Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-14
ACT On LAND
At KEYPORT.
Many important Matters Be-
fore the Borough Council
for Consideration

KEYPORT, March 14-Attorney
Arthur s. Van Buskirk representing
the Architectural Tile Company,
appeared before the council Mon
day night and made pubic a prop
osition of the company's to take
possession of a part of the tract
land formerly known as the Ar
rowsmith & Walling tract and now
commonly called the apple Or
chard." The tract which the COM
pany would like to have comprises
ten lots in this section all owned
by the borough having been taken
for taxes and no owners found.
The tile company wishes to buy the
borough's interests. pay the costs,
the cost of vacating Cass street TO
open another street east of Cass
street so that the access to the J.
Gordon Schanck tract will have two
streets the same as at the present
time. The company also agrees to
fill in the gully and build Perry
street into regular thoroughfare,
which at the present time it is not.
The council will confer on the mat
ter as a committee and report in
the near future.
Attorney Merz representing Elias
Goldschrnidt was before the council
troubles as far back as 1909. He
was told to address his complaints
to Howard Robert. the borough at
torney.
Joseph Alderman was before the
council and stated that out-of-town
Junk dealers were operating here
without a license and stated, that in
asmuch as he, a local dealer, re-
1uired a license, he thought the out
of-town dealers should be required
% have one also. The matter was
placed in the hands of the street
committee.
Henry Bailey reported the First
and Second streets railroad cross
ings in extremel., bad shape and the
borough clerk was instructed to
write to the company and tell them
o repair the crossings Immediately.
DIR. Walter B. Allen addressed the
council on the purchase of Beach
Park and the services of the visit
ing nurse, both of which he consid-
ared not necessary, stating that the
cost of the purchase of the park
would be extremely high, counting
the cost itself and the interest on
the necessary bonds. Following his
remarks, the resolution to draw UP
N ordinance for the purchase of the
souncilmen Bailey, Van Pelt and
Vanderbilt voted against the propo-
sition, while Councilmen Schanck.
hopkins and Rothwell voted for it.
Mayor Thomas l.. Smith cast the de-
Gliding vote in favor of the resolution.
which was passed on the first and
second readings.
The third and final reading will
take place on March 26th when the
regular meeting will take place, the
matter to receive a public hearing.
A resolution for the appointing OF
chief OF police from the local po-
ice force was placed in the hands OF
The police committee. A motion that
he local police try all doors of ner-
hants at night recently done by the
late Isaac N. Johnston was passed.
Fred Everson was appointed
special marshal without pay. Bids
for the removal of garbage were re-
aeived and opened at this meeting
aud were as follows:
Amiel Pimper. S44 per week, and
provide his own dumping ground.
Theodore Carhart $50 a week and
rrovide his own dumping ground;
S45 a week and boro provide dump
ng ground.
Joseph Miele Keansburg SCI
week and boro provide dumping
ground.
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Pimper
Bids for teams were as follows:
Miss Elizabeth Cherry 81 per day
subject to call.
Theodore Carhart $3.50 a day,
steady work. The contract was
awarded to Miss Cherry.
The boro clerk was instructed to
notify the county gas company to
have a representative at the next
meeting of the council to show cause
why the gas rate should not be re-
duced and why the gas service
charge of Csc per month should not
be abolished
An ordinance to appropriate funds
for the financing the improvement
of Maple Place was adopted and
passed on the first and second read
ings. Boro collector Charles r. Dav-
ison filed his bon TO- $4,000
through Ackerson and Ackerson
which was approved by the council.