Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
BUDGET
At JAMESbURC
Much Other Business is Trans
acted at Council Meeting
BIZ special Correaronaent.

By specidl Correspondent.
JAMESBURG, FEB. 4.-Common
council met Monday night when much
business was transacted. A numDer
of taxpayers were present to hear the
budget as adopted Jan. 20. 1t must
was raised to the proposed levy OF
s9,207 for the transaction of the
borough business tor the current year.
Mayor Elmer Patten presided with
tine following councilmen present:
Councilmen Tomson, Jennings, Rog-
lers, hey, Hausser, Clerk William II.
Brooks.
In reply to the request that James
burg be given better railroad facili-
ties in the way OF a new depo at
upper Jamesburg, was received from
h. V. Massey, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company who promised to
Hook INTO the matter and report al
the earliest moment the findings.
Clerk Brooks also made a report
that additional notices had been sent
to the remainder of the local pool
room owners, warning them that lesaI
action will be taken II they persist
in allowing small boys under the legal
age to congregate In the poolrooms.
Much amusement was caused by
the report of the street committee who
were unable to make any definite re-
port on the condition of the streets
las they were covered with Ice and
were hid from view"
The report of the fire committee
was even more pesslmistic and the
report was made that they dare not
examine the fire plugs for fear thai
they were frozen up" A complaint
was made against the county authori-
ties for leaving the main pipes OF
lower Buckelew avenue in a semi
exposed condition after making re-
pairs to tina street. The scraping of
the road exposed the pipes. making
them easy prey to the cold weather.
This main vas frozen during the colo
weather of last week.
Fire Chief Lokerson exhibited a let
ter from the Texas Refining Com
pany at Outcalt thanking the 6remen
for the very efficient in which
they had saved the structure from the
threatened flames. 1t told of the
quick response, 1t taking but ten
minutes for the department to be at
the scene OF the fire n have the
chemical working. Accompanying
the letter was a box of cigars for the
did their duty. No comment was made.
Some of the members were of the
opinion that a set price should be fix
ed for the chemical going out of town,
as several of the towns rave set a
price of s25.
AS Is the usual custom, preceding
he annual election of the officers OF
the Jamesburg Fire Department Chief
Lokerson asked that the mayor name
the Judge and two tellers to act at the
annual election with the following re-
suit: Judge, Christopher c. Quinn;
~tellers, Howard Conover and Harry
Emmons.
The resolution calling for the adop-
ton of the annual budget was up for
the final reading. On January 20 the
council rave the budget its first read
ing. Citizens present failed to raise
their voice in protest and the final
reading was had and the vote for its
adoption followed with the figures as
enumerated.
There will be raised by taxation
s9,207. The appropriations asked
were: Administrative and executive
s775; assessment and collection of
taxes, 1900; interest on current loans
1925; roads. $1,000: lights, $4,000:
police, 1880; fire. $3.50; BOARD OF
health, $50; poor, $275; payment of
bonds, 500; interest on bonds. $155;
Grand Army of the Republic, $40;
park Improvement. 5000; contingent,
$500. There is a difference of $2,2S2.
In the present budget and that of
1918, due to the increased cost of the
several departments.