Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-18

unit to meet this condition and meet
the situation.
We have found that the cost of such
n unit VIII be about $21. 100000 (see our
report OF April IL. 1910 ard this In
vestment Will enable you to take care
of the demand for commercial service,
develop this Held and realize upon the
investment already ade.
AT lighting rates of seven cents per
X w. Jour and power rates of five
cents per K w. hour with minimum
our report of Feb. 4th. 1915, the plant
income from commercial business upon
the basis Of a rs per cent load factor
the average throughout the United
States) will be between $30.0e0 and
40, eo0.e0 annually.
The total annual cost of rendering
this service (mueh of which is now
be about $1S.750.00.
AS soon as the reliability of the
commercial service Is established in
tior of the business will grow rapidly
and the next Units to install will be
several times larger than the present
units.
White these figures of operation cost
were made in 1916 and all such costs
have increased in 1919, the effect will
merely reduce the profit and the even
present excessively high prices.
The figures then made Showed a sub
%stantial profit which If earned. would
have been turned over to the City
Treasury, whereas during the prevail
ing high prices. only the consumer
viii profit by the reduced commercial
duction in the cost of street lighting
Effected through the full utilization of
the plant for commercial business.
II the plant is carefully managed
of commercial distribution and having
already invested a very substantial sum
for this express purpose. we feel that
the COMMITTEES and Council are justi-
fed In carrying 1t on to a conclusion.
yours R TfSE 5Spi Z CAREY.
Per II. o. RUNYON.
was received n ordered entered in
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
to pave Hall Avenue from Catherine
Street to easterly approach Of Hall
was introduced. and passed on first
reading by the following vote: Yea
Wilson. Waters. Patten. Andersen.
The Judiciary Committee recommend
ed the appointment of Arthur Murish
as Dog Catcher. which appointment
was confirmed.
The following report of the Police
Committee in reference to police car:
Bills outstanding, 5000.
New tire and tube. $29.45.
ders. s256.50.
Total, s353.s5.
New bort. ~s1.025.o8 (. o. b. Perth
Amboy. Allowance for car in present
condition $500. Net cost OF new car
$725.0o.
There is no way of estimating cost
or upkeep of present a because same
has been in several accidents and some
of the parts may be out of alignment.
The object in purchasing a new car Is
to save the city car hire in taking pri-
soners to Trenton and in making long
runs, which have to be done frequent
ly, both to the County Workhouse and
to the City of Trenton. The present
car is altogether unsafe for such a
proposition.
was on motion ordered entered In the
minutes, and the attached c~ommunica-
ton from the Union Garage Company
containing a tentative estimate of re-
pairing said police car was ordered
referred to the Police Committee.
The following resolution by Mr..
Andersen:
Be it resolved, that the COMMITTEES
IN Poor be authorized to advertise for
bids to install electric lights in the
city Poor House at a cost not to x
was introduced. and adopted by the
following vote. Yea-Wilson, Waters,
Patten. Andersen. Clark. Riedy, Grouse.
Nay-None.
The following resolution by Mr..
In accordance with Chapter 4s Laws
of 1919 a supplement to an act en-
titled IAN act for the assessment and
collection of taxes" approved April 8.
a certain amount of taxation.
Therefore, be 1t and 1t is hereby re-
solved that the sum of $14.80 is re-
turnable to h owner of lot 4 block Q
and a warrant be drawn on the City
Treasurer for the said amount.