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/-•• oouth Amboy, N. J., Friday, February 29, 1924 Price Four Cents. BODY OF JOHN HAYES FOUND BURNED ^.tl: SUBJECT South Amboyans You Know * TO A CRISP WEDNESDAY MORNING ON Oliver W. Welsh was born in South Amboy, on First street, m OP TUESDAY NIGHT December Oth, 1882. He is the son of Michael Welsh, of this SAYRE & FISHER PROPERTY AT HELROSE city, who is now close on to seventy-four.years of age, "Ollie" as he is known to all his friends has resided here ever since his ...ud Harry Parisen Appear Before Coun- birth. His early education was received at St. Mary's Parochial Body Found By Patrick Holton Near Remains of Watchi Work Not Done In Accordance With 1 School. He later attended the Trenton Model School at Trenton, man's Shanty In Which It Is Believed He Haid BeeBeenn \ from which he graduated in June 1902. It is interesting to know ,^*rications—Former City Engineer McAflich'ael Says that he attended Model School and had as his classmates, the Hon. Sleeping—Funeral Services Held This Morning: FroFrom V Fairly Good. - Judge John P. Kirkpatrickj also Senators Roy Heath, of Trenton, St. Mary's Church. and John Blackwell, of Princeton Junction. The latter became verbal engagements took that if what he said was so, he (Coun- well known in this city particularly as the author of "The Black- John Hayes, of 394 Conover street, heated. The fact that his body was well Easy Divorce Low." at the adjourned meeting of the cilman Kvist) took off his hat to him. aged fifty-two years, was found burn- found about five feet from the re- Mr. Welsh shortly af- imon Council held in the City Having wrangled over the top sur- ed to a crisp, by watchman Patrick j mains of the building is thought to on Tuesday night. The meeting face of the sidewalks, Mr. Thomas • ter graduating from Mod- indicate that he made some effort to Holton, at the Sayre & Fisher Com- called for the purpose of hold- questioned as to the quality of the el School entered the ser- smother the flames of his clothing, nf-a public hearing-on the David blue stone used for the curbing. He vice of hotelry, livery, pany near Melrose early Wednesday but it was evidently too late. t'reet improvement assessments. stated that.the stones were chipped, and trucking with his morning. Coroner Robert Mason, viewed the ~ r'mer, city engineer Harry F. and cracked. Mr. McMichael stated father. As a youth, he Hayes's charred body was found remains, giving permission for remo- as started the ball rolling when that he thought it was a fairly good had been interested in face down, lying about five feet from val to the home of the deceased. quested part of the spocifics- job, but Mr. Thomas insisted that the this line of work, and the remains of a watchman's shanty Chief of Police Gross, of Sayreville; •ead, regarding this improve- curbing was not of the best blue spent many hours after that hud burned down. Hayes had is conducting an investigation. The The Cit^ Clerk complied with Btone as called for in the specifica- school helping MB father left his home on Tuesday afternoon body was later taken to the funeral omas's request by reading a tions. The specifications called for in his work. at 4:46 o'clock, and it'is believed parlors of the Gundrum Service. Be- of the specifications, relat- the best North River blucstonc. On July 1, 191!), he that he walked to the ehack, where he sides a widow, he is survived by three the top surface of the side- Mr. Parisen, who sat with Mr. purchased the interest of laid down and fell asleep. No one daughters, Anna, Catherine, and he prbportionsNused in mixing Thomas at the meeting again took .the A. J. Miller in the lumber seems to know anything regarding Mary, and two sons, Patrick and icrete, and the* setting of the floor walking'up to the railing of the business, and became tho manner in which the accident Daniel. one curb. After the specifi- council chamber.He insisted that the president of the concern, , huppened, but it is thought that it Funeral services were held this ^ had been read, Mr, Thomas plans had been changed and two sets now doing business under became too cold in the shanty during morning from St. Mary's Church, the 3d if the City Council was sat-of specifications followed. He said the firm nttmo.of Miller, the' night, and that Hayes had built Rev. T. A. Campbell officiating. In- hat a good job had.been.done. he didn't spend two days on the job Bergen and Welsh, with a fire to keep warm. It is generally terment was made in St. Mary's ' 9 answered that it was done for nothing. He claimed he saw their place of business'on believed that lie kicked the stove over cemetery. The bearers were T. Cook, •A\e supervision of an inspect- what they used in making up the con- Broadway. He has •!-.. while sleeping, and in that way set P. Anderson, T. Lukens, David Quin- . "tauncilman Kvist question- crete batches that went into the mix- ways been active in any Are to the shanty and also to 'his Ian, Thomas Bolger and W. Ander- ler City Engineer McMiehaela, ers. Mr. Thomas asked the members worthy cause for the bet- clothing. Others are inclined to be- son. The Gundrum Service had as in charge at the time of the of the Council if they would be as- terment of the community lieve that the stove became* over- charge of the funeral arrangements.' vement, who the inspector was sessed for the space of about four in which he was born.' ,.ie job. McMichaels replied that feet and four inches, that was not He was an auditor for the OLIVER W. WELSH By motion of Mr. Welsh, a draft his opinion it was a fairly good curbed in front of his mother's resi- Star Building and Loan ' . SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS will be drawn in favor of John ..bj and furthermore he stated that dence on David street. The space Association for about twelve years, which position he relinquished Woods for his services as janitor dur- ^hf never seen a se^of plans adhered mentioned was not curbed on account some years past. \ A LIVELY MEETING ing the period of the county voca- KfSexactly as called for in the sp.ecifi- of a large tree;, which the contractors He is at present vice-president of the Board of Directors of : ion 1 s ho ls h ldin sessions in th He stated he was the engi- did not remove, but that the work of the Investors and Owners Building Loan: Association, which was Many important items of school i * » « ° ° * * ' 1 business came up at the meeting of, >o«l «hoota. Ha services were ra- in charge and not the'inspector curbing was done neatly to the trunk organized but a few years ago, and which is thriving and expand- the Board of Education, held in the! «»"-ed on twenty-two n.ghs, at the , on the work. of the tree. ing year after^year. • , . rate of $2.50 per night. According Superintendent's office on Wednes- ''' Councilman Kvist stated that the Councilman Kvist stated that when On February 1st., Mr. Welsh took his place on the Board of to'the conversation that took place. day night. Those present were City Engineer received a certain per the specifications called for a 1-2 M -5 Education, being appointed by Mayor D. C. Chase to fill the place it was brought out that there is a. !, cent, for his services and is required part mixture, it did not mean bags of of F. P. Coan, whose term had expired. , Messrs. R. U. Rue, D. J. Delaney, O. W. Welsh and Mrs. H. G. Chase. possibility of not permitting the to look after the work to see. that it same or wheelbarrow loads of these In September 1909, he was married to Miss Margaret All- County Vocational Schools to hold. A communication was read by is done properly. He also asked Mr. proportions, bat that the mixture gair, of Sayreville, daughter of Mrs. Mary L. Allgair, and late ex-" their sessions in the schools next, Secretary W. M. Emmons from As- McMichael what the difference, in spoken of was in terms of cubic feet. .Freeholder Joseph Allgair. He resides on First street and is theN year. semblyman Harold G. Hoffman, in this case was between an inspector The Councilman from the Fourth , father of two' daughters, Miriam and Olive Welsh. Several small bills, some of them, 'and an engineer in charge. Mr. MeWard asked,the President of the which he stated that he was in favor of the County truancy bills, now in dating back to almost a year were (Michael explained as far as possible Council what was to be done in the No. IS: Series of "South Amboyani You Know" read by the secretary. The firms re- ' the difference between the two. matter. The President in turn, ask- the hands of the judiciary commit- tee. He stated that while these' bills quested payment of same, stating: '' Councilman Kvist replied that he ed, the members of the Board of As- that previous bills had been mailed.. wanted to b,e fair to the contractors' sessors if they wcr.satisfid with'the are now tied up in the 'hands of the committee, and not likely to pass this According to the members of the as well as to the property owners on work, to which they; replied they year.