Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-10-02
Brick 10 be Laid on Upper Cor
don Street by Jersey Paving
Corporation.
COATES GETS MAPLE ST.
Five Junkmen Try for Licenses
With Petitions to Aldermen
Other City Business.


Board of Aldermen last'night for paw
ing Maple street, from Market street
to New Brunswick avenue, with brick.
1t was from William G.. Coates. He
bid on Metropolitan block $2.0 per
equare yard; new curb, SO cents per
foot; re-setting old curb, 23 cents
per foot. The aldermen took re-
cess to consider it. Mr.. Coates was
awarded the contract.
The contract for paving Gordon
street, from Madison avenue to Sec
ond street, was awarded to the Jer-
sey Paving Corporation. 1t will be
paved with brick.
Junkmen Determined.
That the junkmen mean to use ev-
cry effort to get licenses was shown
when petitions were received for the
granting of junk licenses to. the fol-
lowing on condition that the places
be kept clean, subject. to inspection
by the health officer, III. Effren, 81
Charles street; NJ Koplowitz, New
street; D. Levinson, 39 Elizabeth
street; D. Sumsky, i Oak street; H.
Shragovitz, foot of Gordon street.
They were referred to the judiciary
committee, as was also an applica-
ton for a license from l. Tillman,
253 Prospect street.
Messrs Effren, Shragovitz, and
sumsky were refused licenses for the
places named at the previous meeting
of the council.
Protest Against Grade.
A protest was received from eleven
property owners on Market street,
west of the Central railroad, against
the grade now being established
there. 1t was referred to the COM,
mittee on streets and sewers. 4
Four property owners on Neville
street asked for permission to grade
it from Groom street to Cornell
street. 1t was granted, the work to
be done under the street commissions
er's supervision.
Peter Floersch was granted per-
mission to erect, under the supervi-
sion of the street commissioner, an
ornamental canopy across the side
walk at the Packer House.
The petition for sewer in Pulaski
avenue was granted on recommends
tion of the committee on streets and
sewers.
To Attend Firemen's Parades.
Invitations were received by the
council to attend the Railway fire.
men parade October 8 with the Nc
Clellans and Washingtons, and the
Elizabeth parade October IL with the
Eagles. All were accepted.
1t was reported that the concrete
retaining wall at the foot of Madison
avenue had been finished, and the
certified check was ordered returned
to the contractor, there being no
bond.
Elmer Martin was appointed In
spector on the Market street grading.
from Davidson avenue to the Central
railroad
Martin Hansen was granted per-
mission to move a frame building
from Oak street and New Brunswick
streets
Postal Savings Banks.
A letter from those who are back
ing the idea of a postal savings bar, ],
system throughout the country wer
received asking the council to urise
congress to establish it. The coHil
munication was referred to a conw
mittee of the whole. OF
The petition for sewer in Pulas - !,
avenue was granted, on recommenc a.,
tion of the committee on streets to
sewers. no
The clerk reported that the actinea
mayor had approved the following 2
A resolution to refer. the Gordon
street paving to the commissioners
for final assessments; a resolution tf
issue $4,000 anticipation bond,
and the ordinance relating to ks
street commissioner. The clerk "a
ported the filing of the Gordon ste'
assessment map. NJ
A petition from seventeen propt,-
owners at the western end of Gords
street for a brick pavement was o.
dered placed on file, as the contract
was awarded for that job last night.
The election of Joseph Petrol as a
member of Washington Hose Com
pany was approved.
The appointment of Simon Smith
and James Beger as special officers
the c. Pardee Works to serve withou.
pay from the city was approved.
All of the members were present
aycapt k1darman Rossi
A number of the warrants ordered
paid last night. for salaries and the
like, will not be drawn right away
because of scarcity Of ready funds
pending the new bond issue.
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