Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-05
Andrew ]. Wight, Esq,
City Attorney.
Perth Amboy, n. J.

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Dear Sir:
Referring to the situation considered
by us in ou letter of December 9Th,
1916 concerning certain contracts for
sewer and other improvements entered
into since July l, 1915, you have sub
mitted to us, verbally, the question of
the legality of the payments of
amounts due contractors for work done
on said contracts, out of the 1917
budget which is to be adopted tonight
We understand that there is no dispo-
sltlon on the part of any one to ques-
tion the right of the contractors to re-
celve payment for the work which they
have done.
As stated in our letter of December
6th, 1t is not possible, under existing
laws to finance this matter by the is
SuanCe OF either assessment bonds
prior to the actual levy of the assess
ments. or temporary improvement notes
or bonds, and therefore, if the con-
tractors are to be paid at once for this
work, that payment must be treated as
current expense of the current fiscal
year" under the Pierson Act.
1t Feems quite probable to us, how
ever that, if the situation is properly
presented to the Legislature, legisla-
ton can be obtained either amending
The Plerson Act so as to permit the is
suance of bonds or temporary improve
ment notes in anticipat ton of assess
ments which have not yet been levied.
or especially authorizing the issuance
of bonds of this sort
You have informed us that, in the
proposed budget for 1917 there is in
cluded an item for street and sewer
work, amounting to over $4,000 and
that such appropriation is not re-
srlcted TO any particular item or
items. We understand from the City
Treasurer that this item is Intended 10
cover the ordinary street and sewer
work Tor the entire year and will not
pc exceeded for such ordinary work
oefore the first of July.
In view of this situation II eaaune
necessary at this time that you should
increase your budget to take care OF
these payments, but they may be made
from the street and sewer account.
ana II, after the adjournment of The
Legislature of 1917. it appears that
| Ieglslatlon has not been adopted au-
thorlzlng the issuance of bonds in an
ticlpatlon of assessments to be levied
| then 1t Is probable that the assessmep g
VIII by that time have been levied and
ponds may be issued to an amount not
eEceedlng the unpaid assessments, and
the moneys SO realized paid into The
| street and sewer account
| Yours very truly,
| CALDN ELL & MASSLICH.
was received and ordered entered In
| the minutes.
| The Council<
| the Board at the December 4th meetin :
| directing me to take up certain mat
| terS with the Superintendent of Police
| | would respectfully submit the at
| tached reports.
FERD GARRETsoN, Mayor.
| Dec. IA, 1916.
| Detailed by Chief Burke to investf.
gate a case where there was n lot OF
lumber stolen from the Convery Place
bridge, L searched most all of tht
sheds in that neighborhood. The onlS
place | found anything like II was il
yard back of Lybeck's house on Fo,
nm Road. There was some small piec
es or z lumber. The peoples nam,
is John Kozoloski Their boy SAYS h,
got the wood from the river and tn,
who was the watchman on Job. III,
could not tell me of any one place tina
the lumber went to. He says 1t wen
in every direction.
JOHN A. HUFF,
Patrolman Tonghini reports MeKeol
has not dumped any ashes on Me
chanic street for some time.
F. j. BURKE, Supt. of Police.
was received and ordered entered l.
tho minutes.
The following reports Of the Inspector G
Buildings for October and November:
December IS. 1916.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Alder
| men.
Gentlemen The following is nv reno,
for the month ending Oct. 81, 1915
| Permits were Issued for the following.
frame buildings to cost ...... }43845 d
brick building to cost ..... 2385O
, frame alt. and exten. to cost =. 1sOo.o
frame alt. and exten. to cost =. 10000
hollow tile building to cost -. 4O81SC
J concrete building to cost 1.300.t
Total ................. $91,92G.l
Received in fees-s1sA0O.
III Respectfully submitted,