Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
DAYLIGHT TIME
FOR SPOTSWOOD
Council Unanimously Adopts
Resolution; Also Take Ac-
ton on Billiard ParIorS.
by Evening News Correspondent

IDy Evening News Correspondent
SPOTSWOOD, April 15:-Two
important measures were given the
sanction of the council at their April
session. The first was the passing
on first and second reading of an
ordinance to regulate the conduct
of pool parlors and the passing of a
resolution putting Spotswood on rec
ord as in favor of the daylight sav-
ing.
Mayor Charles II. DeVoe presided
and the following councilmen were
present: John O. Cozzens, E. Ray
mond Appleby, Herman Latteau,
Theodore Clark and Borough Clerk
Phineas Bovine.
The ordinance to license pocket
billiard parlors was taken up section
by section and passed upon by the
council. 1t disclosed the fact hat
many complaints had been received
of boys of tender years f~requenting
these places n gambling. The new
ordinance makes it compulsory to
have a license to conduct same and
that the parlors shall not remain
open after IL o'clock at night. Sun
day operation is prohibited; no n
but naturalized Americans shall OPP
crate one and the license fee will be
IS per year for one table and 50
for each additional table. The APP
plication for a license must be sign
ed by at least ten reputable citizens
who are freeholderS also. No boys
under eighteen years will be admit
ted to the parlorS and to insure a
clear view of the place on Sundays
the curtains must be withdrawn.
Gambling of all kinds is forbidden.
A disregard of this ordinance shall
forfeit automatically the license.
This M a II will hn nacSa1 G,a11Ny
at the next meeting on April 27.
The daylight saving ordinance was
next in order. Mayor DeVoe said
that adjacent municipalities had
passed ordinances but that on advice
of counsel the council would be
within the law in offering a resolu-
ton that would cover the matter
and incidentally save the taxpayers
about $25.
Councilman Latteau introduced
the following resolution:
Whereas the various municipali-
ties of Middlesex county have by
ordinance or otherwise fixed or
recommended that at 2 o'clock a. IN.
an April 81, 1921, all clocks and
official timepieces be advanced one
hour and to remain advanced until
September 25 when said clocks and
timepieces shall be set back to cor
respond to standard eastern time.
Therefore, from 2 a. m. on the
21st of April to September 25th, all
meetings of the Common Council be
held at such time as to conform to
advanced time.
BE it further resolved hat this
body recommend that all citizens of
the borough Of Spotswood use this
advanced time for all purposes"
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
That women shall play an impor-
tant part in borough politics was
manifested by the naming of two
women to Office where men have
fallen down and as the mayor an
nounced that he had two unusual
and important places to fill" The
ladies recommended were Mrs. John
O. Cozzens and Miss Lillian Baquet
as members of the Board of Health.
Augustine Cornell was also named
rs a member of that body.
Mayor Devoe said that a report
from the Usher Publishing Com
pany VINO had the audit If the
towns affairs in charge, had been
received by the borough collector
and would be open for inspection at
the next session of council. 1t show
ed the finances of the borough in
good shape.
James P. Casey. of Jamesburg, a
property owner and business man
of S~potswood, spoke in regard to the
poor fire equipment and protection
that the borough has at this time.
All present Don warmed up to the
discussion of giving Spotswood a
better fire protection.
MI. Casey held up as an illustra-
ton what other small towns had
done successfully and at the same
time be efficient, the motorized ap-
paratus that the borough of James
burg has at this time. The council
men made it plain that individually
they would try and bring the men,
bers of the fire department and the
council together On this improve
ment of fire protection. This matter
will be put before the firemen at
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