Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-05
To Receive Garbage Bids.

TO Receive Garbage Bids.
On resolution at a meeting of the
Board of Aldermen last night Street
Commissioner Adair was authorized
to advertise for bids for the removal
OF the eity's ashes and garbage fol
period of three years, beginnine
May /. next. The bids will be re.
ceived at $3.50 o'clock in the even
ing by the council on April is.
Heretofore the garbage contract
has only been given out for one year
nut this year when the contract Is
awarded 1t will be for three years
Later in the meeting set of speci.
tications, which will govern the re.
moval of garbage for the next three
years. were adopted as follows:
Specifications for the removal oil
ashes and garbage for the city OF
erth ~. boy. New Jersey:
The terri vf contract shall
be for a term OF three years, begin
ming May l, 1910.
2 The term sashes'' shall
mean all ashes (excepting those pro.
duced in the generation of steam
for power purposes) and all kinds
of waste matter Of a non-decayable
nature, excepting as hereinafter
specified
49, The term garbage" shall
mean decayed animal and vegetable
matter, store, market, and house
offal and all waste matter subject to
decay.
"a The collection of waste paper
shall also be covered by these speci-
fications.
IS. Any material accumulated,
due to any excavation or alterations
to premises, shall not be, and is not
covered by these specifications.
6. The contractor shall provide
suitable dumping grounds for the
full term of contract.
n. He shall specify in his pro-
posal the exact location of dumping
grounds, giving the area In cubical
contents for same.
''8. Dumping grounds shall be
within the city limits of the city of
Perth Amboy.
20. Dumping grounds shall be
by the Board of Health of
the city OF Perth Amboy. and certi-
ficate of approval shall be attached
to and form a part of proposal.
10. The contractor shall state
he is the owner or lessee
of dumping grounds, If the lessee,
he shall attach to proposal GER
tificate from the owner approving
Of the use Of the grounds for the
city dump.
I'll The city of Perth Amboy re-
serves the right to enforce the re-
OF an ordinance ap-
proved June rs, 1897, requiring
the placing of ashes and garbage in
separate vessels and to require of
The contractor the collection of same
separately at any time during the
term of contract.
"12. The collection OF garbage
shall be done under the supervision
Of the street commissioner
LIB. The contractor shall carry
Out the full terms of contract and
these specifications to the entire sat
sfaction Of the street commissioner.
"14. The contractor shall pro-
vide wagons suitable for the collec-
ion of ashes and garbage and the
same shall be subject to approval by
he Committee on Streets and Sew
5ib VI tiiC Cily VI 4 Eltl <1tubOy-
s15. All wagons shall be proyid-
I'd with covers of approved type to
prevent the escape of dust, etc.
"16. The contractor shall, as
'oon as ashes and garbage are
Jumped, cover the same with clean
,arth or other sanitary material, to
prevent the escape of odors and
lust
'17. The dumping grounds shall
It all times be kept free from loose
,aper.
"1s. The term collection Dis
ricts' shall embrace the entire city
Il Perth Amboy, no outlying dis
ricts being excepted.
"t9. There shall be eight dis
riots from which collections shall
'e made twice each week, the boun- |
Iaries of said districts to be mutual
y agreed upon between the contrac-
or and the Committee on Streets |
md Sewers, of the city OF Perth |
Amboy. Collections from said dis
riots shall be made between the |
lours of 400 A. M. and 1000 A. M. |
"20. There shall be one collec-
ion district embracing Smith street |
rom Front street to Watson avenue,
nd State street from Smith street |
o the Lehigh Valley bridges, from
which collections shall be made |
hree times each week; collections
or this district shall be made be-
ween the hours OF and i 0 A. M.
: tot The qonfraa4or shall rnn1rr !