Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-04-18
New Jersey Terra Gotta Com
pany Would Continue Their
New Building.
OTHER CITY AFFAIRS.
Bids for Grading Sheridan New
Steam Roller Coming Paint
Aims House.

The New Jersey Terra Gotta Com
pany intends 20 continue the erection
OF lis new building at the end of
, tathaline street if amy legal means
can be found permitting it.
a number 81 pfoperty-owners sent
q remun-trance at the last meeting of
the Board OF Aldermen. against the
erection Of the building. which ex-
tends about twenty feet over the line
Of Cathreine street The terra Gotta
company own. nearly all the land on
either side of that street. south of Hall
avenue. It has had the dead end
fenced otf for some time.
Now. in the petition sent to the
council, last night. the terra Gotta
people request the city to vacate 2l1
feet at the end OF the street. that they
may complete their new building.
The letter was referred to the COM
mi1tee on streets and sewers.
The city clerk was authorized to
advertise the petition for grading
Sheridan street for the approach to
the Amboy bridge.
Mayor Brace submitted report on
his inspection Of the secondhand am
hulance now at Ernst's paint shop.
He approves of the vehicle, provided
a number OF improvements are made.
The letter was referred to the police
committee.
The Security Audit Company, of
New York, was awarded the contract
for auditing.the city's accounts for
the two years ending February 2s
last. The work is expected to take
about seven or eight weeks, and viii
be charged $500 for. with $40 per day
for extra work
The Iroquois Iron. Works were
awarded the contract Tor supplying a
ten-ton steam roller 1t viii be leased
for four years, at the end of which
time il will hecame city property.
The price IN III j. - 80. o.: S562. 80
per year. T1e iroouois Company will
store the roller during each of the
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machine will be.delivered within ten
DAYS of the signing of the contract.
The Bufalo-Pitts Company submitted
an estimate Of $3.50 per year or 81, 800
in all for a ten-ton roller, and s725
per year, 81 600 IN all, for twelve
ton machine.
The ordinance fot the issue of S25,-
600 school bonds. for the addition 10
school No. l. was passed on second
and final readings. The bonds are
to be Of the denomination of 81, 200
each and bear interest'at per cent.
They viii mature in 1885.
The street committee was em-
powered to buy 400 tons of stone.
The street commissioner was author
lied to advertise for bids for bulk
heads at the foot of State street and
Catalpa avenue.
The action Of Mcclellan Hose Com
pany in expeping Cornelius Kenny,
on the ground that he was not COM
pctent fireman. was approved.
Pr0pcrty-owners in the vicinity of
Fox Hill road and Market street pre-
>ented a petition that the line of the
street be ascertained, in anticipation
of having watcrpipes laid. Referred
to the committee on streets and
sewers.
The committee ON poor was author
izrd 10 have tho almshouse and out
buildings painted.
The committee on public grounds
and buildings was empowered TO have
the city clock repaired at cost of
not more than $50.
The petition for sidewalks on Oak
street was granted. a was the petit
tiou for grading Elm street and the
petition for crosswalks in Fayette
street, Prospect street and Lehigh
avenue.
The clerk reported that the mayor,
a. told in the NEWS had approved all
the measure, referred to him since
the last meeting.
Joseph Jaile was granted transfer
of location for his junk shop.
The action OF Eagle Hose Company
in appointing. rs special fire police.
Henrik Smith. William Smith and
n. G. Nielsen, was approved, and
badges ordered granted.
Alderman loft was the only absen-
tee last night.