Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-25
SOUTH AMBOY

Repair men from the New YORK
Telephone Company are repairing
the cable at the upper end of the
city, which was burnt in half at
the recent fire there. Since the
night of the fire the telephone SER
vice in that section of the city COW
ering Maxville, Bergen Hill and
other outlying districts has either
been cut off entirely or hampered
severely.
Letters are being circulated by the
Public Service Gas Company to local
consumers in an effort to sell the
recent stock issue to subscribers.
The child welfare committee are
now completing the examination of
essays on Clean Up Week" The
time for writing these essays was
extended for one week and the COM
mittee expects to be able to an
nounce the results within a few
days.
The contractor in charge of paw
ing Bordentown and Pine is
rushing the work to completion.
Today he will no doubt complete
the excavation Of n side of the
street and just as soon as completed
the tracks of the trolley company
will be laid and service to the upper
end of the city resumed.
All members of Seneca Tribe No.
%, Improved Order of Red Men, are
hereby notified that the regular
meeting on Thursday evening will
be opened at seven O'Clock in order
to allow the members present to at
tend the meeting to be held at South
River.
Councilman Kvist has announced
that City Collector Slower will be
at the city hall every evening this
week until nine o'clock for the pur-
pose of collecting taxes. Taxes Will
become delinquent after June first,
and this extra accommodation is
given to avoid letting them become
delinquent.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Education will be held
in the office of the city superinten-
dent of schools tonight. This will
be practically the last session of
the board before the close OF the
school year. Announcement of the
commencement program together
with the announcement of those to
graduate will no doubt be made to-
night. 90 3fH'lf
the monthly meeting Of the
Board of Health will be held in the
mayors office of the city hall Thurs-
day night. 1t will be interesting
to note the report made at this
time by the inspector on the con-
dition of the Junk yard" 1t was
the opinion of many that the Junk
men, could not live UT to so dras-
tic an ordinance as is In effect IN
this city. There was a great deal
of objection to the granting OF
even temporary licenses in the heart
of the city, but the board felt That
they could not drive the men out of
business. With this in mind they
have recommended that the council
adopt coming laws. This matter mas
been referred to the city solicitor
and the city engineer who are MAX
ing Investigations on what has been
accomplished in other cities.
Bow Scouts of the city are plan
ming to take an active part in the
Memorial Day ceremonies to be held
in this city under the. direction OF
the American Legion Monday morn
ing, May 80. The boys, eve since
their organization some ten years
ago, have been very reliable ana
been on duty every Decoration Day.
In the past few years when the
members of the G.. A. r. have been
II, able to do all the work alone they
have been a great assistance n help-
ing the old veterans to decorate the
graves of their comrades.
The march to Christ cemetery on
Memorial Daily is to be a difficult
one. Both Bordentown avenue ana
Pine avenue-the only means Oh ap-
proach have been torn up in prep
aration for paving.
Extensive Improvements are be-
ing made to Briggs garage. When
completed one of the finest acces-
sorry stores in this section will be
established at the corner of Broad
way and Main street, right at the
-~anna 70 tho naW state highway.