Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-12
COUNCIL MINUTES
Proceedings Of the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Perth Anboys n. g..
april and, 1928

Guire. Clark. Riedy and Aiderman-at-
Large Calvin.
There being no objection. the minutes
OF the meetings of March 18th and 23rd,
1928, were ordered approved as printed.
Mr.. Charles X. Seaman. Jr, Attorney
at Law was given the floor and spoke on
the request of Johan Jensen and the Estate
of Anton Jensen.
The following bids were received and
upon motion of Mr.. Rtedy we're opened,
as follows.
For installing plumbing in Mcclellan
/ Engine House.
WILLIAM J. SMITH
l-2QxSO White Enamel Sink, second
floor.
1-30 Gallon Galvanized Heater
1-Parcoll Heater
double Coil Gas Heater
Complete-S196.6 SO.
BuCHAN & COMPANY
As in accordance with specifications for
plumbing work to be done at the Mcclellan
Fire House, State Street. We hereby wish
to submit the following:
Furnish and install one new 20x30 iron
enamel sink and faucets complete with
waste and piping TO second floor and new
hot and cold water connections, also In.
iron boiler to steam boiler in celler and
connect same with new paraeoil heater
and one new double coil gas heater and
complete all the above mentioned work
In first class workmanship manner. for
one hundred and sixty-eight dollars. $f68.
DANIEL F. WYE
Ny bid for work TO be dom at the NC
clellan Fire House according to speci-
"'4DY FOR G8RsAaE WAGONS
I propose to furnish three five yard
Wagons as per specifications attached for
the sum Of $4,000 each or q total OF
These are S. S. Watson wagons and
carry a one year guarantee.
GRAHAM g. MckEON
We propose to furnish three dve-yard
garbage dump wagons as per attaenea
specifications for the sum OF s46s.oo each:
Upon motion of Mr.. Risdy a recess was
taken to consider the bids.
Upon reconvening, the Council received
Co. and s6 others in reference TO removing
a petition from the O.. X. Electrical supply
the switch Of the Public Service haiiHay
Co. on smith Street between Maple Street
ana the Central r. r. 1t was referred
to the COMMITTEES on Streets and sewers
A petition from A. ]. Stelghens. Jr. and
15 others in reference to garbage dump.
ing In the vicinity of Compton Avenue
and Neville Street was received and re,
ferred to the Committee on Streets ana
The following communication:
state of New Jersey
Office OF Treasurer, Dept. or Aunleipat
Accounts
Trenton, n. u
1899 Audit OF City of Perth Amboy,
County of Middlesex
This is TO inform you that the above
audit is accepted for filing with the UNI
audit is now acceptable as to form. rms
derstandiug that his Department accepts
no responsibility for the correctness or
accuracy of any statement therein con-
,ained. hut acceptance is conditioned on
form alone and is subject to any eorrec-
tions or revisions which might be or
become necessary.
WALTER r, darcy.
Commissioner of Municipal Accounts
Hon, WIN. c. Wilson. Mayor.
was received and ordered spread on the
district Court, for a safe FOR that office,
Request of John J. Quinn, Clerk of the
was received and referred 20 the commit
tee on Public Grounds and Buildlngs,
Letter from II. Rippen in reference 10
Fire Equipment of the Washington Hose
Co, was received and referred 10 the
Committee on Fire.
The following communication
March so. 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen,
City Hall.
G-sntlemen:-
I write this letter TO you as l am not
Department has been conducted recently.
satisfied with the way in which the Police
Owing 10 the manner in which the de-
| partment has been handled. the Chief
has been chief in name only. The. chlet
has had his resignation before me on two
different occasions during the past year,
but l failed to take action upon them, |
have every confidence in the chief as be
ing thoroughly capable of handling the
office as It should be conducted.
When Chairman of the Police Com
mittee for two years. under; the late
Chief Burke, never intereIered win nm
Committee was able to run the depart
have had full confidence that the Police
ment until the past year.
| am at this time serving notice on the
Board of Aldermen that l viii take charge
of the Police Department as its head, on
and after the first day of April. as pro-
vided for by law and so ruled by the
Supreme Court SO that those interested
will know that Chief Tonnesen will be at
the head OF the Police Department proper
w. c. WILSON,
March 80, 1928.
Mr.. y: j. Tonnesen,
Chief of Police,
Perth Amboy, n. j.
Dear SIR
on and after April list 1 will assume
my rights as head of the Department
| Any orders which you wish TO carry out
1 would be plea sed to have you consult
with me on any distinct change from that
which is now IN vogue. This order to
take effect April lat.
Very truly yours WILSON.
r,s raceived and upon motion Of Mr.. Wa
ters was ordered spread on the minutes,
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr., Calvin, which. ordinance was read II
IL" oS AN ORDNANCE
An ordinance providing for a standard
of time in the city Of Perth Alnpoy'
Whereas the Board of Aldermen in the
| citv of Perth Amboy believe that Il ma
iority of those who labor in the diVersl-
fed Industrial occupations of this city are
in favor of an extra hours daylight saw
ing and that 1t is beneficial Tor mental
IMPROVEMENT and physical recreation:
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOf
Section /. Tha at two A; NJ. ON the
last sunday in April in each year. Tue
standard time throughout the city OF
| Perth Amboy shall be advanced one hour
in all the departments OF the munlclpSllly
| over which the Board OF Aldermen nave
| Jurisdiction, except that where the time
10 6xad nv any statute OF this state, IN
which case the time shall be standard
time as Fixed by such statute and az Two
| o'clock Of the last Sunday in SeptempeI,
| in each year such time shall be retafosu
Section 2. That all rodinance and parts
| of orindinaces not consistent herewith Dc
and the same are hereby repeated; ~
section 3. This ordinance snail take
effect Immediately. .-
unon motion of Mr.. Waters, the forseins
| ordnance was ordered passed on mr.
reading by the following vote: I9aI 80
| field, Waters. Patten, hcGuile' Sia'N' 10
win. ~Nay-Riedy. 49,
The following ordinance was orereo pS-
NJ Waters, which ordinance was READ III
full by the Clerk; t.,.,ce
Of $4,000 school Bonds Of the CITY OIL
eWvSHEEREAs. the Council of the city oil
Perth Amboy by 2 resotuI Non 1870 made
suoronriations in the amount OF rhrty
thousand Dollars 100000 for the pna
nose of grading and excayatlng worK pi
go tory TO erecting a school bullulhs on
r. hIocl, bounded by Hall Avenue, Alta
Vista Place, Arnold Avenue ana Ja'ao5
street in the City OF Perrin AHlpoy. a.
Std nv said resolution postpone the os-
aT1 - - -Anthar the aim so apDTOpAl-