Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-07
WANT REMOVAL
Of WIRES HERE
Lions Club Pushes Move to
Have Overhead Wires and
Poles Removed
ALDERMEN CONSIDERING
Lions Suggest Conference on
Matter With Utility Con-
Germs and Aldermen

Inc aldermen last nlght received
from the Lions Club a communica-
ton requesting the council to call
conference of representatives of the
various public utilities having over
head wires along Smith and State
streets for the purpose of discussing
the elimination of these wires and
poles. The communication, which
was sent to the aldermen by a spe-
cial committee of the Lions Club
named for the purpose of pushing
this civic improvement, was referred
to the committee of the whole.
The Lions Club, at meeting sew
eral weeks ago, took up the subject
of having the overhead wires along
the two principal business streets of
the city placed under ground and
removal of poles from the side
walks. The committee of lines has
been in touch with the various util-
tiles companies operating these
poles and wires and they have signi-
fed their willingness of comforting
with the Lions committee and men,
| bers of the Board of Aldermen.
The aldermen received request
from the Lions committee recently
to take some action towards ELM
ination of overhead wires and utlll-
ty poles along Smith and State
streets. The matter was referred
to City Attorney Leo Go!dberser,
who returned an opinion to the al
dermen informing them that the
utility companies could not be fore
ed to remove their poles and put
their wires underground.
The communication from the
Lions Club received last night points
out that overhead wires are a men
ace to life, especially during fires,
In addition to menacing life. the let
ter said, the wires and poles detract
from the beauty of city and nave
become an "eye-sore.
The clerk of the Board vi Edu-
cation had communication before
the aldermen last night asking that
legal title to the building. formerly
used as the city stables, be given to
that board in order that plans to
remodel the building at cost of
$4,000 might be gone ahead with.
This matter was also referred to the
committee of the whole. Tho letter
to the aldermen follows:
Board OF Aldermen,
Perth Amboy, N. j.
"Gentlemen:-Refe tC res
olution ut your honorable body pass
ed October 2, 1922, granting the use
of a certain building adj Jining the
high school formerly used as a city
stable, tn the Board of Education
for school purposes. The secretary
was directed to advise the Beard OF
Aldermen that plans have been pre-
pared to remodel the building so as
to be adapted to school purposes,
such as meet state requirements,
at an approximate cost OF $4,000.
"The outlay of such an amount
of money in the alteration of
building. the use of which cnly Is
granted, is legally questionable. The
Board of Education. therefore, re-
quest that legal title be executed
which would convey the property in
question to this board as requested
in their resolution of May 6. 1922.
Every truly yours.
"A. H. CROWFLL,
Secretary"
A petition signed by the ten resi-
dents in the vicinity of Carson and
Compton avenues, was received for
the placing of an arc light, at that
corner. This matter was referred
to the lamp and lights committee.
Thirty residents and property own
ers along Harrington street and
Cleveland avenue petitioned the
board to pave the former street from
Mary street to Cleveland avenue and
also to pave Cleveland avenue. This
also was referred to the streets and
sewers committee.
Notice of district court action for
$500 damages. the result of col
lision between an automobile sprink-
Ter, owned by the city. and a car
owned by Robert c. Craft, of Asbury
Park, was received and referred to
| the judiciary committee. The case
| is scheduled to come up in the To-
cal court November 16.
A communication was received
| from A. Lee Grover. secretary of the
State Highway Commission, advising
the aldermen of receipt of the copy
of the contract awarding the Amboy
avenue paving contract to Graham
& McKeon and informing the coun-
Gil that the highway commission
would take action approving the
awarding of the contract at their
next regular meeting.
City Comptroller o. ]. Morgenson
said the city treasurer is awaiting
1 word from the State Highway Com
mission approving the awarding of
the contract before placing on sale
the bonds issued to cover the cost
of this work. Although the contract
has not yet been approved by the
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