Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-20

, on this minutes,
The following communication from
Hon Board of Aldermen,
CITY Of Perth Amboy N. j..
this morning from the GIiddiesex
, County Mosquito determination Com
mission, which is self explanatory.
F IYsaS ttD Dorsey. Mayor.
with letter from the Middlesex County
MOSQUITO discrimination Commission
attached. was received and referred to
the Board of Health.
The following communication from
the Mayor:
CITY OF Perth Amboy. N ]
Gentlemen
Attached herewith find letter re-
Metuchen,N. J. in relation to the sale
of the Merritt dock property.
In informed Mr., Interest that we
would advise him of our intention after
your meeting of the. 18th instant.
FRANK Dorsey Mayor.
with said letter of Geo. W. Litterst at
the Committee of the Whole, City
Engineer and Harbor Board.
The following report of the Citv At
torney:
Nov. IA. 1919
Board of Aldermen,
City of Perth Amboy
! In the matter of Inspectors for street
improvements.
Gentlemen
You are advised that the appoint
ment of inspectors may be made In
w ways, l by resolution, 2 by ordin-
ance.. Your Board has deeOled it wise
to adopt ordinances for the paving of
Broad Street and Hall Avenue. and for
Avenue. Specifications referred to in
said ordinances provide that the street
inspectors be appointed by he street
fo deiesss;e. w II Is, SSo o% Rsye ua au "a GRITTY
board to fix the salaries which these
men are to receive for their work.
This you may do by resolution or as
back by approving bills OF inspectors
committee
While the law Of 1914 provide that
street inspectors shall be appointed by
resolution, yet the same may be done
py instead. and for my au-
. Municipal Corporations:
When ths statute declares tina the
action of the Council shall g taken by
resolution, the fact that it is embodied
in an ordinance does not anect the va
lidity; The ordinance has all Of the
essential elements of the resolution,
formal and deliverative proceeding
ton, p. sos.
onne. So J. L. sos, wherein the court
said:
When the charter requires that &C.
ton be taken by ordinance which is
a notice then action by the more
speedy and yet moro formal resolu-
ton VIII not be sufficient. But when
the council is authorized to act by a
simple resolution, adopt the moro for
NAL mode of expressing their resolves.
which is called an ordinance
thhe action would. in my opinion, satisfy
the requirements of the statutes"
Respectfully submitted,
LEO GOLDBERGER,
City Attorney.
was received. and ordered entered in
The following report of the City At
Board OF Aldermen. "
city OF Perth Amboy.
In re: W. q. Comings Assistant to
Gentlemen:
I beg to advice you that In this r
tlcular case the appointment was some
Wnat irregularly made, but was rati-
Board at its meeting held July i. ISIS.
at which meeting the. salary was fixed
at $4,000 per month.
lowing motion OF Mr.. Clark prevailed
That the leave of absence granted
Joseph Hornsby be revoked, that the
SAID Joseph Hornsby report for duty at
the office of the Collector of Revenue
at . A. M. on June 16. and relieve Mr..
Somings who substituted for him while
MS leave OF absence was in forcA."
also find that Mr.. Cominrs was
retained with the consent and knowl-
edg OF the entire Board and the Mayor
by reason OF the extra work about
that time. caused by the new tax laws
which necessitated the rendering OF
twice as many tax bills owing to the
semi-annual tax payment. I also And
$l26.0O per month up to and includinS
October LIST. Mr.. Comings having
rendered services during the month
Board and the Mayor, there is no rea-