Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-09-20
GARAGE ACTION
WAS ILLEGAL
City Attorney Renders 0pin-
ion-- Measure Returned to
City Plan Body
ALDERMEN GET LETTERS
City Plan Commission for
Rounding of CurbS-- Side
walks for N. Brunswick Ave.
ALDERMEN GET LETTERS

Another measure, passed by the
and referred to the aldermen for IA
vorable action, was referred back to
that body by the board of aldermen
last night for correction following
city attorney declaring that part of
the ordinance was illegal. The city
plan body also had before the alder
men two communications asking for
action in having sidewalks laid, one
story building prohibited in sertain
sections and that the curb lines on
certain corners be made less sharp.
Mr.. Goldberger's letter to the
board said, in part:
If you will eliminate from Sec
ton 2 of said ordinance introduced
August Is, 1921, the following: Nor
shall said garage or any part there
of be erected or used on any lot
within fifteen feet from the street
building line thereof the ordinance
in my opinion will be legal and will
not conflict with the present state
law.
"It can readily be seen
that if an owner of land is prevented
from building a garage within fif-
teen feet of the building line, he
would be deprived of his property
without due process of law, and
therefore the ordinance as originally
proposed would not be valid unless,
as stated before, Section 2 is amend
ed as herein set forth.
Upon the suggestion of Attorney
Goldberger the garage ordinance
was referred back to the city plan
commission with an explanation of
the reason it cannot be adopted by
the aldermen
Letter From Commission
Following is the mmunication
from the secretary of the city plan
and zoning body together with a
copy Of n letter sent the aldermen
in April asking that certain street
improvements be done:
ITO the Council:
"At a regular meeting of the City
Plan and City Zoning Commissions.
| was instructed to recommend to
your honorable body that the curb
lines be brought back and made less
sharp at the following named street
corners:
"State street and New Brunswick
avenue at Laurer Drug store; Smith
street and New Brunswick avenue
at the First National bank; south
east corner of New Brunswick ave-
nue. and Fayette street; northwest
corner of New Brunswick avenue
and Amboy avenue; northwest COR
ner of Amboy avenue and Washing
ton street; southeast corner of Sher-
idan street and Market street; south
east corner of Maple street and New
Brunswick avenue -
II am attaching hereto copy of
letter sent to your board under date
Of April %, 1921, regarding side
walks and curhings and would ask
you kindly advise this commission
what action If any, has been taken
in this matter.
your prompt action on the above
matters will be greatly appreciated"
April 22, 1921.
Board of Aldermen:
"At the last meeting of the City
Plan Commission, | was instructed
to recommend to your honorable
body. that sidewalks and curbings be
laid on New Brunswick avenue, from
pital to city line and on the easterly
side of Florida Grove road from New
Brunswick avenue to the reservoir,
at the property owners expense.
ALSO that no one-story buildings
he erected on the following named
streets: State street from Lehigh
Valley Bridge to Market street; New
Brunswick avenue from Lehigh VAL
ley railroad crossing to Smith street;
t'ayette street from Central Railroad
crossing to High street; Smith street
from Davidson avenue to High street.
side streets between Market and
Smith streets. namely Davidson ave-
nue., Watson avenue, Prospect street,
Oak street, Elm street. Maple street,
Mcclellan street, Madison avenue,
Hobart street, State street, King
street and High street; side streets,
Smith and Fayette streets, namely
Easton avenue, Prospect street be-
tween Oak street. Elm street, Maple
street, Mcclellan street. Madison
avenue, Hobart street. State street
and High street."
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