Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
ORDER SURVEY
| FOR KEYP0RT
improvements of Maple Place
and Other Matters Before
Borough Council

KEYPORT, April 11-At the
regular meeting of the borough
council Monday night Gustave Maui
reT. engineer, was nor 10
max the necessary survey of Maple
tplace make plans and specifications
OF same and present them for h
improvement of the street.
$Mor-.- will begin as soon as possible
in order to have Maple place con-
creted down the center of the street
before the heavy traffic begins. This
Street is a connecting link between
Broadway and Broad street, a
county and state street respectively
land is much used by atltoists.
WI An ordinance covering h laying
Of sewer and water laterals on this
same street where work must be
4 done before the concreting begins
was prepared and passed on the first
and second readings.
M An ordinance for the ~vacating OF
Gass street was drawn UP and pass
cd on the first and second readings.
hThis is in keeping with the work
Necessary before the Architectural
lille Company a purchase the lots
IA the Cas- street section now held
by the borough having been bought
m for non-payment of taxes, etc.
The company will improve their
plant to a large extent IL the lots
can be bought, and will also
THE cost of vacating and improving
Eass street.
IA 1t was decided to purchase new
uniforms for the police and the mat
Ger was placed in the hands of the
police committee with power to act.
ID O. f. Rehfield stated that water
Neglected at the corner OF Third
and Waverly streets to an alarming
degree particularly after rains. The
wate- collects is such a quantity
#hat the street is impossible and 1t
endangers cellars of nearby houses.
The clerk was instructed to notify
The G. r. r. of this condition as the
water is the overflow from Beers
street, which runs down along the
track to this corner and only a very
small pipe has been placed to carry
it off.
1t was announced that the old fire
4 apparatus of Liberty Hose Company
had been stored at the Whitall Ia
tum Company's plant, where it
would be stored free for the use of
same if necessary.
A report of the past years work
was made by the borough account
ant, George f. Kellar and it was
received and ordered published, ac-
cording to law. Fire Chief Clark
stated that considerable difficulty
was experienced at fires when auto
mobiles would race with the en-
gines. The mayor instructed the
chief to take the numbers of all
automobiles so doing, also to in
struct the members OF companies so
10 do. Announcement was made of
the coming election for fire chiel
on Tuesday, April II.
a communication from President
Montgomery of the County Gas
Company stated his inability to at
tend the meeting owing to his being
out of town. Also nothing was done
70 reduce the gas rate as was re-
quested by the borough. The clerk
was instructed to send another letter
10 the company.
A communication from the C. r,
r. in reply to one sent by the bor-
ough clerk some days ago was re-
ceived and the company stated that
they had repaired the crossings on
First, Second and Broad streets.
The clerk was instructed to send an
other letter telling the company
that owing to the very heavy traffic
over these crossings that they must
be repaired with heavy planking.
The next meeting OF the council
will be held on Monday, April 23.
L,6+'s So.