Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-09
PARK ASSURED
FOR JAMESbURG
Progress Reported on Plans for
Memorial Other Business
at Council Meeting

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JAMESBURG, April Common
council met in regular session Monday
night in borough hall when progress
was the word given by the committee
having the matter of building a park
beautiful for the town that incidental
ly will be a memorial to the boys who
gave their services to their country.
Mayor Patten presided and the fol-
lowing councilmen answered h roll
call: Hutchinson, Dey. Tomson, Rog-
ers Hausser and clerk Brooks.
Word vas received from the park
committee that the deed covering the
purchase of the Dawson end of the
park would be in the hands of the
borough within a few days.
Mayor Patten in an address to the
council said that following many COM
plants to him and others OF the coun-
cflmen that some drastic action should
be taken to put a stop to the practice
of careless citizens who persist in
dumping ashes or the sidewalks n
in the alleys of the town.
The question of making streets in
the borough limits public dumping
grounds was also brought before the
council by the mayor and clerk
Brooks and others. Following a
lengthy discussion it was recommend
ed hat hereafter no citizen be allow
ed to dump only at designated places
that are located in the rear of the
grammar school.
William c. Crosby. chairman of the
Park Commission, and Clarence NJ
Thorne appeared ltfore the council
in reference to the work hat had been
Tor by that body. 1t showed that
they had been very busy and a ac-
complished much. Mr.. Crosby out
lined the steps and had with him n
IN.Ys1~ 1,.t xhaA wuv.. .ndAr
consideration. His plans for the
identifying of the Triangle Park in
cluded walks, grading and beautiful
shrubbery In the park. Setting the
park off will be a monument of a SOL
der in honor of the boys who had
gone to war n on a tablet will be
the name of every one. Benches will
be provided and the cost will not OK
coed owe $1,000, in all. lust how
this money will be raised has not been
decided on but a part will no doubt
be raised by popular subscription and
the balance by taxes. Mayor Patten
headed a committee to authorize the
commission to do what was thought
necessary and George Hutchinson, of
the Finance Committee and John Jen-
nings of the street committee will as
sist.
A communication was received by
NAS SOhhASl WV - n ~
asking that confirmation be given to
the officers of the department recent
ly elected: Chief, w. Harry Loker-
son.; first assistant John Jennings.
second assistant, r. Bruce Pullen.
They were confirmed.
The report of Collector John Err
hart showed hat the following was
collected during the month of March:
1918 taxes, 1894; interest on same,
$2O.62; 1917 taxes. $25.70. Almost
all of the 1917 taxes were in the
hands of the assessor and was about
the best showing made by him in
some time.
Just who owns Grand street was a
puzZling question to the council. A
committee made a report that Benja-
min Dawson, owner of the property,
had refused to make repairs to the
street, claiming that he had turned
same over to the borough. The rec
ords of the town do not show that
this has ever been done and il so il
must have been a verbal agreement
No action was taken.
Councilman Tomson, of the street
committee, reported that he had been
over the new street, Pergola avenue,
from Muskrat alley to the lower
house and that three lights would be
needed to light that new street.
Chairman Hauser, of the police
committee, made a request that the
finance committee arrange to meet
him in reference to taking action on
the dog question now that the hot
weather had brought the dogs out In
their summe strength. No date was
set and a drive" against the dogs
will soon be on.
An opinion was read by Clerk
Brooks from the borough attorney in
reference to the legal action to be
started against the owners of pool
rooms in town who allowed small
boys to loiter and engage in the
games in their places. This was deem
ed necessary owing TO the proposed
action to be started as soon as the
evidence is available.
Chief OF the Fire Department Lok-
erson was before the meeting in re
gard to the purchase of supplies fol
the department. OF vital Importance
to the needs of the firemen was that
, of smoke masks. There are but two
on hand at his time and it wa;
thought that several shout be pur
| chased as the recent fire at the Davf
son Lumber Company's plant showed
that only the men equipped were ablt
to enter the building. Another mat
ter brought up was h need of go;
lamps to fight fire with. The ordinary
oil lamps do not stay lighted wher
taken nto a burning building anS
this was one of the reasons why TIE
J Dawson fire had gained such u head