Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-16
ON
CAR SERVICE
MataWan Council Takes Up
Protests at First Meet
ina of Year
By Special Correspondent

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MATAWAN, Jan. ia general
discussion of the trolley situation, re-
ports on the condition of the Jail, AID
other BUSINESS occupied the attention
of the borough council Tuesday night.
A report was received from the
water committee to the fact that they
Rad visited the water plant and found
thirty-five tons of coal on han They
also reported that A. E. Roberts had
bcen employed at a salary of sT5 a
month as assistant engineer.
A general discussion of h trolley
system followed. Councilman Schenck
claimed that the service had been
much improved since the complaint
was sent TO the Public Utilities Com
mission. although he thought that
some sort of waiting room should be
erected at each end of the line.
Councilman Lloyd maintained that
the car is not at the station to meet
trains. while Mayor Arris B.. Hender-
son thought that the car should be
kept cleaned inside and out.
An official of the trolley company
was present and stated hat the rec
concentrations of the board would be
referred to the right department. In
reference to the waiting rooms he
said that efforts had been made by
the company to secure a site for these
rooms, but they had been unable to do
80.
During his talk he pointed out that
although a seven-cent fare was sup
posed to bring OIL Increase to the COM
pany of forty per cent, 1t had only
reached twenty-three per cent. This
drop in the increase was believed due
to the fact that with the Seven-eent
fare the passengers walk.
He STAT that both the trolley and
lighting company were in an insolvent
condition as far as their finances are
concerned and LAY been unable as
yet to pay their taxes which are about
$4,000. Many of the boroughs w
the company money, Matawan being
one of them and if this amount from
the various towns and boroughs serv-
ed by the light company pay up, the
concern will rave more than enough
20 met it's taxes. He was informed by
the finance committee tina what or
cy the borough owed would be paid
this month.
Rimers II. Leuthe came before the
council and complained that a dog
owned by a Mrs. Tice. living next door
to his home. kccps him awake nights
by its crying. He said that unless. the
council took some action he would
shoot the dog. He was advised 10 go
before Recorder billiard Low. and is
sue a complaint, after which the law
would take are of the case.
Mr.. Leuthe also requested that the
council run water pipes in New
Brunswick emu He was advised
by the mayor to Ind out how many
users could be ATTAINED and 10 report
at the next meeting, at which time
the council would consider the matter.
The sinking fund commissioners,
James T.. Voorhees, and William II.
Tuthil, requested that the council pay
over to them the $4,000 due the sink
ing fund. 1t was pointed out by the
mayor that according to the budget.
the sinking fund VAS to obtain $1,000
and not $500. The matter was
placed in the hands of the finance
committee and will be taken care of.
Mayor Henderson said that the APP
pointments will probably be made al
the next meeting of the board.
Councilman Schenck reported that
the jail had bee renovated through
out and given n new coat OF paint and
that new mattresses would be placed
on the cots at once.