Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
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4 MOTOR TRUCK
Engine Company Petitions AL
dermen for Addition to Their
Apparatus Other Matters.

a request was received by the alder
men at their meeting last night from
officers and members of Lincoln En-
CINE Company, No. 1, that their appar-
stus be motorized. The communica-
lion asked that a combination chemical
n hose pneumatic tire standard fire
apparatus be procured for them and
also a two wheel tractor of a standard
hfe apparatus manufacture to be at
tached to the present Metropolitan
Fteam fire engine. The communication
was received and referred to the fire
committee.
At present the Protection Hook &
Ladder apparatus is being painted and
within the next three weeks it will be
motorized by the addition of an Ameri-
a LaErance automobile tractor. No
discussion on the application of the
Lincoln Engine company took place
but 1t apparently is the intention of
the aldermen to gradually motorize
hll of the city's fire apparatus.
A resolution authorizing the ex-
penditure of $500 from the contin-
gent account to finance the operating
of he federal, state, municipal en-
ployment bureau in this city until
July 1 was unanimously passed.
The collector of event was in
structed in a resolution passed by the
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issue tax warrants for the collection
of personal and automobile tax as
directed by law.
The clerk was instructed TO adver-
tise for bids to be received for paint
ing the interior of city hall. The
committee on public grounds and
buildings will draw up the specifca-
tions.
A resolution authorizing the issu-
anc of improvement bonds amounting
to $4S,200 was unanimously adopted,
the money to be used in paying for
The construction of additional extern
sions to the waterworks system, and
providing additional equipment, ma
chinery and apparatus for the present
water works system. These bonds are
to bear interest at not over six per
cent.
h committee on fire was author
lied by resolution to advertise for
$500 Feet of fire hose. An e1pendi-
ture of not more than $3.50 to pay
for the erection of a waiting room and
motor bus office on Water street, north
of Smith street, was authorized in
another resolution. This office and
waiting roo will have telephone on
Hections.
A resolution was passed authoriz-
ing III committee on taxation to pur-
chase the loose leaves and covers
nor the 1921 field books, total cost
not to exceed $178.50.
A communication asking whether
pr nor any police matron had been
named as yet was received and placed
on file, as was a communication from
the superintendent of the local hos
pital with reference to an unusual
ease cared for at that institution.
Seven Of the property owners on
Woodruff Place had a petition before
the Board with the request that tina
street be paved with asphalt block.
The matter was referred to the street
committee.
An ordinance appropriating $1,000
to defray the cost of laying a sewer
In Laurie street from Groom street to
New Brunswick avenue and from
Penn street to the easterly terminus
of Laurie street, was unanimously
passed.
Bills were ordered paid, the judic-
jary committee reported favorably on
two junk applications and the reports
of city officers were received.
A special meeting of the board will
be called by the chairman in order
that action may be taken again on the
1926 tax ordinance, which was passed
on it's first reading by a unanimous
vote last night.