Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-12-02
To ADMIT NEW
FIRE COMPANY
Council Takes Steps to That
Effect--Polic Call System
To Be investigated.
POLICE CALL SYSTEM
Contract for Paving Lower
Smith Street Asphalt Block
is Awarded.

AT an adjourned meeting last
night the Board Of Aldermen receiy-
ed bids for paving two streets;
awarded the contract for paving
Smith street, from High street to
Water street, with asphalt block, to
the Hastings Paving Company; Off
cially recognized the new fire COM
pany in the northwestern part of the
city; appointed a committee to look
into police call system; got after
the bondsmen of the Smith street
asphalt PAYERS; and decided that the
sidewalk about the Cook property at
High and Smith streets, must be put
in good shape.
New Fire Company.
The new fire company was formed
FEBRUARY last by Nels Fonskov and
fourteen others and building on
Woodbridge road, near Hall avenue,
was offered for s12 a month. The
hre committee was last night en-
powered to secure the building and
ascertain the required apparatus and
supplies.
Police Call System.
Aldermen Cannon, Dalton and
Schultz were named to investigate
Chief Burke's recommendation for a
polire call system.
AS the Smith street asphalt has
not been kept in good condition by
Jones Meehan, the clerk was order
ed to serve notice on the American
Surety Company, Of New York, that
unless the street is fixed within thirty
days, the city viii do it and take steps
to collect the cost from the surety
company.
The street commissioner was in
structed to notify the owners of the
Cook property, at Smith and High
streets, to repair the sidewalk, for
its full width.
Bidders ON Paving.
Those who bid for the paving of
East avenue with brick were Hen
derson Brothers, j. K. Jensen, o. Il.
Jorgensen and Meagher & Smith.
The Smith street asphalt block bid
ders were the Hastings Pavement
Company, who paved State street
with asphalt block: and the Barber
Asphalt Company. A recess was
taken after the reading of the bids
and the latter contract went to the
Hastings concern. Their price per
square yard was $232. The Bar
bers bid $235.
A number of bonds were approved.
All of the aldermen were present.
Total Paving Bids.
The East avenue paving contract
was not awarded last night, as the
city engineer must have time to test
the various samples of brick. Every
contractor bid on two or more kinds
Of brick. j. X. Jensen's total price
Ii Kushequa block is used, would be
SS,146; If Saxton brick, $S,S31
Meagher & Smith-Kushequa $9.-
019; Saxton, $S,94e: Shawmut, SS,-
844; Auburn, $S,564. o. K. Jorgen-
sen-Kushequa, $3.50; Shawmut,
ss.205; Metropolitan, $3.50.
Henderson Brothers-Kushequa
1910; Saxton, 1875; Auburn, $S,-
500: Metropolitan, s9,740.
The total bid of the Hastings Paw
ing Company on the Smith street job
was $1t,7S6. The Barber Asphalt
Company bid $12,155. Neither of
the above contracts~ will be begun
before spring. The proPerty-owners
will thus have an opportunity-to con-
meet up with sewers and mains be-
fore the paving is begun. The Smith
street work will be cheaper than 1t
would otherwise be. because there is
a good bottom over which to
lay the blocks.
1t is understood that the specifica-
tions for the proposed Kearny ave-
nue. pavement in the near future viii
be drawn for ''bituminous macadam.
By not specifying "bitulithic" the
Barber company will be eligible to
bid on this Job.