Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-03
MAYOR vETO[S
HERBERT ST. JOB
dorsey Gives Reasons Gordon,
Laurie, High Street Jobs Are
Approved

The ordinances for the paving Of
Gordon, Laurie and High streets
were returned to the Board of Alder
men last night by Mayor Frank
Do1s ey with his approval, but that
authorizing the paving of Herbert
street failed to secure the approval
of the mayor. When the matter OF
suktaining the mayors veto on TINS
ordinance was put to q vote the
three Democrats voted in favor of
sustaining his action while the four
Republicans were. in favor of not
sustaining 1t. The Republicans need
cd one more vote to pass 1t over the
Veto AS a result of this vote is is
unlikely thai Herbert street will be
paved by the city this yea
Mayor Dorsey in his letter points
out that although he is approving
the other street paving ordinances
the amount of this work which can
be done will depend entirely upon
the amount of money available after
the Board of Education has been
taken care of in it's demands for
money for q new school.
The mayors letter follows:
Jan. 80, 1920.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen:-I desire to call your
attention to the ordinances passed
at your last meeting for paving Cor
don, Laurie, High and Herbert
streets. I have previously recon-
mended that a plan for all proposed
street improvements for the entire
year be formulated, and that the
amount of money at our disposal for
such improvements be determined. j
6isapprove the method of going
ahead with plans for work without
knowing whether we have sufficient
available funds. People living on
the lines of proposed improvements
will be disappointed IL work is plan
ned which III finances will not per-
NIT us to carry put.
You have passed ordinances for
the paving of Gordon, Laurie, High
and Herbert streets without knowing
whether sufficient funds will be
available to do the work, except at
the expense of other improvements
more necessary.
1 have approved the ordinances
for paving High, Laurie and Gordon
streets, but this does not presuppose
my approval of further action re-
garding these streets IL such work
would shut out other improvements
more vital to the city.
L returned the ordinance for paw
ing Herbert street unapproved. There
A' ASpoht Cit lht u new DIIuSG
is to be built whose location has not
been definitely decided. The princi-
pal reason given for paving Herbert
street is that it is q connecting link
between Convery Place bridge, via
Smith and Market streets, and the
county bridge. / recommend that
this street be not paved until more
Is known regarding location of the
proposed bridge, when this matter
OF paving may be decided.
AS I have recently approved an
~ina for sewer construction In
certain parts of Laurie street and as
your honorable body passed a paving
resolution last year for this same
street, it is evident that at the time
the street did not have a complete
sewer system. / recommend that no
street paving De done before proper
sewers have been constructed.
Respectfully yours.
FRANK DORSEY,
Mayor.
A petition from the property own
ers on High street, north of Bucfing-
nan avenue, objecting to the paving
or High street in that section. was
received n placed on file.