Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-19
ALDERMEN GET SEVERAL
PLEAS FOR STREET REPAIRS


Several petitions for street i'm
provements were received by the
Board of Aldermen last night and re-
ferred to the city engineer and COM
nlittee on streets and sewers for ac-
tion.. Property owners along Cor
don street petitioned the board for a
paved street between Rector and
Front street, the request being that
asphalt block or warrenite be used.
Property owners on Carson avenue
Brace avenue and Compton avenue
petitioned the aldermen to lay a sew
err on Carson avenue from Compton
avenue to Neville street.
Residents on Harrington street
complained of the unclean and un-
sanitary condition of Mary street,
due to the lack of proper sewerage
disposal. The petition states that
these property owners had asked for
q sewer on their street, but had not
received any consideration. .he
dirty water and refuse flows rom
Mary street to Harrington street, the
letter said, menacing health and
welfare.
A communication was received
from the Jersey Central Traction
Company informing the board that
a hearing on their application for
permission to increase passenger
rates from seven to ten cents in
each zone will be held before the
Board of Utility Commissioners at
Jersey City tomorrow morning at
1890 o'clock. APPLICATION to remove
tracks from Carr avenue, Keansburg,
and Main street, Matawan, will be
heard at the same time. The city
attorney was instructed to attend
this hearing and oppose the pro-
posed increase.
The Board Of Water Commission
ers had communication before the
board with reference to the ability
of the municipal lighting plant to
furnish power for the high level
pumping station at the new reser-
voir. This was referred to the COM
mittee on lamps and lights.
City Attorney Leo Goldberger in
formed the board that the State Mu-
tual Liability Insurance Company,
of Newark, which furnished the
bonds for thirty-five of the forty
buses in the city. had gone into the
hands of the receivers and urged
that bus owners be instructed to get
new policies. This matter was re-
the city attorney to work in conjunc-
tion with this committee.
The Mcclellan Engine Company
had communication before the
board asking that the pay of its
members be increased from $12 to
$25 per year as authorized in law
recently passed by the state legis-
lature. This letter was referred to
the fire committee. Ole Olsen ap-
piled for the position of dog-catcher.
to be paid s1.50 per head. and cat
aer. as well. he offering to do the
latter work free. This was refer
red to the judiciary committee.
Eugene M. Clark's appointment to
the Board of Park Commissioners
by Mayor William c. Wilson was
confirmed His term will expire on
April IT. 1926. Howard Kinsey was
made a member of the new coming
committee to take the place of Ar
thur Dunham, who refused to serve.
The street commissioners report
showed a total of $S,275.4S expended
in removing snow during the winter.
One-thrd of this amount, $2,05S.49,
will be charged to the Public Service
Company. A report from the street
commission Of sidewalks cleaned off
by city employees was received and
referred to the collector for collec-
tion..
An ordinance authorizing $4,000
general improvement bonds being is
sued. was unanimously passed upon
second and third readings.
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