Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-08-08
State Street Paving Bids Were
Received Last
Night.
CONTRACT HELD UP.
Eagle Hose Gets the Necessary
5000 for Fire
Horses.

Inc BOdrQ OF AlueTIueu lelu an
hour-and-a-quarter session at their
regular fortnightly meeting last
night.
The meeting was somewhat lack
ing in striking developments, al
though there was much business
transacted, too.
Bids were received for paving
State street, from the Lehigh Val
ley bridges north to the lands of
Gadek and Meredith; an ofdinace
to pave Rector street, from Market
to Smith, was introduced; Eagle
Hose company was granted 5000
upon request, to go toward buying
horses; Graham & 1IcKeon received
the contract for grading Elm street;
property-owners on the south side
of Smith street, from State to Hobart
complained again about the trees
along the curb and the projecting
house on the corner; the Lincolns
and Washingtons may take their ap-
paratus to the Long Branch parade;
the matter of the insurance policies
on the life of Patrick Carr, an in
mate of the almshouse, which was
told of in the NEWS three weeks
ago, was adjusted, vote of thanks
was extended to Albert BolJ chweil-
er for the bandstand; John H. Greg
ory asked for permission to cross
South First and Second streets and
Madison avenue with railroad spur;
two nuisance complaints were refer
red to the Board of Health; the first.
and third wards were divided into two
polling districts each; and numerous
other matters.
Pave Rector Street.
The ordinance to pave Rector
street, between Market and Smith.
with Telford macadam was PASSED
on it's first reading. The street is to
be seventeen feet wide.
Graham G. McKeon submitted the
lowest bid for grading Elm street
and they were awarded the contract.
They bid $24O. Martin Hansen bid
$25S. The work must be completed
within seventy-five days. The street,
must be kept open for traffic.
The electric light question wai
taken up.
Paving of Upper State STIR
After a recess the awarding of ts.Ss
contract for paving upper State
street with brick was laid over in
the hands of the street committed
with power, after tests have bee.
made.
In announcing that bids woulR be
received, the chair stated the obndf-
tions, that the dirt excavated must
be placed where the street commits
sioner directs and that a. Certified
check for $4,000 had to acc6Wpany
each bid. Martin Hansen correct&d
him, whereupon Mr.. Pfeiffer stat
that the check required was but 81
600.
The bids were four in number and
were as follows:
Middlesex Contracting Company,
of New Brunswick, w. f. Harlxins.
-Scranton brick, $2.41 per square
yard; Canton Brick, $2.51 per square
yard; curbing 20 cents per foot;
crosswalks, 95 cents per FOOT head
er curb, 75 cents per foot; receiving
basins, sos each.
Martin HanSen,-AuDurn Drlck,
$2.15 per square yard; Mayang
brick, S2.21 per square yard; curb,
Sc cents per foot; crosswalks, $1.95
per foot; receiving basins, $S5 each:
header curb, 20 cents per foot; basin
covers, $40 each.
G.. G. Brown, Metropolitan block,
$2.36 per square yard; Scranton
brick, $232 per square yard; curb.
64 cents per foot; crosswalks, $1.S5
per foot; excavating, 32 cents per
cubic yard; receiving basins, $72
each; header curb, 76 cents per foot;
covers, $4S.
B. F. Sweetn & Son, of Camden,
-Montello or Catsl1ill brick, $1.91
per square yard: Shawmut brick,
$2.04 per square yard; Mayaug
brick, $2.12 per square yard; curb,
6S cents a foot; crosswalks, "A cents
foot; receiving basins, $50 each;
covers, $35 each; header curb, SO
cents per foot.
The wide differences between the
bids were extraordinary.
Eagles Get Money For Horses.
Eagle Hose Company's request for
5000 for team of horses was grant
ed