Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-05
JAMESbURG IS
BUSY BOROUGH
At Least Common Council
Has Plenty of Bosiness at
April Meeting

JAMESBURG. April 5-Nuch
business was transacted at the April
session of the common council
Mayor Jacob Wyckoff presided with
a " membership present.
Clerk Brooks reported that tho
matter OF installing q telephone in
the ONCE OF Borough Recorder ha.-
ry l.. Emmons' home. transferring
the phone from ex-Mayor's Patterns
home to Mayor Wyckoff's and the
changing OF the phone at borough
hall viii soon be made. as contracts
had been signed for these changes
and installation.
Borough Recorder Harry En-
mons submitted his first report
showing seven cases for the month.
will have a safe and sane
Fourth o: July this year.. This was
decided upon when Mayor Wyckoff,
In an address to the councilmen
told Of conditions that have come
under his notice in former years
and complaints from citizens per-
tanning to the sale OF fireworks ard
promiscuous s by children be-
fore and after the holiday. The or
dtnance committee . instructed
to frame an ordinance that will for
bid the sale of all fireworks or the
discharge Of firearms until the day
before July 4.
Councilman Hutchinson fathered
the framing of an ordinance by the
councilmen that will regulate the
conduct OF the pool rooms and bar
Der shops Of the town. He. said that
for several months complaints had
come to him and to Other members
of the council telling Of the man.
ner in which the proprietors have
kept thie- pool rooms open until ~
late 2 "a. M, and while warned re-
reatsdly by tho police seem to have
a disregard for the law. Recon-
nrendafion was made that a license
be issued and II the men violate
was also referred to the ordinance
The daylight saving plan will go
into effect this month and continue
until September.
Chairman Hutchinson of the
committee reported that the
schools will be In need of
$500 this month and that on April
the first $1,000 will be needed and
on April 20, $500 more will be
needed. A tax anticipation note for
$500 was authorized; 3484.47 vas
transferred from the colltc-
to ~treasurer's account and with
the transfer q $172.50 the obliga-
will be met promptly. A note
$1,000, in favor Of the Firemen's
Relief Association was ordered re-
newed.
The street committee reported
that Sherman street was badly in
need of repair and that Freebooter
Vandenburg had been to look at the
portion that il controlled by the
and that pipes would be laid
to carry off the xcess Of water that
Is making the thoroughfare dan
gerous. Mayor Wyckoff questioned
the advisability Of allowing the
all the work in hand and 1t was
recommended that the park commits
sion hire q man to do the work need
ed at this time. Councilman Lok-
erson reported that repairs to the
fire house could be made for 1925
shape, as per bids received.
The perpetual question-dogs-
was again brought before the coun-
ell for the tenth consecutive year
but now the council are determined
that all stray CANNES will be exter-
minated az q dog catcher from Perth
Amboy, has signified his intention
Of coming to Jamesburg to "clean
A contract will be signed and
all dogs not registered will be killed.
Harry /. Emmons vas named dog
warden to issue the licenses and will
soon be an the job. Marshal FIN
hover asked the council to provide
transportation to Kingsland, N. j.,
for Frank Livolsi, q ffteen-year-old
boy who Mr.. Ftllhower said the
home management had turned
with the warning Ito watch
this boy as he was running loose"
The request was granted.
The complaints received about the
Door lighting service in town was
that 1t would then be in fairly
given encouraging assurance that
this would be a thing of the past as
the Jamesburg Light Company had
petitioned the utility COM
mission for permission to double
heir equipment and suggestion was
made by Mayor Wyckoh that an ON
,ial letter be sent to the commission
rs it would bear strength. This was
Councilman Jorgenson said that
police would be provided
handle the roughs who loiter on
he streets on Saturday and Sunday
Councilman Hutchinson's attempt
to interest the members OF council
in the endorsement of the plan to
have a community nurse at James
burg in cooperation with the towns
C~ranbury and Helmetta was not
though he gave in detail
the small initial cost of the project
and the benefits to be derived from
the same. Mayor Wyckon was Oh
the opinion that Cranbury was
against the project and that some
should be given James
burg that some action had been
A delayed endorsement of the
election of Chief Harry Lokerson, as
Chief of the Jamesburg Fire DEPART
and Bruce Pullen. first assist
ant and Harry L. Emmons, second
assistant chief. elected two months
was before the meeting.
Mayor Wyckon brought the board
of health up to date by the appoint
ment of Henry urstudt. three years;
Paul Gilliliand and Fred Gunson,
two years and William Wilson. as
new members. Organization will be
effected at an early meeting. the
first in about two years. .
The resignation of Harold j.. Da-
Vail. as q member OF the Jamesbure
Park Commission was read and &C
cepted. no o being given for
the action.
Two new names were added to the
commission in the appointment
Mrs. II. g. Dawson and willard
Forman - members.
Chairman Hutchinson, of the
finance committee, brought the mat
fer of the audit before the U n