Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-19
OPEN BIDS IN
SOUTH AMB0Y
Hardiman & Diedrickson Get
Contract to Lay Pipe
In ConIogue's Lane.
THE COUNCIL MEETING
xpscfa, TO tne EVENING" NEWS.

Specfdt TO the NEWS.
South Amboy, Oct. 19:-There
were present at the regular meeting
OF the common council. last evening,
Mayor Scully and Messrs. Berrtan,
Campion, Manhattan and Stanton,
also Clerk Fulton and City Engineer
Mason.
The clerk read a petition from ].
l.. Bunderson and other residents of
the vicinity requesting kind consider
alton for placing a small electric
light ON the pole at the corner Of
Main and Potter streets. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on lights for
report at a subsequent meeting.
A petition was also read from
Charles Forsman requesting the es-
Enlistment of water connection to
his house from the branch water main
at the corner of Louisa and Feltus
street, a distance of about 500 feet.
The clerk read a communication
from John Connors, secretary of
Enterprise Hook G. Ladder Company,
requesting exemption certificates for
Timothy Sullivan and Daniel Quin-
Ian. Upon motion Of Mr.. Stanton
the request was granted.
Bills amounting in total to 1887
were read and ordered paid after be-
Ing audited by the various commit
tees.
The next order of business was
opening Of bids for laying 1900 feet
of eight-inch water main through
Conlogue's lane. The bids were
opened and read as follows:
p. j. Monaghan, South Amboy-
$1.58.8-15 per foot; total amount,
including meter, $2,378.
Hardiman & D~iedrickson, Perth
Amboy, N. ia cents per foot and
$3.50 for meter; total, 1890.
John Quinlan, South Amboy, N. J.
800 per foot and $3.50 for meter;
total, s2,480.
Collins & Gundrum-$f.2o per
foot, and $3.50 for meter; total,
$3.50.
C. P. Hodges, Metuchen, N. j.
$1.00 per foot and $3.50 for meter;
total, $4,000.
Upon motion a recess was taken to
examine the bids and the members
adjourned to the clerks office.
Upon reconvening the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Campion,
was adopted: Whereas Hardiman
& Diedrickson propose to furnish and
lay in accordance with plans and
specifications 1900 feet, more or
less, of eight-inch water main for
the sum of IA cents per lineal foot,
and furnish an eight-inch meter for
the sum of $3.50 and they being the
lowest bidders for the aforesaid
work, be it resolved that the contract
for the same be awarded to the said
Hardiman & Diedriekson."
Upon motion of Mr.. Berrian the
certified checks of the unsuccessful
bidders were returned.
Upon motion of Mr.. Stanton the
superintendent of water works was
instructed to Inspect the new work
of laying the eight-inch main.
The clerk read a report of S. ].
Mason on the work OF the Cantrell
Construction Company as fellows:
This is to certify that under the
terms of the contract the Cantrell
Construction Company is entitled to
the seventh payment, amounting to
$~2,626.20. "A resolution covering
the payment of this amount was of
fered by Mr.. Berrian and adopted.
Mr.. Berrian offered a resolution
that a note be discounted at the First
National Bank for $4,000 for a term
of three months at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum for the purpose of
payment on account of construction
of sanitary sewer in the city of South
Amboy. 1t was adopted.
The superintendent of water
works reported as follows IN the lay
ing of 450 feet of main to connect
with the Morgan Heights Realty
Company: / herewith submit to your
honorable body estimated cost of
four-inch main, $50 feet, on Pine
avenue, $155; for labor, $3.50; total.
$685.. Resolution by Mr.. Campion
authorizing the superintendent of
water works to do the said work was
adopted.
Mr.. Stanton moved that advertise
ments for the construction of the
second section Of the sanitary sewer
be inserted in the Engineering Rec
ord, Engineering Journal, South Am
boy Citizen and Perth Amboy EVEN
ING NEWS in the n prescribed
by law, all bids to be in November 1.
The motion was carried.
The treasurer's report was re-
ceived. read and ordered placed on
hle.