Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-30
kEYPORT ACTIVE
ON Gas SERVICE
Says That Supply Is Less Be-
cause Of Greater Consump-
ton at Report
eu speciol Corresronden..

BB SDect0I COfTeSeOHd6ns.
KEYPORT, July S0:%The mayor
and council met in regular session
Monday night. Mayor Bogardus pre-
sided and Councilmen Cooley, Mat
thews and Stidfole were present.
A communication from the rector
of st. Mary's church regarding the
excessive noise occasioned by pass
ing automobiles during church serv-
ices was read and ordered filed. The
clerk was directed to notify the rec
tor hat 1t would be impossible to
stop the blowing Of horns owing to
the proximity of tAe dangerous cor
ner Of Broad and Front streets, but
that other noise would be attended
to.
Clerk Terry reported hat he had
! communicated with the officials of
the Standard Gas Company and they
claim hat the insufficient quantity of
| gas supplied to Keyport was occa-
stoned by a stoppage somewhere be-
tween that place and Keansburg. IT
was the opinion of the mayor and
! council that his was not correct and
! that the reason for the shortage was
that owing to the great demand for
gas in K~eansburg, the supply was
insufficient for this place. The clerk
also stated that the gas company
| officials had informed him that al
though several complaints had been
received from property owners on
Washington street for lack of serv-
ice, when their solicitor endeavored
to obtain applications he a re-
ceived but two. He stated that the
company was ready to install a line
on this street as soon as six applica-
| tions were received. Mayor Bogar-
dus suggested hat superintendent
Garrison be directed to appear be-
, fore the council at the next meeting.
Mayor Bogardus brought up the
question of the leakage of water and
! suggested that the water committee
offer q resolution to take legal &C
ton. The majority of the water
committee being absent, the mayor
asked DR.. Cooley to take the chair
| and he thereupon offered the follow
ing resolution: Be it resolved by the
mayor and council of the Borough
| Of Keyport that the water commit
| tee is hereby authorized and directed
to engage legal counsel to protec'
the interests Of the Borough or Key
mort In any claims that the borough
NAV make against any water con
sumer for illegal use of water or rol
fhe use of water that Is not beinf
paid for.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Std
fole at the last meeting which was
laid over for consideration was again
taken up and passed. 1t was as
follows: BE it resolved by the mayor
and council Of the Borough of Key
mort that the borough clerk be In
structed to keep an accurate aecoun,
of the receipts and expenditures OF
the water works for the presenl'
quarter SO as to determine tho feasi'
bility of making a reduction OIL the
minimum charge to take effect OF
January /, 1920.
Mayor Bogardus stated hat ~
deemed it advisable to charge a ie'
for the issuing of revolver permits
that owing to the numerous appil
! cations which had beer made in tn
preceding year he thought that {
nominal fee Of 81 should be charged
which was agreed upon.
The question of mr.
indebtedness notes to cover h pay
ment for the new American La
France engine was discussed a
length. 1t was finally decided u
have the borough collector disconn
these notes in the Keyport Banklnt
Company and the clerk was directed
10 prepare the necessary resolution
and notes.