Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-06
ThOrOughfare is
Blocked While.
Trolley and Paw
ing Companies
Quibble Over
Terms for Pave
ment Between
For rmer's Tracks
CITY MAY ACT
IN THE CASE

The condition of State street, from
Smith street to the Lehigh Valley
bridges, has aroused a storm of pro-
test from merchants along that busi-
ness thoroughfare and all drivers and
others who have occasion to use It..
It has been torn up preparatory to
being paved with asphalt blocks by
the Hastings Paving Company, who
were awarded the contract by the
council several weeks ago. The Pub
lie Service is also fixing ties and
strengthening It's tracks, in anticipa-
tion Of the new pavement.
The matter has been brought for
eibly before Alderman B. M. Cannon,
chairman of the street committee,
and he said today that the city will
act unless the difference between the
srolley company and the paving firm
isAadjusted soon.
)rhe' trouble, according to CORES
prudence furnished the NEWS which
if today made public, seems to be
Ilver the proposed agreement between
Ithe two companies for laying the
paving blocks between the tracks and
two feet either side, for which the
Public Service pust bear the expense,
They want the work done subject to
the approval of their engineer, while
the paving concern wants to do 1t un-
der the direction of the city engineer,
the same as the city's part of the
work. A sand bottom is also de-
handed by the railway people, while
the city's specifications do not call
for 1t.
1.-THE city engineer, Samuel J. Ma
son, is fully capable of taking care
of 1t" said Alderman Cannon today,
'and the trolley company should not
play this sort Of game What their
object is do not know The trolley
people and the gas company seem to
have the city by the throat"
Mr. Cannon said he would confer
with City Attorney Hommann today
before deciding on what steps to
take Meanwhile the city suffers
and State street resembles an Alpine
pass.
The paving company wants to do
It's work within the contract time,
ninety days, but is not willing to do
the work at either side of the street
and then have to start in on that In
the centre which would entail much
dj~ Guilty and possible loss.
nne letter sent by the pavement
contractors to the Public Service af-
ter the latter had submitted it's OBJ
noxious forD1 of an agreement, and
the communication received by AL
derman Cannon late yesterday after
noon from the paving company are
here given:
Letter to Public Service.
July 25, 1908.
'Mr. j. A. Pearson,
Purchasing Agent,
Public Service Railway Co.,
Broad and Arch Sts., Phila, Pa.
Dear Sir
1--WE have your letter of July gath,
accompanying proposed contract for
pavement at Perth Amboy
There are a couple of changes
we desire to have made in order to
make this contract satisfactory and
in accordance with the terms Of our
contract with the city. We wish to
have you strike out the matter en-
closed in brackets by pencil marks
ON copy which we return herewith.
The clause On the first page as
follows. ''And to the satisfaction of
the enginesr of the party of the first
part" We object to this on the
ground that 1t Introduces too many
bosses and Is unnecessary for the
reason that we otherwise agree to
DO the work to the satisfaction Of
the city engineer of Perth Amboy
and in accordance with the speeifica-
tions, and your ep leer must be
satisfied with the ~ TX done in that
manner.
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