Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-08

square Yard and guaranteed IOr nv
years, and your petitioners will ever
pray.
Your honorable body to pay one-third
Of the cost. s.
Harrison Ball land 70 others).
was referred to the Committee on Street!
and Sewers.
The following
Perth Amboy, June 5, 1905.
Board Of Aldermen, City.
Gentlemen-I most respectfully ash
permission to move frame building from
corner Smith and Mcclellan streets Il
South First street, and obliRe yours re
specially, Martin hansen.
was received and ON motion the request
was granted.
The following:
June 8, 1905.
The Clerk reported that his honor the
Mayor had returned approved the follow
ing: A motion that the Committee on
Streets and Sewers be empowered to
purchase a horse, and an ordinance to
grade Sheridan street: also the filing OF
the preliminary assessment map Of State
street brick pavement.
was ordered placed on file.
The time having arrived for the open
ing of bids the following were received
For Market street wood pavement:
United States Wood Preserving Co,
per so. yd., So. 40. Blue stone curbing,
per lineal foot, CSC.
G.. Graham Brown, per So. I'd, SO. 30
CURLING, CSC per foot.
IL. v. Oliver Contracting Co, per SO.
yd. 1891. Curbing. 60c per foot.
Bids for retaining walls at State street
and Catalpa
Martin Hansen, Concrete, So AZ per
GU I'd. Excavating, 45c Gu. yd. Fences,
$40.
II. v. Oliver Co, Concrete, $3.50 per
Gu. I'd. E~xcavating, 1c Gu. yd. Fences,
81. ~,
Commonwealth Roofing Co Concrete,
81. 9S per Gu. yd. Excavating, SOC Gu.
I'd. Fences, $75.
Amboy Realty and Construction Co.
Concrete, So 80 per Gu. yd. ExcAvat-
ing, 40c III. yd. Fences, $35.
Jacob Hansen, Concrete, $40 per Gu.
yd. E~xcavating, 25c GU. I'd. Fences,
$45.
@. @. Christensen, Concrete, So. so
per Gu yd. %Excavating, s5c Gu. yd-
FencesA $50.
G.. Graham Brown, Concrete, So So
per Gu. yd. E~xcavating, soc Gu. yd.
Fences, $50.
Bid for 304 feet blue stone tagging
Chas. E. Wilbsrt, &c per lin. foot.
A recess was then declared to con slider
the bids.
Upon r%econvening the following mo-
ton, that the contract for the paving of
Market street be awarded to the United
States Wood Preserving Co., they being
the lowest bidders, was carried by the
folio owing vote: Yea-Aldermen Rossi,
Stacey, Smith, loft, Grouse, Schultz
and Pfeiffer. Nay<None. :
Motion that the contract for the re-
tanning walls on State street and Cstal-
pa avenue be awarded to Martin Hansen
was carried by the following vote: Yea
Aldermen Rossi, Stacey, Smith, loft,
Grouse, Schultz and Pfeiffer. Nay
None.
Motion that the contract for 304 lin
feet blue stone tagging be awarded to
Chas. E. Wilbert wac carried by the
following vote: Yea-Aldermen Rossi,
Stacey, Smith, loft, Grouse, Schultz
and Pfeiffer. Nay-None.
The following:
Perth Amboy, May 20, 1905.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned prop
erty owners on Woodruff Place, respect
fully petition that your honorable board
cause said. street to be worked to the
established grade, and your petitioners
will ever pray, ETC, etc.
Walter V. Ash land 8 others).
was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Sewers.
The following:
To the Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Perth Amboy:
We, the undersigned property owners
along the line of Harrison Place, do most
respectfully petition your honorable body
to allow us to grade said Harrison Place
from High street to State street, accord
ing to the grade established. And your
petitioners will ever pray, etc.
Dated June l, 1905.
]. P. Holm (and 8 others).
was presented and on motion the petit
ton was granted, the work to be done
under the supervision Of the Street
Commissioner.
The following: fSE
Perth Amboy, June 5, 1905.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen:
Dear Sirs-The report of the fire de-
partment for the year ending June l.
1904, to June l, 1905, is as follows
There were SO alarms Of fire, SO city calls
and two calls to KeAsbey. Hook and
Ladder Go. answered n still alarm to
extinguish a chimney blaze IN western
section of the city. The total loss
sustained by these fires was s3s, $50,
covered by insurance. There are in the
department at present two fourth size
steamers in first class condition, two
combination chemical and hose wagons
in first class condition, n hook and
ladder truck in first class condition, one
hose carriage (by placing q wire basket
to carry rubber coats on III In first class
condition, one hose carriage in poor
condition, one hook and ladder truck in
poor condition. There are 4,2O0 feet OF
hose of which 1000 feet is in good condi-
ton, 200 feet in bad condition; also one
new hose wagon which has been ordered
1he department consists of chief and