Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-09
COUNCIL
Proceedings Of the Beard of Aldermen OF
the City Of Perth Ambcy. N. ..
April NJ. 1879

| CITY OF EeFln AmuOYs ~ d. nGAu ADFl
nth. 1929. All the members we're presen,
namely: Aldermen Soneld. Waters. Pa.
ten. Mcclure. Clark. Riedy and Alderman
st-Large Calvin.
OF the meetings Of April 3rd and Apr
10th was dispensed with. and the min
utes approved as printed.
Complaint of the Board Of Health o
unsanitary condition of garbage dumpin.
ground on Penn Street. was received an,
referred to the COMMITTEES on Streets an,
Sewers.
Application of August williams for per
nit TO operate an auto bus to Port Reao
ing Junction. was received and referee
TO the COMMITTEES on Auto Buses. .
Report of Eagle Hose and Chemicn
Company on expulsion of Jens NJ. Jensen
was received and referred to the Commit.
tee on Fire.
Letter from Barber Asphalt Company
stating that II is impossible to comply
with the Councils request to use ths
name of Perth Amboy instead of ths
name Maurer. was received and ordered
filed.
Communication from Public Service
Railway Company acknowledging receipt
of resolution pertaining to repairs or
snih Street. was received and ordered
filed.
Letter from the State Board of Public
Utility Commissioner. acknowledginr
receipt of resolution pertaining to elm
instion of grade crossings. was received
and ordered filed.
ApphtdtloH u MA hdpfOW1t1 loT re-
newal of junk license. was. received AM
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Notice from the City Attorney of case
of Christian Williamson VS.. City of Perth
Amboy and Board of Water Commission
ers. was received and ordered filed.
Letter from the Pennsylvania Railroad
in reference to bill for repairing sidewalk
in front of property leased to the City
for market purposes. was received and
referred to the on Streets and
Sewers.
Application of Anna Fedkow for renewal
of employment agency license for 320 Mar
ket Street. was received and referred 20
the Committee on Judiciary.
Letter from the Public Service Electric
Company in reference to repairs to tracks
on Smith and State Streets was received
and ordered filed.
The following communication:
April s, 1922.
Mr.. A. e. Graham.
Perth Amboy. N. j.
Ny dear Mr.. Graham:
I have delayed answering your COM
munication in difference to the Adjusted
Compensation Bill. not because I wished
to avoid any responsibilities but because |
wanted to personally reply to all the let
tiers which have been addressed to me
on this subject. There having been 20
many II has been impossible for ne TO
do so until the present time.
When the so-called Bonus Legislation
was proposed last July. I wrote to tho
Secretary of the Treasury. asking him
what erect It's passage WOulu nave upon
the Treasury and the finances of the
country. His reply clearly indicated that
II would be DISASTROUS to pay the bonus
at that time and this position was en-
dorsed by the President in his message
to Congress-. in which he stated that he
felt its passage would seriously embar-
rass the Treasury. / then voted to re-
commit the bill.
| proposed in the House of Representatives
and various methods of taxation consii-
cred to meet the obligation which would
be incurred should the bill become a law,
As a member of the COMMITTEES in the
Senate which would handle such legisla-
ton. / have been unwilling to express NV
opinion in advance of knowing what form
the legislation would take and how the
funds were to be raised for its payment.
The bill passed by the House provides
no ways or means to raise the money
necessary for its fulhilment. Ordinarily
Congress passes legislation without carry
ing Herewith the provision for raising
the funds necessary therefor, but tie
bestowal Of the bonus is no ordinary act.
| do not know of any other measure
which has ever been before the Congress
which ~contemplates taking so large a sum
from the public treasury for any given
purpose. 1t Is because / believe in a
consistent program that / feel that Con-
gress, in distributing SO large a public
fund. owes 1t to itself and the country
to make a provision for raising that fund.
The certificate plan for a cash bonus con-
tanned in the House Bill, is. in my opinion
unsound and unsafe, and therefore / can
not vote for the measure.
| Very truly yours,
JOSEPH S. FRELINGHUYsEN.
was received and ordered entered in tho
minutes.
Bill for ,1o35.s4 of Thomas Brown. At
torney for John Kurpiel, was received
and referred to the on Police
for approval.
Application of Italiano D'Angelo for
permit to operate auto bus to Carteret,
was received and referred to the Auto
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr.. Waters; which ordinance was read in
full by the Clerk:
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the issuance of SIG, 900. 90
Water Bonds for the City of Perth Amb0y
Whereas, the Board of Water Commits
sioners of the City of Perth Amboy has
passed a resolution reciting that it deems
necessary the following extensions and
improvements to the existing water works
system owned by the City of Perth Am
boy. to wit:
100 #. of 16 in. Main in Leon st. 5 800
New meters and services ......... 5000
Sanitary sewer at Reservoir -. $500
Fire hydrants and connections -. $500
Stoker for 400 II. p. Boiler ...... 400
Total $3.50
Now. therefore. be it ordained by the
City of Perth Amboy:
section 1. mat, Tor the purpose OF
meeting the cost of extensions and i'm
provements to the existing water works
system of the City of Perth Amboy, 1t is
necessary to raise the sam of sixteen
thousand Cs16. 0O0) dollars.
Section 2. That there be issued pursu-
ant to Chapter 252 of the Laws of 1916,
as amended. bonds of the City of Perth
Amboy, to be known as Water Bonds.
Series l., in the amount of sixteen thou
sand (S16. 000) dollars.
Section 3. That said bonds shall be in
such denomination and form and payable
principal and interest in ouch medium
and at such times and place and bear in
terest at such rate as may be provided by
resolution of the Council. shall be signed
by the Mayor and the Treasurer and at
tested by the City Clerk under the seal
of the City, and IL coupons for the pay
ment of interest be attached they shall
be executed by the facsimile signature of
the City Treasurer.
Section 4. The Council of the City OF
Perth Amboy hereby determines and de-
clares that the probable period of USE
fulness of said extension. referred to IN
the preamble hereof is not less than forty
years.
Section s. There shall be levied in each
year, while any Of the said bonds shall be
outstanding, in the same manper and at
the same times as other taxes. a tax
sufficient to produce the amount of prin-
cipal and interest to mature in the sue
ceeding year. provided that such levy may
be reduced in any year by any amounts
actually applied to such principal and in
terest out of the earnings of the water
works system for said year.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its publication as provided
by Section 2 of Chapter 252 of the Laws
of 1916 as amended, together with the
statement equired by said section AMI
the City Clerk shall have the power to
select the newspaper in which 1t shall be
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