Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-16
MUCH BUSINESS
BEFORE COUNCIL
Report Borough Council Acts
on Matters of Importance
at Regular Meeting

AldJ 4Os-fAl llt EEku-
lar meeting Of the borough council
held on Monday night the ordinance
covering the laying of water and
sewer laterals On Maple Place was
passed on third and final readings
as was also the ordinance changing
the name of Harrison street to Green
Grove avenue. Harrison street is
two blocks long and a continuation
OF Green Grove avenue and in order
to simplify borough directions the
entire street will be called Green
Grove avenue.
Harvey s. Bedle was present and
asked that he be given the grade on
Division street at once as he is de-
sirous of laying a sidewalk while he
is building. A communication from
Commissioner of Finance Darbey
stated that he had accepted the bor-
ough audit and that 1t was sa~tisfac-
tory as to form,
A communication from the state
highway commission expressed salts
faction over the resolution made by
the borough council and recently
passed whereby no more gasoline
tanks will be allowed on state high
way unless approved by the commits
sion.
A communication from the Key
| port Engine Company's secretary
stated Harvey Simmons and Edward
Woolley had been elected members
to ill vacancies and the election was
approved. Another communication
from. the secretary Of the Keyport
Engine Company stated that the late
William Duncan, OF Matawan, had
been a member Of the company for
seven years and asked that an ex-
emption certificate be given his fam
lily as the n formerly issued could
not be found. The matter was re-
ferred to the fire committee.
Thomas Polling, Jr.. requested per-
mission to place a gasoline tank in
front OF his property on Second
street and was granted permission
to do SO. Mr.. Bromberg, who re-
Gently purchased the store at the
corner of Broad and Warren streets
and who previously requested per-
mission to place a gasoline tank
along the state highway, was told
that he must place the tank thirty
feet from the highway.
Charles Hyer, Sr., OF Washington
street, asked for the extension of
water mains to his property which
would require about 200 feet of ex-
ira piping, the mains now being ex-
tended to the school. The matter
was placed IL the hands Of the water
committee.
George Pease was present and
stated that he had secured the sigma
lures OF over 70 per cen of the resi-
dents on Church street for the lay
Ing OF a concrete street from Second
to Third streets and asked informa-
ton as to how he should now pro-
coed. Mr.. Pease was informed by
the mayor that an ordinance woul1
Immediately be prepared to cover
the street and upon its third and
final reading the work of laying a
concrete street could begin.
c. F. Rehfeld, who has complain
ed before of excessive water on Third
street and who was recently inform
ed that matter would be looked af-
ter. was present and asked what had
been done. He was told that the
water ran into Third street from the
railroad property and that the COM
pany had been asked to send a rep
resentative here to confer with the
borough engineer and street commit
tee as to what manner should be
pursued. To date nothing has been
heard from the company and the
borough clerk was then instructed
to telephone the railroad company
on Tuesday morning and ask the
company's attention at cnce.
Hudson Walling asked what had
been done as to the extension of the
sewer mains on Main street south of
the railroad crossing. He was told
that the matter would be given at
tention as soon as the borough engi-
neer completed the present work
and could give his attention to the
work.
Charles Kruser said that the water
supply was not sufficient on Main
street and stated that he thought it
would be an excellent plan to lay a
larger water main when the street
was dug up for the laying of the new
sewer extension.
Fire Chief Daniel Clark stated
that the Keyport Engine Company
was ready to have the engine re-
painted and was told that when
ever the company was ready to have
the work done the council would be
ready.
Chief Clark also stated that the
maintenance money for two engines
the Lincoln and Keyport Fire En-
gines was not sufficient. He was in
structed to keep al accurate ac-
count OF the expenditure for gas
and oil and in this way the council
would be enabled to ascertain the
cost OF maintenance.
Borough Engineer Crawford was
instructed to have the work of
sprinkling on the streets covered by
the borough ordinance to begin at
once
Mayor Thomas L. Smith was In
structed by the council to secure a
licensed engineer and proceed with
the work of survey on Maple place
In order to complete the necessary
preliminary work prior to the per-
manent improvement OF the street.
Councilman H. Seabrooke Schanck
drew the attention of the council
to h many automobile thefts oc-
curing while the n r in the
Surf theatre and the police COM
mittee was instructed to authorize
the police officers to patrol this dis
trict during the performances.
The bids for the new olive drab
uniforms to be purchased for the
police for the summer uniform were
received from A. A. Philo and w. s.
Wallace. The formers bid YVES
$47.50 and the latter's $3.50. The
matter was placed in the hands of
the police committee.
The chairman of the fire commit
tee. Ernest G. Bailey presented
plans and specifications for a new
IRE alarm system and the matter
will be taken UP by the council at