Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-07-02
CANNOT PREVENT.
SALE Of PAPERS
Board of Aldermen Receive
Opinion of City Attorney
Regarding Recent Ordinance
WANT STREETS CLOSED
Chemical Company Asks Per-
mission as War Measure on
Recommendation of Navy

The Board of Aldermen VIII take
no action toward suppressing the cir
culation of papers printed in the Ger
man language In this city as the re-
suit of an opinion placed before them
last night by City Attorney Leo Gold
berger stating that such action would
be illegal and unconstitutional.
The City Attorney cited cases In
which the decisions of the New York
Supreme Court and the Now Jersey
Court of Chancery had been opposed
to such action as being Illegal. The
attorney declared in his opinion that
1t was his belief that the only possible
way to stop the circulation of these
papers would be by military order
from Washington.
A communication was received
from the Roessler & Hasslacher
Chemical Company requesting that
they be permitted to close the inter-
sections OF certain streets as pro-
tective measure. The communication
informed the Board that the Intelli-
gence Bureau of the Navy Department
had requested that such action be talk
en- as a war measure. The street in
tersections which the chemical com
pany wishes closed are Rector street
at Fayette street, Commerce street al
High street, Broad street at High
street and Washington street at High
street. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
An ordinance containing an amend
ment to the motion picture ordinance
now in effect here was passed upon
its first reading. This new ordinance
provides that one assistant, not less
than eighteen years old. be allowed in
a moving picture booth and also al
lowod to operate q machine without a
permit provided a licensed operator is
present. The ordinance states that the
licensed operator shall be in charge
of the machine and booth at all times.
The public market ordinance, in
troduced at the last meeting of the
board, was laid over.
The salaries of Inspector of Build.
ings William ], Murtaugh and Super
intendent of Weights and Measures
Henry Toft were increased 800 pei
year during the war, the increase TAX
ing effect July /, resolutions to this
effect being adopted.
The application OF Charles NJ. Pc
terson for permission to lay a rail-
road spur on the extreme west end OF
Jefferson street was laid over for fur
ther consideration until August s.
A resolution was passed appropri-
atins 500 out of the contingent fund
for the establishment of a freight
and expense account" the city treas
urer being authorized to draw on this
fund in order TO pay freight and ex-
press bills on goods shipped to the
city.
The city clerk was instructed TO
advertise for bids for auditing the
accounts of all departments of the
city. A resolution was passed in
structing the commissioners of assess
ments to assess for Improvements
made heretofore for grading and
curbing on Lewis street, from Madi-
son avenue west TO Second street, on
Paterson street, from Madison avenue
west 10 Second street; and on First
street. from Gordon street south to
the river.
A change was made in the method
OF paying the assistant to the collec-
tor OF revenue in resolution which
demanded that all fees collected for
tax searches on real estate after July
1 be paid to the city treasurer and
that the salary of the assistant to the
collector be fixed at $125 per month
Heretofore the fees for tax searches
have been applied towards the salary
of the assistant. Several resolutions
cancelling assessments were passed.
All OF the aldermen were present
at the meeting which adjourned te
meet again Monday night