Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-02
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tify representatives of the Lehigh
Valley railroad to be present at that
time.
The extension of Convery place
means much to residents in the
northwestern and western sections
of the city as there is now no way
of reaching Smith street from upper
New Brunswick avenue except by a
long roundabout route. With a
bridge built over the railroad and
Convery place extended the Kenne-
dale and Smith street sections would
have proper connections. 1t Is prob
able hat at the next meeting of the
aldermen the ordinance will be given
it's second and final passages and
that steps will be taken for the build
ing of the bridge so that the street
can be opened this year.
demonstrate Against Paving.
Considerable business was trans
acted during the meeting last night,
all of the aldermen being present.
Joseph L~askomski and twenty-three
other property owners in Penn street
presented a remonstrance against
the paving Of that street inasmuch
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was such that the Improvement
would not be advantageous. The
request of the petitioners was grant
ed and the city clerk instructed to
notify the property owners that it
was not the intention of the council
to pave the street this year
Must Run Trains Slower.
On motion of Alderman Sandbeck
the city clerk was ordered to COM
municate with the Pennsylvania
railroad and notify them not to run
trains past Hall venue at such a
high rate of speed in the future. Mr..
Sandbeck stated that the train due
here from New York at 7:45 o'clock
in the evening and which does not
stop at Hall avenue, passes the street
at a speed of about forty miles an
hour. He declared that as there
was no fagman on duty at that hour
there was constant danger of a
pedestrian or vehicle being struck.
The train terminates its trip at the
State street station Of the railroad.
Alderman Dalton said he had again
taken up the matter with the rail
road and hoped to have signal bells
at the crossings shortly.
Street Commissioner Adair was on
motion instructed to make a report
| once a month of the condition Of the
railroad crossings. Alderman Sea-
man who offered the motion said
that the crossings had been improved
and that by having the reports made
he hoped to have them kept in good
condition.
City Clerk LaRoe was on resolu-
ton ordered to publish notices that
it was the. intention of the council
to introduce an ordinance at the
next meeting for the construction of
a fifteen inch pipe sewer in Compton
venue from Amboy avenue to
Groom street.
The street commissioner was in
structed to confer with Henry Maur-
er & Son relative to having School
street, at Maurer, from the public
school building to State street grad
ed and put in good condition.
An invitation was received from
the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany inviting the council to be the
guests of the company on a trip
over the new road today. 1t was
accepted and that as many, as posi-
BILE, attend.
1t was decided to make applica-
ton to the Middlesex Circuit Court
for three commissioners of assess
ment for the twelve inch pipe sewer
in Groom street, from Neville street
to Brace avenue, from Hall venue
to Jeffries street.
Hans Miles made application for
permission to move two frame build
ings. The matter was referred to the
committee on streets and SeWerS.