Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-04-04
Many Other Matters Were Taken
Up blythe City Fathers at Reg
u|ar Meeting Last Night.
he PETITIONS RECEIVED.
People in Different Sections of the
City Ask for Numerous Improve
ments-The Patrol Wagon. v


Aldermen Smith and Shultz made q
futile attempt to postpone the vacat-
ing of that part OF East avenue n orth
of Washington street, when the ordin-
ance to that effect came up for its Sec
ond and third readings last night at
the council meeting.
The ordinance provides that all that
part ofsEast avenue lying north of the
northerly line Of Washington street
to- its northerly terminus in lands of
the Lehigh Valley railroad company
be vacated, provided the railroad
shall bear the expense Of paving, If
any is to be done.
Alderman Smith moved to lay the
matter on the table. His motion was
seconded by Mr.. Shultz, but was de-
gfeated by vote of 4 to ,, Alderman
Toft being an absentee. The same
two members voted against the pas
sage Of the measure. but the other
fonr defeated them.
This section of East avenue is
closed at the request Of the Lehigh
Valley railroad which desires it for
the erection OF a storehouse thereon.
The ordinance to grant right of
way TO the firemen when answering
alarms was passed. One amendment
was made, the penalty Tor violation
sof the ordinance being lowered from
$50 to 800
Three bids were received for sup
plying combination ambulance and
patrol wagon.
7 Valentine & Weeden, Of. Trenton,
offered one with rubber tires for s470
without rubber tires. for $40.
George F. Ochner, of this city,
offered a rubber-tired wagon for S49Sl
]. H. Tyrrell offered the old ambu-
! lance which has been at I. Ernst's
paint shop for a long time, for $3.50,
as it stands, and for $3.50, i, put inper-
feet repair.
The aldermen went into recess to
consider the bids. Upon reconvening,
the bids were referred OF the police
committee with power to act.
The fire committee was authorized
TO advertise for bids for necessary
hose and harness for the department.
The committee on public grounds
and buildings was empowered to build
a $3.50 wagon shed in the city yard.
The police committee was author
lied to, buy three police sergeants'
badges 10 cost not more than $50.
- The street committee was authorized
to purchase two horses and 100 tons
of gravel. The horses are te-cost not
more than S240,-and the gravel one
dollar per ton.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed on first reading 10 issue $25, 900
school bopds for the addition to school
No. |, the bonds to be for 81, 600 each,
to run for thirty years, at per cent.
A number of petitions were re-
ceived blythe council.
A petition from J. Kreielsheimer
and six other property owners on
Smith street, between St;ise and Hob
art streets, for the removal of the
trees on the southerly side of the
street, was referred to the city attor-
iney for an opinion as to the board 5
rights in the matter.
A petition for a large sewer west of
the Lehigh Valley railroad tracks to
the Raritan Copper Works, to drain
into the Raritan river, was referred
to the committee of the whole. 1t
bore fifty-fye signatures.
A petition for a pipe sewer in
Catharine street. north of Huntington