Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-17
NO MORE MONEY
FOR CENSUS TAKER
Action of County Collector Up
held by Board of FreehoIders
at Meeting Yesterday.
speoia! to the EVENING NEWS.

Speciu1 10 tHe II ENiH N ID W q.
New Brunswick, August 17-With
two very bright eyes watching the
county's treasury, County Collector
Edward Burt has put his foot firmly
down upon the requests of several
census supervisors for extra compen-
sation. His action was discussed yes
terday by the Board of Freeholders.
when several bills were presented,
rand he was unanimously upheld, but
the matter was referred to the d.
nance committee and County Solici-
tor George L. Burton for more COM
plete discussion. A,Edward L. Gluck,
supervisor in Perth Amboy, present
ed bill for $50 for extra work,
which, he states, he rendered when
he went to the assistance of his
enumerators. Correspondence was
exhibited between Mr.. Gluck and Mr..
Burt, and also the state supervisor.
The letter advised Mr.. Gluck to look
to the freeholders for payment. Mr.
! Burt contends that no extra bills can
be paid, according to law, unless ~
KID" by the secretary of state. An
other bill was presented by G. M.
Perrine, who hired an automobile In
which to travel about his Cranbury
district to count noses. The law pro-
vides that enumerators receive two
cents per name, and the supervisor,
one cent per name.
James Nelson, wealthy New
Brunswick man, has given strip OF
land on the Weston's Mills road,
near this city to the Board of Free
holders for the purpose of straight
ening a dangerous curve on that
thoroughfare. The gift was an
nounced yesterday at the freehold
ers meeting. Freeholder Theo. Cohn
presented a resolution extending
thanks to Mr.. Nelson, and asking
Clerk Asher w. Bissett to convey the
boards message to Mr.. Nielsen.
State Chemist R. o. Smith, of Rut
gers College, forwarded an exhaus-
tive report of the condition of the
water in the we'll in Court House
square, and advised that the water
is unfit for drinking purposes. On
motion of Freeholder Cohn it was
decided to close up the well. The
well has been in Court House square
for years, and was a mecca In hot
days for pedestrians passing that
way.
The borough of Spotswood sent a
communication asking that repairs
be made to the road in East Bruins
wick township, which runs from the
Spotswood borough line to Fisher 8
corner, near Milltown. Clerk Bis
sett was requested to tell the bor-
ough that the road is not maintained
by the county.
The New York Telephone Com
pany accepted the resolution passed
August 5, granting that corporation
the right to extend it's lines on the
South Amboy-Old Bridge turnpike
road in Sayreville township, for the
benefit of the Westinghouse Air
Brake Company.
Director Anthony ]. Gebhardt pre-
sented a resolution calling for re-
pairs to bridge No. 93, over Am brose
brook in Metlar's lane, near New
Brunswick. Slight temporary re-
pairs will be made to the bridge
over the Causeway between South
River and and Sayreville, pending
the erection of the proposed new
bridge at that place. Schneider and
Stelle, local contractors, will be re-
uuested to rush the work ON the con-
crete road between Woodbridge and
Roosevelt. The board will meet
again at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon, August 23.