Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-07
Board Of Aldermen Ordered the
Bid Thrown Out and will
Re-AdvertiSed.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The Board Considered Many Matters Con-
corning the clty-severaI Ordinances
Introduced State Street Pavement In
North AmboyIIs Advanced a siep-TeIe-
phone Ordinance ~Reappears.

There was but one bid for supplying
the city with 800 feet of fire hose,
when the Board Of Aldermen met last
night, and that bid was thrown out
and n motion passed to r~e-advertise.
A petition to pave Smith street,
from State street TO the Central rail-
road tracks, with wooden block, was
received.
A motion was unanimously carried
to take tile ordinance to grant a fran
chise TO the Hudson & Middlesex
Telephone company from the table
It was ordered printed on slips.
A rcsolution was unanimously
passed to make the Evening News and
tho Chronicle official papers, for the
printing of minutes, etc.
Motions prevailed to turn the new
house ON Rector street for Washington
Hose company over to the fire COM
mittee, and to give the use Of the
present house, on Water street, to
the exempt firemen Of the city.
The street commissioner was ordered
to advertise for bids for paving State
street, from the Lehigh Valley bridges
to Gadek's. with brick.
The street commissioner was also
ordered TO notify ptoperty-owners in
Propect street, between New Bruins.
wick avenue and Smith street, to lay
flag sidewalks and curhs.
On recommendation of the COM
mittee on streets and sewers, side
walks will be laid on Bread street.
and the grade changed on Oak street.
The report of the street commits
%sioner, on Penn and Elizabeth streets,
was referred to the city surveyor.
Michael MCGUIRE was appointed in
spector Of the Smith street paving.
Alderman Schultz brought up the
matter Of laying a sidewalk in front
of school No. 5. 1t was expressed as
the opinion Of several members that
that is q matter for the Board of Edu-
cation. 1t was referred to a committee
of the whole.
A letter was received fl ON Thomas
Baker, second assistant chief of the
Dire department asking for eight life
belts, because the heavy pressure from
the engines makes it harder for the
iremen to stay on the ladders.
A letter was received from s. G.
Garretson, of Major Dandy Post, G.
A. R., in regard to the erection of o
fence around the OWL war cannon in
city hall park. i
A petition for a sidewalk on Wash
ington street, from the LehiRh Valley
and Central railroad, to NEW Bruins
wick avenue, was referred to the con
mittee ON streets and ewers.
A petition for q sewer in Matano
place and Snyre avenue, from Chris
Peterson and nine others, was referred
TO the street committee.
The action of Eagle Hose company
in dropping NisHanson from the rolls,
and eiectinR Horny loft, Heinrich
Smith and William Smith, was APP
proved.
The ordinance for the issue Of $3.50,
600 water bonds was passed On its Sc
cond and third readings.
A resolution to issue s25, 600 bonds
in anticipation of taxes was PASSED.
The following ordinances had their
first readings and were ordered printed
on Alips:l For $40, 900, for fire engines
and houses; assessment bonds; $48,
600. school bonds. and for a relief
sewer in State street. from Hall ave-
nue. to Wayne street.