Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-08
APPOINTMENTS
At SOUTH AMbOY
Various Offices Are Filled and
Standing Committees
Are Named
Special corrospondent.

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SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. S.-The most
important transaction which toolF
place at the meeting of the common
| council last night, was the appoint
ments of vacancies. Councilman
| Stanton named as the committee on
| assessments for street improvements,
Peter A. Stults, James J. Dwyer, and
Herman Kollish. The appointments
were confirmed by motion of Council
nan Delaney.
The offices Of port warden. police
justice and overseer of poor, were al
so filled. Edward VanBuren, the
present incumbent, was elected as port
warden. and William Birmingham, as
police Justice, and Joseph Bailey was
elected to fill the unexpired term Of
oVerSeer of the poor. caused by the
resignation of William j. Woodward.
Councilmen Shuey and Kress acted as
the tellers of the election.
The following councilmen were APP
pointed to serve on the various COM
mitteeS for the ensuing yea of 1919.
The first name mentioned indicates
the chairman of that committee:
Streets-Kress, Stanton, Shuey. Judic-
iary-Hackett, Delaney, Kress. Lights
delaney, Stanton, EIackett. Fire
Stanton. Kress. Shuey. Public Build
ings and grounds-Kress. Hackett, De-
laney. Finauce-Delaney. Stanton,
Shuey. Taxes and Assessments-Shu-
ey. Stanton. Kress. Poor-Kress De-
laney. Shuey. Police-Stanton, Kress.
Hackett. Wator-Delaney, Kress.
Stanton. Sewer-Stanton. Kress, Shu-
ey. License-Kress. Delaney, Hack.
EFT. Miscellaneous - Delaney, STAN
ton, Hackett.
There were present at the meeting
last night. besides Mayor y. Fl. Gordon.
councilmen. Delaney, Hackett. Kress,
Shuey and Stanton. City Clerk Coax |
ley, City Solicitor Coan. City Treasurer
SuIllvon, Water Commissioners Braney, |
city Engineer McAIichael, Street Com
missioner Connors.
Two applications for patrolnen
we're received, they being that of John
VI. Quain inc Edward O'Leary. The
two applications were Received and
fled.
N. N. Pearce, secretary of the indie
pendence Fire Engine Company No.
1, In his communication to the coun-
ell stated that Alfred J.. Miller, having
been a fireman in this company for
seven years, was entitled to n dreman's
exempt certificate. to be dated as of
October list, 1913. Councilman. De-
laney in his motion referred the COM
m~unication to the proper committee
for investigation.
One resolution offered by Council
AhaNlI 0tioltgT 1htAAI6 vi IN lclitNe
of the general account note of $4,000. |
due January goth. for q period of three
months at the rate of five per cent
interest was adopted upon motion of
Councilman Kress and passed.
Upon recommendation of John J.
Keenan,, Lieutenant of the z. r. X. po-
lice in this city, the following appoint
mentS were mad by Mayor Gordon: |
Dooling, Joseph Furkay, Thorn
as Vandenburgh, NJ. Callahan, Jacob
Doyle, George Kennedy, William
B~loodgood. William Hubbard, G.
Haynes. Frank Estelle, J.. j. Keenan,. /
These appointments were confirmed. !
as was the appointment of Mionae,
WalsZak, for .pccial police for the
Raritan -Siyer railroad !
Councilman Shuey brought to tho
attention of the councilmen the fact,
that there are numerous poles on Main
street, from Broadway to Washington
avenue. that were of no use, and In
cases, two poles arc located on |
n property: one pole would be of
use and the other of 10 value. Hel
therefore made a motion that the |
clerk be Instructed to communicate
with the right company III an EFFORT
to have the condition remediad.
City Attorney Frank Coaa called to
the attention of the council, the fact !
that the assessors should be prepared
TO have their books in such shape that
a public hearing could be held within
the next five days, in order to give the
public time to seek redress IL their
taxes Sfe tco heavy. Upon motion
the clerk was instructed to notify the
three assessors of The city to hold their
meeting for public hearing within five
n motion. was carried.