Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-09-06
Hudson & MiddIesex Sends Let.
ter to Board of Aldermen Re-
Iative to Entering City.
OTHER COUNCIL MATTER
Ordinance TO MaCadamize Rec
for Street Between Market
and Smith Streets Passed.
HOOKS GOING TO METUCHEN
Contract Awarded for New Hose
for the Fire Department
Routine Business.

Last nights half-hour session OF
the Board of Aldermen, adjourned
from Monday night, was marked by
the receipt and approval of the re-
port of the commission which chang
ed the lines of the wards of the city;
dlesex Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany's acceptance of the ordinance
granting a franchise; the granting of
one or two additional minor provil-
eyes to that company; the final pas
sage of the ordinance to pave Rector
street, between Market and Smith
streets; the receipt of another com
plant from merchants in that loc-
ality of the trees on the southerly
side of Smith street just west of State
street; the purchase of a quantity
of fire hose; the introduction of an
ordinance to lay new siX-foot cir
cular sewer IN North Amboy; the
the granting of permission to Pro-
lection Hook & Ladder Company to
attend a parade in Metuchen with the
truck; and numerous other matters
of Importance.
Accept Franchise.
The acceptance of the Hudson
! Middlesex Telephone & Telegraph
Companys franchise was read and
ordered filed.
Mayor Brace sent letter advis
ing the granting to this company per
mission to run fibrous conduits intt
two or three buildings pei blocl
on Smith and State streets and dis
tributing the power to the rest of the
buildings on the block therefrom
The mayor also stated that Hudson
& Middlesex had told him that the.
are willing to rent the use of thei
conduits to the Citizens Electric
Light, Heat & Power Company fol
a moderate sum. The recommends
tions contained therein were adopt
/ ed
The ordinance to macadamize Rec
I tor street from Smith to Market was
passed on second and final reading
/ The interest on the bonds was chang
ed from four to four and one-hali
| per cent.
Residents of Forrestdale Heights
sent a petition bearing forty-ont
names asking for some street lights
The request was referred to the com
mittee on lamps and lights.
Tree Petition Referred.
The request of the merchants neal
Smith and State streets that the trees
along the Buchanan property be GU
was referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
The contract for 1900 feet of fir
hose, for which bids were received
some time ago, was awarded to tn
New Jersey Car Spring & Rubbe
Company, of Jersey City, for seven
ty cents per foot net.
The fire committee was authori2
ed to advertise for bids for GOO fee
of two and one half inch fire hose.
A temporary loan of $4,000 wa
ordered made to the Board of Ed
\ ucation from the sinking fund with
out interest.
To Parade in Metuchcn.
The Protection Hook & Ladde
members were granted permission
to take the truck to parade at Met
uchen on October 3. They must leav
the old truck in their house on tha
day in case of an emergency.
The sum of $3.50 was transferre
from the fire account to streets an
: sewers for the Lincolns' new horse
The recorder was granted permiS
! sion to consult the city attorney /
the drawing up of some printe
forms for his Office.
The clerk reported the mayors ar
proval of matters from the previou
[ meeting.
} An ordinance to lay siX-foot eli
| cular sewer in Penn street, E9si
avenue, the lands of the Pennsylyar
ia G. Elizabethport railroad; Mere
dith lands; lands of Joseph Gade
and Of Mary Ham, had its first reat
ing, and was ordered printed.