Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-17
POLICE BOOTHS
AUTHORIZED
Will be Placed at Different
Points of it busy SeS-
sion for Aldermen

sion for Aldermen
Two resolutions were passed by
! the aldermen last night providing
for the establishment of police
, booths in various parts of the city,
final passage coming after Aldermen
} John II. Sofield and Benjamin a.
Riedy had both objected to the
manner in which, they claimed, the
resolutions were suddenly Sprung
without having been discussed in
Z committee session. Alderman John
j. Clark maintained that the council
hoor was the place to discuss such
questions and not In secret session
while Alderman-at-large Richard J.
Calvin said he felt sure one of the
measures had been discussed last
Friday night.
Alderman Sofield declared that
although the aldermen sat around
and signed bills there was no COM
mittee meeting at all Friday night
at which any matters were discuss
ed. The first ward alderman SAID
he could not vote intelligently upon
a question which he had not time
to give serious consideration and
consequently he would be forced to
vote no Alderman Riedy passed
on both resolutions.
The first resolution was intro
duced byA Alderman Clark and au-
thorized the expenditure of not more
than $3.50 for the erection of a
police booth under the ,Lehigh Val
ley railroad bridges in outer State
street. The Republicans voiced their
objections to not being consulted an
this matter before it was introduced,
Alderman Sofield claiming that star
| r. h n Vnhn. cnrc;1Y,c't 1rra,.a ~ ,nrfIxy
already beginning to appear. The
chairman denied any such secret
sessions and pointed out that 'arti-
cles pertaining to the plans to es-
tablish such a booth had been pub
lished in the Evening News follow
ing Friday nights committee ses-
sion. When the measure was voted
on all of the Democrats favored it.
Alderman Albert G. Waters, chair
man of the police committee. then
introduced a resolution authorizing
police booths at the northerly end
of the county bridge, in Washington
Park. on Amboy venue near'Inslee
street and at the Staten Island
ferry. A suggestion was made by
Alderman Riedy that if so many of
these booths were to be established
lone should be placed at the Wood
bridge creek bridge in Maurer. This
was not added to the resolution,
However. Alderman Riedy again
passed on this resolution, Alderman
Sofield voting may" and the remain
ing members yes"
august J. Rossi, of 129 Lewis
street., was appointed as n member
of the recreation commission to sue
coed Kenneth McComas, by Mayor
Wilson. Edward A. LembcKe was
appointed park commissioner by the
mayor to fill the u%neXpired term of
Matthew Weirup and Nathan Mar
Saretten was appointed to a similar
position to fill the uneXpIred term
of Jesse Seaman.
The secretary of the Public Utility
Commission acknowledged receipt
of the annual reports of the munic-
ipal lighting plant of this city.
The Board of Harbor Commission
ers had a letter before the alder-
men inquiring as to what action was
being taken to repair or have re-
modelled the building now on the
city dock as the Johnson &c Johnson
Company of New Brunswick desired
to rent it for storage purposes. This
was referred to the committee on
public grounds and buildings.
The annual debt statement of
City Treasurer Ferd Garretson
showed the city's debt to be 5.57
Plus, which is regarded as q good
showing. The annual report of the
CITY aims house showed nineteen
children and one man admitted,
nineteen children dismissed, one
man committed to the State Hospi-
tai for Insane two deaths during the
year, seven inmates the entire year,
average number cared for ten and
seven men n n now in
the aims house.
The 1921 poor report showed 155
cases investigated, is famiiien assist
ell On average each week, 5 families
assisted every week, two women and
tour men sent to the state hospital,
one woman and one man sent to a
cancer hospital, one woman and n
man died in the aims house. fifteen
children sent TO the State Board of
Guardians, seventeen children cared
Tor at the aims house, twenty-five
children now supported by the city
twenty-three now under care of the
state board of guardians, and two
children boarding in private homes.
n petition was received for a lamp
on the s%outnerIy extremity of
Charles street anG referred to the
committee On lamps and lights.
The bus committee had referred
to it an application from AXel Fall
kenstrom requesting permission to
run a bus from Smith and State
streets to Iaurer and return. James
Kelley, of the cTy scale house, re-
qucsted an increase in salary. He is
now receiving 500.
The resignation of Whitney w.
Oliver as assistant to the Board of
Assessors. was received and accepted.
The resolution a%holishing the Of
flee of purchasing agent was return
ed unappr.ved by the mayor and it
was repasse d over his veto. Similar
action was takeL on the resolution
appointing Adam Jeanette assistant
to the street commissioner, the board
, passing this over the mayors head,
five to two.
Tax anticipation bonds amounting
10 $4,000 were ordered issued. The
poor committee was authorized to
secure bids for the painting of the
interior OF the almshouse, The Perth
Amboy Trust Company, Raritan
Trust Company, City National Bank
and First National Bank were nam
ed as the repositories for the city's
funds.
Alderman-at-LaTge Calvin an
nounced that Alderman Mcclure
and he would serve on the board of
school estimate this year. Collec-
tons from the open market for the
year totalled s~4.031.50 and those at
the city scale house s695.64