Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-04
Fayette Street to Be Paved;
Also Authorize Bond Issue
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the mayor, in the municipal inven-
tory and to the comptroller in check
ing the inventory and ordering sup
plies hereafter for the city, as well
as the necessity for a man TO devote
considerable time and energy to tho
memorial proposition, led to the APP
pointment of Mr.. Graham.
! Authorize Bond Issue y
The authorization of the bond issue
for the purchase of additional water
shed lands is at tho request of the
water board who need more LAND for
the enlarged watershed at South Riv-
or n the adjoining country. The
bonds will mature in six years at a
rate of interest not to exceed six per
cent.
h new ordinance covering the
collector of revenue was adopted to
do away with four existing ordi-
Rances which are compiled into one
in the current law. The conditions
are the same as in the other ordi-
nances, calling for a three-year term,
n salary of $4,000 a veal n a bond
of $4,000.
It is felt by the chairman of the
streets and sewer department and by
the street department officials that
the two new tweeton sprinklers will
do as much work as the several pres
ent day horse-drawn vehicles in
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time.
Clark Starts Something
John j. Clark, chairman of the
taxation committee, took exception to
two items in the comptroller's report
for January, the two being items call
ing for $40 for automobile hire for
the assessors and $43.S0 as additional
money to Assistant Comptroller Casa
van for work done for the collector
of Mr.. Clark's objection was
to the fact that he, as chairman OF
the taxation committee, under which
both items should have come, was
not consulted about them. He moved
that the two items be held up, but
the motion was lost. He then in
formed Alderman-at-large Grouse
that he could look about for a new
chairman for the committee on taxa
ton. Later, however, he seemed to
have reconsidered and offered an
other motion which was unanimously
adopted providing that during the
life of the present council no heads
of departments shall employ help or
purchase supplies without the o II
sent of the chairman of the commit
tee under whose jurisdiction they are.
The twe~nty-seventh annual report
of Chief of Police Burke was received
last night and ordered spread on the
minutes in full.
Inc COmIllLIec Oh SlTCetS ana sew
ers reported favorably on the pave
ment of Fayette street from State
street to the water front. The city
engineer vas authorized TO start Oh
plans and specifications for paving the
thoroughfare with Warrenite, to re
port back at the mex meeting.
A resolution to purchase ZOO addi-
tional medals to be presented to Perth
Amboy boys who entered the service
was also passed.
The salary OF James Reilly, public
weighmaster. was raised 500 a year
John G. Kuydes was appointed 8
constable from The third ward.
On motion of Mr.. Reidy the city at
torney was authorized to communicate
with the Pennsylvania and Contra
railroads TO request them to lay about
nineteen feet of sidewalks on the
westerly side of the Hall avenue
bridge, to the present sidewalk line.
In a communication, the Western
Improvement Association asked that
the aldermen take action to lay side
walks in Amboy avenue and to con-
slider the pavement of Brace avenue,
from Amboy avenue to Convery place.
which win give an uninterrupte
pavement to Smith street from Amboy
avenue and will allow traffic to be di-
verified from Amboy avenue to New
Brunswick avenue and Smith stree
and the lower section of the city as
well, without going over the danger.
Gus railway crossings. The matter
was referred to the committee on
streets and sewers as was a petition
from property owners in Brace We
nue. TO a that t~horoughfare paved
with asphalt blocks.
Charges against Patrolman Mar
mon, made by Chief Burke, on the
ground that he had been absent with
out leave was referred to the commit
| tee on police.
The establishment of a comfort sta
ton as advocated by the Board of
Health, in a letter to the aldermen,
was referred to the committee of the
whole. The matter of erecting a gar
age at city hall for the Red Cross
ambulance given by organized labor
of the city to the Red Gross was also
referred to the committee on public
grounds and buildings.
Bid for the printing of the annual
financial statement of the city were
opened last night. The Perth Amboy
Printing Company offered to print
books of sixty four pags at a cost Of
1925, TO have the work done in thirty
days with a pro rata cost for addi-
tional pages. The Franklin Press Of
fered to print 500 copies of the state
ment at $2.S4 a page. Both were re-
ferred to the committee on printing.