Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-21
COUNCIL LET'S
CONTRACT TO
SOREN OLSEN
Many Matters of Interest to
the City are Brought up
at Session.
CITY TO LAY SIDEWALKS
ON HALL AVENUE

house for Garfield Hose Company a.
Hall and Amboy avenues, two weeks
| ago, was the lowest of three bidders
at meeting of the Board of Alder
men last night for alterations tC
the third floor of the city hall. Mr.
Olsen's figure was 1893, and after
short recess the board awarded
him the contract. The Fred Chris.
tensen Construction Company bic
$1,669 and A. Fedderson, $500.
Appropriate $500 For July 4th.
After amendment on its second
reading. the ordinance amending the
| appropriation ordinance for the en-
suing year was adopted on It's thirC
and final readings. The amend
ments offered by Alderman Sand
beck and Alderman Dalton, respec
lively, were $500 for July 4 celebra
tion and $1,000 to be added to the
fire account. The ordinance to IL
cense hucksters and peddlers and t.
govern traffic were also passed OF
their second, third and final read
ings.
Must Inspect Private Scales.
Hereafter, Henry Toft, the new
oS0AOA Va WCl6htB Auu IuedbuTGb
must visit the various hotels and
restaurants and make inspections
and also in private residences, wher
SO requested by postal card. A mo.
ton to that effect was offered by AL.
derman Dalton and carried. The
city clerk will notify Mr.. Toft te
that effect today and anyone in or
der to have his or hor scales inspect.
ed need only send a request on 8
postal card to the sealer. Mr.. Dal.
ton told story Of how a man had
recently purchased a pig from 6
North Amboy merchant and thai
when he had it weighed in another
part of the city he found 1t twenty
four pounds short. when the mar
took the pig back to the storekeep
err" added Mr.. Dalton, ''the latter
said to him, oh your scales are nC
good. The alderman added tina
the man who sold the pig had him
self told the sealer about the pi,
and thought 1t good Joke.
Petition To Grade Street.
A petition by Hans @. Iverson an,
five other property owners In Lawri
street was received and referred Il
the Committee on Streets and Sew
ers. The petitioners asked to hav,
a grade established, the stree
worked to grade and the sidewalk
tagged.
To Review Sunday School Parade
An invitation from Gordon A
Baldwin, of the committee in charg
of the Sunday school children's pa
rade to be held June 25, to tn
Mayor and Board of Aldermen ask
ing them to review the parade, wa
received. A motion that as man,
as possible attend, was carried. AL
4 derman Seaman said he hoped th,
reviewing stand would not be place,
in the park He added that he OBJ
Jected seriously as 1t was not in ex
cellent condition. He favored hav
ing the stand placed in the triangl
by the Presbyterian church. Alder
man Dalton said that for years re
viewing stands had been placed Fl
the park, and he did not see hoy
permission could be refused thi
year. Alderman-at-Large Voorhee
suggested that as the park was nov
in charge of the Shade Tree Commits
sion, that Mr.. Seaman offer a motion
that the commission be asked not t
grant permission for the placing o
the stand In the park.
VIII Pave Several Streets.
Ordinances to have the following
streets with asphalt block were in
trodueed and passed on their frs
reading and ordered printed o.
slips: Fayette street, from Stat
street to New Brunswick avenue
Hobart street, from Smith to Mar
ket street, and King street, fror
Smith to Market street.
Board of Trade Resolution.
The resolution adopted at the las
meeting of the Board of Trade re
questing the council to raise the Il
cense fee for travelling shows an
circuses to $1,000, was received an
referred to the Committee of tn
Whole.
State Commissioner Adair report
ed that he had sold sixty tons OF cot
BILE stones to Martin Hanson at fit
cents per ton The sale was ar
proved and the city collector il
structed to forward bill to the pui
chaser.
Special Police Appointed.
The following appointments b
Mayor Bolischweiler were affirmed
Peter Toolin, special policeman, I
serve the Jersey Central Tractio
Company without pay from the city
Trueman Canoe, special policeman
to serve the Board of Educatio
without pay from the city.
An application from aHrry Golt
berger for a transfer or the junk |
cense of Abraham Frankel and Lou
Braines, at 367-359 Oak street, wa
received and referred to the Con
mittee on judiciary.
Light For Dangerous Curve.
A recommendation of the Commi
tee on Lamps and Lights that a ligf
be placed on the bridge on the An
boy-Metuchen road near Mullen
dairy, and another at Lynde an
Parker streets, was adopted. Aide
man Dalton stated that the forme
lamp was much needed and autoist
were ever in danger of a coIIisio
in the darkness OF the dangerou
curve at the bottom of two hills.
City To Lay Sidewalks.
Street Commissioner Adair wa
authorized to flag the sidewalks !
4 Hall avenue, between Amboy avenu
and the Central railroad, as th
property owners had not compile
| with fhe notices sent to them ovar