Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-12-29
ELM STREET
PROTEST HEARD
Against CroWding That Street
With Monster Pipe
and Sewer
ALDERMANIC DISCUSSION
Much Other Business Trans
acted at Meeting of Alder
men Last Night
ALDERMANIC DISCUSSION

The streets and sewers committee,
and the street commissioner were
empowered last night to take some
action in remedying the condition on
ELM street where work has been
started in laying new sewer system
as a part of the railroad elimination
work.
A petition was received from the
residents of that thoroughfare last
night, it being signed by Mrs Anna
Martin and twenty-eight others. The
portion of the street between Smith
and Market, is practically closed off
and the balance Of the thoroughfare
is quite well crowded with large
pipes and shanties.
There was quite a discussion as to
just what the specifications called
for in regard to the amount of the
street to be taken up by the con-
tractor. Aldermen John j. Clark
and Robert A. Mcclure led the fight
in objecting to the condition, and
Alderman Tlomas Patten. chairman
of the committee on streets and
sewers made known that he would
do everything in his power to relieve
conditions. Alderman Mcclure
pointed out that garbage was not
being collected along the lower end
of Elm street, but the third ward
alderman denied this.
Some action probably will be
taken at once in changing conditions
on the recently paved Elm street.
Aldermen Mcclure, Clark and
Sofield declared that since the
change of garbage collection hours
there is a misunderstanding on the
part of many residents as to when
they should put out their garbage.
They suggested the placing of a no.
tice in the Evening News today as
means of notifying the residents
This Alderman Patten, chairman of
the street committee, consented to
do although he said notice had al
ready been given as to the change
of hours.
Several resolutions increasing
wages of city employees were adopted
The salary of the weighmaster at
the scale house was increased to
! $1,000. The wages of street depart
ment drivers We're increased to 55
Icents an hour, of the street depart
ment laborers to so cents an hour
and street department chauffeurs 10
lao a month. The various firehouse
ianitors petitioned the board for an
| increase in salary of 5000 a year
this being referred to the committee
of the whole.
A resolution was adopted naming
John C. Platt constable of the fifth
ward. A letter was received from
| the mayor of Railway pointing out
| that Perth and Plainfield are the
| only two cities in the state of any
size which are not members of the
New Jersey State League of Mu-
/ inicipalities and requesting the city
| to join. This was referred to the
! committee of the whole. The 1924
| budget of the water board was re-
ceived and spread on the minutes.
After all the business had been
transacted. Chairman Calvin COM
plimented the two outgoing alder
men on their work while on the
board wishing them success in the
future. Alderman Clark spoke in a
similar vein, declaring that although
| he had taken stands against both
men 1t was merely a case of each
voting for what he believed to be
! the best for the community. After
alderman Patten had said a few
words of regret at losing the two
members. both Aldermen Waters
and Riedy responded, thanking the
other members of the board for the
pheasant hours spent together and
! for the cooperation shown. Alder
man Waters urged the board to con-
slider the erection of new police
station declaring that the present
structure is disgraceful to a city of
| this size.