Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
ACTION by
KEYPORT BOARD
Borough Council Wants Sum-
mer Shore Traffic Conges-
ton Remedied

KEYPORT, Dec. 13.-At the rcg
ular meeting Of the borough council
held on Monday night considerable
business of importance was transact
ed and numerous important COM
munications were received. Coun-
Gilman Robert Rothwell reported
concerning the property owned by
Henry j. Vreeland and known as the
government row" property. MIR.
Rothwell stated that Mr.. Vreeland
was anxious to have this property
cleaned up as well as the borough.
but that the insurance company
had postponed his payment on the
property from time to time with
promises to pay at some future date.
On Monday Of this week representa-
tives of the company were to meet
Mr.. Vreeland in New York and make
the payment. He was there at the
appointed time and he was again
put off until Wednesday. Mr.. KJth-
wei! stated that just as soon as Mr..
vreeland could affect q settlement
he would have the place cleaned up
at once.
Councilman Ernest Bailey stated
that the borough did not have its
quota of free phones and 1t was
found that over six hundred sub
scribers were using phones in the
borough and that entitled Keyport
to six more. The clerk was INSTRUCT
ed to write to the New York Tele-
phone Company at Red Bank and
request the placing OF five telephones
in the local fire companyS rooms
and one in the public library.
The clerk was instructed to write
to the State Highway Commission
and call the attention Of that body
to a route from ~Cheesequake to
Matawan to Maple Place which
would relieve the congestion on the
main thoroughfare. Last oeason
over the holidays and week-ends the
congestion Of auto traffic was such
that 1t took hours for cars to pass
Bank to Perth Amboy. By using
the above route a great part of the
congestion would be relieved.
Permission was granted the mer-
chants of the borough to display
Christmas goods on the sidewalk
under police direction from now I'M
til after the holidays. The clerk was
instructed to notify the Monmouth
Lighting Company to paint the poles
in the borough and also to place
sufficient support under a cable in
front of A. A. Philo's store on Front
street.
The collector was directed to dis
count notes necessary to pay the
county and school taxes and q reso-
luton was passed on the first reading
authorizing the placing of temporary
notes in the banks to take care of
the purchase of a Ford truck to be
used in s~prinkling the streets next
summer, the laying of sidewalks in
the borough and also the laying of
sewer and water ~laterals in Broad
way.
Exempt fremen's certificates
were granted to Harvey 8. Bedle,
Fred Stryker and Joseph Maurer.
Communications were received
from Clerk Howard Roberts, Of
Middletown township, stating that
the township had passed a resolu-
ton in favor of Senator William Ste
vens who had introduced a bill in
the senate for the proposed new
state highway extending from Kew
port to Keansburg and thence to the
Ocean boulevard al Atlantic High
lands. The local board voted TO
support Senator Stevens and his
proposition.
A communication from Liberty
Hose Company stated that Edward
Voorhees, had been appointed to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the death of
Charles LufburrUw and would aow
serve as a member of the company.
A communication from the I'm
derwriters Company stated that the
wiring done at the pumping station
met with their approval Mr.. Wooi-
ley representing the firm of Geran
and Wool1ey, who own the land
south of Maple place. stated that
the tax on their property in 1921
was $41.S6, and that the tax this
year was much lower. Assessor
George G. Smith was present and
stated that the 1921 tax was in err
ror and the matter was immedi-
ately adjusted.
James Rollo, who owns a large
building at the intersection OF
Broadway and Maple place used in
his produce business requested per-
mission to make an addition to m
building. He also requested the ex-
tension of the sewer and asked that
this be done az soon Is possible.
Action on the matter will be taken
at a future meeting.
Az the ext regular meeting night
falls or Christmas night, the meet
ing will be held on Tuesday. De-
cember rs.