Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
SALARIES
At SOUTH AMbOY
Ordinances Adopted at Meet
Ing OF Common Council Held
Last Night
BIZ Special Correspondent

3NN
By Special Correspondent
SOUTH AMBOY, June 1.-Two
ordinances regulating and describing
salaries of certain city officials were
adopted at the regular meeting of
the Common Council held in the
council chamber of the City Hall last
night. After reading the call for a
public hearing ON the ordinances they
were adopted on the second reading
by title n later taken up on the
third and final reading by title. After
h adoption by the council they were
referred to the mayor for his approx
al and IL approved ordered advertised
In a n prescribed by law. The
salaries affected by these two ordi-
nanoes were the janitors and jailers
of the City Hall, chief of police, city
collector, city treasurer. waite COM
missioner and street commissioner.
There were present at last nights
meeting Councilman Shuey, Hackett
Stanton, Kress and Delaney. Also
Mayor f. H. Gordon, City Clerk P. ].
Coakley, City Engineer A. T.. Nc
Michaels, City Solicitor Leo ]. Coax
ley and Water Commissioner Braney.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
A communication was received
IIOh VI. oITauD 6IalnR luat the Ban-
itary sewer on lower Henry street
was plugged" and requesting action
taken to relieve this condition. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee in charge of such work
A communication was received
from the Monmouth Lighting Com
pany stating that the matter of rear
ranging lights in this city and the
establishing Of new lights was re-
farrnd fn their nxaCllffun PnT1 n1ftfoa
In Philadelphia and the matter vas
now in their hands entirely. The
communication continued to state,
however, that they were confident
that the whole matter would be ad-
Justed to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned within a short time. Upon a
motion by Councilman Delaney the
communication was received and
filed.
A communication was received
from the Certified Audit Company of
America recommending that a girl be
secured to assist the city officials in
the detail work of bookkeeping, etc.
The recommendation stated that val
liable time of the city officials was
being spent on work that could be
easily handled by a girl who would
be preferably a s~tenographer and
bookkeeper. The communication was
received and referred to the council
as a whole on a motion by Council
man KreSS.
An invitation was received from
the secretary of the Enterprise Hook
& Ladder Company to be present at
a chicken dinner to be served at Seid-
1er's Beach on Tuesday, June II.
Upon a motion by Councilman Kress
the communication was accepted.
A similar invitation was received
for the city clerk, solicitor, engineer
and other city officials. This COM
munication took the same course as
the preceding one.
Bills amounting to several thou
sand dollars were ordered paid after
being approved by the prope COM
mittees.
The clerk acknowledged receipt OF
the insurance policy for the new poor
house for $4,000, being insured by A.
l.. Grace. Upon a motion by Mr..
Delaney the policy was ordered re-
ceived n filed.
The monthly report of the overseer
of poor was read showing the total
cost of maintaining poor to be $126.-
26. Twenty-nine dollars of this money
was used in giving aid outside the
poorhouse.
The report of the police justice
showed fines amounting to 1925 bav-
ing been collected and turned over to
the COLLECTOR. OpOn a w
Councilman Delaney the report was
received and filed.
A report by Police Justice Birming-
ham showed dog licenses amounting
to 500 and petty licenses amounting
to $45 having been collected and
turned over to the city collector.
A resolution was introduced by
Councilman Delaney renewing gener-
al street account note for $4,000
.L.-L A-44nnn. 1In on 11nn 0l for
three months at 5 per cent. interest.
On a motion by Councilman kress
the resolution was adopted.
Councilman Shuey called the u
ellis attention to the fact that recent
improvements made at both ends or
the alley between Second and Main
streets made the ends higher than
the general level of the alley ltseit,
thus making it impossible for water
to drain out of it. Conditions have
become so bad recently that the
water has backed in on the adjoining
properties and God the cellars n
DESTROYED gardens. He recommend
ed that the street department take
steps to relieve this situation and
made a motion to that effect.
Another matter of importance that
Councilman Shuey brought before
the meeting was the matter of clean
ing up Main street. This thorough
fare has not been swept since it's
construction and is in need of a good
cleaning. The cutters are filled with
sand and a perfectly good piece of
road makes a poor appearance.
Councilman Shuey recommended that
the street department be instructed
to clean up. Councilman Kress raised
the objection hat it was a county
road and should be looked after by
the county officials. Councilman
Hackett maintained hat this made
no difference; the city was response
BILE for the sanitary condition Of their
streets and mentioned h fact that
Stevens avenue was a county
but the street cleaning department of
the city spends a great amount of
labor on keeping it clean. A motion
i~nstructing the street department to
look after the matter. was passed,
Councilman Kress voting no" He
afterward introduced a motion that
the bills for this work be forwarded