Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-09-04
Concern Has Not
Needed the
Demands.
NEW HORSES
FOR EAGLES.
Petitions for Numbering Houses
on Several Streets Martin
Hansen Gets Contracts
for Sewers in Hall
Ave. and PennSt.


of the Board of Aldermen last night
resolution was offered and carried
that the city attorney be instructed to
bring suit against the Jersey Paving
Company to recover $1,217.85, which
was overpaid to that company and
which that company has not returned
to the city. This is in connection with
the Madison avenue pavement. I
Bids were received for laying a
sewer in Hall avenue from Penn
street to Woodbridge road. The fol-
lowing bids were received:
! Dahl & Dressler. 26O feet Aft. de
ameter brick sewer, $3.50 per it; 3-ft.
diameter brick sewer, $500; 18-in.
pipe sewer, $2.21; three. manholes,
$50 each; six receiving basins, $92
each.
Johan Jensen, Aft. sewer, $7.O5 :,
gift. sewer, $5.95; sewer pipe, $2.35s
manholes, $45; basins, $95.
Martin Hansen, Aft. sewer, $4.60a
3-ft. sewer, $3.35; pipe sewer, $1.75a
manholes, $S7; basins, $40.
Bids were also received for sewer
in Penn street from Hall avenue to
Sutton street, as follows:
Christ Hyldahl, $50 feet of Aft
diameter brick sewer, Sc; 3-ft. dia-
three manholes, $33 each; six hSin1E
$92.
Dahl & Dressler, Aft. sewer, @6-85sS
3-ft sewer, $500; pipe sewer, $2.21:I
manholes, $50; basins, s92
Martin Hansen, Aft. sewer, $500
3-ft. sewer, $685.; pipe sewer, $1.75;l
manholes, $37; receiving basins, 500
!, Johan Jensen, Aft sewer, $7.05:
, 3-ft. sewer, s5.95; pipe sewer, SOD
manholes, s45; basins, s95.
A motion that the contract for the
Penn street sewer be awarded to
, Martin Hansen, the lowest bidder, was
. carried.
A motion that the contract for the
!. al avenue sewer be awarded to
lartin Hansen was also adopted.
New Horses for Eagles.
The fire committee was authorized
to buy two horses for the use OF
Eagle Hose Company at price not to
exceed $500. A motion was made
and carried that $500 be transferred
from the street and sewer account to
the fire account to make possible the
purchase of the horses.
Several property owners on Will
liam street, between State street and
the Lehigh Valley property. asked
that grade be established in that
street. The petition was referred to
the committee on streets and sewers
Manager w. J. Counihan asked
permission to remove trees from in
front of the Majestic Theatre on
Madison avenue. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
sewers
f. Christensen Gets Contract.
> The contract for removing the sur
veyor generals Office north of the
city hall was awarded to the Fred
I Christensen Construction Company
a their bid being the lowest.
:. Thomas Redhing was granted per-
s mission to move a barn from State
S and Jefferson streets to Mechanic anc
IL Broad streets.
IT A resolution that the Market stree
pavement be referred to the com14.
h sioners of assessment for< final as
e sessment was carried.
r. George B. Mcclellan Hose Con nan,
S reported that Ever Everson ha1 kees
elected a member of that conn
: subject to the approval of the boar
a The election was approved.
S Want Houses Numbered.
h Several property owners on New
D Brunswick avenue, Sayre avenue and
adjoining streets asked TO nave num-
bers placed on their houses. The pc
I tition was referred to committee OF
1 the whole.
An ordinance to pave Prospect
! street from New Brunswick avenue
J to Market street with either vitgi.
fed paving bricks or Warren BrovS
ers' bitulithic pavement was taken u
+ for second and final readings and
z. passed.
k An ordinance to establish the
II grade of De Kalb avenue was taker
d up for second and final readings and
e passed.
An ordinance to work De Kalb ave
nue. to the established grade was
taken up for second and final read,
ings and passed.
The city engineer was instructed te
confer personality with the officials
k of the Central railroad in regard ts
S taking care of their property on Hal
: avenue under which the new sewerfil
e being built.
X The following members of ths
l. board were present: Alderman-at
n Large Pfeiffer, and Aldermen Dalton
Stacey, Van Pelt and Shultz.