Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-22
ALDERMEN PASS
J|TNEY RULES
Much Other Business Is Trans
acted at Meeting of Board
Last Night

Considerable business was trans
acted at a lengthy meeting of the
Board of Aldermen last night, chief
among which was the reception of
applications from operators of auto
buses to run their cars in this city
and the adoption of a resolution set
ting forth the rules and regulations
concerning the operation of such au-
tomobiles. The applications for per-
mits to conduct bus lines here were
all referred to the judiciary commit
tee for consideration and action. In
each application the bus owner re-
quested that he be permitted to go
over a certain route. The judiciary
committee will take this matter into
consideration when deciding whom
to issue permits to in order that
2here are not too many buses on one
9oute.
Clerk John Hanson, Jr., reported
approved by the mayor the motor
bus ordinance, together with certain
suggestions as to limiting the speed
of the cars by means of governors
to not more than eighteen miles an
hour, making twenty-one ear the
minimum age for drivers instead of
eighteen and making it mandatory
for the owner of a route to secure
the sanction of the Board of Alder
men before selling it to another per-
son. These suggestions were discuss
ed but no action taken on them.
A petition signed by thirteen prop
erty owners along Broad street re-
monstrating against the paving of that
street between State street Ind Front
street was received and referred to
the street committee.
A circular letter from the war de-
partment informing the city that an
opportunity would be offered it to buy
wholesale certain articles of food was
received and referred to the COM
mittee on poor, although Alderman
John J.. Clark made q suggestion that
a special committee be appointed to
look into the matter and see if all
of the residents here could not bene-
ut by such a purchase.
Letters from the Public Service
Railway Company concerning the
proposed coming system were receiv-
ed and referred to the committee OF
the whole.
An ordinance calling for the grad
ing of the extension of Hanson ave-
nue., to be known as Krochmally v
nue., passing on it's first reading.
A resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on lamps and lights to pur-
chase a compressed air tank not to
exceed $3.50 in cost was adopted.
Similar action was taken on a reso-
luton to issue water bonds amount
ing to $50, 900, r the form of these
bonds also being adopted.
A resolution introduced by Alder
mar Albert G.. Waters urging con-
gress to recognize a free Ireland was
unanimo usly adopted, and the clerk
was instructed to send a copy to
President Wilson.
The contract for painting the city
hall and police station was awarded
to A. D.. Martin, his bid of $445 for
the job being the lowest received by
the aldermen at their last meeting.
A resolution by Alderman Wilson
to have the comptroller sell the horse
now used by the police department
was unanimously passed. A resolu-
ton, authorizing the purchase of an
other motorcycle for the police de-
partment, not to cost more than $500,
was passed.
The advertising for bids on the paw
fng of Hall avenue with Belgian
block from Catherine street, west to
the bridge, was authorized in a reso-
luton of Alderman Anderson, all vot-
ing in favor of this work. The street
commissioner was also authorized in
another resolution to advertise for the
grading of Laurie street between
Groom street and New Brunswick
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