Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-16
ALDERMEN BATTLE ON
ALMOST EVERY ISSUE
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board then that he would sign 10
more checks for amounts over $500
unless bids had been received and
contracts awarded. The returned
checks were referred to the streets
and sewer com mittee.
Later in the meeting when more
checks, made payable to Graham &
McKeon, were read, the Republican
aldermen would not approve of their
being paid. Alderman Clark voted
yes" in favor of paying them, as
they were under $500 each. The
mention. of the contractors name
started another argument as to the
advisability of continuing the pres
ent method of collecting garbage.
Alderman Thomas Patten, chairman
Of the street committee, assured the
board that he was saving the city
money under the present plan and
said that with some municipal equip
ment he could save considerable
more. In addition to saving the city
money. he said, the service is much
better than ever before.
Aldermen Riedy claimed that the
garbage collection system in the
northern section of the city is poor,
he adding, that wagons seldom visit
the streets in that part of Perth
Amboy He was told that when the
present administration first sent
wagons into that section, it was
found no one had barrels in which
to place refuse and garbage, as they
had never known what it was to
have a collection of garbage. This
slam at the Republican administra-
ton apparently had the effect of
cold water and the discussion was
dropped.
The auto bus committee had re-
ferred to it the application of the
Inter-City Bus Company for a per-
init to operate ten Or more buses
within the city limits, proceeding
out New Brunswick and Amboy
avenues to Newark by way Of
Woodbridge, Avenel, Railway, Lin
den and Elizabeth.
Petitions for street Improvements
and the laying of sanitary sewers
We're received from residents and
property wner in Hanson avenue,
Mary street. Lee avenue, Hommann
avenue, Carson avenue and Raritan
avenue. All were referred to the
stree committee.
A communication from the COM
missioners of assessments for street
improvements informed the board
that the Gordon street paving as
sessment for the stretch of road be-
tween Rector and Water streets
will stand as originally fixed.
The fourth quarterly and annual
report of Chief of Police Tonnesen
was received and placed on file.
The debt statement showed the
city's percentage of debt on De-
cember 81. 1922. 20 be 90. The
auditors report of the condition Of
the sinking fund was received and
placed on the minutes. A resolu-
ton was passed expressing the
thanks and appreciation of the
board for the services rendered by
Miss Marina Craze during the
twelve years she was deputy city
clerk
The local trust companies and ma
tional banks were made legal de-
~positories for city funds; the street
committee a authorized to pur-
chase wooden blocks, asphalt blocks
and vitrified blocks ~Foe~repair work;
Daniel j. Dwyer was appointed con-
stable; the telephone company was
requested to remove the city hall ex-
tension frol1 the office of Leo Gold
berger and place it in the office of
David 7. WilentZ an repairs to the
bus station were authorized.
Alderman Clark then asked that
he L light ! : given 4 few minutes in
which 90 eply to certain criticism
which had been made of him by DIR.
Charles I. Silk, president of the
health board.
HE says that I do not understand
the meaning of the word unparlia-
mentary. 1 may OF I may not I'M
derstand the definition of that word,
but I do understand the meaning of