Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
SPEEDING OVER
NEW PAVEMENT
Report to Act Against Ex-
ceSSive Speed Over New
Borough Streets

KEYPORT. Sept. 1.-THE mayor
and council directed the police COM
mittee to have the police arrest Of
tenders of the motor vehicle and
traffic acts. Since the opening of
h newly paved streets cars ave
been passing through the borough at
an excessive speed. The mayor t
= ted that DR.. S. H. Cassidy. the presi-
dent of the Board of Health, has
volunteered to assist the traffic Of
ficers and hat he had appointed
him a special officer without pay and
asked that his appointment be con
firmed. The appointment was unan-
imously confirmed.
Borough Attorney Van Buskirk re-
ported that in compliance with d.
rection received at the last meeting
he had appeared before the town
ship committee of Raritan township
in regard to the backing up of the
water of Chingarora creek. He t
ted that Charles Carr of the commit
tee informed him that from surveys
made in the vicinity of the creek he
had ascertained that the backing up
of the water was caused by the fact
that Mr.. Pimper. the garbage con-
tractor, was blocking up the stream.
Borough Engineer Bryne differed IN
opinion with this report in that he
believed that the trouble was caused
by a stoppage east Of Green Grove
avenue. The mayor directed the
street committee to make a thor
ough investigation of the circum-
stances and report at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Hornsby, of Webb & Hornsby,
Stated that as there was no Board
Of Trade active in Keyport, he and
his partner wished the mayor and
council to investigate the new indus
try to be known as the Eclipse
Phonograph Company. He stated
that it would require 100000 IN
capital and that the directors OF the
company had allotted one-sixth or
that sum to be raised in the vicinity
Of Keyport. The mayor laid the
matter over until the next meeting
tor investigation.
A communication was received
from Mrs. Annie L. Conover regard
ing the widening of Front street.
She complained that h had never
received any remuneration for prop
ertv taken by the borough. The bor-
ough attorney stated that no prop
erty of Mrs. Conover had been tax
en-; that that which was used for
the widening of the street belonged
to the state and that the sidewalk
now used by the public a been
dedicated by Mrs. Conover for many
years. The communication was or
dered filed.
Application was made by James
Doukas of Perth Amboy to operate
a bus line between Perth Amboy. and
Keyport running on a half hour
I schedule. The matter was laid over
J until tho next meeting for investi-
gallon. "
Permission was granted to the La
dies Auxiliary and the Hook &c Lad
der Company to hold a block n
on Second street during OCTOBER
subject to permission from h BOARD
OF Freeholders. Similar permission
was also granted to the keypoTt
Recreation Association for a blocK
dance on Front street.
The clerk and borough attorney
were directed to communicate with
the State Highway Department n
complain Of the conditions whlcn
now result from the fact that the
trolley tracks west of the oyster
Creek Bridge are merely filled with
loose dirt and stones and the surface
water from the new pavement Will
sobn wash out the sidewalks n
trolley roadbed.