Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-09
BOOZE ACTION
1 At JAMESbURG
in Borough De-
manded Before Next Meet
/ ing of Borough Council.

JAMESBURG, Aug. 9.-Open vio-
Iations OF the eighteenth amend
menl ia the borough OF JamesDGrg
were severely arraigned by members
4 uf the common council at their
meeting Monday night when mein-
bers in session charged themseIsts
with a failure TO enforce the laws
that Attorney John kirkpatrick said
were strictly up to them. Mayor
Myckoft said that the reason the
council had taken no concerted &C
ito against the ''bi.nG tigers was
because he was Of the opinion Il
prosecutors oulco was at fauit. "A
general discussion followed thAl
~kep. the memutrs OF council BUSY
.lItl shortly before the micnigh;
hour and when they lei! for home
determination was firmly establish
ed to cleanup" Jamesburg as II
has lever been done.
Many other matters were rouSh
before the council that Will mean
much to the civic betterment OF the
town.
Mayor Jacob Wyckoff presided,
with the following members OF the
council present: Messrs. Hutciin-
son, Lokerson, Jorgenson, ConoVer,
Hausser, Clerk Brooks, Attorney
Kirkpatrick.
The first matter to come before
thu meeting was a petition from res
idents of Buckelew VINO
asked that the Jamesburg Water
Company extend their water mains
to their premises as they were TAX
payers and demanded town wa;er.
This matter was thought to be be-
yond the powers of the council and
on advice of Attorney Kirkpatrick,
tho petition was referred to the
Jamesburg Water Company.
Cosmo Zingale appeared betcre
ths meeting with a petition to erect
an electric sign extending over the
sidewalk in front of his place OF
business. Though contrary to exist.
ing ordinances, several members Oh
this council were OF the opinion thai
tho request should be granted but
ON legal advice it was best to DEFER
Z the granting of the petition until
\ The matter of looking into the state
4 law covering this matter. Mr.. I'm
q gale was delegated to report back
Il - the council when he had learned
Mus. what the state law was in this
. matter.
NJ .Who shall pay for a table used
II exclusively by the county, was
again brought before the council in
bill presented to the county for
Dthz building of a table used by The
election board. 1t seems the county,
through it's treasurer, returned me
n bill: after Walter Reilly, a memter
sx5f the county board had ordered its
AS the booths were paid
4aftf by the county the table was also
N&blaced as county property and me
Sfbil' returned to them for payment.
A#k Councilman Lokerson started the
Invent of the evening when he said
THAT he was of the opinion that
zsSJamesburg was ready for an ordi-
nance to regulate the erection and
N~aateration of building to conform TO
ii certain line. Mayor Wyckof said
Mthat this was what the council
Warted out to do in January In the
appointment of an ordinance COM
SNxnitee. A long discussion followed
THAT finally led into other matters.
Z Attorney Kirkpatrick read the law
Of April, 1920, that gave municipal
tiles the power to enact a building
code and this was left to commit
tee with power to act.
Councilman Conover said that
while talking for matters of bene-
fit to the town hat the booze ques-
ton was of most vital Importance
to the town and that he could fur
nish evidence to convict the offend
ers.
LET us open our eyes" began Mr..
Conover, I'VE have had u eyes
closed to conditions long enough.
People have come before this BODY
asking that we nave the hell-holes
cleaned out and we have just closed
our eyes to the conditions as they
are in Jamesburg."
Every member of council was I'M
mediately interested in the challenge
placed before them by Mr.. Conove
i. and each in turn named places where
offenders were doing business. what
is the use," queried n member,
'when we arrest a bootlegger and
nave him in Jail the best men of the
town get up a petition and have him
released" No response was made TO
this charge.
Mayor Wyckoff finally found that
the local police committee were d.
rectly responsible for the enforce
ment of the law and it was left In
their hands to report at the next
meeting when a general cleanup
will be started.
Mayor Wyckoff rpcrted hat after
meeting with ~Shapanka Brothers In
regard to the right of way for the
new cement roadway past their
building that their price was $4,000.
the total expense to the borough
would be about $4,000 and cheap
at that price. The matter will be
presented at a public meeting to be
held by the citizens probably next
week.