Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-19
ALDERMEN REJECT BID OF $500
FOR THE REMOVAL OF GARBAGE.
Graham & MCKeon
the Only Bidders
Are Too High.
OTHERMATTERS

Inc board OF Aldermen neld 4
long and important meeting last
night and disposed of number Of
questions in addition to the budget.
the resignation of Alderman Warter
and railroad crossing Aotection, aa
told in other columns.
There was received but one bid for
removing and disposing of garbaga
for the year beginning March l. It
was from Graham & McKeon and was
for $4,000. A recess was declared
and lasted half hour. After the re-
cess, motion was adopted rejecting
the bid which was ordered returned
with the bid. The street commits
sioner was directed to re-advertis& I
for bids. The bid was very much
higher than last year, almost twice.
last years figure being only $500
Just before adjournment Alderman
Schultz said that the Lehigh Valley k
railroad has not yet taken steps to
place drip pans under the State street
bridges and that the sidewalk is well
nigh impossible with snow and ice.
Alderman Stacey stated that letter
had been received recently from tho
company, promising relief in the near
future.
Sheridan Street Sewer.
The ordinance for a large trunk
sewer and branches in the western
and northern parts of the city was
passed on its second and final read
ings.
The street and sewer committee
recommended that the petition for
grading tombstone street be granted;
likewise a petition for twelve-inch
sewer in Neville street and petition
to establish grades on Carson avenue.
Brace avenue and other streets In
that section. All recommendations
were granted, on motion.
An ordinance was introduced to FIX
the pay of the street department La
borers at so day, instead of SITS
as at present. 1t was presented BY
Alderman Garland, who brought the
matter up at the previous meeting.
Alderman Stacey moved to lay the
ordinance on the tablet as no provis-
ion had been made for the Increase
in the budget. The mol lion was car
ried
The Raritan Realty Coippration.
II. Ellis, president, d. Splitter &nd s.
pitzer, petitioned to have tax hi11e
against Thomas Redhing cancel
as they had bought the property NJ
sheriff's sale. Referred to taxation
committee.
The clerk reported that the mayor
had approved the Broad street sewer
ordinance and resolution confirming
the lower Gordon street paving as
sessment
Mrs. Sarah Keasbey sent letter
in which she said she had received
bill for Gordon street paving, but
owned no property there Referred
to taxation committee.
An invitation to the twenty-hfth
anniversary of Protection Hook and
Ladder Company March 1 was ac-
cepted. a
A warrant for $1.S9 was ordered
for William Weiner, to rectify tax
bill error.
Alderman Dalton was not present
on account of Illness and Alderman
at-Large Pfeiffer stated that he had
received a letter from Mr.. Daltoa to
that effect. Alderman-at-Large
Pfeiffer and Aldermen VanPelt.
Stacey. Garland and Schultz were
| present.
Route of Big Sewer.
The route of the big sewer will be
as follows: A main trunk sewer from
a point on the Raritan river ana
! thence running along Sheridan street.
Market street. Grace street, Smith
street. Goodwin street and through
lands of the C. Pardee works, Lehigb
Valley Railroad Company Of New
Jersey and lands of Carl G. Chris.
tiansen, the Perth Amboy Cement
Stone and Roofing and Tile Company.
Bradley w. Harrington, Peter Till~
man and Hyman Shragovitz, and IN
New Brunswick avenue and Groom
street and with branch sewers in Mar
ket street, Bertrand avenue. Good
win street, Smith street, Herbert
estreet, Kirkland place, stockton
street, Clifford street, Chapman ave-
nue., Cornell street, Barclay streett
Lawrie street, Neville street, Comp
ton avenue. Carson avenue, Braea
avenue, Atlantic avenue, Pacific ave.
nue., Donald avenue, Elizabeth aTe-
nue. and Hall avenue.