Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-30

come indebted to the extent Of ~ upoI
the average tax ratables Tor the preSeo
ing three years
3. Upon the approval Of the Council
expressed by resolution. OF the repr
made by the Board Of school Estimat
shown BY its certificate filed with you
Board, additional bonds my be issues Z
the extent of 80.
4. The bonds authorized for the add
tional go may be legally sold eve
though the z per cent. limit is exceeded
In sum and substance 1 mean to N.
that the City may issue bonds to the ex
tent of 7 per cent. 10 Improvement an
6 per cent. for school purposes; the frs
per cent. for schools is mandatory, Tn
second 8 per cent is optional with you
| Board. OF course. IL this is done. otnei
| until your debt limit gets back below
It must be understood that the par
centage of school bonds is based upof
the valuations of the Real and Persor
property of the preceding year. whereas
the 2 per cent. debt limit is based upor
the average valuation of the real prop
erty only for the last preceding three
Respectfully submitted.
LEO GOLDBERGER,
City Attorney.
Sept 80, 1929.
Re Debt Limit Applicable to School Bonds
Leo Goldberger, Esq.
City Attorney.
Perth Amboy, N. ].
Dear Mr.. Goldberger,
We have carefully cnsidered the views
expressed IN your letter addressed to the
Council of the City of Perth Amboy
under date of Sept. 20. 1922. of which
you have given us a copy. These views
coincide with those expressed by the At
torney General of your State and by this
firm. and we consider them entirely
sound.
CALDWELL & RAYMOND.
was ordered entered in the minutes
The following opinion of the City At
torney:
In Re: Removal of poles and wires on
Smith and State Streets.
To the Council of the City Of Perth Am
boy.
You are advised thatI know of no law
by which the Council can compel public
utilities to put their wires under ground
There is a statute, however, which per
be laid and to rent said conduits for said
wires. But as stated there is now law
that I can find by whic the utility com
panies can be forced to lay their wires
Respectfully submitted.
LEO GOLDBERGER,
City Attorney.
was ordered entered in the minutes.
The following opinion of the City At
Sept. 80. 1922.
In the matter of the petition of
the Patrolmen requesting that the
Question of fixing their salary be
placed upon the ballots for the
next general election.
To the Council of the City Of Perth Am
boy.
Pursuant to your request, I have ex-
amined the statute relating to the afore-
said matter. ..
You are advised that upon the ming 'ol
H. To y1ondafnrV nnQn YOuT
board that the question OF hxlns Tn.
salaries as requested by the Patroimen
he placed upon the ballots at III re-
general election. This should De zone Wy
resolution and not py oroihahee {" Aus
Section 3 of the Act requiring an ordin'
ance for fixing of salaries by Referendum
is optional, and in my opinion appii et
only to officers whose salary Is hAeu Wy
= am sending herewith the proper res
olution which it is your duty to pass al
the statute makes it compulsory 10 40 So
Respectfully submitted,
LEO GOLDBERGER,
City Attorney.
was. ordered entered in the minutes,
The following reports of the STREE
Sept. 80, 1922.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Perth Amboy, N. j
I hereby respectfully submit bill fol
the season of 1922 account of sprinkline
70 rthe Jersey Central Traction
Railway from May Is to Sept, 80. botf
dates inclusive ...-.........'' s5uV.o'
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. MUNOZ,
Street Commissioner.
Sept. so, 1922
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Perth Amboy, N. }
Gentlemen:-
herewith respectfully submit the fol-
owing bills for repairs to pavement
made by the Streets and Sewers Depart
ment for account of Perth Amboy Gas
Light Company.