Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
ADOPT BUDGET
FOR METUCHEN
Raise Salaries of Assessor
and Borough Clerk at Coun-
Gil Meeting

sMETUCHEN, Jan. 6:-The bor-
oueh council at it's regular meeting
last night passed or first n second
readings the 1923 budget ordinance
designating the appropriation n
the amount to be raised by taxation
during 1922. The appropriation for
1928 is ~$59,772.O3 of which $32.12O.-
IS must be raised by taxation during
1922. This years appropriation was
$36,109.25 of which ~$28,509.25 was
raised by taxes last year. This shows
an increase of about $4,000 Whlch
must be raised by taxes. A public
hearing on the budget ordinance
will be held at the next meeting of
the council, February 6. II there
Is no opposition it will then be pass
ed on final reading.
An ordinance was passed on first
and second reading authorizing the
treasurer to pay w. w. Young $4,000
for plans prepared by him for a
sewer system here, contingent upon
the plans being accepted by the
State Board of Health. Another or
dinance passed on first and second
reading instructed the property own
ers along both sides of Lake street
and Holly street to lay sidewalks
from Middlesex avenue to the Le-
high Valley bridge. This stretch is
along the new state highway route,
pedestrians being forced to walk in
the road owing to the lack of side
walks.
An ordinance increasing the salary
of the borough assessor from $500
to $3.50 per annum and Of the bor-
ough clerk to $500 was passed upon
first and second readings. The bid
of o. c. Meyer & Company for aud
ting the borough's 1922 books was
accepted and the contract awarded
to him for $500. The committee on
the disposal of waste had referred
to it a bid submitted by Fl. Mundy
to furnish a team and driver for
garbage collection for $40 a day, A
request was received from Manning
Freeman for an additional fire
hydrant in Middlesex ven be-
tween the Lehigh Valley and PENN
sylvania railroads and referred to
the water committee. William A.
Breen had an application before the
board for appointment as police
officer. No appointments were made
last night.
Chairman Fred Ayers of the
street committee reported that ne
favored the semi-permanent paving
of Woodbridge avenue. William
SlItct, Srdiidtl dNSlluc anu NeiltIdl
avenue during the year, If finances
permit of such work. He said he
personally favored a stone base with
a tarvia top ~surfacingi He also re-
ferred to the paving of north Main
street and said he hoped the free
holders would go ahead with the
paving of this stretch. He was made
a committee of one to appear before
the freeholders at their next meet
ing and take this matter up again
with the county board.
Chairman r. 3. .Crowell of the
water committee told of the diff
Guilty being experienced in securing
good pressure at the hydrants. He
reported that he intended to take
the matter up with the water COM
pany at once. Chairman Platt of
the committee on lights said the new
arc lights had been ordered and
were expected soon. He also ex-
pressed his hopes that the commit
tees finances will make il possible
TO place arc lights in the business
section of Main street and incan-
descent lights in the unlighted parts
of tho borough. Mr.. Plat, who is
also in charge of the waste dispo-
sal. said he was making plans for a
semi-monthly ash and garbage col
lection in the borough.
Chairman Ayers. of the fire COM
mittee, reported that tho new fire
alarm had not arrived as yet, but
it would be installed Immediately
upon its receipt.