Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-19
CITY GARBAGE
WARNING SENT.
Told to Discontinue Dumping
Garbage in Present Sayre
Avenue Site
ALDERMEN IN SESSION
Will Try to Find New Dump
ina Grounds and Report at
Next Board Meeting

The aldermen last night received
from John E. Toolan a letter warn
ing the city to discontinue dumping
garbage in the present Sayre ave-
nue. dump as the material is collect
ing on the property of the owners
of adjacent property who object to
having any part of their property
thus utilized by the city as a dump.
These owners are DR.. John V. Smith
and Peter McKeon and they have
retained Mr.. Toolan to represent
them in the matter. The aldermen
were warned by the assistant prose-
cutor that failure on the part of the
city to discontinue utilizing the prop
erty of his clients would result in
action being taken to secure dam
ages from the city.
This letter was referred to the
street committee with the under
standing that it look into the mat
er of locating a new dump and be
'eady to report back at an adjourn
d meeting to be held next Tuesday
light.
Although nothing was said at the
meeting about the garbage situation
lere Alderman Thomas Patten,
chairman of the street committee,
Who has been in charge of the mu-
iicipal collection of garbage, told a
newspaper representative that cer-
ain persons are doing everything in
their power to make the municipal
garbage collection a failure. The
,ity has been doing its own collect
,ng for about year. the contracting
firm of Graham & McKeon former
ly having done this work. The city
refused to accept the bid of this con-
,ern last year, maintaining it was
100 high and that the city could do
ts own collecting cheaper.
Alderman Patten declares that in
spite of all the obstacles put in his
way by those who opposed the city
collection idea he has succeeded in
having the collections made more Of
ten than before and he has been
saving the city money. He sees in
this latest move, which makes it nee
essary for the city to seek new
dump, another attempt to handicap
the municipal collection of garbage.
The aldermen have several sites in
view, having made an inspection tour
yesterday morning. Something defi-
mite will likely be done at the meet
ing next Tuesday night.
City Treasurer Frank Dorsey s
action in selling 24S school bonds of
$1,000 denominations to the First
National bank of Perth Amboy for
$250,797 and fifty general improve
ment bonds of $1,000 denominations
to the j. Van Ingen Company
for S49,529, was approved by the
board. The other bids received
We're as follows: School bonds, g.
J. Van Ingen Company, 249 bonds,
$3.50 679; Perth Amboy Trust Com
pany 248 bonds. s250,232; Raritan
Trust Company, 249 bonds $3.50,
255. General improvement bonds.
Ffrot National bank of Perth Am
bov, 90 bonds. s49,5OO; Perth Am
boy Trust Company, 40 bonds.
S49,620 (all or none); Raritan Trust
Company, so bonds, $49,555 Call or
none.)
AS the specifications prepared for
the painting of the Liberty fire house
were not specific enough, the bids
on this work received last night
were ordered returned unopened
and the clerk was instructed to
again advertise bids to be received
at the next meeting on July 2, The
ldnal assessment on the Grant street
paving was received and referred to
the collector for collection.
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