Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-06
JAMESBURG COUNCIL MEET
Several Important Matters of the Bor.
ough Taken Up.

several important Matters OF the Bor-
ough Taken Up.
By Special Correspondent.
JAMESBURG, Aug. Elm the alb
sence OF Mayor Elmer Patten, Presi-
dent of Council Clarence Thorne
presided at the council meeting. Those
present were Messrs. Hutchinson.
Tomson. Hausser, Rogers and Clerk
William II. Brooks.
Chairman Thorne of the committee
having the purchase of a town flag
and a service flag reported that two
dags had been purchased and that a
surplus was on hand that would be
applied to some other patriotic pur-
pose probably to the painting of the
flag pole in Triangle Park.
Councilman Thorne called atten-
ton to the refund of SIS that was due
Earl McFadden for license paid the
borough before he was legis1ated out
election. It vas also recommended
that a refund be given John Monahan.
who also ceased to do business when
the town went dry"
The following bills were ordered
paid: Jamesburg Electric Company,
July service, S15s.6s; Perrine g. Buck
elew. supplies, $3.50: road account.
$S3.6S: Joseph Pergola, gravel. $40:
New York Telephone Company, 81:
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. lease
! on land, 81: fire department. supplies.
s47.s2. To pay this amount the mayor
and clerk were authorized by a resolu-
ton to place a note In the bank for
1875 in anticipation of taxes.
The salary of Assessor w. E. Paxton
was raised to $225 from $3.50 on the
recommendation of the State Board of
the local assessor due to the two as
sessments that will be made each
+, year in accordance with the new law.
Chairman of the treet committee,
Clarence Thorne recommended hat
dangerous parts of the curbing and
streets be given attention. The points
that need the attention are at the
post office. foot of Vine street. Hooker
street and the end of Franklin street.
A committee vas present from Sher-
man street headed by Charles Pala-
dine who have been consistent object
ors before the council owing to the
failure of the light company to change
the lighting of the streets as recon-
mended by the council. Every effort
to have the poles moves to better adj
vantage of the residents has met with
failure.
Chairman Hausser of the water
committee reported that several of the
water plugs evidently needed flushing.
There seems to be a misunderstanding
as to whose duty 10 ~ 20 attend to this
matter, the fire department claiming
it is the water company's and vice
versa.
Mr.. Hausser said that the iremen
needed several new rubber coats and
he was instructed to place the matter
in the hands of the proper committee.
Joseph Pergola made objection to
b condition of the roads in front of
his property on the east side of Vine
street. He said that when it rained
the water flooded his home. The mat
ter will be attended to at nee
Chairman Hutchinson of the finance
committee, reported that since the
first of January his department has
received credit for the collection of
over 50, geo In back taxes, plus $3.50 in
interest from the tax slackers. He
also brought the account up-to-date
when the committee recommended
that $50 be deducted from the debit
charged against Collector John Erhart
who has been unable to collect this
amount for good reasons advanced to
the committee.