Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-06-16
Two Bidders Are
Close in Their
Figures.
SEItJtTz CASE.
No Report Made by Police Com
nlitiee Adjourned Meeting
Next Monday Night at
Which Important Bust
ness Is Due.

At last nights meeting of the
Board Of Aldermen, the Hastings
Pavement Company and the Contin-
entail Asphalt Paving Company bid
On the State street asphalt block
pavement, which will extend from
Smith street to the Lehigh Valley
bridges. A recess was taken to con-
slider them. The former got the con-
tract at the following terms: S1.26
per cubic yard for excavating; $3.50
per cubic yard for concrete; 81 cents
for resetting old curb; 78 cents for
new curb and 1892 per square
yard for wearing surface.
ShuItz Case Still in Doubt.
The Patrolman Shultz case did
not come up, in the absence of Chair
man Garland of the police committee.
One OF the members said that they
had not yet had time to get together
and consider the matter.
Add to Appropriations.
An ordinance to amend an ordin.
Rnce for appropriations during the
fiscal year beginning March /, 1908,
was introduced and given first read
ing. 1t provides for an increase OF
$500 for the Board of Health; an in
crease of $1,000 for the. poor; an
addition of $4,000 for schools;
sidewalks around city property, $3,-
600; furniture and fixtures for city
hall, $4,000; crosswalks, $1,000;
and steel signs and house numbering
$4,000.
For Kearny Avenue Pavement.
A petition for bituminous ma
cadam pavement on Kearny avenue
was received from Raymond M.
Laing and twenty-eight others aud
was referred to the street and sewer
committee
Mfr. Larson Dodges Issue.
The ordinance to pave Prospect
street with bitulithic was passed on
second and third readings by a vote
of four to none. Mr. Larson passed.
The Mcclellan street bitulithic
paving ordinance was passed on sec
ond and third readings by vote
of four to none, Mr.. Larson again
passing.
The board adjourned to next Mon
day night, as there is an important
matter, not yet made public, to be
brought up.
A petition for a twelve-inch pipe
sewer in Ridgley street had four
signers. 1t was referred to the street
and sewer committee.
Bill for Old Plans.
]. X. Jensen presented bill for
$333 for drawing plans for a pre-
cinct police station at Fayette street
and New Brunswick avenue during
Mayor Braces administration. 1t
was referred to the committee ON
public grounds and buildings.
John Hanson asked to be reim-
bursed for an error made some time
ago in paying an assessment on prop
erty at Eagleswood which he thought
was In his name. It was referred to
the taxation committee.
Neville Street Sewer.
A petition from Hanson's Realty
Corporation, William Hoy and the
Board of Education, for sewer
along Groom street from New
Brunswick avenue to Neville street
and as far along Neville street as
needed, was referred to the commit
) tee on streets and sewers.
A petition for establishing the
grade on Brace avenue had four
signers; also one for grading 1t had
sixteen signers. Both went to the
street committee.
For New Street Light.
petition Tor light at GordOn
and Front streets had fou.' signers.
1t was referred to the committee on
lamps and lights.
The clerk reported the approval
by the mayor of motion to build
q concrete retaining wall on Market
street; motion to pay Chief Burke'a
800 convention expenses; resolu-
tion awarding the contract for paw
ing Jefferson street; a resolution
awarding the contract to pave Maple
street; and a resolution awarding the
contract for the city hall sidewalk,
etc.
Aldermen Van Pelt and Garland
were absent