal to arrest
these men was wondered at and
Police Commissioner Diblin warned
Marshal Bender to arrest these men
ON sight and make an example of
them. This he promised to do.
.Overseer of the Poor Diblin re-
ported that Mrs Edward Dock COM
planned that Edward Dock, her er-
rant husband, who had been absent
for over year, has failed to give
her the promised support of seven
dollars per week. 1t was thought
that the matter was wholly up to
Mrs. Dock to again serve the war
rant that hangs over his head since
the last time he was before the
court.
Howard Asson Is at last a record
sr of the borough after several at
tempts to make him such. He was
at last nights session,
having been appointed recorder by
the mayor.
Charles Pantana, of Lincoln ave-
nue., appeared before the meeting in
regard to getting a settlement of the
alley that has blockaded the proper
ty for several months. An opinion
was expected from the borough at
torney but it was not forthcoming.
Whether the town will paint the
bandstand for the concert band was
not decided. 1t was thought to be
against the legal rights OF the coun-
3ilmen to spend the town money for
hose purposes unless an appropria-
ion had been made 1t was referred
10 the borough attorney for an opin-
on. 1t was brought before the
meeting by Councilman Diblin, who
thought the town should take
enough civic pride in the bandstand
20 apply a coat of paint for two
This was the opinion of the members
out it was thought best to go slow
n the matter.
NO action was taken on the second
'eading of the proposed ordinance
against unnecessary noises and the
needless blowing of whistles by the
engineers running through town
The matter was laid on the table for
urther discussion. 1t was thought
)y some members that individual
when this happens would
,e better than the proposed ordi-
nance.