Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-06-21
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PEOPLE TELL OF
PA WING CHOICES
The Evening News Sounds
Every Property Owner on
St. Regarding Opinion.
ORDINANCE PENDING
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Adherents Of Asphalt Block
and Sheet Asphalt Argue
QuestiOn--ActiOn Awaited.

question: Action Awaited.
In view of the discussion regards
ing what is the preferred pavement
for Kearny avenue, the EVENING
NEWS has interviewed the propert2
owners and finds that there is u
majority In favor Of asphalt blocks
although there are many who would
be satisfied with sheet asphalt. Whii4
majority favor asphalt block, som4
OF these who say they would like I'd
see the street paved with it declar4
that they think sheet asphalt would
make a good pavement II properl5
laid and, rather than have the paw
ing of the street delayed would be
satisfied with 1t OF anyhSother good
pavement
There are about forty-fse properx
ty-owners on the street and Of thai
number there are about sixteen whA
want asphalt block and nothing eIaas
Most of the others want payemensN
this summer and, as they are th&
real majority, it is believed that tha
Board of Alderman viii take action
along these lines tonight.
The council on June introduced
sheet asphalt and passed II or--sfgs4
first reading. II the ordinance II
given its second and final reading&
tonight the street will be paved
within the next few months, whiIas
II the ordinance Is withdrawn and 4
notice of intention for asphalt block
ordered published, the street is noA
likely to be paved this summer oH
account of the necessary proceedings
which must be gone through with. Il
For Block Paving.
Those who want asphalt block anH
nothing else are: Emil Koyen, J. o.
Smith, Oscar Schroeder, Andrew
Jensen, @. w. Barnekov, Mrs. Kat4
X. Jaudon, Patrick Tierney, J. A.
Miller, Richard Martin, G. d. Sheath.
Joseph g. Burns, Frank Dorsey, s.
M. Jacobson, William Hart, Andrew
Giles and Chris Mathiasen.
Other Expressions Of opinion.
The remainder Of the propertvs
owners expressed their preferencesaK
| follows: Perrine & Buekeiew, sheet
asphalt; J. p. Holm, sheet AHpnalk5I
Raymond Laing, sheet asphalt wills
| liam Tyrrell, sheet asphalt; Hichard
Henderson, sheet asphaft MisA
Emily X. Patterson, sheet aspha1l
T. w. Peck, sheet asphalt or any
good pavement; Patrick White, any
good pavement; Nathaniel Cornelia
son, satisfied with any good pave
ment; Stacey Coutts, satisfied with
any good pavement that allows Of
open competition; ]. @, Conover, any
good pavement: Samuel e. Shull
prefers asphalt block, but would be
satisfied with any good pavement; n.
b. Walker likes asphalt block, but
would be satisfied with sheet asphalt
liz put down properly; Harry Germs
favors bitulithic, but would be satig-
fed with any good pavement; Frank
Dorsey favors asphalt block provid-
ing there is open competition; II
not, would be satisfied with any
pavement where there was open com-
petition; ]. T. Simmer wants bitu-
lithic
Judge Lyon has no preference,
but would be satisfied with any
noiseless, good paveemnt with the
exception of brick; Mrs. James r.
Scott does not like sheet asphalt and
would be satisfied with asphalt block
or any other good pavement; Q. r.
Conyery likes asphalt block, but
would be satisfied with any good
pavement; j NJ Lanning, satisfied
with any good pavement; Robert
Henderson favors bituminous ma
cadam, but would be satisfied with
sheet asphalt or any good pavement;
Joseph Loder says that while he
signed a petition for asphalt block,
he would like the street paved with
sheet asphalt providing 1t would be
properly laid; Louis BRIGGS favore
asphalt block, but would be satisfied
with any good pavement; George d.
Runyon favors bituminous macadam
but would be satisfied with sheet as
phalt; Alexander Gillis favors bitu-
minous macadam John Oleson, one
of the heirs of Peder Oleson, favora
asphalt block; Joseph Greer favors
asphalt block; Martin Peterson fav-
ors asphalt block
Opinions Expressed.
]. p Holm says that he thinks
sheet asphalt would make an excel
lent pavement for the street as it Is
a residential and not business thor
oughfare. He says that It is easy to
flush and, IL properly laid. would
add materially to the appearance Of
the residences. Mr.. Holm says that
while he signed for sheet asphalt he
would be satisfied with any good
pavement as he does not want to see
the street unpaved for another year.
superintendent Of Schools S q.
Shull while strongly in favor of as
phalt block, says that he does not
want the matter delayed and would
be satisfied with any good pavement.
Mr. Shull says that the reason he
has stood for asphalt block is be-
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easily and less expensiyely repaired.
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