Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-21

the city is not engaged in providing
advertising spectacular illumluation
nation along these tsreets now pro.
vided at the expense of the general
taxpayer is all that is required for
first class street illumination on a
additional lights placed on these
streets with the possible exception OF
few street intersections where fu-
ture traffic conditions may require
would be absolutely unwarranted until
or unless the said merchants are viii
ling to contribute for the maintenance
and we believe that this attitude will
meet the approval of your Mayor and
Council and the taxpayers at large.
coming wv Week % on the he" applications re-
ceived for employment at the plant
and advise by rendering q report OF
the employees who should be engaged
within the next ten days TO begin
their experience In the experim en- tai
operation of the plant pending It's rem
dering the regular service.
Regarding the institution OF COM
mercial service. we are preparing
specification covering the DISTRIBUTE ion
system for same, but il is our opinion
that until your operating force haye
had experience of month or two in
the operation of street lighting, that
1t would be most unwise to inaugurate
commercial service.
have any of the work of installing
commercial service done by the pres
ent contractor at the present time, as
of completing the present contract
and that furthermore. it is better for
your own force, when broken in. to do
this work under specifications that we
are preparing for same SO that they
will have a greater familiarity with
the installation than would be possible
If now done by the contractor.
We trust that this report covers the
ground which you desire,
Yours very truly
RUNYON & CAREY.
was received and ordered entered in
On motion the Clerk was instructed
to notify Messrs. Runyon & Carey TO
take immediate steps toward having
the commercial service on Smith and
State streets connected without de-
lay.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
to provide for the issue of bonds for
the purchase of two and one-half
ton fire truck with steel body. capable
of carrying one thousand feet or regu-
lation fire hose. together with certain
equipment for the same for, the pur-
poses of the fire department. was IN
troduced, and passed on nrst reading.
The Committee on Police recon-
mended that J. p. Jorgensen be ap-
pointed a special police officer in ac-
cordance with the request of the Trus-
tees of the Public Library. On motion
the reeo@mendait0n S IN. was vota laa on
Wilson, Kelly. Clark, Jorgensen.
Grouse. Nay-None. Messrs. Hflker
and Andersen not voting.
The Committee on Finance present
ed a report of the Eastern Audit Com
pany as to the condition of the City's
water account, which was ordered re-
ceived and placed on file. and on mo-
tion pages 1 and of said report or
dered entered in the minutes and re-
ferred to the Water Department for
and action.
Eastern Audit Co..
rs Beaver ST.,
New York.
Mr.. F. W. Hilker,
Chairman of Finance Committee.
City of Perth Amboy. N. ].
Dear Sir:
In pursuance of your instructions
we present herewith the individual ball
ances of the Accounts Receivable of
the Water Department of the City of
Perth Amboy as shown by the books as
Of June 30 1915, as follows:
of Individual Accounts.
Penalties
Charged Penalties
per due
Water Collectors per Ac-
charges Ledger COuntants