Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-14
MATAWAN TAKES
ACTION ON TAX
Much Business is Transacted
at Meeting of Borough
Council
BY srseiaI corr.spond,rt.

MATAwAN, May 14-By resolution
at the meeting OF the Matawan Bor-
ough Council last night. the borough
collector was authorized and dereoted
to make allowances at the rate OF six
Of taxes payable in Q a 1919.
The NJ. T.. Haley Hose Company
submitted a report OF the fire hydrants
and recommended that those needing
repairs be fixed as soon as possible
and that the tops of the hydrants be
painted white so they may he seen az
night.
The results of the recent election for
chief and assistant chief for the Mat
avian fire department was read by Sec
rotary Miller M confirmed by vote
of the council.
Exempt FIRE certificates were frant-
ed TO Wilbur Cox and NJ. l. Miller,
members of the Midway Hose Com
pany.
Elwood Van Barckle of the NJ. f.
Haley Hose Company, informed the
council that the hose dryer had be-
come In such a rotten and unsafe on
dition thai 1t had { ODE taken down.
The material which was good for any
thing was used to erect a tower for
the fire alarm used by this company.
Mr.. Van Brackle asked hat a new
hose dryer be built. The fire COM
mittee vas authorized to have same
erected.
The question of the place the dog
catcher had obtained the pups which
were killed some time ago was again
taken UP and 1t was proven to the sat
~isfaction of the council that the pups
were not brought into h borough
from Perth Amboy, but the fact that
the pups were taken from private
property and not found in the public
Ierh xsra a Mad. IL nanAnr4hIa for 4hn
borough to pay for the killing of the
dogs, so h a amount was deducted
from the bill.
A. b. Smith. of the Board of Edu-
l~cation, came before the council ask
ing hat some action be taken by
them to have the boys who do not
attend school stop annoying the ply
steal training teacher when she takes
the class ON the school grounds for
their lesson. Not only do the boys
annoy the teacher and scholars but
they cut the flag rope and ring the
school bell during the night time.
Borough Marshal John Mulsoff was
instructed to visit the school during
the classes and keep the boys off the
school property.
The borough was requested to fur
nish transportation to the May Day
Fete of the various schools of the
county t be held in Asbury Park on
Saturday to the boys who have been
in the service of the United States,
either as members of the navy, army
or marines. The men will be taken
to the fete grounds in the Washington
Engine Company fire truck. Thomas
Fury was requested to round up the
boys who might desire to attend the
fete and to have them at the engine
house at IL o'clock Saturday. ANY,
one wishing to attend will so inform
Mr.. Fury.
The streets of the borough were
reported to have been put in first
class condition.
Patrick White & Sons of Perth
Amboy were reported to be connect
ing the boilers at the water works
dumping station to the new stack to-
day.
Elwood Van Brackle, station agent
at the New York a. Long Branch
railroad station here, requested that
the borough traffic sign be placed on
the station grounds where they turn
into Main street as many accidents
had occurred there.
The report Of the audit of the bor-
| ough's books by e. and III. s.. Shinn
was received and ordered filed. The
auditors reported the borough in very
good condition financially.