Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-08
Beats Barriers to Job OF Lay
ing Asphalt Block from Gen.
trail R. R. to Car Barns.
ALDERMEN GET z BIDS
New Fire Alarm Boxes Are
Accepted By Council Upon
Report Of Committee.
OTHER MATTERS UP
Ordinances Read for Sew
eraI Pavements and Sew
ers--Busy Meeting.
ALDERMEN GET 2 BIDS
OTHER MATTERS UP

At last nights meeting of the
Board of Aldermen there were two
bidders for paving Smith street, from
the Central railroad to the Raritan
Terminal railroad, with asphalt
block. The Barber Asphalt Paving
Company's bid aggregated $16,778.-
A. while the Hastings Paving Com
panys proposal amounted to $16,-
36370. The latter got the contract.
The Barber concerns bid per square
yard was s2.26, and the latter's
$2.24.
For New Pavements.
An ordinance was adopted on sec
ond and third readings to pave
Kearny avenue, from Market street
to Lewis street, with asphalt block.
Like action was taken for the paving
of Lewis street, from Water street
to Madison avenue, with asphalt
block.
An ordinance to pave King street,
between Smith and Market streets,
with asphalt block was introduced
and given its first reading.
8. O.. Greacen and seven others
sent petition asking that the new
Water street sewer be continued to
yoltc btICCt h6 hdttCI WIS e
ferred to the committee on streets.
A resolution was adopted that in
William street the council cause to
be constructed f1fteen-inch pipe
sewer The clerk will give notice of
intention.
A resolution was adopted for a
Pearl place twelve-inch pipe sewer.
The clerk will give notice Of inten-
tion
An ordinance to construct an
eighteen-inch pipe sewer in Sutton
street, between tombstone and Penn
streets, was introduced and given its
first reading.
For New Trolley Turnout.
An ordinance granting the Public
Service Railway Company permission
to place passing siding on State
street, under the Lehigh Valley
bridges, was introduced and given
Its first reading.
A resolution was passed, that in
order to provide for work on paving,
$4,000 be borrowed as a temporary
loan from the sinking fund.
North Amboy Fire Protection.
A petition was received from resi-
dents Of upper State street and Hall
avenue, asking the council to recog-
nize them as firemen's company
and furnish them with fire truck
and other supplies. The signers
were Joseph Massopust and fourteen
others. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on fire.
The fire committee reported the
installation of several new fire alarm
boxes and that the system is In good
order. On motion the apparatus was
accepted.
The application of the Amboy
Waste Products Company for a
transfer of its junk license from New
Brunswick avenue and Stanford
street to 357 and 359 Oak street,
was referred to the committee on
judiciary, with power to act. The
members of the company are Louis
Braines and Abraham Frankel.
Protection Hook & Ladder Com
pany, through Secretary James p.
Dunham, asked for a certificate of
exemption for James H. McCabe, he
having served the required seven
years 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on fire; likewise for Richard
Stack and John H. Martin. Patrick
Lyons and C. ]. O'Hara, of McClel-
Ian Engine Company, had like petit
tions in and similar action was taken.
After l.. v. r. r. Again.
Alderman Schultz spoke of the
need Of a culvert, and moved to give
the Lehigh Valley railroad forty-five
days notice to build one, about the
Lehigh Valley railroad bridges on
State street. A motion was passed
to that effect.
The taxation committees recon-
mendation that the council grant A.
X. Jensen an adjustment of taxes
was adopted. There will be deduct
ed ninety-five cents from the bill.
A request was granted, on recon-
mendation of the committee ON tax
alton, for the cancellation of taxes
on station property of the Pennsy1-
vania railroad.
A tax correction was granted to
Edward V. Koyen.
Alderman-at-Large voorhees, and
Aldermen Cannon, Calvin, Dalton,
Larson and Schultz were present.
The council adjourned to meet
again next Monday night at o'clock.
More than 10000 people in this
vicinity read the EVENING NEWS.