Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

Regular meeting of the Council of the
cember 4th, 1922. The members present
were Aldermen Sofeld. Waters. Patten
MCGUIRE. Clark. Riedy, and Aldermsn-at.
Large Calvin.
On motion the reading of the minutes
of the meeting of November goth was dis
pensed with, and the minutes approved as
printed.
Motion prevailed that bids for the fur
nishing of 100, 900 gallons of fuel oil for
the Municipal Lighting Plant be opened.
Standard oil Company 5.43 cents per
, gallon.
Sun Company, sos cents per gallon.
Gulf Refining Co., SOS cents per gallon.
Motion pevailed that oil bids be refer
red to Committee on Lamps and Lights.
Resolution from Sergeant John B. Egan
Post No. 663 Veterans of Foreign Wars
endorsing Joseph F. Deegan for the po-
sition of City Attorney, was received and
referred to the mmit Of the Whole.
The following report of the Board of
County Canvassers:
A statement of the determination of the
Board of County Canvassers, relative to
an election held in the City of Perth
Amboy, on the 18th day of November, In
the year Of Our Lord one thousand and
nine hundred and twenty-five for the
election of One Mayor, One Recorder. Ono
Ward. One Alderman 9Th Ward; Public
Question regarding Policemen's Salaries
The said Board do determine that, at
/ the SAID election, the following persons
were duly leected to the respective offices:
William c. Wilson. Mayor: Harold Z.
Pickersgtll, Recorder; John e. Sofeld, AL
derman, First Ward; Thomas Patten. AL.
( derman, Third Ward; John j. Clark. AL
derman. Fifth Ward; Public Question re-
garding Policemen's Salaries carried.
1 do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true. full and correct statement of
the determination of the Board of Can
vassers therein mentioned. In witness
whereof. 1 have hereunto set my hand
of Our Lord One Thusand nine hundred
and twenty-five.
JOHN HNsAoN.
Chairman of the Board Of County Gam
vassers.
Attest
RoBT. W. HELM,
Deputy Clerk,
was received and ordered pl,.ced on file.
The Clerk reported the re eipt on Nov
ember 81, 1922 of Order setting aside
resolution in case of Geoi &c ]. Miller.
Aldermen of the city of Perth Amboy
The City of Perth Amboy and William NJ.
Hallahan, Defendants. which was ordere1
placed on file. .....
Application of Tony Mau.o for permit
to operate an auto bus was received and
referred to the Committee on Auto Buses
Petition to lay sewer in, and grade
Hickory Street. was received and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Sewers
Charges preferred BY Mrs. Joseph
Avelley against Patrolman Frank Ton
III clN II OTQ6I6Q ulGO,
Request of Protection Hook and Ladder
Company for exemption certificates for
Alfred Larson. James Carr. Oscar Ander-
so nand Thorwald Wooder, was received
and referred to the Committee on Fire.
Letter from the City Attorney in thu
case of Kraft VS.. the City was received
and referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary with power.
Communication from the Mayor referr-
ing to complaint of Johan Jensen regard
ing condition of High Stree, was received
and rafoTrn IN h Ia 49,
Whole.
Request of Lincoln Engine Company Tor
exemption certificates for George Dawson
and Arthur Conquest was received anJ
referred to the Committee on Fire.
The following certificate of the Com.
missioner of Municipal Accounts:
quirements of the City of Perth Amboy.
County of Middlesex. for the fiscal year
beginning January first, 1923:
General Bonds ................s42. sos AZ
school Bonds ............... 16,s56.os
Total Annal Requirements .:...s71,so6.ss
special Sinking Fund (Secttion
21)minimum amount one-ffth
mill on SO, 9S5. 9e7.O0 ......... 10, 1878
Amount to be used from S. F.
Surplus (Sectton 24)
Total Requirements s82. 202 "a
SINGING s5ps Fund Bonds Maturing
Serial Bonds Maturing ........s a. loo 90
Certified to at Trenton this first day Of
December, 1922.
WALTER R. DARBY,
Commissioner of Municipal Accounts.
CriginaI TO Mr.: Arthur e. Graham, Clerk
copy 10 Mr.. Q. ]. Morgenson, Secretary
Sinking Fund Commission.
minutes. 'ne
Letter from R. Wayne Parker regard.
ing taxes on lot on First Street, was re-
gelvea and referred to the Committee on
The following:
Hon u,u Perth Amboy, Dec. 1st, 1922.
OF the City of Perth Amboy.
In the matter of the application of the
lily OF Perth Amboy for the alteration of
grace crossings on the lines of the Gem
eraI Railroad Company of New Jersey
a9G N the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
ity commissioner of New Jersey. after
due and proper hearing, did on the nth
day of May. 1922, by virtue of the power
and authority vested in said board by vir-
tue of Chapter 81 OF the Laws of 1919
mold and determine that each and every
one of the crossings herein referred to Is
dangerous to public safety, and tina the
same be altered according to the plans re-
ferred to in said order. 1t was further
ordered and determined that a and
ing, including the City of Perth Ambcy.
proceed with due diligence to the execu-
ton of said order and. that the actual
work of construction begin on or before
the list day of January, 1928.
The work of eliminating and altering
the cossings cannot be done or UNDER
taken without cutting the city sewers In
the area affected. therefore, an intercept
ing sewer and all necessary changes in
the sewer system should first be made.
with proper appropriations therefor, in
order that the railroad companies and
other parties to the proceed may be en-
abled to comply with the orders OF the
Board.
Please take notice that unless the City
Of Perth Amboy proceeds with its part OF
| the work as ordered by the Board of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners. all legal pro-
ceedings necessary to compel a compliance
will be promptly undertaken as ordered
by the Commission.
THOMAS BROWN.
Counsel, Board of Public Utility Com-
| missioners of New Jersey.
was received and ordered entered IN me
| minutes, the contents to be complied with
The following letter from the Workers
Cooperative Society: .oo,
The Honorable Body Of Aldermen.
At a meeting held by The Workers CO.
| Operative Society. it was brought 20 our
ning to sell the Municipal Electrical Light
plant and also go back to contracting the
garbage collecting. claiming they are not
paying propositions. .n,u.
| chat these things should be run for SER
vice and not for profit, and II not paying
| now. could easily be made TO.
We therefore as a society OF 4oo citizems
orotas+ in both cases, as we nrniy oelleve
~ Mnnicipai Ownership and II we can pc
~ anv assistance to the Council IN tne
,nbujiding and welfare OF the CITY ID
ministration. we are Win yUu, societv NJ