Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-04-26
coming BODY
IS ORGANIZED
Meet With City Plan Commit
tee--L. P. Booz, Jr., is
Eected Chairman.
HAVE MANY PROBLEMS
Discuss Actio1to be Taken on
Heights of Buildings and
Garages in Some Sections
HAVE MANY PROBLEMS

The need of city plan and zon-
ing committee in Perth Amboy was
shown last night at a com mblned
meeting of these two committees
held in City Hall by the great num-
ber of subjects which came up for
discussion and settlement, having as
their object the betterment of the
city's appearance,
This is "Clean-Up Week" and the
action of these two committees last
night was in favor of Kidding the city
of many eyesores which have always
been permitted here and also in re-
stricting the erection of certain types
of buildings which detract from the
appearance of other buildings and
properties in that particular neigh
borhood.
Adolph Greenbaum, chairman OF
the city plan commission, told of
the action which his committee had
taken in deciding to recommend to
the Board of Aldermen enactment
of legislation which would make
possible the limiting and restricting
of certain kinds of buildings in resi-
Dental business and industrial Sec
tions of the city. This action of
the city plan commission was rati-
fled by the ZoningS committee. 1t
was decided to take up with the city
engineer anu CITY dllOIlty lllt iIdt-
ter of definitely deciding on what
these restrictions should be. Under
the pres agreement both commits
Sioners must decide on any build
Ag which is an eceXption under the
hles.
After hearing the report of Mr..
Greenbaum, the meeting was turned
over to the zoning committee, Louis
p. Booz. Jr., being selected as the
chairman. 1t was at once decided
that owing to the work OF the city
plan and zoning commissions being
along similar lines, these two meet
ings should be held concurrently.
A long discussion was held on the
subject of the erection of garages on
property near the street. in some
cases on the front lawns of homes.
It was finally decided that no gar
ages should be permitted to be built
less than from fifteen to twenty feet
back from the property line in resi-
dental sections and such recommen-
dation will be taken up with the
Board of Aldermen. City Engineer
and City Attorney.
Mr. Greenbaum suggested the
elimination of sharp street turns,
such as are to be found at state and
Smith streets, Madison avenue and
New Brunswick avenue, Washington
street and Amboy avenue, Brace
avenue and Amboy avenue, New
Brunswick avenue and Amboy ave-
nue. and Fayette street and New
Brunswick avenue, by relaying the
curbing so as to form curve rather
than a right angle or less. The chair
man was authorized to take this
matter up with the city engineer and
city attorney.
A committee consisting of /. L.
Madsen f. V. Ricci and Fred Ernst
reported that it had inspected CleVe-
land avenue Sunday. this road being
the proposed new route from Am
bov avenue to the Convery Place
bridge and thence over the new
state bridge across the Raritan river.
This road runs behind the cemetery.
connecting with Amboy avenue at
Waltrous Lane. Chairman Booz was
instructed to consult the city engi-
neer and city attorney with refer
ence to this new street and report
back at the next meeting of the COM
mittees, May 8.
Present last night were: Chair
man Louis P. Booz, Jr., Charles F.
Welker, Howard Kinsey, of the zon-
ing commission, Building Inspector
William J. Murtagh, Assessor John
Poulsen, I. T. Madsen, Adolph
Greenbaum, Fred Ernst, Z. v. Ricci
and w. E. Majewski, of the city plan
commission.