Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-29
Of NEWS
FROM KEYPORT
Common Council Meets Other
Happenings
8g Special Correspondent.

~ 1ECtfHt OfICoVOtutNE
KEYPORT, Oct. 29-The mayor
and council met in regular session last
Honda evening. Clerk Terry stated
that he a consulted with Nj. Hitch
cock, Of the Monmouth Lighting
Company in regard to service charge
imposed upon Russell Smith, and was
Informed by Mr.. Hitchcock that it
had been the custom for the past
three years for the company to
charge for the installation of service
where it was necessary to place a
transformer, and that thi action had
been approved by the Public Utili-
ties Commission. Mayor Bogardus
stated hat his report on the matter
was similar to hat of Clerk Terry
and he directed that the clerk pre-
pare a complaint to the Public Utili-
ties Commission and ask that a hear
ing thereon be granted at its rooms
in Newark.
A communication from the Keyport
Engine Company stating that Mr..
Raymond Mason had been elected to
membership therein in the place of
John Costa, Jr., was read. A similar
letter from the same organization was
read notifying the mayor and coun-
Gil that Harry Maurer had been
transferred from the Hook and Lad
der Company and received into mem
bership of said Engine Company in
the place of d. s. Anderson resigned.
Clerk Terry reported hat the meter
showing the output of water at the
borough line supplying HaZlet resi-
dences, showed approximately 22,5O0
cubic feet of water had passed
through it during the past three
months, II hat he had made and
forwarded water bills in proportion
ate amounts to the water users in the
vicinity. He>stated hat these figures
showed that during the past, these
people had been paying for water at
approximately fifty per cent Of the
price paid by the largest consumers
in the borough.
The communication from the Key
port Baptist church regarding the
playing of baseball on Sunday was
taken up. Mayor Bogardus stated
that he was personally not opposed
to Sunday baseball and hat in his
opinion, if a judge of the supreme
court could play golf Sunday and
members of the various churches use
their automobiles for pleasure, he
saw no reason why others should not
indulge in baseball, provided the game
was conducted in an orderly manner
without gambling or various other OBJ
noXiouS occurrences taking place, and
further, provided that there was no
ordinance prohibiting the same in
the borough. The matter was dis
cussed and upon ascertaining thai the
ordinance introduced in 1913 failed
to pass second OF third reading, the
matter was laid upon the table.
h Borough attorney was direct
ed to confer with the collector and
arrange for the sale of property now
covered by liens for sidewalk assess
ments. He was also directed to pre-
pare a new resolution covering ali
sidewalks laid by the borough since
the former one.
Councilman Van Pelt reported up
on the application of Mr.. Alfred Post
for reinstatement in Lincoln Hose
Company. His report was ordered
filed.
Borough Attorney Van Buskirk re-
ported that the committee drafting
the building code were rapidly bring
ing the same to completion and esti-
mated that the ordinance would be
ready for submission to the council at
an early date.