Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-05
CITY BRIEFS

CITY BRIEFS
The L. A. OF A. o. H., will! hold
their regular meeting Wednesday
night. All members are urged to
be present as the State President,
Mrs. j. Kenne, of Jersey City. will
be present.
A plate glass window in the Ross
store adjoining the excavation made
for the new building TO. Albert
Leon at King and Smith streets,
broke last nifht. The settling of the
Ross building said to be from the
excavation for the Leon building
was the cause of the break.
A young man about twenty years
old, whose name could not be learn
ed, owes his life to Ira B. Tice, Jr.,
of Water street. While in bathing
at Bayard's Beach last Friday. the
young man said to have been a
good swimmer, was seized with
cramps and was going down for the
third time when he was rescued and
brought to shore by Mr.. Tice. The
young mar was unconscious, but
was soon revived and he went to
his home.
The Italian Columbus Union Band
of this city has two engagements to
play out of town during the next two
weeks. The first one will be at the
twenty-fifth anniversary picnic and
ball of Lega Artigianna Avellinese
OF New York at Ulmer Park, Brook
lyn, next Sunday. They will give
two concerts afternoon and night.
The second one will be at a celebra-
ton at Cliffwood, on Sunday, Sep.
TENDER II. The band will consist of
thirty pieces and they will leave here
next Sunday morning at II o'clock
for Brooklyn.
The first meeting of the season for
the Hi-Y Club will be held Thursday
night in the Y. M. c. A., Ralph
Sharp, the president, being in
charge.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Boys Work Com
mittee meets Friday night to out
line the boys work program for the
coming fall and winter season.
William Peterson is covering the
city on horseback during the alb
sence of Joseph Hartung, who was
recently injured. Peterson Is using
Joe's ""Sparkplug" for the purpose
and reports at headquarters are to
the effect that he is handling the
steed In veteran-like fashion.
Numerous reports have been made
by Oficer Marinus Ludwigson re.
garding the presence of a concrete
mixer of the East Jersey Bridge
company on Hartford street. Thu
oficer reports that children play
around same and fear is expressed
that an accident may happen.
A meeting Of the Board of Parl
Commissioners will be held at 8:3t
o'clock tomorrow night in city hall
The regular meeting of the waite
board will be held tomorrow nigh
at 8 o'clock in city hall.
The Board of Education meets il
regular session Thursday night il
the high school.
The weekly luncheon of tho Ro
lldIy SluU Will ou Hclu SOHlOIlOW q
noon in the New Packer House.
Owing to yesterday being a holi
day the regular meeting of tn
Board of Aldermen was not held. I
will be held tonight instead an(
many important matters are SEIZED
uled to come up for action, amoni
which are further steps towards tn
laying Of a sidewalk along Ne,
Brunswick venue from the end o
the present brick pavement to tn
city line and the paving of Ambo
avenue from Myrtle street as ia
north as Inslee street.
The structural steel girders to b
used in the erection of the new s
Mary's high school and convent ar
being delivered daily to the site Q
the new buildings at Fayette an
Mechanic streets. Some Of tn
pieces are enormous, requiring hour
to load and unload.
The excise board usually meets O
A., the first Tuesday of the month, bu
, owing to the aldermanic. meeting te
night, City Clerk Arthur E. Grahai
has arranged for the excise CON
! missioners to get together at
o'clock tomorrow night instead.