Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-16
SETTLE DISPUTE
IN CARTERET
Ordinances VaCating Streets
in Oil Track Adopted by
Borough Council

CAKTERET, Jan. 16.-The final
reading and passage of we ordin-
ances v~acating streets in the tract of
the Mexican Petroleum Corporation
ard the appointment Of another mo-
t~crcycle policeman were the features
OF the regular meeting OF the bor-
engh council last night. Consider
able progress was also made in ne
Eatlations for water and electric light
IN the Boulevard district of the Dor
otgh.
The ordinances vacating streets
CANT up at the beginning of the
meeting. Superintendent Paterson
OF the oil company and Prosecutor
Joseph Stricken, attorney for the
company, were present. Mayor MuI-
vihill suggested that in consideration
Of the passage of the ordinance the
company should donate sufficient
land to supply the borough with a
site for q municipal stable and yard.
Prosecutor Stricken declared in ans
wer that the borough had been fight
ing the oil company on the ground
that oil tanks are unsightiy. He
wanted to know If a stable was more
attractive than a tank. Councilman
Child objected to injecting n more
conditions into the agreement with
the company at the risk of losing all
that had already been gained. He
referred to the property to be decided
70 the borough by the company for
widening Roosevelt venue to fifty
feet along the company's frontage
The ordinances were passed on tbs
original conditions, all members
voting faYorably.
superintendent Mundy of the
Woodbridge Water Company as
present at request of the council and
was asked what could be done TO
supply water to the Boulevard Sec
lion. He said that extending mains
and laterals into the district would
cost considerable money.
He also said that the residents of
the district or the borough as a
whole would be looked upon to pay
the interest on the investment until
the revenue from the water con
sumed would cover the amount.
Such, he said, was the practice in all
cases where water service is extend
ed into territory where the return is
small. He pointed out that the water
company is not any too prosperous.
Mr.. Mundy agreed to take the mat
Ter up with the directors of the COM
parry in ar effort to arrive at a plan
that would be satisfactory.
j. G. Divine, of the Public Service
Electric Company, was asked what
could be done to supply light to the
Boulevard district. He said that a
survey of the district had been made
some time ago and hat at that time
it was found that there were twenty
three houses and only two or three
Of them wired. He estimated that
the cost of extending service there
would be about $1,000. He insisted
hat the company be reimbursed for
The investment until the revenue
from the service became greater. He
doubted if any large proportion of
the residents would take the service
Immediately as few Of the houses are
!. .7d.
u answer to this Mayor Mulvihill
Ahted out that every resident of
B district had petitioned for light
I'd that all of them thereby agreed
d take the service. The mayor made
q vigorous demand for the service.
He said that the borough as a whole
was taking much more service than
both in the number of
street lights and in greater voltage
per light. Unlike the water company, |
The mayor said, the electric company
vas. prosperous and could easily af-
ford to make a small concession. Mr..
replied that if concessions
eere made in every municipality
they were asked, the company |
soon be in a much less pros
condition. At the urgent re-
4uest Of the mayor, he finally agreed
take the matter up with higher
officials of the company and endeaY-
Or to solve the problem.
John Andres, Jr,, a brother OF
Councilman Frank Andres, was ap-
pointed a motorcycle policeman By
Mayor Mulvihill. Councilman Child
pointed out that the ordinance did
rot provide for the appointment OF
motorcycle" policeman but only
Of policemen. 1t was then up to the
committee and chief, he SAID,
to designate the branch OF the serv-
in which the appointment was TO
serve. His remarks were not a criti-
Of the appointment of Andres,