Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-08
COUNCIL HAD
A BUSY NIGHT.
Much Routine Business Trans
acted at Its Session
Petitions Received.

Psion which was busy in the extreme,
last night. and many important
things took place, as recorded below,
and in other columns. Alderman
Smith was the only absentee
A petition was received from sew
en- owners of property on Smith street
between High and State streets, to
cause the contractor to put the as
phalt pavement in proper condition,
especially between the tracks. 1t
was referred to the street committee
with power to act.
Thirteen owners of property on
Smith street, between State street and
the Central railroad, objected, in
communication, to being assessed for
repaving that street, on the ground
that they were assessed for the pres
ent macadam there. The matter was
referred to the committee of the
whole.
A petition to pave Maple street,
! from Market street to New Bruns-
wick avenue, with vitrified brick, was
received from eleven property own
ers. 1t was referred to the commit
tee ON streets and sewers.
The new petitions for paving Mar
ket street with bitulithic or wood
block were received and referred to
the street committee. 1.-The two petit
tions were identical in their terms,
only one was from property owners
between Herbert street and Madison
avenue, and the other between Madi-
son avenue and city hall park. The
former had fifty-nine signatures,
headed by August Kroeger. The sec
ond had twenty-five signatures head
ed by Dr. F. G. HenryR There was
thus a total number of leightyfour
signers. The cost is not to exceed
$2.2 20 a square yard.
A resolution to repair the recently
laid sewer in Second street, south of
$500, was adopted, The repairs have
been rendered necessary by settling,
which has loosened the brick work.
The ordinance to consent to and
approve the issue of 100000 worth
of water department bonds was in
troduced and passed on first reading.
A letter was received from the Perth
Amboy Trust Company Offering to
take all or part of the issue at a
higher figure than they bid on the
recent $4,000 issue and placing
themselves on record as intending
bidders and willing purchasers. They
would not insist on delivery before
August | next.
The street committee was authoriz-
ed on motion of Alderman Stacey to
purchase 500 tons of stone for use
4 on the streets.
Acting Mayor Pfeiffer told of his
proclamation for a San Francisco re-
lief fund, and made public acknow-
ledgment of his thanks TO all who by
their patronage or services aided in
any of the benefits or otherwise to
swell the fund. which approximates
$2,7O0.
A petition from nine property own
ers for an arc light on Rector street,
between Market and Gordon streets,
was referred to the committee on
lamps and lights.
y pCllllOlI HUM lHG DOclu u VI A<dh
tion to work Paterson street to the
established grade, from Brighton av-
enue to South First street, was refer
: red to the street and sewer commit
tee. This was later granted on rec
ommendation of the street commit
tee.
The petition to grade Inslee street
| 10 M
the committee on streets and sewers
In response to an inquiry from Ja-
cob Goldberger as to whether the
council intended laying a sewer in
Goodwin street within two months
and If not, asking permission to run
one from his fifteen-family apart
ment house, in course of erection, il
was ordered that he ben otified that
the council could not lay it in two
months.
Samuel Hall, executor of the setate
of John Hall, sent communication
objecting to paying sos So assess
ment for the Brighton avenue sewer
laid several years ago, on the ground
that he paid for private sewer some
time ago Referred to committee on
taxation.
A number of property owners on
|, New Brunswick avenue petitioned for
a receiving basin on that avenue near
|, Convery place. 1t was referred to
the committee on streets and sewers.
The invitation of Major Dandy
Post, G. A. r., to take part in the
Decoration Day celebration, was on
motion accepted.
Martin Hansen was granted per-
mission to move three buildings from
Catharine street across Hall avenue,
The ten per cent retained on the
ISmith and South Second streets sew