Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-25
PROBE kEYPORT
Loss Of WATER
Special counsel's Opinion to
Be Asked---Other Council
Meeting Bushes:
Pp specinI corespondent

Py Special Correspondent
KEYPORT, June 25:-The mayor
and entire borough council were
present at the regular meeting held
Monday night. Louis Stultz, the local
ice dealer, addressed the nay and
council in regard to the loss of water
from the municipal plant. Mr.. Stultz
reiterated his former statement to
the council that he a no knowledge
of any water from the municipal
plant being used by him or n n
of his employees, and furthermore
that he had n sufficient supply from
his own well for all necessary pur-
poses. He submitted an estimate of
the maximum amount of water that
could have been used in accordance
with the statement made by one of
his former employees, which amount
ed to S4S5.38 and to which he added
thereto the sum of $50. The ques-
ton was later taken up n 1t was
decided that the matter would be
submitted to special counsel for an
opinion.
Mr.. Jacobs, Of the American Ia
France Engine Company. asked the
mayor n council at what time they
could inspect the new fire apparatus.
1t was decided that this inspection
should be held the next morning at 8
O'Clock. This was accordingly done
and the mayor and all of the bor-
ough officials met as agreed and the
machine was taken to various places
in the borough and tested.
The collectors semi-monthly re-
port showed a balance on hand of
$9,963.S5 and h a he had paid to
the county collector $12,517.49, for
special school taxes $12,296.SS, and
for demand notes and interest So
b96.58.
The Ministers Association have
appealed to the mayor and borough
council for cooperation in the hold
ing of outdoor services on the street.
1t was unanimously agreed that such
cooperation would be extended.
j. G. ~Schackelton Post, G.. A. r.,
sent a. letter thanking the mayor and
council for the annual appropriation.
A communication from st. Mary's
church was read requesting that a
''quiet zone be established n hun
dred yards on each side of the
church. This led to general discus
sion regarding the automobile traffic
throughout the borough and the clerk
was directed to communicate with
Commissioner Dill and ask that in
spectors be sent to investigate the
conditions here.
Clerk Terry stated thai the Jersey
Central Traction Company had APP
Dealed from the personal dSSeSSHlent
against it amounting to $4,000 un-
der the provisions of Chapter 20 of
the Laws ~of 1919, and the Mon
mouth Lighting Company had like
wise appealed from it's personal as
sessment for $4,000 under the same
Jaw.
The borough clerk reported that
he had the necessary papers to OBJ
tain the tablet made from material
from the battleship Maine. The bor-
ough hall committee was directed to
obtain the same.
The only bid submitted for the lay
ing of sidewalks was that of Bovine
Brothers, which was for twenty-four
cents, the water to be furnished by
either the property owners or the
borough and all grades to be given by
the borough or charged for as extra
work. 1t was unanimously decided
that the bid be accepted providing
the contractors furnished a bond that
ap should be done by Septem-
Der /.
The question of the traffic conges-
ton at the corner of Broad and
Front streets was taken up and dis
cussed at length. The police were
notified to keep all vehicles at least
sixty feet from either corner. Traffic
signs to that effect will also be OBJ
tanned and placed upon the curb for
the information of the drivers.
The clerk reported that during the