Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-22
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of Aldermen, City
Of Perth AmbOy, n. j.,
JUNE IS, 1906,

Regular meeting of the council of
the City Of Perth Amboy, N. j., held
June IS, 1906. Present-Alderman
Stacey, Smith, Warter, Grouse,
Schultz and Alderman-at-large Pfeif-
fer.
The reading of the minutes of the
meeting held June 4, was dispensed
with and they were approved as
printed on slips.
The following bids were received
for a retaining wall at the foot of
Madison venue
Martin misunderstanding, 80
cents; concrete, $6.43; iron fence,
$4,000.
Henderson Bros.-Excavating, 81
cents; concrete, $3.50; iron fence,
$4,000.
Jersey Paving Co.-Excavating, 81
cents; concrete, 1928; iron fence,
$4,000.
A recess was then taken to consid-
er bids. Upon reeonvening the fol-
lowing:
Motion that the contract for build
ing the retaining wall at the foot of
Madison avenue be awarded to the
Jersey Paving Corporation, they be-
ing the lowest bidder, also that
checks be returned to unsuccessful
bidders.
was passed by the following vote:
Yea-Aldermen Stacey, Smith,
Warter, Grouse, Schultz, Alderman
at-large Pfeiffer. Nay-None.
The following:
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Perth Amboy, N. ].
Gentlemen wish to inform you
that some contractors about the city
are ob~structing the fire %hydrants by
placing their material too close to
them, making it in%convenient to use
the fire engines. Please give this
your attention and oblige
Yours respectfully,
Thomas Baker,
Chief Fire Dept.
was on motion referred to the street
commissioner for investigation.
The following:
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
: of the City of Perth Amboy, N. ].
: Gentlemen wish to call your at
tention to the conditions of the fol-
lowing fire h%ydrants: One on New
: Brunswick avenue in front of Peter
I sons bottling place, and one on
Woodbridge road and Hatch lane.
These hydrants have the sidewalk
. built within two inches of the coup
lings, making it almost impossible
for firemen to make a connection.
Please give this your consideration
and oblige
s Thomas Baker,
Chief of Fire Dept.
was referred to the fire committee.
: The following:
. To the Council of the City of Perth
Amboy:
: Gentlemen-In the matter of the
contention of Johan Jensen, the con
tractor who graded Kirkland place
: that he should not be required to pay
. $40 for the certificate given to hin
by the city surveyor when the work
was completed, l am of the opinion
that the charge was a proper one.
Section 13 of an ordinance EMIT
led "An ordinance to prescribe the
compensation of city surveyors" APP
proved March 8, 1890, reads as fol
lows:
: ''That a surveyor shall be entitled
to receive ten dollars for every GER
~tificate of work for a contractor,
which shall be paid by the city. The
: amount SO paid for such certificate
shall be deducted from such payment
: to be made to the contractor for the
work certified to have been done.
Every contractor engaging with
the city to perform work requiring
! the services of a city surveyor is sup
posed to contract to perform the
same in accordance with the provi-
Z sions of any ordinance relative there
to.
1t has been a uniform custom for
the past sixteen years to charge n
tractors for these certificates as pro-
J vided for in the said ordinance.
Yours respectfully,
) Charles c. Hommann,
City Attorney.
was placed on file and on motion the
clerk was directed to return Mr.. Jen-
sens bill and also a certified copy of
the attorneys opinion.
The following:
New York, June 1, 1906.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Macmillan,
City Clerk Perth Amboy, N. ]. .
Dear Sir:-In accordance with
your request dated the 21st inst, we
beg to hand you herewith our report
on the city ~treasurer's books, which
we trust you will submit to the act
! ing mayor and the board of aldermen.
Yours very truly,
THE SECURITY AUDIT co. OF NY.
GEO. WEAVER, Secretary.
was placed on file.