Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-04
Board of Aldermen Accept
Proposal of Standard Bit
ulithic Company.
8 CENTS SQUARE YARD
Same Company Will Lay
Pavement Around House of
Garfield Hose Company
FIRE DEPT. MATTERS
Resolution for BituIithic
Pavement on Sheridan st.
--Work Next Year.

Two contracts were awarded to
the Standard Bitulithie Company by
the Board of Aldermen last night.
one being for the resurfacing oH
Rector street, from Market to Lewis
street, and the other for a pavement
around the new fire house of Gar
field Hose Company, In Amboy ave-
nue.. Both contracts were awarded
following the receipt of written pro-
posals from the paving company,
the acceptance of which were rec
commended by the committee on
streets and sewers, to whom they
had been referred.
AT the last meeting of council a
petition was received from property
owners on Rector street stating that
it was in need of attention and ask
ing that 1t be resurfaced In the
proposal the paving company 'iast
night offered to do the work for fif-
teen cents per square yard and could
begin operations within ten days.
Alderman F. A. Seaman stated that
superintendent r. r. Hoyt had told
him last night over the telephone
that, If awarded the contract, the
company would guarantee to keep
the street in repair for five years y.
The company's proposal for ,-1e
work at Garfield Hose Company
house was as follows: Receiving
basins $40 each: 4x20 header curb
In concrete, eighty-esght cents per
lineal foot; AXIS new curb, set In
concrete, eighty cents per lineaI
foot; raising and adjusting basin,
So; bithulithic pavement on six
inch concrete foundation. thirty
cents per square foot.
The pavement at Garfield Hose
Company's house will be marked
improvement and has been carefully
planned, There will be no curb or
gutter in front of the building, as
the pavement viii be laid on slight
slant from the doors of the house
out to the center of Amboy avenue.
A receiving basin on one side will
terminate the gutter SO that no wa
ter will flow over it, The pavement
Will be laid on a six-inch concrete
foundation, instead of a four-inch,
AS generally used, and will extend
around the Hall avenue side Of the
house in place of a sidewalk to the
rear of the building. The present
macadam in front of the house in
Amboy avenue will be used tu ex-s.,
tend the pavement r. tic 1- nf 10
lot. To Alderman George T. Larson
is largely due the cIea4t 4oi s.-a a.
rangement and Alderman f. A. Sea-
man, who is chairman of the COM
mfttee-on public grounds and build
ings, has rendered considerable as
sistance.
To Pave Sheridan Street.
Resolution was adopted instruct
ing the city clerk to give notice that
it was the intention of the council to
introduce an ordinance at the meet
ing on October II fer the paving OF
Sheridan street, from Market street
southerly to the county bridge, with
bitulithic. The street will not be-
paved this year, the action being
simply preliminary so that the work
can be done without delay next
spring.
A communication was received
from Garfield Hose Company asking
that q hose and chemical wagon and
a steamer be installed In their new
house when completed. Theodore
Anderson, chief of the fire depart
ment, in another letter said he ap-
proved the request and set forth his
reasons. The letter was referred to
the committee on fire.
The letter from Halsey M. Bar
rett, receiver of the former Middle
sex County Bank, of this city, rela-
tive to a final dividend for the de-
positors, was read and ordered filed.
An application from Hans Miles
for permission to move frame
building from the "Wet Dock"
property to Broad and Mechanic
streets, was referred to the commit
tee on streets and sewers With pow
err
Motions were passed authorizing
the committee on public grounds
and buildings to get estimates for
lighting fixtures for the third floor
of the city hall; to have the roof OF
the city hall painted; and TO curb,
flag and grade the grounds around
the rear of Garfield Hose Company's
house in Amboy atenue
The committee on streets and sew
ers recommended that the petition
of property owners for a sewer In
Sherman street be granted. The
was adopted.
The council adjourned to meet
again next Monday night, Present
were: Alderman-at-Large Voor-
hees, Aldermen Dalton, Seaman,
Calvin and Hornsby.