Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-23


for Il license to keep 4 Junk shop at $
Division street, reported as follows
That the petition Of the applicant be
granted.
This report was adapted by the fol
lowing vote: Nea-Aldermen Rossi
Stacey, Grouse, Schultz, A~ldcrman-at
large Pfcittcr. Nay-Nonc.
Alderman loft came in.
The committee on Finance to whom
was referred the certificate of the Board
of School Estimate asking for $4,000
for school purposes, reported as follows
THAT the request Of the Board of
School Estimate be granted, which re
port WAS adapted by the following vote
Yea Aldermen Rossi, Stacey, Tott,
Grouse. Schults, Aldcrman.dt-lar&c
Pfciffur. Nar=Nonc.
The committee on Streets and Sewers
to whom was referred the petition Of
property owners for 4 sewer in Lewis
street, exported as follows; "Wouid
recommend that the petition be graft
cd'. which report was adapted by the
following vote: Aldcrmeu Rossi, Stacey
Toft. Grouse, Schulz, .Alderman-at-
large lIGlICl. .NdN- -N'4lt-
The collector of revenue t. whom was
referred the communication of Philip
Gibson relative to the ~rctund'nG OF per
sonal taxes, reported as follows
70 the Honorable Council of the city
Of Perth Amboy;
The undersigned collector OF ,reve-
nue. TO whom was referred the COM
m%unication of Philip Gibson hereto
annexed, would respectfully report as
follows:
| find that Philip Gibson paid taxes
on account property on High street,
lots % and y. block u. assessed TO
Florence f. Ticc as follows:
Year 1903, $67.35 includ. 81. II personal
Year 1904, SO. - loo personal
Respectfully submitted.
y. II. Crowcll.
Collector.
which report was referred TO Tic COM
mittec on Taxation.
The following
The clerk reported that his honor
the mayor had returned approved a
motion to advertise for bids for a com
bination ambulance and police patrol
wagon; Il resolution authorizing the
issue Of bonds to pay for land pur-
chased from Perrinc and Buckclew;
also the renewal of fire insurance po-
licy for 5000 on voting machine.
was ordered placed on file.
The comptroller having audited bulls
to the following accounts: Police S56S. =
Streets and Sewers S269.74; =. G. & b.
S51.oI; Poor S32.s9; Fire S332.I7; Con-
tingcut S25I.9o; and Public Library
S475.oo. on motion warrants were order
ed drawn for the several amounts, by
the following vote: Yca-Alderman
RoSsi. Stacey loft, Grouse, SChaltz,
Alderman-at-Iargc Pfeiffcr. Nay-Nonc.
The second annual report of the Board
of Water Commissioners, was then re-
ceivcd, which the clerk proceeded to
read.
AT eight thirty o'clock the reading Of
this report wss interrupted, As the TING
for receiving bids for hose wagon and
the removing Of garbage had arrived.
The following bids were received for
removing garbage; Z. !. Dorsey &
Sons, fifty two hundred and ninety
dollars Graham & McKeon, forty-(our
hundred and ninety dollars,
The following bids were received for
hose wagon. A. f. & S. c. Stewart,
Roches .cr. n. V. four hundred and
twenty-five dollars. American-LaFranc
Fire Engine Co., New York, \. y, six
hundred dollars. The Valentine &
Wecder Co., Trenton, n. J. If plating
is brass, five hundred and seventy-fve
dollars If plating is nickel, five huu
dred ninety five dollars. II arches and
ladder IS desired, six hundred and twcn-
~ dollars.
.Aldcrma-at-large PfeitfeG then declar-
ed q rgccss to consider bids.
On rcconvenlng the report Of the
water commissioners was again taken
up and the reading of the same COM
pielcu.
The report was then ordered placed
or file.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Stacey,
Whereas the city of Perth Amboy /,
about to grade Sheridan street from
Market street TO the approach 10 the
public bridge across the Raritan
river, according to the grade estab-
lished 10y ordinance OF said street
which said grade crosses the track OF
the Raritan North Shore Railroad al
an elevation of about twenty-threc
feet above the top of the rails of said
track:
BE It resolved that the Rarltan
North Shore Railroad Company be
and they are hereby requested TO con
struct Il good and sufficient bridge,
not less than 26 feet in width across
the said road Or right Of way where
Sheridan street rp1-spG the same at q
height to conform to the said estab-
lished grade 50 that public travel on
said street shall not be impeded there
by rs required by the act entitled
An act concerning railroads. (Revi-
sion of 1909.
and passed by tae following vote; Yea
Aldermen Rossi, Stacey, Tott,
Grouse, Schultz and Aldern1an-at-large