Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-14
|KEYPORT COUNCIL TAKES
UP MANY BOROUGH MATTERS
|Tcemaker Makes Satisfactory ExpIa-
nation of Use of Water for
Making Ice by Employe
: Special CoIrespondent.

By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, Aug. 14:-The regular
injecting of the borough council was
held Monday evening. Mayor Bogar-
dus Is spending a few weeks at his
summer home in the Poconos and
Acting Mayor Walter b. Cherry pre-
sided. Councilmen Matthews, Roth
well and Stidfole were present
Chief Snyder, of the fire depart
ment, returned $45, the balance left
from the amount to cover disburse-
ments at the annual inspection and
parade.
A complaint from Miss M. A. Har-
rison that the garbage truck had not
collected her garbage was taken up.
1t was found that it was impossible
for the truck to travel on Washing
ton street and the matter was re-
ferred to the street committee for
solution.
The contract of A. j. Connolly for
cleaning well number two was order
ed filed.
The recorder reported that he had
turned over to the collector 1851
for fines during July. The street
lighting schedule for August was re-
ferred to the light committee.
The collectors report showing a
balance of $5.SsS.05 was ordered filed.
A letter from the secretary of Rar-
itan Hose Company asking that a cer-
tihcate of exemption be granted to
Charles G.. Snyder, who recently re-
signed from membership in that
company, after a service of twenty
years, was received and the request
was granted.
taken from the new well was ordered
filed. D..
Louis Stultz, Jr., owner of the local
ice plant stated that he had appeared
before the council as requested to
explain about the use of one of the
borough hydrants near his plant. He
stated that one afternoon during his
absence an employe finding that his
| private we'll was out of order had used
q piece of fire hose left under his
shed by the former superintendent OF
public works to fill seventy two Ice
tanks. Mr.. Stultz stated that he UNI
derstood that his employe had violat-
ed the borough ordinance and that he
was ready to assume the responsible
ity for such action. Mr.. Cherry stat
ed that he thought the matter was
fully explained and referred the Ques-
ton to the water committee for COM
putation as to the amount actually
consumed. Mr. Cherry also asked Mr..
Stultz IL he could account for the
supply of water which disappeared
from the standpipe each night. Mr..
Stultz stated that he could not, but
would be glad to assist the officials
in every way possible to discover
the leak.
Winfield Maurer of the chemical
engine company with several other
members of that company asked If
Mr.. Boutelle of the American-La
France Engine Company might pre-
sent the question of the purchase OF
their apparatus according to the bid
submitted recently. Mr.. Boutelle
stated among other things that the
time limit In said bid would expire
that evening and that the price on
the engine had already advanced five
hundred doll<rs since the bid was
made and that in a few days IL would
be advanced q like amount again.
Mr.. Cherry and all Of the members
present stated that they did not wish
to close the matter without the mayor
and a full board being present. The
clerk was directed to write to the
company to that effect and ask that
the price be held open until the next
meeting at which time q decision
would be reached.
Mr.. George Van Dorm asked that
a four inch water line be laid from
Elizabeth street to Maple place on Di-
| vision street, to replace the small SER
vice line which was now supplying
five families. Mayor Cherry stated
that his request would be looked into,
A meeting of the council n the
advisory tax committee vas called for
next Monday evening to discuss the
amendment to the ordinance govern
ing the water rates.
A resolution ordering the discount
ing of WI notes for seven hundred
and fifty dollars each was passed as
well as a resolution for the paying OF
current bills.