Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
HAS
MANY PROTESTS
Want improvements Made at
Trolley CroSSing-Many
Matters Before Council

CARTERET, Dec. 1S-The Dor
Eough council at their meeting last
night decided TO take up with the
Public Utility Commission, the re
pair of the trolley crossing at East
Railway, received the resignation of
Councilman George 4. Harmed, au-
thorized to pay the county and state
tax for one year, devoted considera-
BILE time TO the water problem and
transacted other general routine
business.
a communication was received
from the Public Service Railway
Company, advising that they have
called to the attention of the proper
department to make the necessary
repairs of the trolley crossing at
East Railway. The letter did not
appeal to the councilman, in view
of the fact that similar promises
have been made and on the advice
of Mayor Mulvihill, Councilman An
dres made Il motion hat the matter
be referred to the Public Utilities
Commission for their intervention.
The crossing is very bad, has a deep
hole and o safe for pedestrians
or vehicle traffic. Mr.. Andres
pointed out. The council also agreed
to communicate with the utility
commission in regard to securing
danger signals or gates at the a
rious crossings of the Central Rail
road of New Jersey, passing through
the borough. Believing that the
council will receive no satisfaction
If the matter was referred TO the
railroad authorities, the latter plan
was agreed upon. The danger of
the crossings which are improperly
guarded were given some discussion.
Councilman George Il. Harmed in
a letter to the council from Nicholas
Fla. told of his pleasant relations
with the members of the borough
council for the last four years and
with deep regret submitted his res
ignation which on motion of Coun-
Gilman Phillips was accepted.
A communication from County
Treasurer L. William Hill1er asking
the 1923 state an county tax, was
received. When the mayor queried
the collector, Charles A. Brady, il
he had S65,965.26 to pay it, lie
quickly responded hat he had. He
was authorized to send the check
to the treasurer.
Repairing on the streets and
roads of the borough Councilman
Andres advised, that a gas pipe is
sticking out OF the sidewalk at Bur
lington street some six to eight feet
anu int SdS company WIS duNlSeu 10
make the proper reconstruction of
the pipe. 1t was also reported by
Councilman Andres that the sewers
are getting clogged up with the
m%oonshine mash much of which has
been recently destroyed because of
the police raids.
The report of the Cartetet Fire
Company No. 2 and the election of
officers for 1924 was confirmed.
Councilman Brown, chairman of
the light committee, reported that
within fifteen days electric current
will blaze in the boulevard section.
A communication has been re-
ceived from the New Jersey State
League of Municipalities in regard
to the water problem. The council
was advised hat the MiddleseX
Water Company should be opposed
in the matter of increase of water
rates and particularly be stopped
from changing the meter fee to a
fiat rate fee. Councilman Child sug-
gested that all the municipalities
served by hat company get together
and adjust the situation. Attorney
Stremlau was finally authorized to
take the necessary steps in hat d.
rection.
Mayor Mulvihill appointed Will
lam Donovan as special officer of the
Wheeler Engineering & Condensing
Company.
BY a resolution of Councilman
Phillips the treasurer was authorized
to turn over to the Carteret Free
Public Library the sun of $500,
which was appropriated in the 1928
budget of the borough for hat pur-
pose.
j. X. Jensen, architect, explained
to the council some plans in connec-
ton with the new borough hall pro-
ject.
An adjourned meeting will be held
Thursday night, December 81.