Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-04-17
PUSH PLAN FOR
NEW SCHOOL
Aldermen Take $40, 900 From
Money Appropriated for
Paving Work
DEBT STATEMENTS
Action is Also Taken to FL
nance City's Part of Grade
Crossing Elimination
DEBT STATEMENTS

As a means of securing the $780,
900 necessary for the erection of the
new Hall avenue school, the alder
men last night adopted a resolution
resembling the action taken by the
council few weeks ago appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the paving of the
westerly portion of New Brunswick
avenue. This money will be sufii-
cient to bring the amount available
for a new school up to $25O.COe.
The comptroller was instructed 20
file a supplemental debt statement
subsequent to the issuance of the
$250,000 school bonds.
The certification OF the Perth AM
boys 1923 valuations by the county
tax board has mado available a suf-
ficient amount of money to cover the
issuance of the S250,000 school
bonds, it being possible that the al
dermen will find a way at later
date to do the New Brunswick ave-
nue. paving work, which is being
sacrificed for the time being. in favor
of the new school.
A resolution was also adopted ~
structing the city comptroller to pre-
pare supplemental debt statement
prior to the issuance of 100000
| improvement bonds to defray the
cost of the city's share of the grade
crossing elimination work. The bid
| of Graham & McKeon of $465 each
on three five-yard garbage dump
/, wagons was accepted.
The daylight saving time ordi-
nance was adopted, the new system
of time going into effect at 2 A. NJ.
April 30 and continuing until A.
M. on the last Sunday in Septem-
Der. Clocks will be advanced one
hour on April 20 and retarded on
the last Sunday in September. The
ordinance authorizing the Issuance
of $4,000 permanent school bonds
to pay off like amount of tempor-
ary school bonds was adopted.
The quarterly report of Chief of
Police Niels j. Tonnesen was re-
ceived and ordered spread on the
minutes. The committee of the
whole took into consideration q COM
munication from Mayor Louis Neu-
berg with reference to a police tele-
phone system similar to that now
used in Union county.
A petition bearing forty-five sig
natures protesting against the issu-
ance of junk license to Ruberman
claiming such establishment would
injure the value of their property on
Charles and Cortiandt street, was
received and referred to the judici-
airy committee. The streets and
sewers committee has referred to it
petition, signed by sixty-one per-
sons, asking for curbs gravel fill
and sewers on. Harrington street,
Carson avenue, Cleveland avenue,
Donald avenue, Hommann avenue
and Mary street.
The Lincoln Engine Company re-
quested permission to take their ap-
paratus to Reading. Pa, to attend
a firemen's parade in October. This
was referred to the fire committee.
A petition, signed by eighty persons,
recommended the appointment of
James j. Connolly as assistant fire.
warden.
An ordinance authorizing the is
| suance OF $4,000 water bonds to re-
deem bonds now outstanding, was
adopted on first reading. Alderman
Mcclure asked the clerk to see that
the freeholders were reminded OF
the aldermen's request that side
walks be laid on the Convery Place
bridge.
Members of the delegation from
the WSSLSTU SSCL1Ou OF inc CITY VIII
appeared before the board with ref
erence to better bus service, also
asked for road and sewer improve
ments.
Alderman Clark opposed the pay
| ment of three bills submitted by the
office of City Engineer Booz claiming
they were padded. The fifth ward
alderman said he wanted to ask
Engineer Booz a question as to the
salary paid his employees, but the
engineer said he did not wish to
answer as he had no intention of
entering into any controversy at any
time with Alderman Clark. After
Alderman Clark had biven a
lengthy discourse on prices paid
surveyors and engineers in the past
and in the state highway depart
meant Engineer Booz said he
would invite an investigation into
the amount of his bills and declart
Alderman Clark had given a
ed that Alderman Clark had not
said one thing that was true.
When the question was put to
vote all bills were ordered paid ex-
cept these three which will be in-
vestigated. Adjournment was taken
until next Monday night
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