Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

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School Ronds 5.s02.5O
st. Imp. Bonds .........-... I,4S5.oU
Rfdg. Funding BIDS. ........ 1l2.50
Rfdg. Market st. BIDS. ...... 22.e9
Park BIDS. z'4s'.oO
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Balance April sOth. 1919 on deposit
with Perth Amboy trust :,
FERD GARRETsoN,
! City Treasurer
were presented and ordered entered in
the minutes.
The Clerk reported that the Mayor
had returned approved:
Resolution approving plans for grad
ing and paving Smith Street to be
used as County road;
Ordinance to pave Broad Street from
East Avenue to Front Street; ooo o..
paving Elm Street;
Resolution to advertise for bids for
electric lights in poor house;
Resolution to refund $14.s0 to owner
of lot A block 2;
Resolution to reduce assessment on
lots ATT and 478; block 325;
4 Resolution to lay sidewalk on Am
boy Avenue between Hall Avenue and
Myrtle Street;
Resolution to refund 500 to Raritan
Yacht Club on taxes;
Resolution TO auVeTllSe LOT nus lOi
grading and curbing Amboy Avenues;
and unapproved.
Ordinance to pave Herbert Street
from Market Street to Smith street,
~ May IS. 1919.
The Hon. Board of Aldermen;
Perth Amboy. N. ].
Gantlemen:-
/ am returning herewith without my
approval a resolution providing for
the paving Of Herbert Street inasmuch
as l feel there Is nc urgent need of
I this paving at the presnt time. 1 am
extremely reluctant to place my veto
on any public improvement and II Is
only after the most careful consider
alton 1 have reached the conclusion
that the public welfare demands that
for the present at least street paving
work must be curtailed.
You are no doubt fully aware of the
fact that we are rapidly approaching
our debt limit. If the street paving
program now in contemplation is car
ried out. which includes Gordon. Lau-
RE. and High streets at a cost OF
nearly 500, 600 we will be brought to
the end of our resources and we will
have no means by which we can fin
ance propositions which are of benefit
to the public at large such as the de-
velopment of our water front and other
public necessities.
l feel hat 1 will ave failed in my
duty to the people unless l remind you
of the urgent need of curbing expen-
'ditures at this time. The cost of liv-
ing is added to by every issue or bonds
that We authorize. The interest must
be taken care of in our budget and
annually we must set aside sums of
money for the redemption of bonds. Ma
turally that will increase out tax rate
which has grown to such proportions
that 1t is a serious menace to the pro-
Iperity' of our city.
The construction of new houses and
factories will be halted still further If
- 40 4o ~a.-
nous taxes. That will tend to keep
our valuations and the full bur-
den will fall on our present tax payers
without any relief derived from the
to several hundred thousand dollars an
nually. High taxes impose high rents
made to feel the effects of any UNI
necessary expenditures that we impose
upon them.
July list present indications are that
we will suffer the loss of nearly 10000
annually from liquor license. In add
ftion the removal of garbage will in the
past. the lowest proposal being $4,000
more than last year and SIT, 500 more
than provided for in the budget. These
facts in themselves are enough to eau
The expenditures thus far contracted
for include the following estimates
Elm Street $4,000.
Fayette st: $4,000.
Portion to be paid by the City of
smith Street pavement to be done by
nue. so, 1000.
Auto Sprinkler, $4,000.
Total, $184,0 600.
street Pavement (ss1. oOo) We must be
prepared to a when the County is
ready to begin work. I am ready to
approve this pavement because I have
result in putting the pavement off in
definitely and perhaps prevent the i'm
~provement altogether. Fayette, Broad
and Elm Streets I have approved be-
cause these are streets much Travelled
and the improvements have been petit
toned for by the property owners for
! a number of years past.
Surely there Is no justification for us
to embark upon a more ambitious pro-
gram just now. If we were doing this
work to provide employment for re-
turning soldiers and sailors we would
no doubt win public approval by con-
tinuing street improvements but
have found that In the streets now
under way there are no former SER
vice men employed.
Under these circumstances I feel that
I can do nothing but withhold my APP
proval from the paving resolution
herewith returned and likewise rec
be considered.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK DORSEY,
Mayor.
Motion that the veto of the Mayor
be sustained in the matter of the or
dinaRce to pave Herbert Street, was
lost by the following vote:Yea-Wa-
tiers, Patten, Clark. Nay-Wilson, An
dersen. Riedy. Grouse.
Motion prevailed. that the ordinances
and resolutions which had been ap-
proved by the Mayor. be placed on file
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
to pave Laurie Street from Groom
street easterly to easterly ter
minus Of said Laurie Street with War
~frenite" was taken up on second read
up on third reading and ina passage
Wilson, Andersen, Riedy, Grouse.
Nay-Waters, Patten, Clark.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
Ito pave Hall Avenu from Catherine
Bridge with Belgian block was taken
up on second reading. passed without
amendment. taken up on third reading
and final passage, and passed by the
following vote: Yea-Wilson, Ander-
sen, Clark. Riedy. Grouse. Nay-Wa-
tiers. Patten.
An ordinance entitled ian ordinance
Ito pave High Street running northerly
from the n~ortherly line of Smith Street
TO Fayette Street" was taken up on
second reading. passed without amend
ment, taken up on third reading and
final passage, and passed by the fol-
lowing vote: Yea-Wilson, Andersen
Riedy, Grouse. Nay-Waters. Patten
CLARK.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
street to Water Street with Warren
lite over a concrete base. and from