Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-10
IS. FRANK MASON RESIGNS
| FROM HIS kEYPORT POSITION
Resignation Was Accepted at Meeting
of Borough C0uncfl-Othcr Inn
porfant Matter Considered.
RAJ arec<oI r1n~~eoxon4en

of Borough COuncft@Othcr I'M
porfant Matter Considered.
By Special Correspondent
KEYPORT, July 1O-Mayor Bogar-
'dus and members of the borough
council met in regular session last
Monday evening. Clerk Terry report
ed that he had received the new fire
insurance policies covering borough
property from several of the local
agencies. These were ordered accept
ed and paid. The collectors report
showed a balance OF $576.22 In the
treasury. A communication from the
engineer now engaged in revising the
assessment map calling for additional
sheets was reported as being received
by the clerk. The latter was author
lied to comply with the request made
therein.
The report of Recorder Smith show
ed that he had turned Owe to the COL
lector s22.69 for fines imposed by him
during the month of June.
A letter from the Report Improve
ment Association asking that the bor-
ough officials consider the curfew law.
was laid over until the next meeting
in order that the police committee
might look into the matter.
The street lighting schedule for the
current month was ordered referred to
the committee on lights.
A letter from the Jersey Central
Traction Company asking that the
borough approve of the eliminating OF
certain streets as stopping places for
the trolleys was read and discussed. 1t
was the unanimous opinion of the
board that the action was well taken
rs 1t would not only be O NEAR of
saving for the company, but might
also be the mean of increasing the
time for the schedule of the cars. The
following are the stops eliminated In
the borough: Phillips House (Mott
street,; Folan's Hotel: Second street,
ION Broadway; Washington street,
| Oyster Creek bridge, Surf theatre. At
lantic street, Prospect street, Fulton
street, East End hotel.
The resignation of 8. Frank Mason
as superintendent of Public Works,
was read by Clerk Terry. After the
| reading of the resignation Mayor Bo-
gardus stated hat he was very sorry
that Mr.. Mason vas leaving and that
he would be very glad to recommend
Mr.. Mason in any occupation he was
considering. Mr.. Mason also stated
that he would be very glad to assist
the borough officials and employees at
any time in the future, as there were
many things with which he was ia
miliar, which would prove difficult to
his successor. Mayor Bogardus
thanked him for the offer. Upon mo-
ton Of Councilman Cherry, seconded
by Councilman Snyder, the resignation
was accepted.
Clerk Terry reported that water
readings for the quarter ending April
first amounted to S2,700.49, the sewer
assessments to $76T.30, the meter re-
pairs to ~$140.06, and for turning water
off and on SO, making a total Of So
600.S4.
CIery Terry stated that he had CON-
inundated with Commissioner Dill, OF
the Motor Vehicle Department, rela-
tive to the obtaining of license for the
new truck purchased by the borough
but had not as yet received reply.
Samuel Lerner, one of the local
junk dealers inquired whether or not Q
funk man from South Amboy whom
he claimed was In his employ. could
use his liconse on days that he Ger
ner) was working in the latter city
He was informed that most assuredly
he could not. Lerner then stated that
that scheme was being done by an
other junk Clerk Terry was no
titled to Instruct the police department
to arrest the person who was peddlinl
without a license the first time he APP
peared doing 80.
Councilman Terry stated that he
thought thai 1t was now time "a
iCndnKG UACh 10 Ln0 nAAAGCAl A1OuI q 0a1
system at the water works In order
that coal might be conserved. Mayoi
Bogardus asked Chief Engineer Head.
don, who was present. IL he thought
that 1t could be done. Mr.. Headdor
stated that he did not think so. Mr.
Polling, of the water department, was
also asked and he replied that he
thought that the time could be cut
down 10 twenty hours, but not sixteen
HA..-.fInaA Oharrv fhnr0hf h~nuGuar
that the matter might be tried oui
and a motion was accordingly passed
to that effect. II found that 1t was i'm
practicable the hours would be chang
ed to meet the requirements.
The question of cleaning out wei
No. 2 which does not flow at the pres
ent time was taken up and discussed
touch with Mr.. Connolly, the ~contrac'
tor who recently sunk the new well
and arranged with H.E: 20 meet thu
mayor and council in a few days and
discuss the question of the cost o.
cleaning out number two well and In.
Sailing a new strainer in II.
The mayor and council had heard
that during the afternoon the motol
truck belonging to Eagle Hose Com
pany had been taken out without per
mission by one of the members OF th'
company and seriously damaged. TIT
matter was investigated and Chic
| Snyder, who was present. was in
structed TO notify that company ts
Immediately suspend the member and
also a member who had likewise taleeT
the machine out OF the building with
out permission on July fourth.
The chief was also requested 10 SCI
that the hand drawn apparatus he
longing to the same company bs
placed in a shelter n IL the motor
truck was damaged to such extent
that II could not be used for some n
TO have the rose and other apparatu:
transferred to the old truck.
Councilman Cherry reported thai
owrk on Mott street was progressing
very slowly owing to the fact that 4
was hard to get gravel Transported
over the railroad.
Mayor Bogardus suggested tIai
Mott street be r~egraveled only as tai
as Broad street at present. 10 thai
work could be started on First street
which Is in very bad shape.
Councilman Rothwell called the at.
tention OF the board TO the fact thai
the hydrant on Beers street. near
Francis street, was split. Tho matter
was referred to Mr.. Polling OF no wa
ter department
Mayor Bogardus suggested that tho
pay OF NJ. Sickles be increased TWEEN
ty-hve cents per day and that OF Mr.
Polling IS a month. This was accord'
ingly done.
The clerk w6s instructed to redf,
Alex Post that as he had left the en-
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