Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-02
To Be Paved With
Asphalt
Blocks.
SEWERS HINDER
RsmOnSfTanGe Against South
First Street Paving More
Pay fG ROundsmaH To
Pave Fayctte Street Ex-
tension Of COnvGry Pl.

In spite of the opposition, State
street, from Smith street to the
Lehigh Valley bridges, is to be paved
with asphalt block. At the meeting
of the Board of Aldermen, last night,
the ordinance was taken up and pass
ed on its final reading.
After Alderman Cannon had
moved to take up the ordinance,
Alderman Schultz asked what was to
be done in regard to sewering the
street. Mr.. Cannon replied that
there were plenty of private sewers
in the street and that the property
owners could tap them much cheaper
than paying for the cost of a trunk
sewer. Every time a pavement is
mentioned for the street." said Mr..
Cannon, "a few who don't want any
kind of improvements bring up the
sewer question as an argument to
oppose the matter. The majority of
the property-owners want pave
ment and / think we should act in
the matter"
The city clerk was instructed to
have published notice of intention
for paving Jefferson street, from
Maple street to the Central railroad.
The ordinance will be introduced
July 6.
To Pave Fayette Street.
The city clerk was instructed to
give notice of intention to pave Fay
ette street, from New Brunswick ave
nue. to Maple street, with yitrified
shale paving brick.
Roundsman's Salary.
An ordinance providing that the
pay of the police roundsman shall
hereafter be $1O8.83 a month was
introduced and passed on first read
ing.
The ordinance to provide for the
issue of school bonds amounting to
$4,000 for a school In Barracks
street was passed on second and final
readings.
Two certificates from the Board of
Estimate relative to the $4,000
bond issue and the school budget of
$29,350 were received. Both were
adopted.
Property owners on Ridgeley street
petitioned for a sewer. The petition
which was signed by Joseph M. Gall
and three others, was referred to the
committee on streets and sewers.
d. Levinson, B. Frankel and
George r. Bunten & Sons applied for
junk licenses. The former was
granted The others were referred
to the Judiciary committee.
South First st. Remonstrance.
A remonstrance, signed by Charles
Beck and twenty-one others, against
any kind of pavement being laid
on South First street, was received
and referred to the committee on
streets and sewers. Peter Christen-
sen and Sye others asked that their
names be stricken from the petition
for a bitulithic pavement on this
street.
Petition for Pavement.
A petition from John s. Hanson,
asking that Fayette street, from New
Brunswick avenue to Madison ave-
nue., one block, be paved with brick,
was received and referred to the
committee on streets and sewers. Mr..
Hanson stated that he was the only
property owner on the block besides
the city.
On motion Of Alderman Cannon
the city attorney was instructed to
take action against Perrine & Buck
elew to compel them to remove a
building from the city property in
the rear of the police station.
The ordinance to raise $4,000
additional by a bond issue to pay for
the cost of improving city hall was
given its second and final readings
and adopted.
An ordinance providing for the
Issuance and sale of sewer bonds to
raise money to pay the principal of
temporary loans made to pay the cost
of sewer improvements was intro
duced and given first reading.
On motion of Alderman Cannon a
warrant was ordered drawn In favor
of James Bush for $1,000, on ac-
COT It of partitions in city hall.
Extend Convery Place.
A resolution was adopted that Con-
very place be extended from Lawrie
street to New Brunswick avenue, a
width of sixty feet. >
On motion of Alderman Larson 1t
was decided to have the city assess
ment map corrected to conform with
a map entitled Map of Property Be
longing to p. A. Trust Company In
Perth Amboy, N. j." dated April 28,
1905, and made by r. l.. Antisel, en-
bracing property on Market, Grant,
Mead and Sheridan streets. The
map is filed with the collector of
revenue and on account of the differ
ence between it and the assessment
map there has been considerable con-
fusion.
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