Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-21
COUNCIL TAKES
PARK ACTION
Report Governing Body's
Committee Will Go Into
Park Matter Thoroughly

KEYPORT, Feb. PLAT the meet
ing of the borough council held Mon
day night particI lar attention was
given to the purchasing of the pron-
erty known as Beach Park by the
borough. AT the recent general cleo
ZION the matter was voted by a large
majority in the affirmative, On Mon
day night Miss Alma NJ. Lockwood.
VIC has taken a great interest in the
project for several years past. was
present and adj. essed the council ON
the subject, as did also Charles s.
jerks, D.. E. Mahoney and Mrs. P, A.
sSondergaard.
Cornelius Britton, Jr., was also
present and stated that he was in re-
celpt of a commune alton from the
aoJutant general O. the state which
stated that the auditorium would be
rented at a rental of $25 per month
Tor the purpose of holding drills
weekly by the Naval Reserve batta-
hon. There are several other meth
obs which may be led to secure in
come to be applied toward the pur-
chase of this strip of beach front
now owned by John Carr. A com
mlttee was appointed including
Councilmen Albert Vanderbilt, H.
Seabrooke Schanc,: and DIR. H. r..
Hopkins to meet with a committee
from the mayors advisory committee
including F. Palmer Armstrong, Will
liam r. Latham an6 George j. Craig
en- to devise ways ind means of max
ing the purchase. The committees
met last night and their plans will be
made public shortly.
communications were received
from the mayors advisory committee
stating that the committee had met
Friday night and was ready to CO.
operate with a committee from the
council on the Beach Park property.
The committee also went on rec
ord as approving the plan of the Dor
ough council and the Board of Free
holders for permanently improving
Maple Place. The committee also
opposed the granting of a permit to
operate a bus line in the borough.
A communication was received
from the State Highway Commission
notifying the council that a part of
the bridge owe the oyster creek
would be rebuilt and in order to do
SO it would be necessary to move
certain utilities. The commission
asked that the mayor specify a GER
tain time when the commission
might meet with the mayor and
council and present plans. The clerk
was instructed to notify the commits
sion hat any time convenient to the
members would be made convenient
by the mayor and council.
A communication from the Jer-
sey Central Traction Company
stated that it intended to place the
railroad crossing at First street
the trolley tracks pass over
in first class condition Immediately.
Henry Leeds, attorney for the
Weigand property on Cedar street
and the beach front, requested in
formation relative to charges for
water and sewer against the prop
erty. The clerk read from the miT-
utes of 1898 where a sum of $500
paid by the borough for per-
mission to u the said pipes across
the property. Borough Attorney
Roberts was also instructed to in
vestigate the records at Freehold
ard make a report.
A communication from J. Pdskie,
of Perth Amboy, requested permis-
sion to paint the standpipe. A
communication from Liberty Hose
stated that several MEM
bers had lost their exemption GER
~tificates and asked if these could
be refurnished by the borough. 4
communication from the secretary
of Raritan Hose Company asked
that a firemen's exemption c%ertiti-
be forwarded to Horace S. Bur-
rowes.
MIR. Olsen. of the Terry shipyard
property, asked permission to build
a hangar on his property to ex-
tend to the curb on Myrtle avenue.
He was informed that the council
could give no such permission. Jo-
seph Alderman stated that he wish
ed to remodel a barn on Kearney
street into a two family house and
asked permission to do SO. He was
referred to the building inspector.
The sewer committee was author
lied to take immediate action TO
have the septic tank cleaned and 20
advertise for bids to be opened on
IL, each bid to be accompan-
led by a certified check for $500.
The street committee vas in
structed to advertise for bids for
the collection and disposal of gar
bage. also for the collection and the
disposal of garbage. and
also for a driver and team, these
bids all to be opened on March IL.
H. Seabrooke Schanck of the
borough hall committee reported
that the painting was progressing
that there had been placed extra
lights in the borough hall and to
date he had been unable to secure
a small safe. The committee was
continued.
The clerk was instructed to ask
the Monmouth Lighting Company
to place the light at the corner OF
and Third streets in the CEN
teE of the street as a large box on
a telephone pole interferes with the
proper distribution of the light rays.
Councilman Ernest G. Bailey
asked about the two new phones
due the borough and he was in
formed that one had been placed IN
the borough clerks room as an ex-
tension phone while the other hao
been placed in the Keyport Engine
room. Councilman Bal
ley then made a motion that IA free
phone be placed in the rooms CT
the Lincoln Hose Company at East
Keyport and this was voted dowo'
Councilman Hopkins spoke OF the
water supply at the cor
of Manchester avenue ana
Third street where several houses
are using water from a one-halr
inch water pipe. The matter was
placed in the hands of the borough
engineer.
Collector Dawson was asked 10
furnish the council with a state
men of all unpaid sidewalk oills.
A resolution requesting the poard
NJ freehoIders to pave Maple place