Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
GET
UTILITY ORDER
Must Put in New Sewer Sys.
tenn Before Railroads Can
Eliminate Crossings

Following reading last night of
communication from Thomas
Brown, counsel for the Public Util-
ity Commission, informing the alder
men that unless the city proceeds
with its part of the grade crossing
elimination work as ordered by the
uEil1ty commission. all legal proceed
ings necessary to compel a compii-
ance will be promptly undertaken
by the commission" the aldermen
voted unanimously of doing every
thing in their power to comply with
the request"
The letter, which was published
in full in the Evening News last
Friday, pointed out that the rail-
roads, which were instructed to be-
gin work before January 1, cannot
do so until the city makes the nee
essary changes in the present sewer
system as the crossing elimination
would necessitate cutting the city's
sewers in the area affected.
Three bids were received from
oil companies for 100000 gallons of
fuel oil, that of the Standard OH
Company of New Jersey being low.
This company's figures were 5.4o
cents per gallon. The Sun Company
bid 6.O6 cents per gallon and th-
Gulf Refining Company of New
York, 5.6S cents. The oil is a years
supply. The bids were referred to
committee on lamps and lights for
tabulation, no award of the contract
being made.
A resolution, adopted by the Ser
geant John B. Egan Post, No. 500
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, urginc
the appointment of Joseph F. Dee
gan as city attorney, was received
and referred to the committee of the
whole.
An order from the New Jersey
Court setting aside the ordinance
adopted by the aldermen last Feb
ruary creating the office of clerk OF
the police department, to which
William M. Hallahan was named u
fill, was received and filed.
A petition was received asking that
Hickory street be graded and sew
er be laid connecting with the main
line. This was referred to the street
committee.
The mayor referred to the alder
men charges against Patrolman
Tonghini, made by Mrs. Joseph Avel-
ly, These were filed. City Attorney
Leo Goldberger informed the boara
by letter that the suit in which the
city was made defendant for an au-
tomobile collision was being investi-
gated by the insurance company.
A communication from Commits
sioner of Municipal Accounts Darby
showed the 1923 sinking fund re-
ouirements to total $82,202.52: sink
ing fund bonds maturing next year
to total $220,500 and serial bonds
maturing next year to total $S4,1O0.
Daniel J. Dwyer. city marshal,
asked for an increase in salary
commencing next year, from $1,lOo
to $500. Engineers and oilers at
the municipal light plant asked for
an increase of $500 per year, ten
day vacation each year and one day
off each month. Assistant Treasurer
Alfred J. Cazavan also requested an
increase in salary: All of these
requests were referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
The Railway Bus Company re-
ouested permission to operate f1ve
buses to and from Perth Amboy,
running on fifteen minute head
ways. The route which would De
traversed by these buses would be
from Smith street and New Bruns-
wick avenue, out New Brunswick
avenue to Amboy avenue, to Cut
ter's Lane, to Fulton street, to Main
street, to Amboy avenue. to Milton
avenue, to Campbell street, to Penn
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