Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
.PET|T|0NSF FOR
WATER SERVICE
Keyport Borough Council Re-
ceiveS Requests from Resi-
uentS for Water Mains

KEYPORT, Oct. 24-At the meet,
Ing of the borough council held or
Monday evening a petition signed b,
the property in the vicinity
of Manchester n Green Grove
avenue and Eighth street was pre-.
sented, asking the extension of the
water mains in this section and re
1uesting a foc"-inch pipe. This
property is in the vicinity of the ole
ball grounds neal what was former
the cutlery factory. The ball rroua :
have been dividid into building lots
and every lot sold with severa
houses in the course of erection and
more to be built in the spring.
Contractor Dallas G. Young was
present and asked for the extension
of the water Eiains. He said he was
at preset building a house for Mr.,
Conway and needed a water onnec
ton. After a discussion of the mat
ter it was decided to run a pipe from
the tap to be placed at the corner OF
Green Grove avenue and Maple
Place, to the curb of the Conway
property, from which Mr.. Conway
can run a line at lis own expense.
A fire plug will also be placed.
The matter of running a four-inch
main was placed in the hands of the
water committee.
w. Frank Stanhope was present
and asked an extension of the sewer
from Main street to his property on
st. Georges Place, a distance of 200
feet. This property is a section of
the Van Deventer Park property. is
an unimproved street and has not as
yet been accepted by the borough.
Mr.. Stanhope's residence is the only
house on that particula street and
since not enough appropriated
money is at hand to make this ex-
tension the council could not see its
way clear to comply with Mr.. STAN
hopes request. However, Borough
Engineer Crawford was instructed to
investigate and ascertain the cost of
such an extension and report at an
early meeting.
Councilman Daniel Van Pelt re-
ported to the council the result OF
the recent findings of the bus COM
mittee and citizens committee which
denied the petition of Herman Ros-
envinge of Perth Amboy to run a
competitive bus line from the Dor
ough to Perth Amboy. Mr.. Rosen-
vinge was informed that should the
traffic require anothe. line than that
now being taken care of by James
Doukas of South Amboy he would
be given a chance.
Councilmen Albert Vanderbilt,
Daniel Van 2elt and II. I. Hopkins
were appointed a committee to meet
with the committee in charge of the
Halloween celebration.
A meeting Of the bus committee
with James Rollo and Mr.. Polling
present wa announced for Tuesday
evening when some plan would be
made to carry passengers from the
borough of Keyport into Matawan
proper without changing at the sta
ton. At. this time the buses carry
passengers from the borough directly
to the Matawan station where they
change for further points.
Councilman Ernest G.. Bailey n
nounced that all parts of the new
fire alarm system had arrived and
would be installed in the very near
future.
A communication from the Public
Utilities Commission was received
which stated the committee was fav-
,orable to the decision of the local
council relative to the Doukas bus
line, which has now been granted a
permanent permit.
In the absence of Mayor Thomas
J.. Smith, Robert Rothwell. president
of the board, conducted the meeting.