Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-01
CARE Of POOR
/. IS DISCUSSED
House to be Rented in Wood
bridge to Take Care of
Those on Poor Farm.

fly Evening News stan Correspondent
WOODBRIDGE. March 1.-The
question of the poorhouse was
brought before the meeting of the
township committee last night and
a sharp discussion took place. The
only thing done to relieve the pres
ent conditions was hat a house be
township to house the five or six
persons on the poor farm at pres
emit
II Vas stated that no new offers
had been made to the committee on
poor. and that there was no way to
better conditions on the poor farm
with this method. Committeeman
Larsen stated that as this property
belonged to the trustees of the Free
Schools Land, he thought hat some
of the $1,000 they had on hand
should be used to repair the build
ing on the poor farm.
This proposition was objected to
by Committeeman Hoy, and he did
not see the advisability of spending
any money on the old poor house.
as he thought 1t would cost too
much money to repair the building.
He then suggested the Anderson
property in Fords. This property
had six acres of ground and a large
building on it.. The present price
was 100000, which he considered
cheap. He then said that the Dun
ham property could be purchased
for $4,000.
These propositions were objected
to by Committeeman Larsen, on the
ground that it was not the proper
time to build or buy a poor house.
Committee Larsen was upheld by
the rest of the committee in his OBJ
jections. and the matter of buying
or building was dropped, with Com
mitteemen Hoy standing alone on
his plan.
The second important question
brought before the committee last
night was the running of the bus
lines in this township. II was stated
that the people OF this place are get
Ting poor service, and the bus own
ers are Indifferent about giving
Woodbridge thir snare of the bus
service.
found by issuing permits to two or
three persons who wished to run
buses from the Perth Amboy city
line to Carteret. These buses will
be run so that they do not conflict
with the other bus lines running
from Perth Amboy to Carteret.
Inspector George Walker appear
ed before the meeting and brought
up the question of renting u buss-
es to other persons by those who
have permits to run a bus line. He
said that this was being done in
some cases. and that he thought
that this was against the regula-
tons.
The committee informed the in
spector that the renting OF buses
to other people by those holding
permits was against the regulations
and that 1t cannot be done.
A delegation from the Tisdale sec
ton of the township asked that
3omething be done about the condi-
tion of the roads In that place. II
was decided that the street commit
tee take this matter up at once and
see what could be done to better the
street condition there.
A resolution was passed instruct
ing the township engineer to estab-
lish grade marks on Pearl street in
this place. The ordinance was pass
ed on the third and final reading to
grade Francis street in this place,
and also the upper part Of Green
street.
II was stated by IOWnsnlp Attor-
ney Thayer Martin that the Public
Service Lighting Company had re-
fused to make a contract with the
township which would consider the
seven lighting districts as one and
that the committee be responsible
for the paying OF the bills. This
proposition was made to the Public
Service at a meeting Of the lighting
commissioners in Perth Amboy. On
motion the meeting adjourned.