Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-18
Aldermen Act to Pay City
Employees; First Held Up
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finances to warrant the paying of the
bills charged to it, a resolution a
drawn up calling for the issuance OIL
IS, 900 temporary improvement bonds
this amount to be devoted to the re-
volving fund.
A vote on whether or not three
items which would have to be PAID
from the revolving fund should De
paid was taken prior to the ~introduc-
ton of this resolution, the vote pelng
Wilson,, Waters, Patten and Clark,
no; Riedy, pass, and Andersen and
Grouse, aye. Then O motion was
made to reconsider the vote and they
all voted aye upon condition the reso-
luton calling for the $4,000 bond Is
sue was put through.
A motion was made n unani-
mously passed that the City Attorney
be requested TO be present at every
meeting Of the Aldermen: HIS opln-
ion was requested several times dur
ing last nights arguments and discus
sions but he was not on hand to rem
der any information.
After the reports of city officers had
been heard Clerk John Hanson, Jr.,
reported that the Mayor had returned
unapproYed warrants for salaries OF
seven of the employees whom had not
been regularly" appointed. The
board was unanimous in paying these
men, with the exception of Alderman
Clark.
Three ordinances were unanimous
". passed on their second n thlrd
eadings. One vas for the approprla.
ton of $4,000 to pay the cost OF
grading Arnold avenue between Penn
Street and Amboy n Another
vas to appropriate $4,000 for the lay
.ng and constructing of a W in Ar
mold avenue between Penn street and
Amboy avenue and the third for an
appropriation of $4,000 to a for the
cost Of grading the Hanson ven
from it's westerly terminus
to Amboy avenue.
A letter was received from the
trustees of the Perth Amboy Public
Library stating the amounts neces-
sary in their 1926 appropriation. The
communication was referred to the
controller to be Included in his
budget.
The executive committee of the
Council of Defense had a lengthy re-
port before the board which was or
derd received, filed, spread on the
minutes and turned over to a SPECIAL
committee consisting of Aldermen
Clark, Wilson and Riedy to go over
and report back to the board.
The Middlesex County Mosquito Ex-
termination Commission had a COM
munication before the Board stating
that their appropriation for 1920
would not be sufficiently large to al
low them to do any work in the fresh
water here and requested that the city
conduct his work itself at a cost OF
about 81, 1920. The letter was received
and referred to the Board of Health.
The committee on police was au-
ihorized to purchase a filing cabinet,
the cost not to exceed SEQ.
The committee on public grounds
and buildings was authorized to have
built a portable entrance to both the
city hall and police station. cost not to
exceed $40.
The city attorney was authorized to
have published the corrected laws of
Perth Amboy. according to specifica-
ions in the hands of City Clerk Han
son.
Resolutions were passed authoriz-
mg'bond issues to pay for the grading
and laying of sewers in Arnold ave-
nue and Hanson avenue and also for
the grading of outer Smith street.
A resolution to purchase fifteen gas
masks at So each for the use of the
city fremen vas passed.