Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
PERMIT
At kEYP0RT
Request of Gas and Oil Co,
Denied-MuCh Business
for Borough Council

KEYPORT, Sept. 12:-At the
meeting of the borough council held
Monday evening the building per-
nit recently granted by building in
Ispector Charles ". Kruser to the Ser
vice oil Company of Bradley Beach
for the erection of a service station
at the corner of Broad street and
Maple Place was revoked. The COM
pany's representative recently inter-
viewed Councilman Ernest G. Bailey
chairman of the building committee,
and stated that the company wished
to build two tanks on the property.
one underground and one above, n
tank to hold $4,000 gallons. the other
10000. No permission was given the
company to build these and Council
man Bailey said that he had seen no
other request.
In the meantime the company had
applied to Inspector Kruser for per-
mission to build a service station at
"a cost Of $1,500 and the permission
was granted as the company did not
mention the intention of building
the large tanks. After considerable
discussion the permit was revoked
as the council felt the company in
tended to build the service station
and later place the tanks, which
would be extremely dangerous, the
school building being directly OPP
|posite and the C. r. r. tracks only
a small distance away.
Another reason for the revoking of
the permit was that the
failed to state the entire cost of the
building and other details to COM
ply with the building code.
A communication from the State
Highway Commission in reply to n
sent by the borough clerk, stated
that they had no intention of build
ing more concrete roadway in this
section at present. The council re-
.quested the highway commission to
complete the section of road between
the oyster creek bridge and the
Matawan creek bridge as the road
between these two bridges is ex-
tremely narrow and does not accom-
modate the heavy traffic, particular
ly over week ends.
A communication from w. F., STAN
hope asked for sewer extension to
st. George place and the sewer and
water committee was instructed to
go ahead with the laying of sewer
and water pipes, also on Warren
street to the new residence being
erected by DIR. G. B. Aumack.
A communication from the Key
port Improvement Association asked
the council to refuse permission to
the Service Oil Company, of Bradley
Beach to erect two large gasoline
tanks on the property at the corner
of Broad street and Maple Place.
The police committee was instruct
ed to purchase new winter uniforms
for the police force, the uniforms to
Include two pairs of trousers and
black puttees.
Councilman H. Seabrooke Schanck
of the borough hall committee re-
ported that the floor of the room
occupied by the engine company had
been strengthened and would bear
the weight of the new fire alarm ap-
paratus, a part of which would be
placed in that room.
The borough hall committee was
instructed to ascertain the cost of
Installing some sort of a heating
plant in the borough hall.
The borough clerk was instructed
to write the H. j. Vreeland owners of
wv SS'SiiSAHI INV PiopSrly WHICH
has been an eyesore for years, that
unless the property was cleaned up
within forty-eight hours it would be
done under the supervision of the
council, and that this is absolutely
the final notification.
George H. Crawford, of South
Keyport, was appointed a constable
without pay for the term of three
years, beginning last January.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the County Gas and Monmouth
Lighting companies to have repre-
sentatives at the next meeting rela-
tive to the councils asking for the
reduction of rates from both COM
panies.