Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-05-02
BoardOt Aldermen Get Busy on
the Street Paving
0 Question.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Two Petitions Received from
North AmbOy Property Owners
Regarding Catherine Street.

The Board of Aldermen, at last
nights regular meeting, decided on
numerous improvements.
They passed on its first reading an
ordinance to pave Sheridan street
ordered bids advertised for, for paw
ing State street, from Market TO Cor
don, and for Market street, from city
hall to Water street; opened bids for
fire hose and five sets of fire harness ::
awarded the contract for printing 500
copies of the city charter; approved
the $40, C0) water bond ordinance: re-
ceive an application from the Citi-
zens' Electric Company; and numerous
other matters.
Alderman loft was the only absen-
tee.
The Citizens Electric Light Heat
Il Power Company applied for per-
mission to place poles for their wires
ou Hall avenue, Washington street.
Fayette street, New Brunswick ave
nue., State Smith, High and Front
streets. The application was referred
to committee of the whole.
A petition was received from Solo
mon Weiss and seven others, asking
thai the end of Catharine street be not
vacated for the new building OF the
New Jersey Terra Gotta Company.
This was in direct contradiction to-
and asked the ignorement of, another
petition also received at the meeting
from Mr.. Weiss and five others, asking
that the street be vacated.
MI Weiss and one other were the
only two who signed both petitions.
The ordinances to pave and grade
State street, from Market to Gordon,
were passed on their second and final
readings. The block is to be lowered,
and paved with either vitriiied brick
or Venezuela or Bermudez asphalt,
which ever is the cheapest. Bids Will
be advertised for at once.
The street commissioner was ordered
to advertise for bids for paving Mar
ket street, from city hall park to Wa
Ter street, with wooden block.
The paviE, of State street, from
the Lehigh Valley bridges nJrth to
the Gadek and Meredith lands, was
referred to the commissioners of as
sessment for street improvements, Tor
preliminary assessment.
IL f,,r In v ~
l,00O feet, more or less, of fire hose.
After recess the matter OF award
ing the contract was left to the fire
committee with power. The bidders
were Tho Boston Hose & Rubber Com
pany United and Globe Rubber
Manufacturing Company; Kelly Il
McAlinden: Eureka Fire Hose Com :
pgny Fabric Fire Hose Company and
the New Jersey Car Spring q Rubber
Company. The prices ranged from GO
cents per foot to S3 cents.
The contract for three double and
two single sets of drop harness was
awarded to S., F. Hayward and Com
pany, for $5l5. Andrew ClausenNalso
bid.
Malcolm MacLear, of Newark, pres
ident of the Hudson g. Middlesex
Telephone & Telegraph Company, as
present, but the franchise matter was
not mentioned.
The Perth Amboy P nblishing Com
pany got the contract for printing 300
copies of the city charter. for Sl3.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on streets and sewers, the follow
ing were granted: The grading OF
Kirkland place; the grading of Fox
Hill Road and Morris street; sewer
in Huntington street; and in Hall ave-
nue., from Woodbridge road to the
railroad bridge.
The lire committee was authoti lied
to buy necessary supplies to cost not
(In, fssas,ad nm sanne D.