Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-24
MalaWan Water Meters
Are Being Tempered With
Get Water Free-To Regulate
Auto Traffic
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AuNO IINfUC
3g Special Correspondent.
MATAWAN, July 24-The tamper-
Ing with of water meters was called
to the attention of the borough coun-
ell last night at the July meeting by
/ I. 7. Rue. superintendent of the
water works. Mr.. Rue said that the
water department has found cases
where people have repaired their
own meters and In so doing have ar
ranged them so they would not regis
ter and others have even gone so far
as to remove the meter entirely and
connect the pipes 50 they could OBJ
tain water without paying for 1t. In
many cases the metal seals have been
removed.
/ Mr.. Rue brought lot of junk be-
! fore the council taken from meters
which had been repaired by someone
outside the water department and
stated that although water would run
| Through the meter 1t would not total
| up the amount of water used and the
borough was the loser. When ques-
toned by Mayor Arris B. Henderson
to name some of those who had so
damaged meters, Mr.. Rue told of
he could not remember and spoke in
particular of the Anderson Basket
Factory and the Atlantic Tile Com
pany, both of these plants being situ-
ated in Atlantic avenue.
Mr.. Rue stated that the seal on the
meter at the basket factory had been
broken time and time again, while
tendent of the water works, stated
that the meter at the plant of the tile
company had been removed and
thrown along. the railroad and the
pipes connected so as the plant could
obtain water without paying the nee
essary fee. Mr.. McNally maintained
] that this work could have been done
by a plumber and the factory officials
not know anything about it.
It was decided that in accordance
with the ordinance regulating the
use OF water, the property owner
whose meter is found damaged can
be held responsible and the superin-
tendent was ordered to send bills to
every violator and If it is not paid to
turn II over to the borough attorney,
E. H. Geran, for collection.
Considerable discussion took place
as to why the street signs had not
| been placed. It was stated that no
one could be obtained to do>the work.
William l.. VanBrunt & Son had
promised to attend to the placing of
the signs, and IL is expected that they
will be up within a short time.
Mayor Henderson stated that the
special and night officer, Harry o.
Walters, had resigned to take a posi-
ton as guard at the plant of the I.
A. Gillespie Company at Morgan, but
as yet he had received no written
resignation from him. He has been
instructed to forward 1t to the coun-
Gil at once.
Herbert M E. Sturt, of Wycl1off
street, was appointed by the mayor
to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
signation of Officer Walters. The ap-
pointment was confirmed by vote of
the council.
The question of the trolley cars not
stopping at certain streets was taken
Z , r~-'--, -, COUNCILMAN SchenclS, of the
law and ordinance committee, report
ed that he had been in conference
with Superintendent Hitchcock, of
the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany, and the stops were arranged In
accordance with the instructions of
the fuel administration. The matter
was continued in the hands of this
committee.
The Board OF Health was asked to
telegraph Mrs. Peter c. Elser that
the cesspool in the rear of her prop
erty in Main street must be cleaned
at once.
The woman's Club requested that
some action be taken TO have the
Main street sprinkled, The water de-
in order to do this more help must
be supplied the pumping station and
additional coal would be burned. The
council decided to inform the presi-
dent of the club, Mrs. Asbury Foun-
tain to communicate with the Board
of Freeholders in view of the fact
that the street is the property of the
county.
Considerable discussion took place
concerning the speeding of automo-
said that the officers were not doing
oil they could to stop this trouble.
Cars park anywhere they please and
| fail TO call the owners to account.
Recorder Low stated that he was
ready to do his part in filming the Of
tenders, but that the officers did not
do their part in catching them.
Mayor Henderson pointed out that
Matawan is the laughing stock of the
motor authorities at Trenton, in so
much as the borough does nothing to
stop the speeding ana that many
J complaints have gone from the town
direct to Trenton because the bor-
ough has failed time and time again
to take action.
The officers were instructed again
TO arrest the offenders and IL is
thought that after several have been
fined the practice will be stopped.
Two notes at the Farmers & Mer-
chants National Bank, amounting TO
$1,000, were ordered renewed, and
also one at the Matawan Bank for
$2ss.