Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-22
Meeting, Last Night, Lasted Un-
til II O'Clock and Much
Work Was Done.
EVERYTHING TAKEN UP.
Matters Long Delayed Are TAX
en- Up and Either Advanced
or Disposed Of.

by the Board OF Aldermen was tnat
OF last night. 1t was just five min
utes to II o'clock when the meeting
was adjourned.
The council granted the franch-
ises of the Citizens Electric Light,
Heat & Power Company and the Hud-
son & MiddleseX Telephone & Tele-
graph Company; took steps for build
ing a new police station; granted the
petition for paving Madison avenue;
awarded the contract for paving uD-
per State street; ordered bids ad
vertised for laying the Kearny ave-
nue. sewer; ordered the comptroller
to sell the old tagging from the en-
trace to the fire houses; ordered
booths for the new polling places
in the first and third wards; passed
ordinances to establish grades on sew
erai streets; paid the unpaid balance
of $500 for Mcclellan Engine Com
pany's horses ;ordered the purchase
of $3.50 horse for Lincoln Engine
Company from the street depart
ment; were advised by the mayor
to purchase city scale; took up the
ordinance for macadamizing Rec
tor street, between Market and Smith
streets; and a large number of other
matters of importance, including the
receipt of the remonstrancc against
j. II. Gregory's railroad spur.
The Police Station.
new and adequate police station
is expected to result from a move
ment begun last night when motion
was carried that the committee oil
public grounds and buildings proceed
to secure plans, etc., for precinct
station house.
The ordinance to pave Rector
Street; from Market to Smith, with
macadam was taken up for passage.
A Misunderstanding arose, however.
in regard to a clause providing for
the issue of Improvement bonds, ana
the matter was laid over for the city
attorneys opinion. This block is to
be made seventeen feet wide and is
to be paved with Telford macadam,
one-thiId of the cost to be paid by
the city and two-thirds by the own
ers of property
The committee on fire was auth
orized to buy Il horse from the street
department f r I.ircoll Engine Com
pany ut II Get CT $3.50.
The remonstrance against ]. H.
Gregory's railroad spur contained
104 names. 1t was referred to the
street committee, which has in hand
Mr.. Gregorys original application.
A City Scale.
A letter was received from Mayor
Brace advising the purchase of a city
scale for weighing all hay, stone,
coal, etc, bought by the city. The
matter was referred to a committee
of the whole.
Former City Treasurer Carer
Brodhead presented bill for SER
vices as custodian of the public
school funds for the six months end
ing June 80. His term as city treas
urer ended December 81 last, but he
was advised by the city attorney and
the county superintendent of schools
that his term as custodian of school
funds did not end until the end of
the school year June 80, so that the
itemized report for the year could
be prepared by one man only. The
bill was for 500 and was ordered
paid.
The street committee recommend
ed that the petition for paving Mad
ison avenue be granted Such ac-
tion was taken.
State Street Pavement.
The contract for paving upper
State street with brick, for which
bids were received a few weeks ago.
was awarded to d. F. Sweetin & Son,
of Camden. The material is to be
Montello brick; the price, $1.97 per
square yard.
The action of Mcclellan Engine
Company in accepting the resigna-
tions of Timothy Quinlan and A.
A. Quinn, and in eXpelling three
members for non-payment of dues,
was approved.
A warrant was ordered drawn for
$300 to c. w. Winders for the bal
ance unpaid, for the McClellan's
new horses. The horses cost $500.
and the fire company collected $46O.
The clerk reported several meas
ures approved by the mayor, from
the previous meeting, and none We
toed.
A petition was received for the
Tagging of both sides of Commerce
street, from State to High 1t was
referred to the street committee
The street commissioned reported
a