Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-03-14
PETITION BEFORE
So. AMBOY BODY
Residents Want Street Paved
Mo Action is Taken in
School Case of the City
Other Business Transacted.

Other Business Transacted.
xpecio, TO the EVENING News.
Sohth Amboy, Mar. 14:-The pro-
perty owners on David street petit
toned the common council to pave
their street from Roosevelt to Feltus
streets in a petition brought before
the council at the regular meeting OF
that body last night. The petition
contained the names of practically
ali of the property owners along the
street and asked for an asphalt
pavement for the roadway in accord
ance with plans and specifications TO
he drawn UP by the city engineer
The sidewalks and curbstones have
already been recently laid on TINS
street, but the roadway has been, like
a majority of the other unpaved
streets, in a poor condition ever since
the sanitary sewer mains were Iaiu
several years ago. The petition was
referred to the committee on streets:
The meeting was attended by all OF
the councilmen with the exceptlon Oh
Councilman James Hackett, the only
Republican member. The enure
corps of city officials were also IN at
tendance.
An application for the transfer OF
the ua,lor license of John Smith to
John w. Mulford was read and re-
ferred to the license committee,
which committee later recommended
granting tn transfer. The license is
for the inn and tavern conducted on
Bordentown avenue near Broadway'
formerly the Steuerwald place.
The clerk presented the deed to
the site of the Broadway fire11ouse,
together with the resolutions adopted
bv the Pennsylvania railroad, from
which 1rporation the ground was
purcha.,.d The deed was referred TO
the city solicitor, who reported raw
orably, and the clerk then was au-
thorized to have the deed recorded.
communication from Mrs. Lu-
cille B. Clark requesting permission
to use the city hall council chamber
for the purpose of holding meetings
in the interest of equal sunrage from
time to time was read and referred
to the committee on public bulidlnss
and grounds.
Education advising that the funds
due from the state account of distr1-
button of reserve fund money were
still being withheld by the county
collector because of the failure OF
the city to pay the remaining portion
of the taxes due the county on ac-
count of state and county taxes, was
read and ordered referred to the
finance committee.
Communication was read from
Thomas Vail requesting permission
to move building from corner OF
Henry street and Stevens avenue to
new location on John street west OF
Stevens avenue. The matter was re-
ferred to the street committee for
attention.
In response to advertisement for
applications for examination for po-
sition on the police force the clerk
presented the following applications:
Holm J. NovaclS, David Quinlan, John
LMcCornIick. John j. MeCloud,
,wis Bloodgood, Jonas Let's. James
~ Hackett and Jacob Freischknect-
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the Applications were referredt t0 lAs,
police committee.
The ordinances providing for the
advertising for bids for drilling of
wells for water supply in connection
with the contemplated construction.
of the city's own water pumping
station, the ordinance governing and
regulating the shipment, handling
and storage of munitions and high
explosives within the city limits, and
the ordinance revising the existing
WalSI reg NCiO up ~
second reading by section, adopted.
finally taken up on third and final
reading by title and adopted, then
being referred to the mayor for his
signature, following which the ordi-
nances are to be published in the
manner prescribed by law.
The financial report for the year
1916 as compiled by Auditors Wllilam
M. Emmons and Frank j. Scully was
produced by the clerk and upon mo-
ton of Councilman Gordon ordered
published in the South Amboy Citizen.
following which it was to be received
and placed on file.
The report of the police justice
showed license collections for the
month of February amounting to
1925 and fines aggregating $50 re-
ceived and turned over to the collec-
tor. The report was ordered receiv~
ed and filed.
Mayor Kerr suggested that the city
employ dog catcher SO as to reduce
the number of complaints that he was
receiving relative to stray doys. The
matter was discussed but no conclus-
ion being reached other than that it
would be an extremely difficult matter
to secure a man to take the job. APP
plications for the position will be
gratefully received by the council and
an appointment would be forthcoming
Immediately upon receipt of salts
factory applicant presenting himself.
Adjournment was taken to meet on
Monday night.
There was no action taken relative
to the payment of the balance due to
the country for the state and county
tax assessments, which balance is
holding up several thousands of school
money now due the local Board of
Education. No action was taken on
the petition of the Board of Education
to the commissioner of education in
the matter of the bond issue for the
new school building although Il copy
of the petition which goes forward to-
day to the state commissioner, G. N.
Kendall. in the appeal of the board TO
council in the matter. was served on
the city clerk at the beginning of the
meeting last night