Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-22
WILL EQUIP GUARDS

Roosevelt Council Receives Letter
from Adjutant General
By Special Correspondents
ROOSEVELT, Aug. 22:-The local
council held its regular semi-monthly
meeting Monday evening. Present
were Mayor J. A. Hermann. Borough
Clerk w. v. Quinn. Borough Engineer
Elmons and Councilmen 7. Andres
II. derke, W. LAWYER, e. Coughlin
n Harry Morecraft.
The following invitation from Fire
Company No. 2 was received and ac-
Roosevelt Fire Department
Company No. 2
Aug. 10. 1913
Hon. Mayor and Council.
-Gentlemen:-Tou are most cor,
daily invited to attend our annual
outing which will be held on Sunday.
September L. Hoping to have your
honorable presence on that day, We
remain,
Roosevelt Fire Co. No. ?,
Committee.
The borough collectors month
statement was received and referred
to the hnace committee.
RiIIs aproximating So, 200 were re-
ceiyed, audited and ordered paid by
Mavor reported having
haen~ in communication with Federal
labor Commissioner Bryant, VINO
will be in the borough some time TINS
week for the purpose Of establishing
a local employment bureau to be un-
der federal jurisdiction.
Borough Engineer Simons SUBMIT
ted specifications for the painting OF
frehorse No. /. The frehouse Will
be painted both in and-outside. II
was also brought to th~e-counciFs at
tentton hat the plumbing through
out this same building is in q state OF
deterioration and must be repaired IN
the near future.
Lighting fixtures are being put up
On the fountain recently SCI up on
Washington and Woodbridge e
hues.
tive committee of the Home Defense
League Of the borough OF Roosevelt
wac then brought to the ounciis at
tenfion. The substance OF the feite.
was that the league recently received
q notification from the state
general to the effect h q all home
Guards throughout the state mus
either become a part OF the state NIL
itia reserve to replace the regular
militia now on duty overseas or pe
regarded as police marshals. Snouto
he present Home Guards decide on
neither OF the foregoing they viii au-
tomatically cease to continue IN tnelr
present status. The communication
closed with the request that the couh-
81. appropriate 1900 for the purpose
81 bnying 100 uniforms for the MEM
bers of the focal company. The coun-
eli Immediately approved this request
specifications for the sidewalks ana
curbstones on Atlantic street. DetWecn
Third street and the Boulevard, were
hrought TO the councils attention. An
on this work was passed
and work will begin In the near iu-
ture.
,zed 10 sign a note for $4,000 on the
Ffrst National Bank of Roosevelt IoI
a period OF four months at W Per
TIE borough clerk was authorized
10 communicate with the Central
Railroad of New Jersey relative 10 re-
pairing and replacing the pianks now
used al the railroads CROSSINGS ~
town. These planks are baaly MOI n
and ruts now are at many Oh these
crossings.
The borough clerk was also au'
thorizcd to get in touch with the
County Board Of Freeholders and the
State Highway engineer regarding tne
deterforating condition OF the con.
crete road connecting the borousn
and woodbridge.
The clerk will also communicate
with the Railway council relative q
the condition of Hart street ano
Hazelwood avenue. These two THOR
ouehfares will connect with the new
road now being built in this Borough
when this road is completed II WI
be largely used by autoists IRON nele
and other points who use the are -
use the Lincoln highway.