Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-03
TO
COUNCIL FOR
PAVEMENTS
Want Asphalt Block on HIGH
Street From Park
to River.
BRICK ON N. 3. AVENUE
--0ThER MATTERS


Two petitions for street pavements
were received at a meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen last night and re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and sewers. One was from property
owners on High street, from the Park
south asking that the street be paved
from the southerly end of Market
Square to the river with asphalt
block 1t was signed by James g.
Wight and fifteen others. The other
was signed by Joseph Galaida and
thirty-seven others petitioning for a
vitrified brick pavement on New
Brunswick avenue from the Lehigh
Valley railroad westerly to the city
line.
AS the majority of the property
owners on both streets are anxious to
have pavements laid, 1t is highly
probable that favorable action will be
taken by the aldermen at a subse-
quent meeting. High street is the
leading residential street of the city
and the petitioners declare that an
asphalt block pavement would beau
tify 1t considerably. One Of the main
objections against it In the past
has been on account of its, extreme
width, which would necessarily add
considerably to the expense.
A plan has been suggested by some
of the property owners to the alder
men by which the expense could be
lessened; which is by extending the
curb line on each side of the street
outward about five or six feet. This,
the property owners say, would give
the appearance of a parkway and
would decrease the expense. The
street would, despite the extension OF
the curb lines, still be a good width.
New Brunswick avenue is now
paved with brick from Smith and
State streets to the Lehigh Valley
railroad, and carries much trafic.
The petition presented last night asks
that 1t be paved from the railroad to
the city line, which If granted, would
give a continuous brick pavement
quite distance past the city hospi-
ltal.
Chairman Seaman, of the commit
tee on judiciary, reported that ar
arrangements had been made with
Judge Lyon to speak at a public hear
ing on the wet dock property In
the council chamber at o'clock next
Monday night, subject to the appro-
wal Of the board. Favorable action
lTATapapd the city clerk was 4
stfnasla & ssthe hear.
the newspapers.
"A communications was received
from the Hudson & ,Middlesex TeIe-
phone Company relative to their
right to erect poles on certain streets.
The letter which was signed by A.
w. Bailey, the company's counsel,
called attention to the franchise un-
der tvhich their poles have been
erected and asked that It be exam
ined carefully. The matter was re-
fsired to tho committee on judiciary
and the city attorney.
On resolution 1t was decided to
make application 10 the Middlesex
circuit court for three commissioners
of assessment on the eighteen-inch
pipe sewer in Sutton street., from
Johnstone to Jacques streets.
City Clerk La Roe was instructed
to communicate with the officials Of
the Lehigh Valley railroad and noti-
fly them to repair their crossing at
New Brunswick avenue, which Is In
bad condition.
Matthew T. Smith, who at the last
meeting was appointed assessor to
succeed William A. Crowell was on
resolution assigned to the first dis
trict.
Permission was granted to the
Perth Amboy Terra Gotta Works to
install fire alarm box on their
property at their own expense.
A communication was received
from Mcclellan Engine Company of
fering to sell their team of horses to
the city for $500 The matter was
referred to the committee on fire.
Another communication from the
same company stating that Cornelius
Kenny had been elected to active
was also referred to the
committee on fire.
Philip Ernst, the city pound keep
er, in a communication offered to act
as the official dog catcher of the city
during the summer, furnish the nec-
essary wagon, ETC., for the sum OF
$1.65 for each dog caught The
matter was referred to the committee
Of the whole.
Garfield Hose Company reported
that Nels Fonskov and Lewis Nor
tensen had resigned and that Henry
Bauman and Andrew Anderson had
been elected to membership In their
stead. The communication was re-
Perred to the committee on fire.
The council adjourned to meet at
8 O'clock next Monday night. Pres
ent were: Alderman-at-Large Voor-
hees, Aldermen Dalton, Calvin. Lar
son, Hornsby, Seaman and Sandbeck.