Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-03
COUNCIL HAD
BUSY MEETING
Many Paving and Sewer Matters
Considerable Alarm Key
Boxes Secured.

days paper and below.
Chief Baker submitted a report
that boxes with glass doors are to be
placed on the fire alarm boxes, so
that a person desiring to sound an
alarm will only have to break the
glass and get the key, instead OF
hunting around in neighboring stores
or houses for a key, thus losing much
time. This will be especially adj
vantageous at night.
Chief Baker recommended that a
penalty of S25 be fixed for anyone
tampering with or breaking the glass
needlessly. The matter was referred
to the city attorney to draw up an
ordinance to f1xe the penalty. The.
improvement has beer approved by
the fire committee.
A petition for a tw~enty-four inch
nine sewer in Broad street, from Di-
vision street to Staten Island sound,
was received from fifteen property
owners, and referred to the commit
tee on streets and sewers.
The ordinances for paving Mar
ket street, from City Hall Park to
Herbert street, with bitulithic or
wood block, were passed OF second
and final readings, and the paving
was referred to the Commissioners
of Assessment for Street Improve
ments, for preliminary assessment.
The vote on the ordinance was 5 to2,
Alderman Rossi and Smith dissent
ing. Mr.. Rossi stated that he is far
from being opposed to street improve
ments, but that he is opposed to un-
competitive bidding. BY passing the
ordinances, the council did not accede
to the petitions presented at the pre-
vious meeting asking that asphalt,
bituminous macadam and brick be
included in the advertisement for
bids.
New Gordon Street Petition.
Twenty-one property owners on
Gordon street, between Madison ave-
nue. and Second street, petitioned
that asphalt and bituminous macad-
am be included in the ordinance for
paving that upper end of Gordon
street. The ordinance for either bit
ulithic or brick has already been
passed and the paving referred to the
Commissioners Of Assessment for
Street improvements for preliminary
assessment.
To Vote on Police Pay. J,
A petition was received from the
members of the police department to
have the question of INCREASED salar-
les for them submitted to the voters
Of the city; at the. next general cleo
ton. 1t was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
A petition for the grading of Grace
street. between Smith and Market
streets, was received from Alex Ba-
lint and nine others and was referred
to the committee on streets and sew
ers.
John S.. Hanson petitioned that
Fayette street, between New Bruins
wick and Madison avenues, be paved
with the same material as Madison
venue.
10 Pave Kearny Avenue.
A petition for bitulithic or wood
block pavement on Kearny avenue,
between Market and Gordon streets,
was received from J.. G. Burns and
six other property owners. 1t was
referred to the committee on streets
and sewers.
Trolley Company Accepts Ordinance
The Elizabeth & Raritan River
Street Railway Company filed writ
ten acceptance of the ordinance
granting it permission to lay "
and extensions at Smith and water
streets. Work should soon begin.
To Extend Sewer to Low Water.
A petition bearing seventy-hvt
names of residents in the vicinity o
South First street and Madison ave
nues, was presented asking that tn
sewer there be extended to low watel
mark. Referred to sommittee OF
streets and sewers.
The New York & New Jersey Tele
phone company applied for permis
sion to open Smith street at a few
points to law conduits. Referred t
committee on streets and sewers.
The application of Sam Weiner 10
a Junk license was refused, on rec
i, commentator Ol inc JuuiOi"iJ SC
mittee. A remonstrance had beel
received against it. The application
. of o. Halpern was granted.
: A payment of $7,OS2.22 on tn
Madison avenue paving contract wa
ordered for the Jersey Paving Coz
poration.
inspectors Named.
: On recommendation of the commit
tee on streets and sewers, John Ell
: on the Gordon street pavement: l
B. Moore on the Smith street pave
ment, and Carl Nelson on the Mad
son avenue retaining wall.
Bonds to the amount of $500
were issued in anticipation of taxes
The ordinances to issue $l6O,oo
bonds in anticipation of assessment
for street improvements and $49,9O
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