Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
RES|DENTSASK
ACTION At ONCE
Referred to Street Committee
But Entire Board Win Visit
Municipal Dumping Ground

A petition signed by los residents
in the vicinity of the municipal gar
bage dump, located in the northern
part of the city, west Of the Central
railroad tracks and north Of Hail
avenue, requesting immediate abol-
ishment of the place. branding IL az
a nuisance and menace to the
health of the community. was re-
ceived by the Board Of Aldermen
last night
The wording of the petition show-
ed the persons affected by the dump
to be sincere in decision that the city
must take some steps to alleEfate
matters at once. The residents near
the dump have an abhorance for
the conditions there and request im-
mediate abolishment of this nuis-
ance and disgrace, which is also
dangerous to the health of the entire
population Of North Amboy in gem
eral," the remonstrance declares
Alderman BENJAMIN A Riedy, in
whose ward the dump Is located.
moved that the petition be referred
! 10 the committee of the whole to
/ investigate and take action at once.
I Alderman John j. Clark objected to
this action, declaring that il Was
4 the work of the street COMMITTEES.
1t was finally decided to refer the
matter to the street COMMITTEES
which will make an inspection of
1 the dump tomorrow morning AZ
1 1890 O'Clock in order TO learn just
! what conditions exist there The
members of the board who are not
on the street committee decided TO
J go on this inspection trip tomorrow
also.
The conditions under which the
garbage contract is awarded call for
all refuse being properly covered
over with ashes so that the smell
from the dump does not become
oppressive. At least one man IL
supposed to be employed at the
/ dump all the time in order to see
that sanitary conditions are main-
| tanned there.
Owing to the fact that this sec
ton OF the city is being built up,
houses are being erected nearer and
nearer the dump and the uuisancs
| grows =erse as time goes by. the
residents there claim. -.'5.-- ~
A demonstrates signed by NUNS
| ber of residents and properly pWn-
ers in East avenue which had beeu
| received by Building Inspector VIII
! liam j. Murtagh was brought before
! the board for consideration The
! petition asked that the building ia
spector refuse TO grant permit for
| the erection of a garage on Easi
avenue by James Doukas to be used
4 for the storage of several buses
The remonstrance said that section
was strictly residential and that .
garage there would be nuisarce
FIRE hazard and would tend to re-
duce property values The letter
was referred by the aldermen 70
the city attorney.
Two bids for painting the Liberty
Hook & Ladder apparatus were re-
ceived and referred to the commit
tee on fire. The estimate Of the
Perth Amboy Auto Body Company
of S40O was low. That of Reinheid
& Olsen, of Brace avenue, was $41S
A communication from Senator
Thomas Brown, attorney for PATROL
man John Kurpiel. who is endeaN-
| oring TO secure from the city pay
for the time the patrolman was sus-
pended from the force, was re-
ceived and referred TO the city at
torney.
An ordinance to reestablish an
assessment map 10 be used in al
cases of assessing taxes was passed
upon its first reading.