Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-28
|MATAWAN COUNCIL DEBATE
BOROUGH DOG NUISANCE
Borough Attorney Says Present Ordi-
nance Covers All That Is Necessary

nance covers All That Is Necessary
TO Have Fire Siren.
MATAWAN, Aug. s2-Several mat
ters of minor importance were taken
up at the August meeting of the Dor
ough council last night. The main
item of interest vas a bill received
from Mrs. John Golden in Upper
Main street for sixty chickens, which
were killed by dogs. This brought
up the question of a better dog ordi-
nance In the borough and a large por-
ton of the meeting was devoted to
this matter.
Mrs. Gordon produced with her bill
for the chickens, two afidavits, one
by DR.. William Gall and the other
by George Stevens, to the effect that
the chickens had been killed by. dogs
and that the number killed was sixty
Councilman Schenck stated that he
had seen the dead chickens.
Dogs run at large at will about the
borough and Councilman Schenck of
the law and ordinance committee
wanted some ordinance drawn where
by this nuisance could be stopped. He
recommended a $40 license fee for
female dogs and aSsomewhat smaller
fee for male dogs Borough Attor-
ney Elmer H. Geran was present and
examined the present dog ordinance
and said thai 1t covered everything
In relation to dogs runnin gat large,
n was as strong as 1t could be made
under the present law. After consid-
cradle discussion, upon advice of At
torney Geran the bill of Mrs. Gordon's
was returned to her. as 1t was not
mad out as required by law.
Councilman Asher p. Woolley of
the street committee. reported the
streets to be in good shape. The signs
have zee placed In regards to auto
driving and good results have beer
obtained.
Councilman George w. Parker,
chairman of the water committee,
stated that the committee had as vet
been unable to obtain an assistant en-
gtneer at the water works, to take the
place of Thomas McNally, who res
Gently resigned. Mr.. McNally's resig-
nation was accepted at hte meeting
last night.
An invitation was received from
Mayor John ". Flock, of Long
! Branch, who is also president of the
Garfield Monument Association. invit-
Ing the mayor and borough council to
that city on Labor Day to take part in
the unwilling of the monument built
as a memorial to President Garfield.
No action was taken on the COM
m~unication.
Exempt f1remen's certificates were
granted to Councilman Asher P. Wool
ley and George s. Longstreet of the
Midway Hose Company and Frederick
Hankins of the NJ. E. Haley Hose
Company. All the men have served
the seven years. which is necessary
before exemption certificates can be
obtained from the borough.
The matter of zone signals for the
new fire sirens, so that one will know
the district in which a fire is, was
Drought up. The ommittee now has
the matter under consideration and II
is expected that the system will be
completed and announced within a
few days. Cards i'll be printed and
placed in every house in the borough
and a large card will be placed at
the Washington Engine Company fire
house where the siren is situated.
Beginning next month the regular
order of meeting will again go into
effect. h meetings will be held on
the second and fourth Tuesdays In
the monthsc. For three months dur
ing the summer the meetings are he'd
only once a month,