Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-08
FORM COUNCIL
At JAMESBURG
Appointments for 1919 Are
Made Park Commission Is
Also Provided for
BIZ Special Correspondent.
hMEGpHDn L.

JAMESBURG, Jan. s:-Common
council met Monday night in bor-
ough hall in their first session of the
year when organization was effected
by the swearing in of two new MEM
bers for three year terms of William
Dey and John Jennings. to succeed
Harry Hickman and Clarence NJ.
Thorne. Clerk William H. Brooks
administered the oath of office. The
members present were Mayor Pat
ten, Councilmen Hutchinson, Tomson,
Rogers, Dey, Jennings.
Mayor Patten announced the fol-
lowing appointments: Borough clerk,
William H.. Brooks $125; borough at
torney, job Z. kirkpatrick. $50:
borough recorder, Frank H. Pownall,
81 per case; borough physician. John
l.. Suydam, $25; superintendent of
street, Isaac Farr; overseer of poor,
William Day: borough marshal, Gus
tay Ffllhower.
Committees
Finance, Hutchinson, Tomson, Jen-
nings; streets, Jennings, Hausser,
Rogers; water, Dey. Rogers. Tomson;
the anticipation of a decision from
hall, Rogers. Tomson, Dey; police,
Hausser, Rogers. Tomson; lights,
Hausser, Tomson, Dey.
The councilmen did not think that
Collector Erhart's bond OF $4,000 was
sufficient for the amount of cash he
handled and 1t was thought best to
increase same to $4,000. This was
carried.
Collector Erhart and Assessor Will
liam Paxton had petitions before the
body for an increase in salary, claim
ing that they were the lowest paid
men in the county considering the
amount Of work done. This was left
to the discretion of the finance COM
mlttee to report at the February
meeting.
That Triangle Park will be made a
place of beauty vas disclosed in the
appointment of a committee to look
after the proposed improvements to
the place in the naming of a park
commission in the persons of William
&c. Crosby, chairman: Clarence M.
Thorne, John H. Baremore. Mrs. MIL
ton 1. voorhees,, Mrs. William II.
Brooks, Mrs. Harvey Stonaker.
That Jamesburg will not be behind
other communities In honoring re-
turning soldier boys was given its
first impetus in the resolution NAM
ing the council as a body to confer
with any other committees that may
be named by other organizations to
do honor to the boys who have been
lover there" The suggestion was
made hat July 4 be set aside for the
Dig Tune Dut tn1S was SO uncertain
that no action was taken.
For faithful services the police
committee recommended that the
salary of Marshal Fillhower be in
creased IS per month.
The poor committee reported that
Joseph jackson, who was at the Har-
vey Hoffman place, was not a charge
there any more but located at the
Stoney Home at Gravel Hill. A bill
for board in advance was objected TO
and same will be settled at the next
meeting.
A general discussion was had on
the probability of allowing an exemp-
ton of $500 worth of taxes on prop
erty owned by firemen n soldiers
and sailors and the suggestion that
the collector and assessor work or
the anticipation of a decision from
the court.
District Clerk John Waddy vas be-
fore the meeting with a request for
funds for the school board to the
amount thought necessary of about
SO, 500 by February /. Min hundred
dollars was thought necessary by the
18th of January. A resolution was
offered by Councilman Hutchinson to
the effect that a transfer of 1000 to
the necessary fund and hat $1,000
tax revenue note take care of the bal
ance of the needed cash. This was
carried.