Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-24
SUBURBAN NEWS
'GARBAGE CONTRACTOR At
KEYpORT QUITS HIS JOB

Mil uitt QuttU tHO JUL
Finds He Is Losing Money Under
Present Conditions-Other Bor-
ough Affairs at Council Meeting
81 Special Correspondent
KEYPoRT, July 24:-Mayor
Bogardus and members of the bor-
ough council met in regular session
Monday evening. Councilmen Bedie
and Snyder were absent.
A letter was read from Mrs. Nellie
B. Campbell. the secretary Of the
local chapter of the American Red
Cross. 1t was an Invitation to the
mayor and council to be present at a
concert to be given by the band of
the Third Battalion of the New Jer-
sey State Militia at the high school
grounds on the following Thursday
evening. The borough officials were
also asked to act as a reception COM
mittee. The invitation was accepted.
A second letter from the same or
ganization WAS read which asked that
the borough transport the lumber
which was 20 be used to erect the
platform for the band. The request
was granted.
A letter from Mrs. E. B. Guild
complaining about the laying of side
walks at the present time was order
ed filed.
A letter was read from the Jersey
Central Traction Company thanking
the mayor and council for the action
taken at the previous meeting in al
lowing tho company to eliminate GER
tain streets in the borough~as stop
ping places during the period of the
war.
The borough collector reported q
balance of $4,313.3S in the treasury.
A letter from the Central Railroad
| Company relating to drains at vari-
Gus points was ordered filed.
The New York Telephone Com
pany submitted plans showing loca-
Upon motion of Councilman Cherry
the request of the company to install
same was granted.
William r. Latham, secretary of
Eagle Hose Company, submitted a
report showing that in accordance
with the demand of the borough
council Joseph Haines and William
Van Engelen had been suspended
from membership IN the company
to membership therein. The action
of the company was confirmed.
Clerk Terry stated that Carmine
Cerreta had been charged q sewer
assessment upon his recent water bill
and owing to the fact that it had
been decided that It was impossible
to connect said property with tho
sewer at that point he thought that
the same should be taken off of the
bill. A motion was accordingly pass
ed directing the same to be done and
also TO refund the fee paid by Mr..
Cerreta for application to enter the
sewer.
A letter from the Bennett Gravel
Company was read. 1t informed the
borough that owing to a breakdown
In its plant there would be delay Of
several days in the shipping of gravel.
Emil Pimper, the contractor ha"d-
ling the collection of the garbage in
the borough, appeared before the
council and asked to be relieved OF
his contract He stated that owing to
the great increase In the cost of feed
end the scarcity of labor he was
working at q great loss and at times
was unable to perform his work on
account of being unable to get help.
Mayor Bogardus stated that although
he felt that Mr.. Pimper could be held
to the terms of his contract with the
borough, owing to the conditions
which had arisen he thought that the
borough should not take undue ad-
vantage OF him. Councilman Cherry
thereupon moved that Mr.. Plmper
be relieved of the contract provided
he enter into a written agreement
with the borough to allow 1t TO dump
the garbage on his place for the ball
ance of the year. This was agreed to
by Mr.. Pimper.
Officer Mason requested that the
police be allowed to take their an
nual vacations at the same time as
had been done in previous years. The
request was granted.
Jospeh Alderman, one OF the local
junk dealers. was present and
brought up several questions relative
to the licensing of dealers in the bor-
ough. The matters were referred to
Clerk Terry.
Fire. Chief Snyder invited the
mayor and council to be present at
the annual inspection and parade to
be held on the following evening. He
also made a report as to the excellent
condition of the water pressure as
shown by the recent drill held by
Raritan Hose Company. Mayor Bog
ardus accepted the invitation to be
present at the inspection. He also
called the chiefs attention to the fact
that nearly all of the apparatus OF
the borough had been taken out OF
the borough limits. The chief ex-
planned how II had happened and In
formed the council that he would see
that the companies received instruc-
tons as to their action In the future.
The fact that the borough truck was
used to haul the hook and ladder ap-
paratus was also discussed and Il was
decided that no one but men author
ized by the borough officials should
operate IL at any time.
Clerk Terry read a report of In
spector Polling showing the amount
of water which had been pumped
from the new well during the test
period which occupied a little over
eighteen hours. The borough off,
ciais were gratified to learn that the
well showed an output OF water in
that period which showed an increase
over the amount called for under the
contract for twenty-four-hour perl
cd. The figures of the meter showed
that 356.400 gallons were pumped in
eighteen and a quarter hours. The
test also showed that with all other
wells shut on the new well was able
to meet the demand Of consumption
OF the borough. 1t was decided TO
have the meter tested and IL found
correct the contractor be paid at the
next meeting. 1t was also decided
to have the contractor clean and re-
pair well number two at a cost of
$3.50.
Councilman Cherry brought up
several matters for consideration.
He reported that several hundred
loads of dirt had been sold TO pro-
perty owners and the clerk was in
structed TO send bills for the same.