Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-08
CIVIC ACTION
At JAMESBURC
Collection of Garbage and
Naming of Recorder IncIud-
ed in Business

JAMESBURG, March S.-"A civic
step forward" was the keynote of
the entire session of common coun-
ell Monday night that was one of
the most fruitful in the matter of
recommendations made and the in
surfing OF needs that will be for the
betterment of the town.
The important measures that were
given the endorsement of the coun-
cilmen that a been hanging fire
for several years was the giving of a
contract for the collection of gar
bage weekly to Isaac Farr, whose
bid for $1,650 for the balance of the
year; the naming of a borough re-
corder in the person of Harry l..
Emmons; the launching of a pro-
posed ordinance to destroy the stray
dogs who have made the lives hid
eous. Numerous citizens were pres
ent to take part in the session.
Mayor Jacob Wyckoff presided at
the meeting with a full membership,
Councilmen Hutchinson, Lokerson.
Joggenson, Hausser, Stonaker and
Clerk Brooks.
The first matter brought before
the session was the letter of the CON-
tractor for the collection of gar
bage and the care of the streets. Mr..
Conover, chairman of the committee
on streets, endorsed the bid of Isaac
Farr for $3.50 for the balance of
the year. This will include all work
on the streets and If additional work
men are needed the committee will
range for that additional expense.
The committee will meet with Mr..
Farr some day soon and arrange for
the schedule for collections.
Sc fepuardiup the health of the
citizens was advocated by Mayor
Wyckoff in a complaint at the prac-
tice of the Jamesburg Wet Wash
Laundry, who are said to be dump
ing their water, containing chemicals
into the brook.
Mayor Wyckoff said that all were
too free with the brook" skirting
the town on the east side in empty
ing their cesspools in this stream
and he thought that 1t was a matter
for the local board of health to deal
with.
wv here is the drain hat carries off
the sewage from the house on
Church street," Intercepted the
mayor. Clerk Brooks said that this
pipe line emptied on private prop
erty and that he personally inspect
ed it several times a month AMI that
IL W"o ms PiOPNtS "HN
this practice.
What to do with the stray dogs
and those of high pedigree hose
owners did not register them was
argued for some time and a law OF
1916 gave the power to shoot on
sight"
The question of not securing a dog
catcher and executioner was the
only reason the surplus of stray
dogs was a menac to the borough.
Levingston Reid made it clear that
he was once appointed but a differ
ence of the cost of the execution or
the dogs was the only reason that
the town did not AVE such an OFF,
cial and that he was willing to act
if given the proper finances.
The address of Mr.. Reid in an
effort to secure the appointment as
dog catcher did not meet
with much favor n Mayor Wye
koff settled the discussion by refer
ring the matter to the police and
ordinance committee for action next
month.
Salvatore Rose was before the
meeting in an effort to have a drain
age remedied hat diverted water on
his lots on Sherman street.
Jamesburg was at last assured a
recorder when the name of Harry
l.. Emmons was offered. The Office
was placed on the fee basis of $50
per case where a fine was imposed