Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
APPOINTMENTS
At JAMESbURG
Common Council ReOrganizeS at
Monday Night Session
By spcciaI Correspondent.

mon council reorganized Monday
night at a busy meeting. Mayor
elect Elmer Patten presided. He did
not have an inaugural address and he
excused that part of the nights busi-
ness. Councilman Rogers and Tom
son took their seats for a second term
with the following responding TO their
names on roll call: Hutchinson, Toni
son, Dey, Hausser, Clerk William H.
Brooks.
Mayor Patten next made the fol-
lowing appointments for the current
year:
Borough clerk. William H. Brooks,
salary $3.50; an incraa Sc of SIS over
last e
Borough physician, Dr.. John L.
Suydam, salary S25.
Borough attorney, John P. Kirk
patrick. salary $50.
Borough marshal, Gustav ]. Fill
hover.
Overseer of the poor, William Dey.
Chairman Hutchinson of the po-
lice committee made the request That
Marshal Fillhower's salary be In
creased from $50 to 800 per month.
This was done.
The salaries of the assessor. Will
liam Paxton, and collector, John Err
hart, was left $3.50 and $3.50.
On the recommendation OF Mr..
Hutchinson the salaries Of the work.
men on the borough streets was LETT
In the hauds OF the street commits
sioner.
Mayor Petten announced tbs foI-
lowing committees:
Finance, Hutchinson, Tomson, Jen-
nings; streets, Rogers Tomson, Dey;
water, Dey, Rogers, Tomson; fire,
Hausser, Jennings, Dey; hal, Jen-
nings, Tomson. Dey; police. Hausser'
Rogers, Tomson: lights, Tomson'
Dey, Hausser.
Mayor Patten announced the fol-
lowing appointments to the Board OF
Health: DR.. John l.. Suydam, Condit
M. Dawson. ]. B. Pownall. Clerk
George r. Bailey as q member of
that body hat was embodied with
a that compelled him to take
that action, effective December 81,
1919. It was a question whether j.
Augustus Thompson would accept
the office of secretary again. To take
care of that Mayor Patten anne
Clarence NJ. Thorne and Harry L.
Emmons Is new members OF the
Board of Health.
Isaac Farr, who has been street
commissioner for q number of years.
rendered his resignation to take eff
feet March / when he Will engage In
farming.
To better conditions as &c the
duties of the local Board of Health
Councilman Hutchinson made the
suggestion that the council should
get in touch with the attorney and
draw up a set of resolutions to make
1t an easy matter to enforce the laws
relative to the health code. This
was made necessary by the boldness
Of many who are making life insani-
tary in the borough by the raising of
hundreds Of pigs in the congested
sections of the town. 1t was pro-
posed to have this ordinance forbid
ding the raising of pigs after March
1 and to include a heavy penalty for
a violation Of this law.
In an effort to make Jamesburg
more beautiful the suggestion was
made that the unsightly signboards
of the sidewalk be ordered away and
also the bread baskets at two stores
at lower Jamesburg that are left over
Sunday much to the annoyance of
pedestrians. The matter of awnings
and overhead projections from build
ings were given attention that shou.d
result in making Jamesburg more
pleasing to the eye.
Councilman Hutchinson struck q
popular chord in the offering Of a
resolution to be sent to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company to give the
residents of this place and passen-
gers on the railroad a better service.
The recommendations asked were for
the removal Of the upper Jamesburg
depot to a point near the station
known as the Junction depot and the
erection of one pleasing depot that
will meet the needs of the paSsen-
gers.
Lewis T. Bennett, a merchant OF
upper ~Jamesburg, was the only citi-
zen before the meeting with q grie-
vance relative to poor streets. His
property and the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's about a piece Of
street that is In poor condition and has
been for the past eight years. 1t has
been a question as to who Is sponsor
for the up-keep of the street n the
councilmen have promised to straigh-
ten out the tangle and fix same if 1t
belongs to the borough.
That the borough finances are IN
cellent shape was disclosed by the
statement that but $4,000 Of the 1918
taxes are unsolicited against $4,000
Of the same taxes in 1918. This Is
due to the twice-a-year-payment OF
taxes and incidentally saves the tax
payers a big sum on interest.
Jacob Hausser was chosen presi-
ue1L Oh the council TOT lne LiIlTu IlHle
and Mr.. Hausser said that 1t was not
much use choosing one as Mayor Pat
ten had missed but three sessions dur
ing the entire year.
So many complaints have come in
from the parents of boys lettering In
poolrooms that councilman Hutchin-
has advanced probably the only
sure cure for This growing evil. He
proposed that an ordinance be drawn
to compel the poolroom to
take out a license each year and this
will give the authorities a guiding
hand over the poolrooms and enable
them to revoke the license of any who
allow boys in their places under the
legal age.
A general discussion followed in
which the budget for the year was the
main topic n after thoroughly go,
ing over the amount needed for the
1920 year it was found that but about
5 1900 would be needed above the
1919 figures. A special meeting will
be held shortly at which the public
will be asked to attend and object II
they are not in favor of the budget as
arranged.