Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-15
.IYpORT BUDGET
s ADOPTED
Calls for Total of S33,731,
Which is Slight Increase
Over Last Year
BIZ Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent
KEYPORT, Jan. 1.-the frs,
business meeting Of the mayor and
council for 1919 was held Monday
Councilmen Snyder and Stidfole were
absent, the latter having met with an
accident during the day.
The first important thing taken up
was the preparation of the budget for
the year 1919. h following amounts
Were finally decided r.,on: Fire de-
partnent, $4,000: streets, . 1000;
$1,000; police, 81, 500; board of health,
$500: sewer. $500; library, s7s1.30;
ways n means, Iu00; printing,
$500; garbage, $1,000; total, $s3.-
1880. Amount received from mis-
c~ellaneous revenues. S~3.731.30, net
balance of budget, $4,000. These
am0unu in some instances were
others, slightly Increased. The total
amount of budget last year was s33.-
1850, with revenue received of S4.-
3Sf.46, making the net amount to be
raised at S2s,7SS.s4. Councilman
Cherry offered the budget and moved
that a public hearing be held thereon
at the next meeting, January 27th.
h semi-monthly report OF the
borough collector was ordered filed.
1t showed a balance on hand of s5,-
s2S.s3, and also that he had paid
since January LIST, demand notes
amounting to $5,32s.09.
A bill of A. j. Connolly, the con-
tractor who sunk the new we'll at the
water works, amounting to s32S.S7
was read. Upon motion. the clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Connolly
a on and after January goth, IL his
materials were not removed from the
borough property at the water works,
q storage charge would be made
therefor at the rate of $40 per day,
same to be deducted from the fore
going bill.
A communication from the Central
Railroad of New Jersey stating that
one of its representatives would be
with the borough on the 7th day of
January, was read. Thereupon Cour-
Gilman Cherry reported that he, to
Yether with Engineer Hsuser nae met
fr. Martin, the representative OF the
company and discussed the situation
concerning the grades, etc, at the in
sersection of Maple Place, atlantic
rtreet and the railroad. He stated
nat MIR. Heuser yas preparing a map
Showing this ira t of ground and
would submit the same to the rail
road company, after which. if salts
factory, the work would be done ac-
eording to the lines indicated on the
hhdP n AZ pIOPOSth ltdSt WHICH
would be executed between the Dor
ough and the railroad. The mayor
suggested the matter be left in the
hands of the COMMITTEES.
Clerk Terry stated that in regard
to the steamboat wreck on the water
front of st. Mary's Home, he ha,
communicated with the war depart
ment concerning the same and the old
hulk at the dock of the steamboat
company. A reply from the war de-
partment stated that these vessels
were no in a position to be a menace
to navigation and suggested hat TIL
matter be taken up through other
channels. 1t was accordingly arrang-
ed that the clerk should communicates
with the Riparian Rights commission.
The clerk also stated that he had
written to the Jersey Central Traction
Company asking them to abolish tn
skip stop" which has beenyconsented
20 by The borough as a war measure.
He informed the council that the sys-
TEN was abolished Sunday last.
The bond of Collector Dawson for
the year 1919 was read n ordered
returned to Mr.. Dawson for several
corrections.
Mr.. Chaskowitz appeared before the
board and stated that a few evenings
ago his horse had fallen through one
of the eulyerts in the storm drain on
the Cohen property. He stated tina
he made no claim for the injury to the
horse. but presented two bills. one
from Mr.. Cline and another from Nor
ris and Edward Cohen for work in
getting the horse out of the culvert.
After discussion, he was directed e
have Mr.. Cltre present the bill direct
TO the borough.
Mr.. Crawford stated that the water
committee a directed him to en-
ploy a fireman at the water works a.
MI. Headdon. the chief engineer, was
engaged In repairing the machinery.
II being understood that on the com
pietion of sal work. the fireman
would be discharged.
Mayor BosaraGs requested the fire
committed to Eaks up the question Of
reducing the number of voluntary rre-
men Throughout the borough. now
that the fire apparatus was made up
mostly of motor driven vehicles.
Thomas ID. Walling was reappointcd
custodian of :he septic tank building
st South KeypOrt.
Councilman Matthews stated that
in his opinion the air line of the new
well at the water works should be-
placed In a different position in order
TO avoid freezing and he suggested
a change in the shape of the dis
charge pipe. This matter was laid
over for consideration
Mr.. Cherry stated that i'm the opin-
Ion OF the water committee one-tenth
of b loss of water would be account
ed for when the register was taken
OF the amount used in the public
buildings
The amendment TO the fire ordi-
nance was aken up and passed ON Sec
ond and third readings and ordered
printed according to law IN the Key
port Weekly. Councilman Van PeIt
stated that he had heard that one or
two Of he fire companies would not
turn their apparatus over to the eoE-
troll of the borough IL this ordinance
was passed aad Mayor Bogarius di-
rected that the matter be referred to
the fire COMMITTEES to make such rec
concentrations rs they deem advisable.
The mayor asked Mr.. Cherry to
take the chair and he thereupon adj