Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-04

long and busy meeting last night
Protests against being assessed for
the wood block pavement in Smith
street, from State street to the Cen
trail railroad were received individu-
ally in writing from several property
owners on the following grounds
Because they were assessed previous
ly for macadam pavement; because,
they claim, the macadam was in good
condition, except in places where it
had been taken up to make sewer
and other connections and not prop
erly replaced; because laying of sew
er and shifting and replacing trolley
tracks left the macadam in poor
shape when it might have been prop
erly repaired; because it was, they
assert, the duty of the city to keep
the street in repair, and it might have
been all right If kept in condition;
general and not a local improve
ment; because the report of the COM
missioners of assessment for street
improvements does not show whether
the amount assessed for the original
macaram was considered; because
the assessment is declared to be ex-
cessive; and because, it is declared,
the final or amended report of the
commissioners does not show that as
sessment does not exceed the benefit
thereto from. the wood pavement.
Alderman-at-Large Pfeiffer gave
an opportunity to make verbal re-
monstrance. Lawyer James S. Wight,
for the remonstrants, asked for a
public hearing, and it will be held
Friday night. 1t is in the hands of
the committee of the whole.
The protests were signed by c. H.
Thompson, Bryan Dunn, Richard
Martin, James Leavy, Henry Wolff,
Mrs j. Hallahan, William Buchanan,
James Smith, P. p. Murray, M E.
Switzer and Cortlandt e. Brewster,
administrator of the estate of M. w.
Notice of intention of the Neville
street sewer work was ordered given.
Hearing on State Street Sewer.
motion that public hearing on
the State street sewer matter be held
Friday night, June 7, was adopted,
in view of the petition and remon-
STRANGE.
Bids for Street Improvements.
One bid was received for a fifteen
inch pipe sewer in Elizabeth street.
1t was from Johan Jensen for ST.
493.3O.
Three bids were received for the
Charles street sewer of similar di-
mensions. The Dahl G Dressler Real
ty & Construction Company bid $2,
356.S0. Johan Jensen bid $2,8S2.S0.
Martin Hansen also bid
Four bids were received for the
Cortlandt street sewer. The Dahl &
Dressler Company bid $1,916.90. Pc
ter Peterson also bid. Johan Jen-
sen bid $1,944.T0. Martin Hansen
bid $1,S7O.
Three bids were received for the
Catherine street sewer. Dahl &
Dressler bid $1,4S2. 40. Johan Jen-
sen bid $1,452.S0. Martin Hansen
also bid.
Three bids were received for grad
ing Johnstone street from Washing
ton street to New brunswick avenue.
Liddle & Pfeiffer bid GA cents per
cubic yard of excavation; Graham &
McKeon bid 29 cents. Martin Han
sen bid As cents. There are, ap-
proximately, 1000 cubic yards of ex-
cavating necessary and sixty days
will be allowed for the work.
The contracts were awarded as
follows: Elizabeth street, Johan Jen-
sen; Charles street, Dahl & Dressler;
Cortlandt street, Martin Hansen;
Catherine street, Johan Jensen; john
stone street, Graham & McKeon. The
contractors cannot start work until
notified by the street commissioners,
which will be done when Contractor
Jensen has made sufficient progress
on the State street sewer, with which
these sewers will connect.
Junk Dealers Apply.
Several junk dealers applications
for renewals of licenses were referred
to the judiciary committee.
A complaint was received from for
ty-one neighbors against Frankel's
junk yard on Woodbridge road, and