Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-28
WANTS
BOROUGH WATER
Visitors at Meeting off Mata-
wan Borough Council
Much Business Transacted.


Matawan, Sept. 2S.-The last meet
ing of the Matawan Borough Council
for the month OF September was held
In the council rooms Tuesday night at
Is O'clock Acting Mayor Aaris H..
Henderson, presiding. Councilmen
present were Professor Frank Howard
Lloyd, Tunis r. Schenck, George w.
Parker, Asher p. Woolley and Cleve-
land E. Watrous. Other borough Of
ficers present were Borough Clerk
/ William A. Rodgers, Borough Attor-
ney Elmer II. Geran, Water Superin-
tendent ]. T. Rue, Borough Fire Chief
Levi S. Emmons, Jr., and Borough
Officer s,ohn Mulsoff.
As there were number of visitors
present Acting Mayor Henderson gave
them chance at this time to bring
anything before the council that they
cared to-. Howard G. Higgins, of Fre-
neau, was present with number OF
leading citizens of that town and said
that they had visited the council for
the purpose of finding If the borough
would consider running the borough
water mains into Freneau so that the
town could have water supply. Act
| ing Mayor Henderson informed Mr..
Higgins that 1t was impossible for the
| borough to lay water mains into FIRE.
neau unless that town came into the
borough, and II they would vote to do
this they would not only have water
and lights but also the new sewer
system which the borough has to in
stal within the near future. This was
not received by those present from
| F'reneau favorably and so Acting May
| or Henderson told them that if they
would lay their own water mains the
borough would be very glad to fur
nish them with water at the same rate
of cost as he users pay in the borough.
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men from Freneau.
| Acting Mayor Henderson told the
men that the borough was already
| furnishing water to Daniel Osterwise
who lived in the township at the reg
ular rate but that Mr.. Osterwise laid
his own mains from the borough main
in Ravine Drive to his property In the
township. Councilman Watrous
wanted to know why the borough
could not sell the Freneau people
water at a Wholesale rate IL they in
stalled their mains and thus let them
resell 1t at the retail rate and in this
way help pay for the expense of lay
ink their pipes. Acting Mayor Hem
derson said that he did not think the
borough could do this unless they also
sold their water to users out of the
borough at the wholesale rate. This
the council did not think 1t cared to
do. Upon motion of Councilman Lloyd
the matter was left In the hands of
the water committee with power to
see the Freneau committee and see
what could be done in the matter and
then report to the council.
Councilman Woolley for the street
committee said he did not have any
thing to report for that committee.
Councilman Schenck said in regards
to the steps of Mrs Lambertson's
sidewalk in Ravine Drive which came
up at the last meeting of the council
that she had seen a lawyer and he
told her that in building steps that
extended out onto the borough side
walk she was holding her self liable
and advised her not to build same. 1t
was said by the street committee who
have the matter in charge that the
matter would be taken care OF prop
erly in an agreement by that commit
tee and Mrs. Lambertson.
Councilman Watrous for the light
committee said that he had nothing
of Importance to report, only that the
light company was to install some new
poles in the borough and replace some
of their old ones.
I. T. Rue reported to the borough
council that two of the fire hydrants
had been replaced since the last meet
ing. Councilman Schenck called the
fire committees attention to the fact
that in putting some of the sidewalks
down in Middlesex street the fire hy-
drants had been cemented fast to the
sidewalks.
Charles e. Close was present with
bill from Captain Cottrell, of Key
port, for the amount of $75 for fish
net he had destroyed during the
shark hunt in the Matawan creek in
July. 1t seems that Borough Attor-
ney Geran and Mr.. Close ordered Mr..
Cottrell to stretch net across the
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the body of one boy who was killed by
the shark or else catch the shark, and
they had informed Mr.. Cottrell that
the borough council would pay him a
reasonable price for the use of same. |
During the night the net was stretch |
ed across the creek q storm came up |
and the net broke lose and was de- |
stroyed. Inasmuch as the net had |
been used all season and was not a !
new net, the council did not feel that |
it should pay Mr.. Cottrell the amount |
which he asked for the reason that a |
brand new net can be purchased for |
$75. The matter was left in the hands |
Hof the finance committee with power
to come to a satisfactory Agreements |
with Capt. Cottrell.
A communication was received |
from the Midway Hose Company No. |
2, requesting exempt firemen certif- |
Gates for Milton d. Griswald and Har-
company, who have served their time |
as firemen. Borough Clerk Rodgers |
was instructed to issue the certificates. |
Two communications were received |
from the Middlesex and Monmouth |
Heat. Light and Power Company |
which concern furnishes light and |
power to Matawan. The commune |
cations were to the borough of Mat
avian and the Midway Hose Company |
No. 2 in regard to the free lights that |
are being furnished the borough and ]
the hose company at this time. The |
light company claimed that they |
would have to discontinue this SER
vice because of the ruling OF the Pub
lie Utilities Commission. The repre- |
sentatives of the light company who
were present said that they were
making themselves liable each day
they continue to allow the lights to
burn. No action was taken by the1
council at this time.
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