Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-13
PETITION FOR
f. Park PURCHASE
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Keyport Residents Want the
Beach Park Question Put
on Ballots

K%EYPoRT. Sept. 1S.-Miss Alma
Nj. Lockwood, representing the Key
port Recreation Association, address
ed the meeting of the borough coun-
Gil on Monday night, presenting a
petition signed by PIG citizens of the
borough asking hat the purchase OF
the property known as Beach Park
be placed on the ballot at the coming
election. Miss Lockwood explained
that this Is the only section of beach
left which might be purchased and
used for a public park and that the
association which has done a most
excellent work in conducting a play
ground and park is DESTROYS of know
ing whether or not the borough
wishes to own the beach front.
1t had been formerly announced
that the association would assist in
raising the necessary funds to help
the cost of the purchase and Bor-
ough Attorney Arthur S. Van Bus
kirk stated that the purchase could
be arranged on two plans if the bor-
ough SO ~decided-one by a long
term bond issue payable in from
thirty to fifty years and the other
by issuing certificates of indebted
ness payable in six years. After a
discussion of the matter Councilman
Hopkins moved that the plan be
adopted and the matter placed on
the ballot and it was passed unani-
mously by the council.
A representative of the Red Bank
Jitney Company was present and
asked what would be done relative
to granting the company permission
to run a jitney line in the borough
and upon motion the matter was
again laid over for further consid-
Grafton.
Holmes Shuts was present and
asked for water and sewer connec-
tions for a new home which he is
building on Harrison street near
Third. Albert Vanderbilt, of the
Hook and Ladder Company, was
present and stated that the local
fire department had been invited to
participate in a parade to be held
at Red Bank on Thursday. Coun-
Gilman Bailey of the fire department
asked that five companies be grant
ed permission to parade, but each
to leave their equipment and several
men behind in case of fire in the
borough. Permission was then grant
cd the companies to take their en-
gires, but they were told they must
leave the hose and other equipment
here.
Councilman Polling reported hat
the odor of gas at the corner or Full
ton and Second street from a gas
depository there was very noticeable
and the clerk was instructed to SO
notify the county gas company, ana
also to inform the company that they
must either lower or remove the old
pipes from the south section or Main
street as they interfere with the
scraping of the street.
Contractor Walter Snyder was pre-
cent and asked information relative
TO the erection of the new ware
house for the West Company. The
wishes to have a fireproot
roof with asbestos shingles and the
matter was placed in the hands OF
The fire committee. Building Inspec-
tor Charles V. Kruser was also pres
emit and stated that the owners OF
the Raritan Inn wished to .shlngle
the Inn as a better protection ana
this matter was placed in the hands
of the building committee.
A resolution regarding the govern
ment row property authorizing the
building inspector to proceed o
ing to section 16 of the building code
for the removal of the property, was
passed. The building as 1t now
stands is a menace and dangerous
TO other surrounding properties. 1t
has been adjudged unsafe and steps
will now be taken to remove the
diiapidated structure.
Clerk Elliot was instructed to mott
fy the Monmouth Lighting Company
to place two lights at the corner OF
Chingaroa avenue. also Washington
street, which the company has been
instructed heretofore to place, also
to place the light at the corner OF
Main and Front streets in the center
of the street and the light at the
corner of Pine and Cedar streets to
the other side of the street.
The engineer. at the pumping
station stated that one of the COM
pressors was not working well II
that another was not working at ali.
The matter was placed in the hands
Of the water committee.
Information regarding Perry street
was asked by Councilman Hopkins
: owing to the fact that this street is
the only entrance to Mrs. Webster's
property in the section known as the
Apple Orchard. Another entrance
to her property which has been used
for many years has recently been
closed by the owner with a nj tres
pass sign, and Mrs. Webster's barn
sets sQuarely in the center of Perry
street. Borough Attorney Nal
Buskirk stated hat the second en-
trance to this property was positively
private property and that the owner
had a right to cut off the entrance.
The street committee stated that
Walnut street had been placed in an
excellent condition and had been
filed in with cinders and scraped,
presenting a fine appearance and be-
ing as good a road as there is in the
borough.
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