Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
HEAR MESSAGE
At JAMESBURG
Mayor Wyckoff Urges Co.
operation by Citizens
Council Organized

COUNCIL ORGANIZED
JAMESBURG, Jan. 10-Organ!-
cation of the common council, the
reading of Mayor Jacob Wyckoff's
second annual message to council
and the naming of borough off,
ciaIJ to serve for the ensuing year
was the business transacted at the
meeting IN borough hall Monday
night Mayor Wyckoff featured his
message with a pressing invitation
to ali citizens of the borough to
attend the monthly meeting in order
to get a closeup Idea of what is
churches and individuals should
IKE some of the burdens off the
finance committee when the time
game and a general outline Of the
business done and started for the
(preseQt year and asked the hearty
I8co-t. ration Of the citizens and the
acouncilmen II results for their ben,
teft were to be expected,
: Councilmen Harvey Stonaker and
John ~Jorgenson, reelected at the
fall election, succeeding themselves,
took their seats. Reuben Gabriel
was sworn in by Clerk William
Brooks. succeeding Councilman
George Hutchinson. resigned.
Mayor Wyckoff announced the
following appointments which were
confirmed:
Borough physician, DR.. John L.
suydam: borough attorney, John p.
Kirkpatrick; chief OF police. Gustav
], Ff1lhower; borough recorder,
Harry L. Emrfons; overseer of the
poor, Jacob Hausser.
The following committees were
named:
Finance, Gabriel. stonaker, Lo-
kerson; streets, Conover, Hausser,
J~orgenson; water and fire. Hausser,
Lokerson, Stonaker; police, Jorgen-
aker. Hausser, Conover; ordinances,
Lokerson, Conover, Jorgenson;
members Board Of Health, DIR. P. E.
Downing, two years; Carl B. john
son. Joseph Shaw. three years.
To Members Of Common Council
and citizens of Jamesburg:
1T seems to be expected and is I
believe. the duty of your Mayor to
deliver to council and to those citi-
zens who attend the opening meet
ing Of the year., a message or report
of the things done and to be done
~ ~ SO1lCIdl SOOu VI Liz DOI~
ough.
1T is with much pleasure and
very sincerely that I thank each
member of the council and the
heads of the various departments
for their splendid and hearty sup
port and cooperation in the things
which we have Fad to do this past
year. 1 congratulate Jamesburg on
the quality of it's councilmen and
other public officers and thank the
citizens for returning to office at the
last election those men whose terms
expired. I shall make no change in
my appointments for the coming
year.,
There will be but one change in
the council. MIR. Hutchinson has felt
Vt best for business reasons to with
Ddraw from office after five years of
service on the finance committed. IS
chairman Of the committee he has
BEEN very valuable to my admini-
slration and we regret his action. 1
shall ask the council to confirm the
appointment of MIR. Reuben Gabriel
to fill the vacancy and feel that we
r fortunate in having his consent
to serve in this very important posi-
ton of service to the borough.
IT am very happy in making an
other appointment this year. Mr..
William H. Brooks has completed
twenty-four years services as clerk
of the borough and I do not L lieve
I could tell you how valuable he Is
to me, the council and to the bor-
ough. I very much appreciate his
willingness to serve another year.
ain the Police Department, Harry
L. Emmons, as borough recorder,
has co-operated with Chief Of Police
q. J. Fillhower, and we believe we
have much-needed Improvement
there.
81 wish to speak Of the work Of
Mr.. Hausser, as overseer of the poor.
There Is much work to be done here:
He has shown fne Judgment and
finances would allow and I feel sire
that there are cases where churches
and individuals can do a much need
ed work which cGnnot be done by
the borough"
ST also want to tell you about. the
FIRE department. Those fellows not
only take a pride in their work as
fremen, but have of their own free
will renovated and improved that
portion OF the borough hall used by
the fire company, covering the sides
and ceilings with metal n putting
in supporting columns. 1t is a very
complete job and the mayor and
council go on record with a vote OF
thanks for the distinguished service
done the borough. I wish some de-
partment would take the partition
!. out between the council room and
kthe public room at borough hall; II
" would make a much better place fol
public meetings and then mayb.
more citizens would attend council
meetings.
1--WE appreciate your support given
in the things we have tried to dc
in the past year and shall need your
support in the things we have start
ed and hope to finish this year. You
cannot support unless you know and
you will know If you come to thu
meetings or ask your councilman
about the improvements.
This was clearly demonstrated
last year when the question OF thu
Railroad avenue improvement was
p%etitioned against; because you die
not know what you were signing and
when 1t was explained to you at the
meeting called by the freeholders
your decided expression for the new