Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
HEARING
FOR KEYPORT
Ordinance Passed on First
Reading Provides for Wild
ening of Front Street.
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
KEYPoRT, Feb. 16-An ordi-
nance establishing the new curb line
and providing for widening of Front
street. was introduced and passed
on first reading by the mayor and
council Monday night. Borough
Attorney Van Buskirk presented a
copy of the detailed plans as drawn
by the St1te Highway Department
and gave an outline of the work to
be done Is the borough In accord
ance with the demands of the state
department. The ordinance will
come up for a public hearing on
February 2Sth.
Bids were received on fire hose,
eight estimates having been SUBJ
mitted. The council decided to re-
fer all bids and samples to the fire
committee and gave them power to
accept the one most advantageous
to the department.
An ordinance controlling jitneys
was read by the clerk and referred
to the street committee for further
suggestions and to be presented for
introduction and first reading at the
next meeting.
The clerk was directed to adver-
lA1t AOl GtaA&u bAto lOl liz GOAitG-
ton of garbage for one year from
March first, bids to be opened at the
mex meeting.
Charles Kruser was appointed
building inspector by Mayor Mason
and was unanimously confirmed.
Joseph Coward was appointed a
member of the uniformed police
force. His position to be held by
The month at the rate of one thous-
and dollars a year and salary to
begin on March first.
The mayor brought up several
matters of Importance. The first
was in regard 10 motor vehicle traf-
fc in the borough and he asked that
the representatives of the press who
were present give publicity of his
warning. He stated that he intend
ed to see that the law regarding
motor vehicles be strictly enforced.
and that If any n was caught
speeding or recklessly driving it
would be their own fault If a heavy
fine was placed upon them He
stated that he had witnessed the
very narrow escape of a small child
but a fe wdays before and that had
the child been killed it would have
been a serious matter for the driy-
er of the car as he was wholly in
fault.
The mayor also brought up the
question of street lights being out
ard asked that the citizens of the
borough cooperate with the officials
by notifying the clerk of any lights
which might be out.
The mayor spoke at length upon
the assets and liabilities of the bor-
ough and called attention of the
council to the fact thst there were
sewer certificates of Indebtedness
due and outstanding which he
thought could be paid off by the
Alking fund commissioners and
thus save the interest charge. The
borough attorney reported that the
commissioner of municipal accounts
had requested information regard
ing the sinking fund and that he
would undoubtedly suggest the
manner of taking care of these GER
titicates. The clerk vas directed to
write to the commissioner and set
forth the facts concerning the case.
Elias Goldschmidt requested that
the mayor appoint a committee to
ascertain for the benefit of the tax
payers the exact amoun of money
a Ottl oPthN lAC
years 1910 and 1917 for the prose-
cUtion of the action by the borough
against him.
The mayor brought up the ques-
ton of the licensing and taxing of
dogs and requested that the bor-
ough attorney report upon the same
at the next meeting.
DIR. Hopkins also reported that a
great deal of borough property was
now stored upon the property OF
former Mayor Bogardus at the foot
of Broad street. He stated that
DIR. Bogardus had not charged any
rent for the several years, but that
if the borough still wished to use
the building it could do so upon
the payment of five dollars a month
rent. The matter was referred to
the water committee.
A communication was read from
Miss Susan Brown. the secretary OF
the Keyport Improvement Associa-
ton. 1t requested that if there
were any vacancies at present on
the Board of Health that they be
filled by the appointment of women
or If there should be any in the fu-
tufe the mayor take such request
in view. The mayor stated that all
vacancies had been filled for the