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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-09-18
Bids for Upper Gordon Street
Laid Over To Decide Between
BituIithic and Brick.
BRICK BID is CHEAPER.
BifuIilhic Bid S2.IO a Square
Yard To Grade Grace and
InSIee Streets.

Bids for several street improve
ments were opened by the Board of
Aldermen last night. The contract
for paving Market street was award
ed to the Standard Bitulithic Com
pany, the concern which paved Cor
don street The bids for paving up
per Gordon street were held up until
the next meeting to decide between
bitulithic and brick. Contracts were
streets.
The contract for paving Market
street, from City Hall park to Her.
bert street, the westerly terminus Of
Market street, was awarded to the
Standard Bitulithic company at $2.10
per square yard. The contract will
cost about $5S,720. There is to be
done about $4,000 square yards of
paving, 10000 lineal feet of new
curb; and 1000 lineal feet of old
curb reset. The westerly section of
the street is not to be paved until
the easterly section is completed
The contract for paving the upper
avenue to Second street, the westerly
terminus of Gordon street, was not
awarded, but was laid over to learn
the property owners preferences be-
tween brick and bitulithic. There is
to be 3,076 square yards of paving;
about 1000 feet of new curb 200
feet of old curb to be reset; and 12O
- I,Do ,Jn,, t,.I, DI,A 1..ipl 1f II
is two cents cheaper per square yard
than the lowest bitulthic bid, but
there are some who would prefer to
pay two cents more per square yard
to have the street the same as the
pavement east of Madison avenue.
The matter will be taken up at the
next meeting. The total bid of the.
Standard Bitulithic Company is 81,
1S1. so, while the Jersey Paving Cor
poration's total bid is $7,110. 0S, or
$71.52 cheaper than the bid for a
bitulithic pavement.
The contract for grading Inslee
street was awarded to Henry F.. Koch
for 26 cents per cubic yard of exca-
waiting. There are 3,02S cubic yards
of excavating to be done.
The contract for grading Grace
street was awarded to Graham G
McKeon for 32 cents per cubic yard.
There are 4,1S2 cubic yards of work
required
The Market Street Bids.
The bids on Market street were as
follows:
Standard Bitulithic Company
Bitulithic pavement $2.10 per square
yard; new curb, 60 cents per foot;
resetting old curb, 90 cents per foot.
Chicago Bitulithic Company Bit
ulithic, $2.101s per square yard;
new curb, 61 cents per foot; resetting
old curb, 25 cents.
Central Bitulithic Company-Bit-
ulithic, 2.12 per square yard; new
curb, 62 cents; resetting old curb, 25
cents.
The Gordon Street Bids.
The bids for bitulithic on Gordon
street, from Madison avenue west to
Second street, were the same. There
was in addition bid on Metropolitan
brick from the Jersey Paving Corpo-
ration. They bid $2.0S per square
yard for paving; so cents foot for
new curb; 20 cents a foot for reset
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it will not give you much help. Don't
expect it, for you will be disappoint-
ed.
This act is wanting in that which
is necessary under decision of the
supreme court that the railroads had
right to collect tolls enough to pay
fair return on their bonds and
stocks. But the railroads kept on is
suing bonds and stocks for the bene-
fit of the fellows on the inside, and
they now want, and do compel, citi-
zens to pay dividends on this watered
stock that never cost them a dollar.
That is robbery"
Fordyce Club Resolutions.
The following resolutions have
been adopted by the Fordyce Club, of
this city:
The Fordyce Republican Club, of
the city of Perth Amboy, in order to
make clear to the people of this COM
munity the purposes of its existence
and for which it invites the co-opera-
t1on of all honest voters, issues the
following statement
we, as republicans, believe in re-
publican principles and policies and
are second to none in our admiration
Tor the republican party, its noble
origin and its grand history, a his
tory which for so many years under
the enlightened leadership of men
like Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt has been and
still is becoming almost identical
with the proud history of the Amer
lean nation. This being the case not
one OF us wishes to disrupt our party,
put on the contrary we pledge our
selves TO do all in our power to per-
petuate it and to consecrate 1t to
further and still more effective use
fulness.
Loyal as we are to the lofty ideals
which have dominated our party in
the past, we would fall far short of
our duty If we did not raise our VOICE.
i'll its defense in time of danger, and
protest against those enemies of the
commonwealth who, like traitors I'm
the camp, persist in their attempt to
shield their own ignomy and con-
temptible greed behind the prestige
of our party. Through such men
there has crept into the party sys-
tenn of bossism which is incompatible
with its foundation principles. We
refuse to be blind to the evils which
threaten, we denounce bossism and
all that the boss stands for in Amer
lean politics, whether it be in county.
state or nation; and in particular do
we protest against the arrogant as
sumption of power and the making
use of our party's machinery in our
own county by one man fori individ-.
ual gain. We repudiate the self-as-
serted leadership of Mr.. Theodore
Strong, we deny that it is leadershfp
at all for we believe that he and his
benchmen do not and have not in the
past represented the will of the ma
jority of the members of our party.
I'VE will acknowledge the dicta-
| torship of no man or clique of men,
but assert our deep founded belief
that the best interests of our party
can only be obtained by an honest
and open expression of the will of all
its members both in the choice of its
candidates and in the selection of its
policies. For the more effeetual OBJ
tanning of that end we pledge our
selves to an advocacy of popular
terest in primary elections and.
recommend the passing gof in d
/ primafy act Whereby Ihds opportH
tG0uLinued on Page 81
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"Never trouble trouble till trouble
troubles you"-and then take the
sting out of it with want ad.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-09-18
CLAIM $1,000
FROM STATE
STREET PAYER
New Jersey Portland Cement
Company Files Lien Against
Contractor for Material.
BEFORE THE ALDERMEN.

The New Jersey Portland Cement
Company, of this city, through Coun-
selor Joseph e. Stricken. last night
filed with the Board of Aldermen a
claim for $1,296. 81 against the con-
tractor who has just finished paving
upper State street, Frank B. Sweetn,
trading as B. F. Sweetn g. Son. The
matter was referred to committee
of the whole. The claim is for ma
terial furnished.
The claim is filed with the Board
of Aldermen, as Sweetn has money
coming from the city for the brick
pavement on upper State street.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
OUR STORE WILL CLOSE WE'D
NESDAY AT q II. NJ, OPEN FRI
DAY AT NOON.
GREENSPAN BROS.
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Senator LaFollette is speaking in
ASbury Park this afternoon. Yester-
day he was in South Jersey, where
he wound up the day with large and
meeting in the city hall
at Camden. He had been met in Phil
adelphia by delegation of Burling-
ton county's fighting men, led by
General E. Burd Grubb, and after
luncheon at the Bellevue -Stratford,
he was taken at once to Mount Ho1-
ly, where in the courthouse he made
an address to a fair-sized audience.
Accompanied by George l.. Record,
General Grubb George c. Wildes, the
Colby candidate for state senate. in
Burlington county, and DR.. e. 8.
Adams, candidate for assembly, he
was then whirled in an automobile to
Burlington. There, in the auditori-
um theatre, he addressed a large au-
dience, which literally applauded his
sentiments.
In all his addresses the senator
dwelt at great length upon railroad
rate legislation, and expressed views
similar to those of William J. Bryan
-favoring government control, if
private ownership, under rate legis-
lation, shall have proved futile to
guard the peoples rights and inter
ests. He made little allusion to local
affairs of New Jersey, except to say
that there is evidence all over the
country of great uprising of the
people for cleaner, better govern
ment.
Enthusiasm in Camden.
The Camden Council chamber was
crowded when Senator LaFollette, ac-
companied by Treasurer George M.
Berringer and other leaders of the
Equal Rights Republicans, was es-
corted in, and he had not been speak
ing long when cheer after cheer
greeted pointed remarks. The en-
thusiasm was so great at times that
enthusiastic supporters of the anti
machine champion threw hats and
handkerchiefs in the air.
Greeted by tremendous applause,
Senator LaFollette said in part: "The
biggest question at Washington this
year was that of transportation. That
question means how much can every
man save and how much we may
leave to the children, for it affects
every man who buys products that
must come as freight over the rail
roads.
"You have found an increase in
living since 1897. In May of that
year the supreme court rendered a
decision that took away the public
power of the interstate commerce
commission to regulate railroad
Nrates. Wei, what happened? The
railroads began increasing the rates
and have been at it ever since. That
AFFECTS every citizen.
<The interstate commerce commits
siont twarned congress that the rail
roadA must be checked, but little at
tentioN was paid to the situation. Fol
nine years the people cried out for a
square deal, but congress turned a
deaf ear unfN the last session, In the
meantime theTost of living increased
80 per Gent. aAd the greater part0oi
this has gone "a the railroads. Bui
whatsa bill we g4tl ! am heresto bas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-20

harmony in the board during the year
tlti the emblem of authority has been
but little used. ANA consequently ma"
been I3i aside ari forgotten. lie
spoke briefly of his appreciation OF inc
kind words which Alderman kScne had
utt' red on behalf of the board. thank
ing the members for their courtesy ana
corporation during the year. ana
pledged his continued cffo,t Is as Il NrlN-
ate citizen to advancing the welfare
Of The city. IL was also unanimously
voted that an expire Ssiou of the good
will and appreciation of the board 10
City Clerk Harrington for the faithful
discharge of his duties be put upon
record. The session was less than ten
minutes in length. ana at go on mo-
ton of Alderman keene the board al
iourned sine die.
In the council chamber, similar
scene was being enacted. only in TINS
case, when the Savel was presented to
President George a. Colburn. on mo-
ton of Councilman Maher, there was
actually gavel on hand to be pre-
scented. The thanks of the board were
also extended to Roland A. Scribner'
the popular and efficient clerk, ana
after messages had been exchange"
with the board of aldermen, TINS
branch also adjourned sine die.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-20
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due. should be adhered to by this city
government.
Last year the rate of taxation was
reduced from $3.50 to $21.50 per $1,000
valuation. With wise economy and
1ddIcluuS expenditure tins rate can
safely be further reduced. believe
that with fair valuation of property
Our municipal bills can be paid on AN
assessment of not more than 20 mills
on IN" dollar. Were il not for the in
creased county tax the rate co,lld be
even lower.
rms r. duction means more than 4
saving 10 every taxpayer. 1t means
more building of homes for good citi-
zehS, moro work for the mechanic.
more trade for the merchant, a better
market for the farmer, an increase in
business an! more money in circulation
tor all. IL means. il continued, that
real stat" will he i'll demand ana the
N"ih' 81 every piece Of Hand Will be en-
HANGED. - :" first Strp toward max
-; -N"ifi'! - i i,dsinr city advocate
lower taxes.
REDUCE. POLL TAX.
Section |. CHAPTER ., of the Revised
Statutes. provides that a poll tax shall
DO assessed upon every mai. inhabitant
over the age of u years. whether he is
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The New City Govern.
rnent Sworn In.
Full Text Of the Address Of
Mayor F. W. P!aisted.
City Officers Elected as Named al The
Democratic Caucus.

] Monday was Inauguration day at
ssCity hall. and the new city govern
I ment entered unon its duties for the
year. AS usual the ceremony was AN
extremely simple and informal one.
though the change in the political COM
pe;ion of the city government aroused
more interest than usual and Il goOdly
number of citizens We're present dur
ing the exercises. City hail was ex-
irencIy cold during the forenoon. but
this was on account of the sickness
and consequent absence OF the. jInitOr
rather than any disposition OH the part
Of the outgoing city government TO cX
tend chilly welcome to its successor
II WIS also observed that the flag OH
city hall was half mast. or At least was
quite a distance from the top Of the
fiag-pole, but this was an inadvcrtence
and nobody was supposed To attach
serious Significance To it.
The program called for brief meet
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This exceptional mark of public APP
prevail cannot fail to command our
gratitude aud our devotion. now
avail myself OF this occasion to On
press my grateful thanks 10 my fellow
citizens to whose partiality | am in
Gohtcd for the great honor that has
been conferred upon mr. II shall be
my earnest tnacaVor t. 50 conduct the
affairs of the high Office to which /
have be-. chosen rs To convince my
fellow citizens that their confidence
has not been misplaced.
III" people. al Tie recent election.
vbt"d for change. 1t will depend
upon Us whether that change shall be
Tor the better. The spirit of indie
rchdcnce that animated our fellow
citizens deserves ENCOURAGEMENT from
US, i'll Whose hands the management
Of the affairs Of this municipality have
been placed. II will. therefore. re-
quirc our best Efforts Ia So perform
th0S" duties as Ia reflect credit npon
ourselves and give satisfaction to our
citizens. have entire confidence.
gentlemen of the City Council. in
your ability and honest purpose to
i'is'n' 'hiH S'-ii - administration Il Sue
teSSful one.
FINANCES.
The financial condition of the CITY is
he first matter which claims attention
at the beginning of a new administers
ton.
The funded debt is NOVEL;. s259. 900
Bonds, per cent 5000
BondS. per cent. S219 900
Bonds, Si2 per cent $40, 900
Bonds maturing this year. $40 900
Temporary loans outstanding. $50. 900
The temporary loans were made
| necessary 10y the refusal of the Ed
wards Manufacturing Company to pay
| their taxes for the years 1904 and 1905
| amounting to about $4,000 because. as
| they claimed, of excessive valuation.
| The matter is now in the court for set
| tiement. The past year enough was
saved from appropriations and income
| to take caro- of the loss in case The
| Edwards Co. tax suit is decided adj
yersely 10 the city. If the case
| should be decided in favor of the cit,
the money can be used to pay the fund.
ed debt. This was a wise precautior
and 1 am pleased to commend it.
| The $4,000 bonds. per cent. which
| mature this year. should be paid. The
| rolicy adopted in 1899. and since con.
| tinucd, Of paying the debt as it come.
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The Speaking Contest.

The speaking contest of the students OF
the High school was given Friday evening
in the church. The church was filled 70
its capacity with friends and parents OF
the students. Promptly at S O'Clock tho
opening march was played by Miss Ma
rion Stanley '0s. The speakers were mar.
shaded in by Miss Eva Reynolds or The
Winslosw Cornet Band rendered several
selections which called forth applause.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Cayer, pastor
Of the Baptist church In Wate,ville. The
parts were well delivered and all showed
evidence Of faithful work. The judges
were William p. Beck. professor Of phys-
les, Colby College; Arad E. Linscott,
principal OF Waterville High school, and
Mrs. John Hedman, WaterviIle. The
prizes were as follows The gentlemen:
1st prize. Edward Everett Roderick on:
md. Charles Randall Choate '0e The Ia
dies: LIST, Mary Agnes Hogan '0s; End,
Lucia Alena Howard. The following il
the program:
Music
Prayer.
Music
Changing Color. Hattie Canfield
1-,. Usher Parson Garland OF.
Beatrice .. Mason o.. -
Tiger Lilys Race.
=. . Lester L. Glazier '06 800. ~
How TINS Prayer Was Answered.
Lucia A. Howard 'N.
The Unknown Speaker s..4~ . .....f
Edward z. Roderick 07.
Gladys A. Simpson ,'O7
The Old Actors Story
Dora f. Skillin '06.
Music.
Toussaint L'Ouverture. ...
]. Edmund Hutchinson 'OS
Counting Eggs
Sybil F. Dunbar.
Jean Vatican. the Convict,
Charles X. Choate
Hattie F. Simpson.
Music. -
The Stage Drivers Story.
Elmer w. Stewart or.
Master Skylark, n -l-'r y.
Fayalene B. Trefren on.
Where Is Mary Alice Smith?
Mary A. Hogan. .'7
" Music w '''1
Decision of Judges.
j. Edmund Hutchinson and Fayalene
b. Trefren received the honorable mem
ton from the judges. Ice cream and
cake was sold and sociable followed.
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this year throw away the records of
the past and inaugurate an entirely
new system of valuation.
From the excellent city plans of the
streetrengineer, the exact area of every
parcel of land can be determined. The
city should be divided into sections by
the assessors and the land in each sec
tion assessed at 2 uniform valuation.
Then fair valuation should l> placed
upon the buildings erected on the land
III the appraisal Of personal nroperty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-20

Street Commissioner, Eastern Dis
trict-George A. Prescott.
city Authoritarian c. Dudley.
Member of S. S. Committee Melvin
S. Holway.
Bell RiHger-H. F. lockwood.
Janitor Of City Building-N. J. Bis
son.
Keeper Of City Clocks a. f. Wood.
Keeper of Steamer Cushnoc--W. j.
Skehan.
Keeper of Kennebec Bridga-Ceorge
A. Prescott.
Chief Engineer Fire Dept.-John A.
Buckley.
First Assistant Observation-Disclosures
Pedder.
Second Assistant Engineer-Joseph !.
Kicker.
In case OF the minor officers, such as
fence viewers. surveyors of lumber
surveyors of wool. some ana brick.
scalcrs OF leather. wrighrrs Of hay.
coal and Ice. titl;ns men, the existing
lists we're re .elert.d with 4 few
changes occasion..d by death Or remov-
al.
At the close of the election Of officers
the convention was dissolved. and the
two boards again met in their rcSpcc-
tive chambers for brief sessions. The
rules of last year were adopted reeu-
lating the procedures of the coming
year, and the third Monday of each
month named by III" aldermen as the
night of the regular meeting. The
usual number of rosters of the city
government was ordered printed, and
Aldermen Skehan introduced an order
authorizing temporary loan. in antici-
patton of the collection of taxes, said
loan to be at the discretion of the
mayor and city treasurer. but not to
exceed $4,000. Mayor Plaisted an
nounced that he wished 10 confer with
some OF the members before ANNOUNCE
ing the committees of the board, and,
accordingly, al ll.30 recess was aiken
until 80 in the evening.
The evening session was brief one
The boards met in their respective rooms
at o'clock and the business of the even
ing was confined mostly to the announce
ment of the joint standing committees.
Mayor PlaiSted announced Aldermen
Pope and Church as the committee on
State pensions. and nominated DR.. Hart
well j. Frederick as health officer which
latter nomination received the unanimous
confirmation of the board.
The joint standing committees of the
city council were then announced as fol-
lows
Finance-The Mayor Aldermen Skehan
and Noyes. Councilmen Newbert, Moore
and Gage
Accounts-Aldermen Mower and Church,
Councilmen Gage. Clark and Ward.
Highways and sewers-Aldermen
Church, Ayers and Cyr. Councilman
Moore. Fletcher and Merrill
City buildings-Aldermen Noyes and
Pope. Councilmen Merrill. Cote and
Fletcher.
Poor department-Aldcrm Locke and
Cyr Councilman Knowles, Hail and Mer-
rll
Fire observation-disclosures Skehan and
Mower. Councilman Ward, Holmes and
Cote
Schools-Aldermen Ayers and Church.
Councilman Doe. Knowles and Taylor
Prlnting-Aldermen Pope and Locke.
Councilman Brown, Gage and Pratt.
Poiice-Aldermen Moves and Mower,
Councilman Clark, Doe and Moore
Street lights-Aldermen Skehan and
Locke. Counclmen Wing. Ward and
Holmes.
Burying grounds-Aldermen Cyr anil
Pope. Councilmen Fletcher, Pratt and
Clark.
Bells and clocks-Aldermen Pope and
Locke. Councilmen Hall, Holmes and
Wing
Enrolled ordinances-Aldermen Ayres
ana Mower. Councilmen Pratt, Taylor and
Doe.
AT the conclusion of the above an
nouncements an adjournment was taken
10 Monday evening, March &c.
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The Cavalry Journal, which Is the
latest British military periodical, and
is edited by General Baden-Powell. has
Its pages perforated. postage stamp
fashion, or the inside line SO that IL a
reader wishes to save a page for ref
erence or send it to a friend he can
easily tear 1t out. @ n
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In recent. years the construction %
railways proceeded in Germany at >tha
rate OF about 621.s miles a yeTfr. The
entire trackage exceeds at present ~
1s3 miles. The Identification Of rail.
ways Is still confined to few subur.
ban lines. where the system works sats
isfactorily.