Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-04
ROHR IS GIVEN
SEWER CONTRACT
Aldermen Told They Cannot
Raise Pay of Policemen
Until Next January

The contract for laying the sewer
In Maple street. between Smith and
Jefferson streets. was last night
awarded to Jens w. Rohr by the
Board of Aldermen, he being the only
bidder. The bid OF the contractor
was 1887 per lineal foot of 1S-inch
vitrified pipe In place, including ex-
cavation and backhlling; sos per man
hole: $500 per square yard of vitri1ed
brick pavement on concrete base and
se5 per foot for sheathing. The bid
was referred to the committee on
streets and sewers and the city engi-
neer. Upon their recommendation the
contract was awarded.
Considerable time was taken up with
making changes in the junk ordinance
which came up before the board on
It's second reading. The junk dealers
of tho city have made strong objec-
ton to the original ordinance as in
troduced by Alderman Albert @. Wat
ers, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee. and last night when the ordi-
nance came up for its second reading
six. or seven changes were made.
The ordinance upon being passed in
its amended form following its second
reading was not taken UP for its third
and final reading, but laid over till
the next meeting of the board.
The most important changes were
the reduction in the price of license
and the fine which might be imposed
upon a Violator. The license fee was
made $25 instead of $50 and the fine
for violations made $40 instead of
800, although the board may still re-
woke a license of q violator. A clause
in the ordinance which prohibited a
junk dealer from advancing money on
goods was stricken out Another
change was made in reference to the
examining OF the books of junk deal
ers showing all purchases made. by
them of goods amounting TO more than
81. This clause was amended so as
to give only the aldermen and mayor
power to grant permission to a person
to examine the@books containing the
records OF sales The wording of the
ordinance in several cases was
changed to satisfy the board
A communication was received from
City Attorney Leo Goldberger with re-
CARDS to the issuing \ OF emergency
notes in order that the pay of the pos
licemen might be increased. The
statement declared that the board
could not use such means to secure
the money for the policemen's salaries
and informed the board that the only
way would be to pass an ordinance
taking effect January /, 1919, tncreas-
ing their pay. The Communication
was received and placed on the min
utes.
An ordinance for the issuance of
$4,000 bonds 10 cover the cost OF
repaving New Brunswick avenue from
Smith street 10 the Lehigh Valley rail-
road tracks was finally passed.
Two resolutions were passed giving
the water board a total OF $4,000 TO
carry on its extension work at Run
yon, the first resolution authorizing
the proper financial officers to renew
note for s25.00O due September 6
and the other 10 take out a new tenn
porary note for $4,000 for three
months.
A request from the PatroImen's
Benevolent Association that Patrolmen
John Dunham. Michael Muska and
Lester Underhill be given two days
leave OF absence in order 20 attend the
police convention at Atlantic City Sep
tember is and 10 was received and
referred 10 the police committee with
power.
An osainance establishing a grade on
Amboy avenue between Myrtle and In
slee streets. was passed on its first
reading.
A resolution was passed charging
the expenditure OF $4,000 for the eel
ebration OF the 2O0th anniversary Of
the city to the celebration account in
stead OF the contingent account, this
amount having been charged against
tie contingent account originally.
The city attorney was authorized in
a resolution to instruct Meagher &
Smith TO open the sewers in the Al
pine street section