Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-05

March ., 1921.
Whereas, under and by virtue of g
proclamation by the President of the
limited States issued December .. 1917
in accordance with the provisions of Sec
ton l, Title IL. of an Act of Congress
approved June Is. 1917. entitled An act
| foreign relations, the neutrality and the
foreign m of the United States,
to punish espionage. and better to en-
force the criminal laws of the United
States. and for other purposes" the duty
of establishing anchorage. grounds In
navigable waters of the United States
and of prescribing rules and regulations
in connection herewith. passed temper
arily to the secretary OF the Treasury
ana
Whereas. His authority in such matters
is understood to have been terminated
by the approval by the President on
March 8. 1921. of a joint resolution OF
congress declaring that certain acts of
Congress, joint resolutions. and procla-
nations shall be construed as IL the war
had ended, and the present or existing
emergency expired"
Now. Therefore, Under and by virtue
Iof the authority conferred upon the Sec
rotary of War by Section Z of the Act of
congress approved March 4, 1915, entitled
AN act making appropriations for the
certain public works on rivers and har-
bors, and for other purposes and by
Section z of the Act of Congress approved
August 8, 1917. similarly entitled, l here
l pY Itdlllh dHu IN III "a ahht
further notice, all anchorage grounds es-
ltablished by the Secretary Of the Treasury
land all rules and regulations prescribed
by him in connection Herewith under au-
lthority of the said proclamation of De-
cember 3, 1917. and which are not in
conflict with the provisions of the said
sections of the Acts of Congress approved
March 4. 1915, and August s, 1917.
(Sgned) JOHN w. WEEKS,
Secretary of War.
was received and ordered entered in the
minutes.
the election OF Soren p. Stark. Chris Yen
sen, Linhart Hansen, Frank Musoln. Ste
phen Thomas, Martin Anderson, Myers
Albert schwarck and John sumsr. was
received and referred to the IN
on Fire.
Report of Washington Hose and Chem
ical Company of the election of Chris
Peterson, Frank Schantz. John Mallett.
Nicholas loft and Walter Merwin. was
received and referred to the COMMITTEES
on Fire.
Petition for two street lamps on Baker
Place was received and referred TO the
Committee on Lamps and Lights.
Petition to reduce assessment for paving
! Laurie Street was received. and referred
to the City Attorney.
Suggestion of Parent>Teachers Associa-
| ton Of the m School that Charles
Hauser be rewarded for his services in
helping to trace a murderer, was refer
red to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union for a strict enforce
ment of the Volstead Act, including sin
cere and effective cooperation with the
County Prosecutor and the Federal au-
thorities, was received and referred TO
the Mayor. Police and Chief
of Police for action.
Petition of Raritan Copper Works for
adoption of Daylight Saving plan, was
received and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
A. nra;p,nca an.itla1 CAV orJinopoa fo
provide for the paving with asphalt block
laid on concrete foundation of Brighton
Avenue from Lewis Street to a point 4b5
southerly from south side of said Lewis
Street. and appropriating the sum of
$12, 600 to pay the cost thereof was in
troduced, and adopted by the following
vote: Yea-Sofeld. Waters, Patten. An
dersen, Clark, Riedy, Wester. Nay-None.
An ordinance entitled AN ordinance to
reconstruct the pavement Of Maple Street
and other streets in the City Of Perth
Amboy, by warrenite laid on brick or con-
crete foundation, and appropriating the
sum of 1913, 900 to pay the cost thereof"
was introduced. and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yea-Sofeld, Waters, Pat
ten. Andersen, Clark. Riedy, Wester. Nay
None
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance to
provide for the paving of Convery Place
from Brace Avenue to New Brunswick
found alton and appropriating $27, 900 to
pay the cost thereof was introduced,
and adopte by the following vote: Yea
Sofeld. Waters. Patten. Andersen. Clark.
Riedy, Wester. Nay-None.
An ordinance entitled AN ordinance to
provide for the paving of Brace Avenue
from Amboy Avenue to the westerly line
of Convery Place, with W.arrenite, laid on
concrete foundation and appropriating the
sum of forty thousand dollars to pay the
cost thereof" was introduced, and adopt
ed by the following vote: Y~ea-Sofeld,
Waters, Patten. Andersen, Clark. Riedy,
WnStpT. NAV-NOnp
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
providing for the issuance of $50, 900 Wa
ter Bonds Of the City of Perth Amboy,"
was introduced, and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. Yea-Sofeld, Waters, Pat
ten. Andersen, Clark, Riedy. Wester. Nay
None.
mended the transfer to Samuel S. Heller
Of permit to operate auto bus owned by
Wolf Cohen, which recommendation was
on motion confirmed,
The Committee on Taxation, to whom
had been referred the request for con-
collation. of sidewalk assessment (Jos.
Slobodien. Jefferson street, reported as
follows:
Your Committee on Taxation having
made a thorough investigation Of the at
tached petition. find no grounds for can
collation. of the assessment referred to
in said petition. The Collector of Rev
enue will take notice. and notify petit
toner of action taken by your committee.
JOHN J. CLARK,
CHAIRMAN,
Committee on Taxation.
The action of the Committee was con-
armed.
The Committee on Fire. recommended
membership in Liberty Hook and Ladder
Company be approved, which recommen-
dation was on motion confirmed.
The petition of the patrolmen to form
the next meeting.
The findings Of the majority of the
Committee of the Whole are as follows:
We have carefully considered the testi-
misconduct against Patrolman Edward
relating to charge preferred
against him based upon an assault COM
on one Julia Santo on or about
the very vital fact that the
charges were not preferred at the solicit
tation or request Of Julia santo who as
a matter of fact was confined and is now
at the State Home for Girls in
and who did not know that
charges had been preferred until brought
before us to testify upon a writ of hab-
cas- corpus issuing out of the Supreme
Court on tn order of Judge Bergen. The
of said Julia Santo is corrobor-
ated by Helen McGraw who was also con-
to the House of the Good Shepherd
at time charge was preferred so that it
cannot be said that the two witnesses
up the case. From tn testimony
produced before us we are convinced that
said officer Is guilty of misconduct and
We so find. |
We do recommend that said officer ne
hereby dismissed from the Police Depart
of the City of Perth Amboy as of
Dec. 9th, 1919. Testimony taken at said
hearing is annexed to these findings.
JOHN N. WESTER,
JOHN e.. SOFIELD,
ALBERT G.. WATERS,
JOHN j.. CLARK,
THOMAS PATTEN.
Alderman Clark made the following re-