Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
IS JAMESbURG
REALLY "DRY?'
That is Question at Council
Meeting--To See Prose-
Cut0r

VulOt
BIZ Special Correspondent.
JAME.SBURG, Feb. 5:-The COM
mon council met in borough hall
Monday nh hit. Mayor Patten presid-
ed n the roll call showed the full
membership in their seats: Messrs.
Hutchinson, Tomson, Hausser, Dey,
Jennings, Clerk William H. Brooks.
A bill that has hun fire." for
some months was disposed of at this
session. 1t called for a load of cord
wood alleged to ave been delivered
and a careful investigation of the
committee handling this business for
the own failed to corroborate the or
der. But the man, John Bennett.
stuck to his belief hat he had sold
the goods and it was ordered paid.
To prevent another mixup Council-
nan Tomson offered a resolution that
hereafter the committee ordering any
supplies must give the order in dupli-
cate to the borough clerk for his files
and all bills must be checked by such
orders. This was unanimously adopt
ed.
Owing to the twice-a-year payment
of taxes the SalarieS of the collector
and assessor were raised to amounts
that will be in keeping with the addi-
tional labors. Assessor William Pax
ton will receive $3.50 and Collector
John Erhart $3.50. The finance COM
mittee thought these sums about the
limit.
The bondsmen for Collector Err
hart's faithful performance of his
duties qualified in the new amount
of $4,000, an increase of one-half
over the old amount, in the persons
of Cornelius Vanderhoef and James
b. Pownall. These names were APP
proved by council.
Chairman Hutchinson, of the f.
nance committee, rendered his report
for the month that was very pleasing.
Chairman Hausser. of the fire COM
mittec, recommended that additional
supplies be made for the fire company
and that the alarm bell was not in
commission due to il becoming over
balanced and that the placing it in
order was but a slight job when the
job.
That boroughs of the size of James,
burg are compelled to a the books
audited by q certified accountant did
not meet with the unanimous approx
al of the council and some thought it
would be "easy pickin'" for the one
to secure the job and that it was a
useless expense. Others thought that
if the job was done thoroughly it
would be a good investment to the
taxpayers of the town. II was finally
left in the hands of the finance COM
mittee with power to act according
TO the new Pierson act. The job has
TO be compl eted by May 1.
Joseph i'ergola was before the
council ann recommended that the
council take title to the roadway run
ming through his property that has
been understood to be a public road
for many years. He has erected a
number of houses and has put the
street in good repair from the bridge
to Lake street and will give the town
gravel for two years for its upkeep,
Mr.. Pergola has modestly named the
street Pergola avenue. The matter
was placed IN the hands of the light
and street Smmittee.
Chairman William C.. Crosby, oil
the TriangTt Park Commission, was
before the Council in an effort to Sc
cure an expression of the wishes OF
thai body just what the committed
was to do. He was in doubt what the
proposed park would stand for
whether a memorial to the soldiers
or just a beauty spot for the town
The sentiment of the body was that
the committee were to use their own
judgment and whatever they thought
best would suit the tow as a whole
as the committee was representative,
according to the mayor. Whatever is
done will be presented TO the council
for their sanction before putting into
effect.
Preceding 9Th election of officers
by the Jama Eurg fire department to
be held on Monday next, the mayor
named Councilman George Tomsou
Judge and Councilmen Jacob HausseI
n Joseph VanPelt tellers to act al
the election of the firemen. Theil
appointment was unanimous.
That Jamesburg was "far from be-
ing dry" was the sentiment of all al
the meeting following a short report
,naAo hy harchal VillhnUar as IN his
investigation into rounding up the
parties who\are engaged in selling
liquors in the boroug Mr.. F1ilhow-
err said that he had conferred with
the police committee n Councilman
Hutchinson and had tried to secure
evidence TO cause the apprehension
OF the offenders. He said that at this
time Jamesburg was dry as far as he
- could tell but was ready to wager
y that the outlying district was very
yet. This was in direct contradiction
of the report of Revenue Inspector
James Curran, of New Brunswick,
who came here on January 20 and
reported thai it was all thestalk of a
lot of old women. Testimony was
also given that barrels and barrels oil
wine were shipped TO Helmetta and
reshipped by wagon to Jamesburg by
the back roads and that everyone sees
ii almost every day.
When Marshal Eillhower was
sueried about taking the matter SO
He prosecutor he said. Nothing do
hg: maybe il will be like the time ]
took over two robbers l caught in the
act of robbing a store and he tthe
~prosecutor) gave me HI for bring
ing n men over and they were back
In Jamesburg before 1 got back"
The mayor said he would see the
prosecutor and see what he could do
but he would not guarantee much.
Marshal Ffllhower said that Inter-
nal Collector Curran said that if the
borough would only appropriate $500
the illegal sale of liquor would be
cleaned up.
TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AMBoY
The milk l sell is the best for the