Salvation Army Complains of a Crowd Around Their Headquarters — Other Complaints.
A gang of boys every night at about 7 o’clock congregate In front of the Salvation Army rooms on New Brunswick avenue, and in many ways disturb the members of that religious body, and also the nearby neighbors. The youths with sticks pound on the sidewalks and houses, which seems to be their favorite amusement. Each night the noises are made by the same boys, and already a number of complaints have been received by the police in regard to stopping the nuisance. A policeman will watch the place, and the first time the disturbance is repeated, a raid will be made on the entire gang. It seems that in every part of the city, crowds of mischievous boys are continually annoying people, and as soon as one gang is dispersed, another one is complained of.
Mrs. Coleman, of 41 Fayette street, is one of the complainants and last night she reported to the police that Harold Walters, Fred and Raymond Jensen and the Thompson boys, whose first names were not given, had been throwing dirt at her house, opening and closing the shutters, and otherwise creating a nuisance.
Chief Burke says the boys are very troublesome, and will see that they are taken care of.
Perth Amboy Evening News, Perth Amboy, NJ, September 26, 1906