Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-03

dsrmen Wilson, Waters, Patten. Andersen.
Clark. Risdy and Aldsrman-at-largs Wes-
on motion the reading Of the minutes of
tho meetings Of January bth and 18th was
dispensed with. and the minutes approved
Bids Tor furnishing the Financial State
ment for 1913, were received and opened
Tho Mosquito. 50 is per page.
Perth Amboy Printing Co, IS per page.
Bids for furnishing hve passenger auto
mobile for Police Departement. were re-
eeived and opened as follows:
Garretson Company, s1lS5.oo.
Wire wheels. see.
+. ID. Spruance Co., s1S5o.0O
Frank Van SICKLE. si21s.oO.
The following communication from the
Mayor.
To the Honorable Board Of Aldermen
/ desire to call your attention to the or
dinances passed at your last meeting for
paving Gordon. Laurie. High and Herbert
that a plan for all proposed street improve
ments FOR the entire year be formulated,
posaI for such Improvements be determined:
I disapproye the method OF going aneaa
Whether ws have suricient avaiiasls funds
People living on the lines OF proposed im-
provements will be disappointed II work Is
planned which our finances Will not permit
You have passed ordinances for the paw
ing Oh SOTutns Ldullt A1Ath dho a
streets, without knowing whether sufficient
funds will be available to do the work.
except at the expense Of other improve
7 have approved the ordinances for paw
Ing High. Laurie and Gordon streets, but
this does not presuppose my approval OF
further action regarding these streets If
such work would shut out other improve
msnts more vital to the city.
/ returned the ordinance for paving Her
bert street, unapproved. There is a report
uwh1a location has MT haan daEnttalN de-
cided. The principal reason eiven for paw
ing Herbert Street is that II Is a connect
Smith and Market Streets. and the county
bridge. I recommend that this street be
location Of the proposed bridge, when this
matter Of paving may be decided.
As 7 have recently approved an ordin-
ance for sewer construction In certain parts
OF Laurie street and as your honorable body
passed a paving resolution last year Tor this
same street, II is evident that at the time
the street did not have a complete sewer
system. recommend that no street paw
inr be done before proper sewers have
FRANK DORSEY.
was received and ordered entered in the
Te following communication from the
Jan. 80, 1920
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen
L am returning unapproved your resoiu-
.ion regarding employment Of a police ma
tron and stenographer to the Superintend-
ent of Police. Under the Law Of 1910
which governs the employment Of police
matronss she would be confined simply to
duties around the police station aud she
would have no police power to go outside.
Female prisoners are so few that only a
cupied with the result that We would have
an addition to the payroll without any re-
The law also provides that the pay of a
matron is $3.50 per year. Is 1t your inten-
tion to create the office of stenographer
to the Superintendent of Police tolegalize
the additional $4,000?
Upon receipt Of this resolution. I wrote
ever made APPLICATION for a stenographer
I enclose n ocpT or his reply IN which,
you viii nate. lie etates that he had not
made such q request. that he had, at diff
ferent times. stated t" different aldermen
that there should he a clerk to keep proper
Perth AmbGy usually have. He further
stated that he did not say what the sex
ke-iing OF. police records is work that
should be done by a regular officer. In
Traffic Officer Murray we have a man who
is thoroughly competent, and who has made
a record as an officer, and l would recon-
mend that your honorable body designate
Officer Murray as police clerk. with the rank
of detective. He could keep the records,
which will require very little time. and
could then be detailed by the chief on 9TH
The Chief further states that he desired
a police woman, who can be detailed Tor
either HlatfOn = NOIh OI ~ dA1
ne further states that II he had had a po-
lice woman tho recent scandal would not
have occurred.
The main reason given for employing a
woman In the police department was the
need of guarding girls on the streets and
of looking after Juvenile and female cases,
calling at their homes. investigating oondi-
lions and preventing misdemeanors. A ma
iron would have no authority and would
therefore be absolutely useless for this class
1t is also evident that a woman for such
nrorD Cyartld ha NJ Inafurp Years and aXDer-
1 have. therefore. not approved the reso-
tuition on the ground that a police matron
would not meet the situation. that her sal
AIRY would simply be a fixed charge against
the city with very little return and as a
would be out Of her sphere According to
Chief Burke. a police woman. such as nave
described. Is absolutely necessary and l am
place the full responsibility upon your hon
orabie body.
FRANK DORSEY,
was received and ordered entered in the
A petition from property owners on High
street asking that the Council reconsider
action to pave High Street north of Buck
tnghan Avsnue, was received and ordered
filed,
expenses, was received and ordered fled.
The following communication from the
Woman's Club:
To His Honor. The Mayor and Board of
Aldermen.
Gentlemcn:-
On December 9th, 1919. the Civic Com
mittee representing the Woman's Club OF
Perth Amboy,. petitloned the appointment
of a Police Woman.
This petition was made at a time when
the need of such an addition TO the police
force was self evident from every point Of
Wow.
In this petition the Civic es-
pecially asked for the appointment of a
mature woman, preferably trained for the
work. but at least with a capacity Tor and
q sympathy with the welfare work connec-
ted with such a position. There should be
much outside work done by a woman on
the force-prevention work among children
and girls and this work needs a person of
fnsight and ability for this particular kind
Of service.
In view of the fact that the appointment
Chief of Police has been advertised as hay-
ing been made out Of Difference TO the
wishes of the Womens Club and other ag-
encies. we respectfully call your attention
TO the facts of the petition and to the facts
concerning the present appointment, which
seems harmonious.
The Civic Committee is not willing to
accept the present appointment as one fill
ing the needs of Perth Amboy from the
welfare standpoint.
As the Civic Committee understands the
Law regarding this work, the present ap-
pointee would have no street authority
Whatsoever: and since the number of female
there would be much valuable time wasted
which should be utilized in prevention work
in the homes and on the streets of our
city.
VIII you give this matter your most
earnest attention and consideration.