Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-07
NEW SCHOOL
DATA SOUGHT
Aldermen Had Flood of Com
muniCations at Meeting
Last Night

adopted by the Board OF Education
last we X requesting action by the
council in order that the new school
might be Ell ected in Hall n A
copy of the resolution adopted by
the schoo. board was received by
the aldermen last night and follow
ed is reading by the city clerk it was
referred to the entire body for fur
ther consider atiot.. The school board
has been e~ndeavoring to secure the
necessary authorization to go ahead
with the new school for severe
years but each time the matter has
been brought up there has been a
postponement owing to the inability
of the city to finance the PROPOSE
ton.
A meeting of the Board of School
Estimate will be held on Thursday
night a. s o'clock in the mayors
! ofiSe at which time this matter will
probably be discussed as well as the
1922 Bridget of the school board.
A petition. signed by forty-four
| merchants, residents and property
owners along Smith street from the
Central railroad tracks west to the
Lehigh Valley tracks, requesting q
white way through this section, was
| received by the aldermen last night
end referred to the committee on
| lamps and lights. Property owners
on Keene street from Anlboy avenue
to the railroad tracks petitioned the
board to put ashes in this street oW-
ing to the muddy condition at pres
ent. Thirty-three signatures were
| attached to the petition, which was
referred to the committee oh streets
and sewers
Twelve property owner along
Buckingham avenue had a petitiol
before the board, requesting the
pavement of that street from State
| street east to the Staten Island
| Sound with warrenite. The streets
! and sewers committee had the pes
tition referred to it. A copy of the
| resolution adopted by the Chamber
of Commerce on Feb. 2. on the Sc!
warren annexation was received and
flied.
Seven bids were received for the
painting of the interior of the aims
house, the contract being awarded
to Julius S~cibienski, the lowest bid
der. for SEAS. Oyerseer of the Poor
Math Hansen was named inspector
on this job. A claim for ~$1,642.79
| against the city for the destruction
of a Burns Brothers taxi on June IA
last was received from this concern
and referred to the committee Of
the whole. A communication from
Andrew Hass with reference to pay
ment for %relaying a sidewalk in
front of his Broad street property
and a request for employment on
the street department from johann
mes Andersen. of 619 Cleveland ave.
| nue., were referred to the streets
and sewers committee.
The MiddleseX County Executive
Committee of the American Legion
had a letter before the board re-
| questing it to act favorably on the
Five Fold National Adjusted Com
p~ensation bill. Alderman Clark
moved that the communication be
received, entered on the minutes
and referred to the city attorney in
order that a proper resolution might
be drawn up. The board voted
unanimously in fagor of this course
of procedure.
The building committee had re-
ferred to it a complaint from AL
bert w. Arnstein, of 3S6 Neville
street. with reference to the stor-
age of gasoline and inflamable mate
riais in a shed near his property.
\ petition for a concrete road
on Lehigh avenue from Prospect
street west to the plant of Abel
Hansen RAJ received n referred to
the committee on streets and sew
ers. The police committee had re-
ferred to it a communication from
Mayor Wilson suggesting the addi-
ton of two more motorcycle officers
during the spring and summer
months.
The mayor had a letter before the
board urging it to hasten any munic-
liIal improvements it might have in
mind in order that the uncmplov-
ment situation might be relieved.
This communication was Siled. AM
other communication from the may.
or pointed out the necessity of pro-
viding a public dumping ground
which could also be used when the
present dump is filed to capacity
This was referred to the committee
on streets and sewers
The water board had before the
aldermen a resolution requesting the
aldsrmel, &c inaLce extensions
amounting TO $4,000. This was re-
ferred to the committee on finance
as was tine request of the water
board for tue renewal of a S25,0OU
nota.
The application of Samuel r
George. OF Chrome TO run a bus
routa between this city and Chromt
and possibly Railway, was received
and referred to the committee on
buses. The judiciary committee had
referred to 1t the application of ia
cob Goldberger for a junk license
renewal.
The report of the judiciary. COM
mittee approving the request of the
Stata Ctraat Tnnl Cypmpnt ASSOcia.
ton with reference to preventing the
layiag OF four railroad tracks across
Washington street and favoring the
engagement of special counsel, was
confirmed. ali voting AYE" will
the exception of Alderman John So
fled Republican, who maintained the
city attorney is capable of represent
ing the city's interests without the
necessity Of hiring another lawyer
The street committee was author
lied to purchase a new runabout 10
S472 with a S25 slip-on body. a Sc
of tires not to cost more than $685.
for the Elgin sweeper, 5000 pound
of broom filling fibre not to cos
more than 1915 and new parts 70
the Elgin sweeper not to cost mor'
than $3.50. The report of the comp
troller showing money expended 70
snow removal was received and tn
collector instructed to bill the Pub
lie Service Company for it's share o
the cost on Smith and State streets
Resolutions were passed namin;
Daniel j. Dwyer constable in tn
fifth ward. Theodore Antonio con
stable in the second ward and Johl
Kazeides constable in the thir'
ward. The fire committee was en-
powered to spend $160 in having til