Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-25
KEYPORT FIRE
TRUCK PAID FOR
Members of Fire Company
Clear Up Remaining Debt
on Their Apparatus

KEYPORT, Oct. 25--At the
meeting of the council held Monday
night a check for the nou of
$500 was handed to the beard by
the Keyport Engine Company as
the final payment to be rade Sv
them on the American La France
engine which they purchased three
years ago. The sum was accepted
by Mayor s. Frank Mason in be-
half of the borough who made the
following address of acceptance:
II want to tell you boys that this
Is one of the greatest pleasures Of
my office as mayor and how proud
l am as your mayor to have the
honor In behalf of the people of
Keyport to accept this check Of
$500 to be paid on the remaining
debt of the La France engine, the
note now being cancelled at the
Keyport Banking Company.
Il must say right here what a
wonderful lot of voluntary firemen
and a first class fire department
keyport has. The people may well
be proud of the different companies.
when the firemen take the in
terest to buy the very best machines
made and pay off such large sums
of money for something that is the
best to fight fire and save life and
property, we a hardly believe that
the Keyport Engine Company has
paid to the borough on the La
France engine $6,750 in less than
three years. This sum of money
doesn't sound large when enc says
it quickly. but stop and think what
at means to collect and hold bazars
to raise this sums and see if one
doesn't have to work to earn what
has been collected.
Il must say that the people may
well be proud OF their firemen and
fire department, so fully equipped
and in first class condition, always
ready and on the job. 1 must so
farther and say Keyport has one
of the best voluntary fire depart
ments in New Jersey, second 20
none. AS I was in Red Bank for
the recent firemen's parade I could
not help noticing that the Keyport
fire department looked as we'll. ii
not better than any other depart
ment in the line.
in closing my remarks I want
to say to the taxpayers aud the
people of Keyport that seldom IS
such interest in a voluntary fire
department shown as that locally
when the men go out, buy the best
apparatus and pay for it by holding
various entertainments and baZars.
We have an up to date hook and
ladder, fire engines and humping
engines and it is with pride and
pleasure that 1 again mention that
the people of Keyport have n of
the best voluntary fire departments
in tho state AC 1ayn- AGAIN
thank the Keyport Engine Com
pany for this gift to the borough
of Keyport."
The borough clerk was instruct
ed to write to the State Highway
Commission relative to the condition
of the road bed of the Jersey Cen
trail Traction Company and the road
between the tracks and the cement
road. this condition existing at West
Keyport and continuing to the bor-
ough limits.
The untidy condition of the prop
erty known as the Schanck property
on Broad street was discussed and
the owners will be asked to have 1t
cleared up.
The improvement on Snyder street
was discussed and arrangements
made for the laying of sewer and
water laterals from Spring street to
the new houses being erected by C. j.
Post and n anticipated by T. Wal
ter Snyder. The borough has agreed
to extend the sewer and water pro-
vided that the people will pay one
half the expense and the owner on
the north side of the street donate
three feet to the street, making 1t
twenty feet wide with four feet of
sidewalk on either side. When this
is done the street will be accepted
as a public highway and the matter
vas left in the hands of the street
and water and sewer committee.
Permission was granted for the
closing of Front street on Thursday
and Friday at the noon hours, when
the candidates will be making ad-
dresses.
1t was decided that the curbs on
Osborn street between Third and
Warren reset from the old line, will
be placed at the original line by the
borough to conform with the corner
stones.
Elmer E. Morris was present rela-
tive to the water bills which he was
receiving for the minimum rate. on
his Division street property which
has been closed for some months
owing to litigation. This matter was
placed in the hands of the water
committee.
J. D. Feldman. of Atlantic street.
complained of a large water bill and
this was placed in the hands of the
committee. Engineer Heddan,
who has been placed on half pay be-
cause of i'll health and has been i'll
for some time. This matter was
brought before the council and plac- |
ed in the hands of the water COM
mittee.