Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-01

north to City Line) ....... 165. 900. 90
Library 2,5oO.o 90
Total under this Ietm B.. 1877, 10000
C. The net debt Of the munich
pality after the indebtedness
to be authorized has been
A and b ............:: s1.725,4791s
D. The next three preceding
assessed valuations of the
taxable real property lin
Guiding improvements) of
the municipality and the
average thereof is as fol-
lows:
1920 Assessed valuation. .... %. $50, 10000
1921 Assessed valuation ......25 ,532,475.00
1922 Assessed valuation ......27.423, $500
Average of such assessed val
uations ;h, the net dsh 5''e az
computed under subdivision c hereof
bears to the average assessed valuation
as follows: 6.S5 plus per cent. (6.s5%)
was presented and ordered entered in
the minutes.
The Clerk reported that the Mayor had
returned approved:
Resolution to erect tra..c booth;
Resolution that City Treasurer file sup
Elemental debt statement;
Ordinance to Tepave State. Fayette
Streets;
Resolution to refund $3.50 to Stephen
Horvath;
Resolution to purchase body for Ford
! truck;
Resolutio nto advertise for bids for
painting exterior Of Almshouse;
Resolution to correct fr< list tLin-
colns).
Resolution to purchase Ford chassis
for Street Department;
Resolution to refer assessments for Law
renee Street, Alpine Street. Grove Street
and Keen Street curb and grade to COL
lector for collection;
Resolution to repair walls of Eagle Fire
House;
DAeoIrttan e. o~-ai-t l.-r, .t1s-
for delinquent personal and automobile
taxes;
which were ordered filed.
The Clerk reported that the Mayor had
returned unapproved Resolutions to ad-
vertise for bids for paving Grant St..
Fayette ST.. Lehigh Ave-. Harrison Place.
Gordon Street. Hazel Avenue grading.
Barclay Street Sewer, and repaying State
Street and other streets; together with a
letter to the Council giving his reasons
for returning same unappoved: which
were ordered placed on file.
The Clerk reported that the Mayor had
returned without APPROVAL: Resolution
! authorizing the Street Committee to col
lect garbage; together with the follow
ing
Board of Aldermen,
City of Perth Amboy, N. j.
Gentlemen:-
am returning herewith resolution au-
thorizing the Street COMMITTEES to coll
lect garbage. without my approval. for
the reason as stated in the opinion Of the
City Attorney ATTACHED herewith. 1 want
1t distinctly understood. howeer. that ]
am not opposed to the city collecting
the garbage. provided 1t is done legally.
cannot permit the collection Of the bar
bage by Graham & McKeon or other
firms under the cloak that the wok is
being done by the City.
There is no objection on my part to
the city proceeding with the collection
Il the garbage IL 1t uses It's own appara-
| tUg and ttR own employea auy a1ha-
method is pursued, then I must insist that
be done legally.
Very truly yours,
w. C. WILSON.
Mayor.
d. July 6th, 1922.
mittee to collect garbage.
Hon. William c. Wilson. Mayor
City of Perth Amboy N. j.
My dear Mayor:
You advise me that the Street Commit.
tee Is collecting garbage by trucks ana
teams hired from Graham & McKeon and
your inquiry as to the legality of such a
method must be swered by me as fol-
lows:
II the wagons of Graham and McKeon
VI others are hired. it 10 absolutely illegal.
legal. The resolution provides only that
work shall be done by the Street Commit.
zee. and does not authorize the hiring Of
aams. Where any work is done by the
" It must be done by Its own appara-
oh' W hS w employees, unless n
solution to the contrary is adopted: and
passage of such a resolution would
Vt be legal " the work to be done would
ID for. I take It that the garbage
asked for. I take it that the garbage
collection would cost more than $500. 90.
Respectfully submitted,
LEO GOLDBERGER.
City Attorney.
The letters accompanying the resoiu
ton In refeence to garbage collection
were ordered entered In the minutes.
Motion prevailed that an ordinance en-
titled A ordinance to vacate ana re-
lease the public right or asements in
and to that portion of Madion Avenue. be-
tween Market and Smith Streets as shown
on map OF $40 acres belonging to John
Arnold. Esq. as surveyed and divided into
lots In 1852 by Edward Brinley. C. e. Sur
veyor. which lies to the east of the east.
erly line of Madison Avenue as the same
was fixed and established by ordinance
duly passed June 10. 19e2' be taken up
for second reading,
The chairman called for remarks for
or against the passage Of this ordinance.
There being no objection. said ordinance
was then ordered passed on econd reading
by the following vote; Yea-soheld, Wa
ters, Patten. Mcclure. Clark. Riedy. Gal
win. Nay-None.