Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-06

Chairman Thomas Patten of the
street committee believes that with
the TIVE automobile garbage trucks
q great amount of time and money
a be saved in making collections
about the city. The tractor would
be used in street repair work and
Tor other purposes.
Another item Of importance to
rome before the meeting was a let
ter from Street Commissioner Jen-
netty recommended the purchase Of
q roller and bitulithic tar and as
phalt heater for use by the city in
making street repairs as soon as
holes or bad spots appear.
The communication, which was
referred to the street committee,
reads as follows:
eTo the Honorable Mayor and
Common Council of the City OF Perth
Amboy. N. j.
tGentlemen:
ct would respectfully recommend
The installation of one bithulitic tar
and asphalt heater, also n roller
for the streets and W depart
ment.
"By installation of same it will en-
able this department to keep the
bithulitic and asphalt streets in good
condition. The present method now
in vogue is as follows: Holes in bi'
thulitic and asphalt streets that are
torn up for water or gas connections
lie from one years end to the other
awaiting the bithulitic company to
make the necessary repairs and 1t
is necessary that this department
keep said holes filled with ashes un-
til such repairs are made at a cost
~ n focy3o and driver daily
THE roller will be of great bene-
fit on dirt streets when not in use
on the bithulitic or asphalt streets.
With the above named equipment
the method now used would be 7lirn-
mated and the streets kept in good
repair the whole year around.
Respectfully submitted,
IA. JENNETTY,
street Commissioner
A resolution adopted by the Perth
Exempt Firemen's Associa-
ION requesting the aldermen to
kmend the law so that volunteer fire.
men, when injured in performing
their duties at fires, shall receive free
medical attention from the city
physician, vas received and referred
TO the committee of the whole.
The certificate of the Board OF
School Estimate approving OF h
192s-24 school board budget was re-
ceived and held owe until the ad-
journed meeting of Friday night. A
communication from former City At
torney Leo Goldberger informed h
aldermen he would resort to manda-
mus proceedings il Joseph E. Horns
by, who continues to perform the
duties Of city collector, is not paid.
This communication was referred TO
The judiciary committee.
A water board resolution request
Ing the aldermen to finance $lo,ooo
worth of extensions and improve
ments to the water department. was
referred to the committee or n
whole. The committee of the Wnole
also had referred to 1t a communlca-
ton from Charles K. Seaman. Jr.,
with reference to the desire of Johan
;Tensen to have Water street definite
Corrected bills Of $3.50, $3.50. $240.
$3.50 and $3.50 totaling $2.140 from
Graham & McKeon were received IN
lieu of bills previously presented 10
the board.
The committee of the whole re-
ported that following a hearing OF
Patrolma.. James Egan, the officer
had been found not guilty OF
charges prefered against him. AL
derman John J.. Clark was
from voting OF accepting the report
of the committee, the other members
voting in favor of approving the
findings of the committee.
Alderman Clark presided as chair
nan Of last nights meeting in the
absence of Alderman-at-large Blrcn-
ard J. Calvin who was confined TO
his home by illness. The meeting
was conducted in a quick. business
like manner by the acting president
xkne of the shortest meetings on rec
Ira, considering the amount or ousl-
ness on hand. resulting.
Ruilding Inspector William j.
Murtagh asked permission OF the
hoard to remove the building at 90
Gordon street, which he referred to
as a fire menace and in a condition
to collapse at any time. This was
Feserred to the building committee.
Under the heading of reports OF
city officers" the report OF the Q
iector of revenue for the month OF
tTanrarv WAS received, signed by Jo-
seph E.. Hornsby. City Attorney
David T. Wilentz advised the board
TO refer this report to the Judiciary
committee. Alderman Riedy refuses
10 accept this suggestion and moved
that the report take its usual curse
an be spread on the minutes. Alder
man John Sofield seconde dthe mo-
ton and a vote was called resulting
in a tie vote. Alderm,n Riedy, So
field and Clark voting in favor OF n
motion and the other three alder
men opposing it.
City Attorney Wilentz, again ad-
dressing the board. said 1t was his
belief that decision would soon be
rendered disclosing the identity or
the collector Of revenue. The alder
men cannot recognize Mr.. Hornsby,
he said, as they have appointed an
other man for that office and they
cannot recognize the man they ap-
pointed as a writ of certiorari pre-
vents such recognition. By accept
ing this report and recognizing Mr..
Hornsby as city collector, the alder
l. n were told, they ould be I'M
doing what they have Just done.
Alderman Riedy suddenly recon
sidered and moved the report be re-
-ferred to the Judiciary committee.
4Allis motion was then passed. A
z1pplementaI debt statement from
CITY Comptroller Edward j. Dalton
showed the city's debt at present to
be 6.32 per cent, as compared to
6.s2 per cent in the last report.
The police committee was author
szed to purchase ten trafic posts of
the mushroom type, at a cost not
exceding $3.50. A testimonial to
william H. Tice, deceased city time