Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-06
ORDINANCES At
SOUTH ANBOY
Action Is Taken on Jitney
Bonds, Police Matters and
for Street improvements.
IBy Eyening News corre.pondentl

is thought to be the first step IN
tightening up on the Jitneys was
taken last night at the meeting of
the Common Council held in the city
hall. 1t was recently discovered.
when reviewing the jitney ordinance
that the iitney owners had filed only
a copy of a $4,000 bond with the city
clerk of this city instead of a $4,000
bond. This is in direct violation OF
the state law. An ordinance last
night introduced by Councilman
Stockton provides that all jitney
owners shall file an original bond
that will protect the people in case
of an accident.
Councilmen Stockton, Stanton,
Shuey and Lovely were on hand last
night. Councilman Kvist is still on
the sick list.
In addition to the addition to the
iitney ordinance two new ordinances
were introduced. The first is an
amendment to the police ordinance
which provides that the ~janitors of
the city hall shall be placed on an
eight-hour basis. At the present time
there are two men the
twenty-four hours. The other ordi-
nance provides for the establishment
| of a grade on Main street from
Broadway to the easterly line. Both
ordinances were read for the hrst
time and laid over under the rules.
Another ordinance provided for
the appointment of NJ. Lee Suits as
assessor of the second district to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of William II. Preston.
An ordinance introduced by Coun-
Gilman Stockton and adopted by the
council provides for the assignment
of the Selden fire truck to the indie
pendence Hose 81 Chemical Com
pany of this city. Although this
truck has been in operation for sew
eral months it has eve been Off
Cially assigned to any company. The
action last night is the first step in
pu..ing the fire department on a
firm basis.
A communication from City Treas
urer Harold G.. Hoffman stated that
in accordance with instructions CIV
en- him he had delivered the $780,
900 long term water bonds and the
S58,00O 6 per cent. skies to the
South Amboy Trust Company upon
receipt of the amount of their bid.
AS practically all the money had
been expended he advised that the
money borrowed on notes from the
First National Bank and South Am
boy Trust Company be on
the maturing of the notes covering
this appropriation and the balance
to be used to reimburse the ~-calle
general account.
A similar communication covering
the purchase of the $4,000 storm,
sewer and curb bonds which were
Delivered to the First National Bank,
was received with practically the
same recommendations. Both were
received and filed.
A communication was received
from the residents of lower Feltus
street onIe more protesting against
discrimination of the hands of the
Public Service Gas Company. The
communication stated that the gas
company demanded an advance of
$72O for the installation of the gas
service and the residents did not feel
that they could afford the outlay of
money, especially as other parts of
the city, not as thickly settled do not
have to make such an advance. The
communication told of the %injunc-
ton once served on the Public Ser
vice Company until such time that
they furnished these residents with
gas. The injunction was never en-
forced. The communication was re-
ferred to the mayor, the council as
a whole and the city solicitor.
~ was itNtiNSb
from the manager of Monmouth
Lighting Company showing the ex-
act location, number and candle
power of every street light in the
city. The communication was re-
ceived and referred to the council
for inspection.
Another communication from the
same source was received acknowl-
edging the placing of orders for adj
ditional street lights. The commu-
nication continued to state that they
felt a better feeling now existed be-
tween the lighting company and the
city than ever before. 1t stated that
the company had always tried to
give the best of it's service and if
they had failed it was due to rea-
sons over which they had no on
troll. The communication was re-
ceived and filed.
A communication from Mayor
Scully stated hat Chief of Police
Mcdonnell had been unable to find
the person guilty of defacing the
fire house on Broadway with pos
ters. This vas received and filed.
A communication from c. II.
Sheppard, a consulting engineer of
Chicago, offering his services in the
event the city of South Amboy de-
sires to make extensions to its
lighting system. This was received
and filed.
A communication for r. C. Steph-
enson, secretary of the sinking fund
commission, stated that there was a
balance on hand OF $1,7S2.34. The
communication was received and
filed.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the city engineer to prepare
plans and specifications for the lay
ing of sidewalks and curb on John
street and Augusta street. The or
dinance covering this was adopted
by the old council in August of last
year.
The matter of pavement on Main
street and Stevens avenue received
councilman Shuey
brought to the attention of the
council that the pavement on one
section of Main street was in very
bad condition. He urged that the
city get in touch with the State
Highway Commission for immediate
action. While this motion was pen
ding Councilman Stanton once more
brought out the fact that the same
condition exists and has existed on
stevens avenue, at the corner of
Henry street, for sometime. This
was also included in the communi-
cation.