Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-05
TALK BLUE LAW
At JAMESBURG
Sunday Closing of Stores,
Etc., is Discussed at Com
mon Council Meeting

JAMESBURG, July 5.-The COM
MOI council met in borough hall on
Monday night and much business
was transacted. President of Coun-
Gil Addison Conover presided in the
absence of Mayor Wyckoff with the
following councilmen responding to
the roll call: Messrs. Hutchinson,
L~okerson, Jorgenson, Hausser, Ston-
aker and Clerk Brooks.
The payment of bills was the first
order of business and the finance
committee recommended that $685.
80 be transferred from the collec-
tors account to that of the treasurer
in order that bills to the amount
of $S55.39 be paid. Chairman Hutch
inson, of the finance committee also
offered by resolution that s1,400 be
transferred to the proper department
to pay a note of s1,400 due, which
was done. Mr.. Hutchinson also
showed the good condition of the
finances of the borough when he
asked that an endorsement be given
payment OF June Is of a note for
5000. This was done.
The report of the finance commit
zee showed that during June the col
lections of taxes was as follows:
1921 taxes, %$440.26; interest on
same, s4d.61; 1922 taxes, $5,91S.
Chairman Jorgenson, of the police
committee, reported that he ex-
pected word from the dog catcher at
any time and that a detention and
execution room for the unclaimed
dogs was almost in readiness. show
ing that the committee means bust
ness, commencing on July Is.
Shall Jamesburg be a spotieSs
town? Shall it be one working I'M
der the old blue laws? This discus
sion was one of the liveliest before
the council in years and at its con-
clusion seemed to be a draw. Coun-
Gilman Stonaker defended the open
store side and said that he was in
favor of stores being open on Sum
day. He said that If the stores were
closed why not close the gas tanks,
milk wagons, news stores, etc. lts
a pity a poor man unable to leave
town was deprived of his ice cream.
"Owners of autos, against the open
Sunday patronize the stores when
out of town." was his closing defense
of the proposition to close all stores
in Jamesburg on Sunday. .
Councilman Hutchinson was OF
the opinion that If one was closed
all should be closed.
Clerk Brooks opposed the open
Sunday owing to the nuisance that
accompanies the disregard of the
Sabbath opposite his home. Cloth
ing stores, groceries and all varieties
of merchants are doing business
openly and large crowds of boys
congregate in front of them, making
sunday a real holiday. 1t was charg-
ed that not one American opened
his store on Sunday. It's the for
eign element that are the most Vlo-
lent directors to the obeying or the
law and they should be taken IN
hand before they get beyond re-
straint, The matter will be given
more attention later.
Mr.. Lokerson of the
committee said that the merchants
of the town had obeyed the recently
enacted ordinance forbidding the
sale of fireworks previous to July
4, and should be complimented.
At this juncture Samuel Perrlne'
of Railroad avenue, came before the
council "to show the counclimeh
how to run the town" He SAID
"I've been at Asbury Park eleven
wears and know the mayor Well
when cries of put him out, 'shu.
UP" from the councilmen arouseo
Marshal Fillhower, who
Mr.. Perrine to a soft seat. This seat
only aroused further criticism when
Mr.. Perrine attacked the finances by
saying that council should have soft
seats for the citizens and not the
hard leather seats as at present.
Adjournment was the only peace
full measure that shut off the orator.
cal effort to put new ideas into the
council meeting.