Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
CONSIDER SALARY RAISE
FOR ROOSEVELT POLICE
Matter WIN be Decided &C Special
Meeting of Council TO be Held
Next Monday Night
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Next Monday Night
BY Special Correspondent
ROOSEVELT, July 17:-The bor-
ough council held their regular meet
ing at Firehouse No. 2. Present were
Mayor Joseph A. Hermann, Borough
Clerk w. V. Quinn. Collector Q. A
Brady, Engineer F.. F. Slmons and
Councilmen F. T. Andres, 2. j.
ICoughlin, ID. J.. Gillespie, II. Gerke,
w. Lawler, H. Morecraft.
The collectors report was received
and referred to the finance commit
tee.
An inventory and requisition was
submitted by the chief of Fire Com
pany No. 1 and referred to the fire
and water committee.
An estimate totaling $4s4.16 for
the curbing of Randolph street was
submitted by Borough Engineer f. +.
Simons. Same was approved and
work on this improvement will start
in the neal future.
Bills approximating $4,000 were
received and audited by the finance
committee. Rules were suspended
and these bills were ordered paid.
The crossing at Emerson and
Washington streets was brought to
the attention of the council. There
Is at present q rut about one foot
deep running across Emerson street,
due to the recent heavy transforms.
The question was referred to Chair
man Gerke of the street and road
committee and will receive his inn
mediate attention.
The salary of the police force was
Gil. The policemen now receive ST.
200 per annum. In normal times
such as before the war this salary
was considered adequate but at pres
ent the cost of living has increased
-at the very lowest estimate fifty per
cent. There Is much opportunity at
present to secure good positions out
side of the service but 1t should be
considered that when the police de-
.partment is 10 composed of h
very best and most dutiable men that
could be found, they should receive
due consideration. This subject will
be taken up at a special meeting of
the council next Monday.
The mayor and borough clerk were
authorized to sign a note for $4,000
for a period of five months to
.sundry expenses.
Joseph Chico was appointed
poundmaster for a period from July
Is until December 81. The police
committee was authorized to inform
the appointee' regarding the rules
and regulations governing this posi-
ton.
The following communication was
received from the United States
Metals Refining Company. The COM
pany requested that the twenty-seven
men referred to be appointed special
marshals. The names mentioned are
those OF men who are mostly heads
of the various departments OF the
company and all live here and are of
good repute.
The council f~averably considered
the request and gave the necessary
authority. The men will be sworn In
Immediately and will receive badges
on which will be the designation of
their position that is borough mar-
shall.
United States Metals Refining Co.
Chrome, N. j., July IS, 1918.
Hon. Joseph A. Hermann,
Mayor Borough of Roosevelt,
Subject-P1ant Protection
Dear Sir;-
We have been approached several
times by the Military and Naval Pro-
lection Bureau with the suggestion
that we endeavor to arrange with the
local authorities for the appointment
ough marshals. Confirming u tele-
phone conversation OF this morning
we understand that IL will be agree
able to you to make these appoint
ments, and we show herewith q list
of the names of those OF u employ
es that we would like 10 have given
this authority:
Steve Uhouse, NJ. A. Kutcher. A.
Marks, II. NJ. Green. J.. Clark. J.
Groom. A. Fink, W. +. Ep~pensteiner,
H. w. Thorn, II. Morecraft. c. i.
Brewer, II. Soldier. j. Kelly. g. H.
Carpenter, j. Mulvihill. A. Jensen, D..
O'Rouke, F. Mueller. q. Harmed. j.
Schorr, w. M Brewer, M. Petersen,
]. Young. c. Ftschbach, e. Wilgus, L.
A. Chase. J. Alban.
We trust that this list will be salts
factory and we will appreciate any
thing that you a do for us In the
above matter.
Very truly yours,
u. s.. METALS REFINING Co.
BY Francis r. Pyne.