Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-09
NO OBJECTIONS
ON WATER BONDS
Ordinance for Issuance of
Sends Passed at Meeting Of
Common Council
BIZ Special Correspondent.

AMBOY, July 9:@The
regular meeting of the Common
Council vas held in the council
chamber last night with a full attend
ance of the members with the ex-
ception of Councilman Delaney, who
was detained on account of sickness.
City Clerk Peter j. Coakley read b
minutes of the previous meeting
which were. declared approved as
read.
A communication was received
from the Protection Engine Company
itating that William Grace had been
elected a member of the company to
fill the acanc caused by the resig-
nation of Martin Kane.
The clerk read the call for a pub
lie hearing of objections against the
city ordinance providing for the issu-
ance of $225,000 worth of water
works bonds. No one was present to
voice any objection SO Councilman
kress offered a motion that the ordi-
nance be taken up on it's second read
ing by section. This motion was car
ried and the resolution was adopted
on its second reading by sections. He
then moved that it be taken up on its
third n final reading by title. This
motion was also carried and the ordi-
nance adopted. A motion was made
that the ordinance be submitted to
the mayor for his approval or disap-
prevail, and if approved be ordered
published in the local paper in a
manner prescribed by law.
The monthly report of the police
justice was received and showed
amounts collected as follows: Dog
licenses, $27; petty licenses, $50; fines
of police court, $50. Upon a motion
by Councilman Kress the report was
received and filed.
The mnnth1u rnnnrt Of tho oxyarcnaT-
of the poor showed the total cos of
maintaining the city's poor to be
$500. h cost of maintaining the
home being $4,000 and outside aid to
the extent of $37. This report took
the same course as the preceding one
OF a motion by Councilman Kress.
A recess of five minutes was taken
to consider the request of James
Briggs to store gasoline. Upon re-
converting a resolution was intro
duced by Councilman KresS which
provided hat Mr.. Briggs could con-
struct UGH q tank on Main street on
a spot to be designated by the street
commissioner. Upon a motion by
Councilman Shuey the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Shuey stated that the Old
Home Celebration Committee was
desirous of securing permission to
have the traffic on Broadway stopped
on certain hours and also requested
permission to construct a ~grandstand
on Broadway and Augusta street. He
introduced a motion granting this
permission. Councilman Hackett
stated that it was always the custom
and thought the council should grant
the permission. Councilman Stanton
stated that in his opinion the council
did not have the power but suggested
that 1T be referred to the mayor.
Councilman Kress suggested David
street to build the stand inasmuch as
the people of Augusta street always
had to put up with this nuisance up
until this year. The motion was
changed to confer with the ideas of
Councilman Kress and adopted.
Councilman Shuey called the atten-
ton of the council to the effect that
the garbage dump at the end of Con-
over street was in very bad condition
and it was unhealthy for the people
residing in that vicinity. He offered
"a motion that this dump either be
covered or the garbage removed.
Councilman Hackett raised the ques-
ton as to whether it was a city dump
or not but he was informed that it
was a city dump. The motion was
carried.
Recently the Public Service Gas
Company made application to tear up
Broadway in order hat they might
put a new tap in front of property
owned by August Bloom. When this
application was received the coun-
cilmen seriously objected to granting
them permission inasmuch as the city
was never able to come to any under
standing with the Public Service on a
number of matters and they thought
it we'll to keep them waiting. Accord
ingly the clerk was instructed to COM
municate with the Public Service in
view to nave some representative of
the company present at last nights
meeting so that some understanding
could be reached. No representative
of the Gas Company was present,
but Mr.. Bloom appeared personally
and stated his case to the councilmen
before the meeting.
Councilman Hackett was first to
take the floor on the matter n he
withdrew all objections in this case,
inasmuch as Mr. Bloom, a loca1 citizen
had spent over eight hundred dollars
in improvements in anticipation of gas
service. Councilman Stanton CRITICS.
ed Councilman Hackett for the stand
he was taking and said the only way
to accomplish anything was to stand
arm. He said it is not fair to our
olives not to the people we represent
IF we don't stand we ont accom-
blish anything" Councilman Hackett
9eplied that he agreed with Mr.. STAN
ton in number of things but not all of
them. He said "Wise men change their
minds, but fools never"
Councilman Stanton replied that he
also would change his mind if he were
convinced he were wrong, but as far
as he can see the Gas Company is
putting one over. When the motion