Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-07-16
Jersey Paving Co.
Does Not Want
Gordon ST. Job.
NOTIFY The CITY
Petitions Received by Board Of
Aldermen Last Night for the
Extension Of Charles ST.
Across |. Y. R. R. 10
North First ST.

AT the meeting of the Board of Al
dermen last night, letter was read
from the Jersey Paving Corporation,
: stating that they could not pave Cor
don street, from Madison avenue to
South Second street, at the price bid
last year, because of the fact that the
contract was but recently signed by
the city, as stated in the company.f3
communication. III
Petitions to extend Charles stres
from its southerly terminus across
the lands of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, to connect with North First
street, were received from about $50
signers, and were referred to COM
mittee of the whole. A bridge across
the tracks will be necessary There
is hill which will serve as one ap-
proach to this bridge. A petition for
the grading of William street is In
contemplation and this would partly
do away with the HILL which would
make the approach more dificult.
Protection Hook and Ladder Conn
pany reported the expulsion of &
| member. The action was confirmed.
The Policemen's Association invit-
ed the council to their clambake at 2
O'Clock Thursday afternoon at Nc
Kinley Hall on Elm street. It waa
accepted.
j. X. Jensen City Hall Architect.
A resolution that ]. X. Jensen. -
employed as supervising archite
the city han addition vas a
Bids will be advertised for fol
walks on New Brunswick avenue.
comptroller was directed to sell q
two old barns back of city hall to th6>
highest bidder.
The sale of lands for unpaid taxes
and water rents was authorized, a. IL
done each year.
The Moran Detective Agency's ap-
plication for permission to name pur-
suers was referred to a COMMITTEES OF
the whole.
Hyldahl Gets Sewer Contract.
Three bids were received for com
structing twelve-inch pipe sewer In
Neville street. Christ Hyldahl bid
cents per foot, with $92 each for
i eceiving basins and $32 apiece for
! manholes. Christian Peterson's bid
was: sewer s1.24k a foot, manholes
$31 each and receiving basins $96
each. Peter Peterson bid $1.14 PEI
foot on the sewer, s27 on man6o1es
and $S6 on receiving basins. HyI-
dahl got the contract. There are four
basins, three manholes and $50 feet
of clay pipe. Hyldahl's total bid was
$9S6.50; c. Peterson, $1,161.75, and
P. Peterson, $1,052.
Andrew Anderson was appointed
inspector on the Elizabeth and Cath
arine street sewers, and John Foth-
ergill on the Charles and Cortlandt
street sewers, on motion of Mr..
Shultz.
The Smith street wood block paw
ing assessment was confirmed, and
referred to the collector of revenue
for the collection of assessments.
The city treasurer was directed to
issue a duplicate warrant for No. H.
259 for s21, it having been lost. e
Grade Division st. and Carson Ave.
Ordinances to establish the grade
and work tc grade Division street
from Washington street to the Le-
high Valley railroad, had their first
reading.
Ordinances to establish grade and
work to grade Carson avenue from
Brace avenue to the line of H. Maui
rer & Sons property, had their first
reading.
The application of o. Halpefin for
a junk shop at 16 New street was
| granted.
Alderman Garland was absent.