Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-17

' yor and Common Council OF the City oi
Perth Amboy taking over and acduir as
as a city street that part OF Amboy Ave
nue. lying north Of Myrtle Street to a
point one hundred ti0oi feet north OF lns
lee Street in the City OF Perth Amboy
New Jersey. and does hereby return The
control thereof to the aid city. and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED That a
certified copy of this resolution be ssni
to the Mayor and Common Council OF tre
City OF Perth Amboy and a certified copy
thereof fled with the County Clerk of the
County Of Middlesex.
tSigned)
WALTER c. QCACKENBCSH.
Dated. New Brunswick. ". J..
April 27th. fs22.
1. Thomas J. Mulvihil. CLERK Of tbs
Board of Chosen FrseholGers of the Coun.
~ Of Middlesex and state of New Jersey
do hereby certify that this is a true copy
Of a resolution adopted at a meeting OF
the Board held on the eth day of April
1924.
THOMAS J. MULvIHILL.
was received and ordered entered in the
minutes
Petition to establish grade on Cornell
Avenue. was received and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
Notice of change of name OF Barber
Asphalt Paving Company to The Barber
Asphalt Company. was received and or
| dered filed.
The following COMMUNICATION
April 2eth, 1879.
| Honorable Mayor and
| Board of Aldermen,
City of Perth Amboy.
Gentlemen:-
Enclosed find letter addressed to the
Editor Perth Amboy Evening News. The
letter is self explanatory.
Please have clerk read same and kindly
give a little thought to the subject.
JOHN Jensen.
Editor Evening News
/ return Fourth of July celebration cou-
pom unanswered and unsigned. You are
evidently conducting an intelligence tcst
and it will be very interesting to see the
| result.
The first question do you favor band
concerts?" was n leading question. L;
was a direct appeal to the proponents TO
sign and it was evidently the object to
find out how many taxpayers Will rave
about the Increase in taxes. t~amountlng
to from $50 to 300se in IL years) one day
and the next sign up for something they
think they are getting for nothing. This
something for nothing crowd is always in
evidence.
| The Fourth of July celebration question
is more interesting; II cannot be answered
yes or no by any intelligent person.
BY answering mo" the implication Is that
you favor an unsafe and insane celebration
and IL you answer yes" you put yourself
in the class that will sign a blank note
that might turn up later at he bank call.
ing for $500 or $4,000.
A safe and sane Fourh OF July cele-
bration might mean anything from dis
playing the flag and setting off a Few
harmless frecraekers by the small boy TO
an elaborate affair staged by the city
costing the taxpayer thousands of collars
1t will be- very interesting to see the
outcome of this intelligence test.
April 26. 1922.
JOHN JENSEN.
was received and ordered entered in tho
minutes.
Petition that provided the property OF
the Perth Amboy Gas Light Company,
south of Lewis Street can be purchased at
a reasonable price, same be acquired by
the City and the land added to the PARK
system, was received and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr.. Patten. WI ich ordinance was read in
full by the Cls.k:
AN ORDINANCE
To authorize the issuance of bonds in
the sum Twelve thousand (s12. 000) dol
lars to pay the cost OF machinery and
equipment for the street and sewer de-
partment.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY:
Section /. That for the purpose of pay
ing the cost of machinery and equipment
for the street and sewer department of
the City of Perth Amboy. the purchase of
which was heretofore authorized by ordi-
nance passed April II, 1922. that there be
issued pursuant to Chapter 252 of the
laws of 1916. as amended. bonds of the
City of Perth Amboy to be known as Gen.
eral Improvement Bonds in the sum of
Twelve Thousand G12, o00) Dollars.
Section 2. The said bonds shall be in
such form and denomination and payable
principal and interest in such medium and
at such time and place and bear interest
at such rate as may be provided by reso-
luton of the council, shall be signed by
the Mayor and Treasure. attested by the
City Clerk under the seal of the City and
If coupons for the payment of interest oe
attached, they shall be executed by the
facsimile signature of the City Treasurer.
Section 3. The Council of the City of
Perth Amboy hereby determines and de-
cldres:
(a) That the average probable period
OF usefulness of the said apparatus is ten
years.
(b) That the average assessed valua-
ton OF the taxable real property dnclud-
ing improvements) of the said City. COM
puted upon the next preceding three value
thereof. in the manner provided in Section
II, of Chapter 252 of the Laws of 19f6,
as amended is s23. 203. 30s.00.
(c) That the net debt OF the City of
Perth Amboy computed in the manner
provided in said Section l., is 81, SOS. $685.
I'D That the annual and supplemental
debt statements required by the said Sec
ton IL have BEEN made and hled as
therein required.
Section 4. That there shall be levied in
each year, while any of the said bonds
snail De OulstdnulHe. III kHt sdhic ildnucI
and at the same time as other taxes. a
tax upon all the taxable property of the
said City. sufficient TO produce the amount
of principal and interest to mature in the
succeeding year
Section S. Said bonds shall be sold by
the City Treasurer, in accordance with
the Statute; said Treasurer shall have
power to fix the necessary details.
Section s. This ordinance shall take eff
feet upon its publication as provided ov
Section 2 of Chapter 252 of the Laws o.
1916, as amended, and the City Clerk
shall have power TO select the newspaper
in which it shall be published and to spe-
city the late after which the bonds shall
be issued and delivered.
The foregoing ordinance was ordered
passed on first reading by the following
vote: Yea-Sofeld, Waters, Patten, Nc
CURE. Clark. Riedy. Calvin. Nay-Nohe.
The Committee on judiciary recon-
mended that a junk license be granted 10
Peter Coogan for ga Front Street. which
recommendation was on motion confirmed.
The Committee on judiciary reeo NJ
| mended that an employment agency IL
cense be granted to Anna Fedkow for $50
Market Street. which recommendation was
on motion confirmed.
The Committee on Judiciary recon-
| mended that a junk license be granted -
Max Kaplowitz for 3Sl New Street. which
recommendation was on motion confirmed
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
to whom had been referred the petition
Of Andrew Haas in reference to sidewalk
at Al Broad Street recommended that the
request be granted, which recommends
ton was on motion confirmed.
The Committee on Fire approved of the
action of Garfield Engine Company in ae-
coping reignation OF Albert Schwack'
The Committee on Fire approved of the
| action of Eagle Hose and Chemical Com
pany in expelling Jens NJ Jensen from
| membership. which was confirmed.
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