Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-08

Charles street and Roosevelt ave-
nue. Ii not pass at its third reading.
Francis A. Monaghan attorney ap-
pearing for the Mexican Petroleum
Company, the Roosevelt Realty
Realty Company and other real
estate interest said that they are the
holders Of two-thirds OF the prop
erty along that DAD and that the
interests he represented did not de-
sire the Improvements. He said
that there was legal right to forbid
the council TO proceed with the
work. j. Paterson. Of the Mexican
Petroleum Company declared that
his company does not desire 20
withhold any improvements of the
borough but they felt that the street
did not desire the expenditures.
MaJ 0 Mulvihill felt however that
the avenue should have sidewalks
and instructed the borough collector
10 determine whether the two-third
majority as claimed by Attorney
Monaghan existed.
The following ordinances passed
at their third and final readings:
Change Of grade on Grant avenue.
tho laying Of sidewalks on Rail-
road avenue change and establish
grading on Railroad avenue. grad
ings on NJ street and Lefferts.
The daylight savings ordinance also
passed.
The st. Joseph's Catholic church
vas granted a permit 10 erect a
parochial school.
The C. A. A. was permitted 20
hold a block dance IN the night Of
Nav IS.
About s400 in fines were collected
during April according to the report
of Recorder Thomas L.. Slugg.
Seventy-one cases OF ~disorderly
conduct charges were handled At
the police court last month. Chief
Harrington reported.
Councilman Child asked that the
Z. S. Metals and Refining Company
be urged toextract the gas fumes
that cover the borough and coming
from the copper plant.
The application of S. Capland to
use the corner of Roosevelt and
Carreret avenue for a taxi stand
was referred to the street and road
committee.
The New York Telephone Com
pany reported that the Carteret
name will be listed as the new ex-
change in the phone book s%upplanI-
ing the Roosevelt station.
Frank Hungary asked for a posi-
ton on the police force and so did
W. Z. Baldwin. Both applications
have been referred to police COM
mittee. A Slavic Society asked that
Joseph Furian be appointed o the
police force. Thirty-fve signatures
accompanied the petition.
The council accepted the invita-
ton to attend a dinner to be given
by the ST. Vincent De Paul Society
on May Is at Falcons hall. which
is being arranged for the benefit
of the poor in town.
The application of the Carteret Oil
and Refining Company for permits
sion to erect several tanks was
again POSTPONED until the next
meeting upon motion Of Council
man Child.
At the conclusion Of the session
Mayor Mulvihill bitterly assailed a
certain person in the journalistic
field, whose name he withheld de-
claring him to be an ally of the
Ku Klux Khan, for his degrading
maneouvering against individuals In
addressing the council Mayor Multi
hill asked that he be sent out OF
town. He also asked that a resolu-
to be offered protesting against the
tactics conducted by the man. The
| mayor was warmly applauded when
he concluded his brief plea. Mr..
MUivihill invited constructive criti-
cism but not of a destructive nature
working against the people and the
interest of the OWL he said.