Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-02
MAYOR FAv0RS
FILTER PLANT
For Water Works-Matter
Before Alderman Com
mittee of Whole
T0NNESEN ASKS RAISE
$500 Increase Asked-CIark
Objects to Engineers Bills
-Amboy Ave. Action

The Board of Aldermen last night
received from the water board a re-
quest that it finance the construction
of an iron removal filter at the Run
yon plant of the city water depart
ment at a cost of $155.000. This
project has received the approval of
the mayor and the aldermen ordered
1t referred to the committee of the
whole for consideration.
Inasmuch as the new Amboy ave-
nue. road Is now open for traffic and
has been almost completed. reso-
luton was adopted authorizing the
clerk to request the State Highway
Commission 20 make another partial
payment to the city covering their
share of the expense. This road was
constructed Jointly by city and state.
Only one bid for 100000 gallons of
fuel oil for use in the municipa,
lighting plant was received. it being
from the Standard Oil Company.
The bid was SAB cents per gallon
and the contract was awarded.
A communication from Chief of
Police Niels J. Tonnesen. asking for
an increase IN salary of $500 a year
together with a letter from Mayor
Wilson recommending the increase
were received and referred Ito the
police committee. Chief Tonnesen
quoted salaries paid chiefs in other
cities having a smaller population
than this city. showing him to be re-
reiving much less than other chiefs.
Clark Raises Objection
When the various bills were read.
Alderman John J. Clark made his
usual protests to those from the city
engineers office being paid. Last
night however. he made his state
ments little more caustic than
usual who gives Walter Oliver
and Wallace Wilk authority 20 sign
and present bills to this council?" he
asked. Who are they employed
by? The city or the city engineer
There is no record of the council
ever doing it. These bills are laugh
able. 1t doesn't take an engineering
party to go along street to drive
stakes and establish levels. We've
got to get rid of this gang of leeches
or the people will get rid of this
body. The time Is ripe to act. 1t
has even come to me that bricks,
purchased by the city for city use,
are taken to build houses for en-
ployes."
Alderman Clark, having given
vent to his feelings. then added that
he would not vote for any of the en-
gineering bills. Are there any more
remarks?" A1derman-at-Large Gal
vim asked. There were none. The
clerk then called the roll and an of
the other members of the board
voted AYE" on the bills as read, in
cluding those for engineering.
The bus committee had referred
to it request that the bus permits
of John Belmonte be transferred to
Joseph Konezz. these buses being on
the Carteret line.
A communication from the State
Chamber of Commerce inviting city
officials to attend a conference on
transportation problems at Jersey
City on Tuesday, December 8, was
received and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. The finance
committee was instructed to investi-
gate a communication from the
Standard Bitulithic Company asking
the board to arrange it's payments
with Hammenn & Company, sewer
contractors, in order that the paving
company might receive from the
sewer contractors $3,719.56 which is
still due them for work done in re-
storing the trenches here. The btu
lithic company's contract for this
work with Hammenn & Company
was $7.439.13, of which only one
half has been paid. The city still
owes Hammenn &c Company about
S26, 900, the letter states, and it is
asked to arrange its payments sc
that the bitulithic company might
get its balance.
City Engineer Louis P. Booz. In a
communication, called the attention
of the board to the fact that exca-
waited materials are being placed
along the Wonderland Park property
at the southerly end of Second street
beyond the high water mark.
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