Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-29
PLAN HEARING
FOR KEYPORT
Street Sprinking to Be Taken
Up With Citizens of
the Borough.

AflaANi NV
| meeting of the borough council
| Monday night the water sprinkling
| ordinance which had previously been
J passed on the first reading was given
a hearing and laid over until the
i next meeting owing to considerable
opposition which the ordinance Is
meeting by a number OF residents on
, First street. The ordinance had been
prepared in order to take care of
the dusty condition of the streets
included in the ordinance owing to
many con. plants by residents along
these streets. The ordinance was
laid over at the request of George
Smith, of First street, to give him
time to circulate a petition against
having the street s%prinkled.
Elmer +. Morris stated tina. in his
opinion the trolley company was re-
sponsible for part of the roadway,
and Morris Jacobs stated that if the
| sprinkling was to be done he wanted
assurance that 1t would be done
right. A communication against
sprinkling Main street was received
from Mrs. Emma Britton. The
street committee were then instruct
ed to find the cost of other dust
laying liquids and report at the next
meeting.
Mrs. James Polling requested that
sewer and water connections be
given her on Harrison street where
she expects to erect buildings on her
lots. This vas referred to the engi-
neer and sewer and water commit
tee.
Chares Miller was present and
stated that the drain which runs on
his property OF ont street at the
foot of Main, which was placed for
the purpose of draining Main street,
was in need of having the catch ba-
sin cleaned. He asked the councils
attention to the r:atter asking them
to have the basin cleaned out.
A communication from the Board
of Public Utilities stated that the
County Gas Company, formerly the
Standard Gas, would improve. the
Service given the borough by the
Standard Gas Company but did not
state hat the rate would be cheaper.
The mayor called the attention of
the police to the speeding on Sec
end street. which is now a concrete
street. He stated hal full punish
ment should be given those appre-
hended for speeding.
Ernest G. Bailey asked permits
sion to tap the lir3 bell at East Key
port on March 31st, twenty-nine
times, it being the 29th anniversary
of the Lincoln Hose Company, and
they expect to celebrate accordingly.
The permission was granted.
The mayor issued Il proclamation.
stating that the first and second
weeks of April would be observed as
cleanup weeks.
A resolution was offered stating
that the borough would operate on
the daylight saving plan if the New
York city and the other municipali-
ties did likewise. this being a COM
muting center.
The fire committee stated hat the
fire election for chief and first and
second assistants would take place
on April 18th.
Contractor Albert Vanderbilt ask
ed the councils approval of a set OF
plans for the remodeling of the
buildings on Broad street recently
purchased by Edwin II. Wharton
from E.. Goldsmith, to be occupied
by the Keyport Enterprise, Inc,
These buildings are in the fire zone
and in this zone fire proof material
is required. The matter was re-
ferred to the building committee,
the fire committee and the building
inspector, Charles v. kruser.
Owing to complaints of local bak-
ers that out of own bakeries are
delivering goods in the borough
the borough attorney stated that nc
license was required to deliver food
stuffs in the borough.
At the next regular meeting of the