Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-10-18
ROOSEVELT DOCK
ACTION PLANNED
Condemnation Proceedings to
be Started to Acquire Prop
erty in Borough.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Roosevelt, Oct. 18-The regular
semi-monthly meeting Of the Roose-
welt Council was held In the meeting
room of fire company No. in Chrome
on Monday night Those present
were Mayor Herman, Councilmen
Andres. Gillespie. Quinn, Ruegg,
Morecraft. Kelly absent, Borough
Clerk Quinn, Tax Collector Brady,
Borough Engineer Simons and Street
Commissioner Crane. The report of
the tax collec or was read and APPROX
ed. All bills that were signed by the
proper committee members were or
dered to be paid.
Communication was received from
fire company No. 2 in which they gave
the following list Of names to run for
the chief, first assistant chief and Sec
ond assistant chief: ]. S. Albright,
William Colgan and william J. Walsh
In the order named. The list was
accepted and the company will be no.
titled accordingly.
A communication was received
from the property holders of Lef-
ferts street in which they asked for
the completion of the sewers on their
street. The communication was ac-
cepted and the borough engineer was
authorized to draw up the necessary
plans and specifications.
The mayor and council were invit-
ed by the chief of. police to take a
visit to Morristown to inspect the po-
lice system there In order to get an
idea of the type of system that is to
be installed here. 1t means that the
local force Is going to be dout ID,
and that there will be an officer in
the borough hall at all times There
will also be a system In which all the
policemen will ring up their regular
calls. All of this has been definitely
settled. The money has already been
appropriated and the committee are
working out the details in order to get
the system working as soon as posi-
BILE. A representation from the coun-
Gil will make the trip
The clerk was authorized to insert
an advertisement for bidders for the
work of laying the sewers in First
street.
Public Dock Question
A question that has been hanging
fire in this section for long time is
that of a public dock in Roosevelt
That thing Is as good as settled for
the following resolution was present.
ed by Councilman Quinn and was
passed unanimously.
Whereas. the borough council here
tofore determined to construct and
maintain a dock on Staten Island
sound. tidewater. and to acquire lands
for that purpose by purchase or con-
demnation. which lands are located
at the foot of Railway avenue. and
running from there to Staten Island
sound. and having width through
out of one hundred feet, and which
property is generally referred to as
Radley's dock, and which purchase
or condemnation was to include the
riparian rights to the land under wa
ter in front of said lands: and
Whereas. the people by vote at an
election regularly held approved the
determination Of the borough council
by authorizing the issuance of bonds
to the extent of eighteen Thousand,
five hundred dollars ($18,500). In or
der to secure lIaid lands and the
\ Ariparian srfS
water and hv
purchase o of the
same; and
WhereaS>fhe Interocean Oil Com
PaHy, who held a lease of and an op-
tion to purchase said lands, agreed to
effect q conveyance of the same. to-
gether with said riparian rights, to
the borough for eighteen thousand
uOiIaTSp WHICH SdlQ agreement was
approved by Edward 8. Savage, the
then title holder of the said lands;
and
Whereas. said Interocean Oil Com
pany and said Edward 8. Savage, al
though repeatedly urged and request
ed to fulfill their agreement with the
borough, have neglected and failed to
do SO; and
Whereas, the said Interocean Oil
Company, who Is now the holder of
the title to said lands and claims to
be the owner thereof, has refused to
sell said lands, together with the
riparian rights or the said lands with
out the riparian rights to this bor-
ough for the sum of eighteen thou
sand dollars ($1S,000), including RI
parian rights. although said sum has
been offered to them; and
Whereas said Interocean OIL Com
pany has failed to agree on any price
for the sale of said lands and the
riparian rights in front thereto or the
said lands without the riparian rights
although repeatedly urged to fix q
price; and
Whereas, r. R. Gown, president OF
said Interocean OIL Company, has
notified the mayor of the borough
that this company is not able to con-
vey valid title to said lands and that
II the borough desires the same they
will have to secure the lands through
condemnation proceedings.
Resolved, that, the borough council
OF the borough of Roosevelt hereby
determines to acquire for the purpose
of constructing and maintaining a
dock on tidewater. by condemnation
the said lands hereinbefore referred
to and which are particularly describ-
ed as follows:
Beginning at monument in the
intersection of the northerly line OF
Railway avenue with the easterly line
of Woodbridge avenue. from thence
Cd running easterly along a line the
same as If the northerly line of Rah-
way avenue was directly extended
easterly three hundred thirty-sever