Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-03
ONE BID FOR
THE BRIDGE.
Aldermen Transacted Much ROu.
tine Work last Night South
AmhOyS Resolutions.

There was bur n bid for erecting
r the iron Or steel girder bridge over
the Raritan North Shore railroad
track when bids were opened by the
board of aldermen last night. 1t
was from Dean, Schwiers and SUIT
ton, who built this city's part of the
bridge approach. They wanted 3d.
3S6 according to m plan and 81
482 according to another plan. The
aldermen considered it in recess.
They came in at 10 O'Clock after an
hour and the contract was awarded
for S2,S42.
Louis Kemeny submitted a writ
ten request for a license for a pawn
shop at 42S State street. Referred
to committee on judiciary.
Seventeen property owners on
Penn street, between Washington
street and Hall avenue, sent a petit
ton for the paving of sidewalks. Re
ferred TO street committee.
Thirteen property wne on Pros
pect street asked that it be graded
this spring. Referred to committee
on streets ana sewers.
Martin Hansen asked permission
to move the frame building, recently
sold TO Joseph Jedatchek by the board
of education, from it's location where
the school No. ) addition is to be
built, to Catharine street. PERMITS
sion was granted.
Joseph Jaffle sent a request for a
reduction in his assessment from
$500 to $500, accompanying it with
a letter from Assessor j.. H. Poulson,
stating that a mistake had been
made. Referred to committee on tax
alton.
The EVENING NEWS and Chron-
icle asked to be paid s. per column
for printing the minutes of the u
ell meeting, with a minimum rate of
IS for a meeting, as costs have in
creased. Referred TO committee of
the whole.
The clerk reported that the acting
mayor had approved the awarding of
the garbage and Madison venue paw
ing contracts and the motion to loan
s 1900 from the sinking fund to the
Board of Education.
The resolutions adopted by the
South Amboy borough council upon
Mayor Braces death were read and
were ordered entered on the minutes
and acknowledged.
Mr.. Momberg petitioned for action
whereby water can run away at New
Brunswick emu and Convery
place: and also for a tax bill correc-
ton on a personal tax bill for 500,
on the ground that he has no person
al property on Oak street. Referred,
respectively, to committees on streets
4 and sewer and taxation.
The yearly warrant of $500 for the
{ hospital was ordered drawn.
/ The city treasurer was directed
10 transfer S4,390 from the contin-
gent account to the garbage account.
Bonds for $4,000 were ordered
issued in anticipation of taxes for
1905.
The balances from last year in the
various accounts were ordered trans
r. -ed TO the same accounts for this
The street committee was empow-
I'D to buy horses for not more than
$500.
TIE street commissioner was or
,.sl 10 set out trees in the park
~ other city property at a cost of
&C. over SIS.
Aadrew Anderson vas on motion
named as inspector on the in
Madison avenue from Fayette street
/ TO Smith street.
The paving of Smith street with
wood block from State street TO the
Central railroad was referred to the
COMMISSIONS OF assessments on
street im1ro .mc.ts for preliminar-
les. US
The printing committee was au-
thorized to advertise for bids for
printing 500 copies of the annual fl
nancial statement and 10 award the
: contract.
Action Of Mcclellan Engine Com
pany in accepting Frank Tooker, Jr.,
and Thomas Fitzpatrick as new mem
bers and the resignation OF Dennis
Flynn was approved.
The ordinances 10 establish grad,
on Compton avenue. Groom street
Brace avenue. Carson venue. Nevill,
street. at Fairyiew. were passed Oh
second and third readings.
1t was reported that the commit
tee named at the previous meetiu.
10 go to Trenton to plead for th,
amending of the assembly distric
bill had not had to go. as the desired
change was made.
The meeting lasted from SEQ un.
til 1880 o'clock. Alderman Smitt
was the only absentee.