Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-19
CENTRAL RAILROAD
DELAYS APPROACH.
FORGOT CHECK
WHEN BIDDING.
|. C. N. BfOgger's Mistake Cost
City SIl7.44 in Awarding
Contract for Sewer.

VuHu uut tUt OGVGis
An oversight ON the part of a bid
der cost the city about $120 last
night The Board of Aldermen re-
ceived bids for constructing fifteen
inch pipe sewer in Kearny avenue
and Lewis street There we're two
bidders, Martin Hausen and l.. G. N.
Brogger. Mr.. Hansens bid was
$11744 higher than Mr.. Brogger's,
but Mr.. Broggers bid was not ac-
companied by s100 check. as re-
quired by the specifications. The al
dermen went into recess and, upon
reconvening, it was announced that
Mr.. Brogger's bid could not be con-
sidered because it was not accom-
panied by, a check, and the contract
was awarded to Hansen for $1,165.-
04, the amount ca his bid. A minute
or two later Mr.. Brogger came run
ming back into the council chamber
with his check, which had been left
on his desk, but it was, of course,
too late.
Broggers bid was as follows: Per
foot, fiftcon-inch pipe, $1S5; man
holes, $50 each; receiving basins,
SIS each; total S1,047.60.
Hansens bid: Per foot fifteen
inch pipe, $149; man holes, $3S
each, receiving basins, 500 each; tot
al, $1,165.14.
Fire Hose bids.
Bids were also opened for supply
ing quantity of rubber fire hose.
Tho Fabric Fire Hose company bid
81 per foot and the Gutta Percha &
Rubber Manufacturing Company al
so bid $ per foot. These were the
only two bids, and they were laid
on the table.
The Protection Hook & Ladder
boys invited the aldermen to attend
the parade of firemen in Metuchen
On October 81. 1t was accepted.
Donation Day September 23:
The LadiesIAuxiliary to the city
hospitah asked permission to use
city hall park Septemb Der 23, Dona-
tion day. 1t was granted.
Street Commissioner Fullerton re-
ported that he had laid number of
flag sidewalks on Washington street,
and the bills therefor were referred
to the collector of revenue for col
lection
| On recommendation of the COM
mittee on public grounds and build
jngs, that committee was empowered
TO repair the roof of Eagle Hose com
pany's house at cost not to exceed
$50.
The ordinance to lay a six-foot
circular sewer in Penn street, Eagle
avenue, lands of Perth Amboy &
Woodbridge railroad company, lands
Eof Perth Amboy & Elizabethport
railroad company, lands of William
7. Meredith, William F.. Meredith,
Mary M. Hare and Joseph Gadek,
was passed on its second and final
reading.
Issue School Bonds.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted providing for the issue OF
$35,00O bonds for the rcmodeling
Of school No 1, the bonds to be for
! 81, 900 each, at four per cent
The street commissioner was or
dered to advertise for bi If for the
construction of sewer in Sayre av-
onue and Matano place.
The street committee was authorlr
ed to buy 500 tons of trap rock at
$1.30 per ton.
The taxes on two lots adjoining the
church of the Holy Trinity in John-
stone street, on which rectory mas
been erected, were ordered RENTED,
because church property is entitled
to exemption.
In response to request, dupli-
cate warrant was ordered drawn to
the order of the N. Y. e N. ]. Tele-
phone Company for ninety-five cents.
A warrant for that amount was
drawn for that company many
months ago. The warrant became
lost. and the treasurer of the N. Y.
& N. ]. wrote urgent letters about
it. The aldermen ended the momen-
tous matter by ordering a duplicate
warrant drawn.
Acting Mayor Approves.
The clerk reported that Acting
Mayor Pfeiffer had approved, from
the previous meeting: the ordinance
to nave Rector street; motion to
loan $4,000 to the school board;
+ motion to buy a tiller lock for the
hook and ladder; and to buy 1900
feet of fire hose.
The collector of revenue was au-
thorized to have printed the necessary
stationery for issuing the tax bills.
Alderman Rossi, Smith and Toft
were absent, bare quorum being
present.
TRY Hclmsman &c cigar at Sexton's
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