Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-08
PETITION FOR
INSLEE STREET
Property Owners Ask Board
of Aldermen to Open 1t
to State Street.
COUNCIL IN BUSY SESSION

A petition from Paul .Turek and
fifteen others representing property
owners in North Amhoy, asking for the
opening of Inslee street SO as to connect
with State street, was received and re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
sewers at meeting of the Board Of AL
dermen last night.
A communication was received from
Mayor Bolschweiler, in which he rec
commended the acceptance of a gift of
triangular piece of land at~the inter
section of Washington street and New
Brunswick avenue, from Joseph Galai-
da. The mayor set forthathat il would
be very beneficial to the city in view of
his following suggestion that public
drinking fountain for man and beast be
placed there, and that the triangle be
paved. He strongly recommended its
acceptance for those reasons. Alder
man Calvin moved to have the matter
referred to the committee on streets
and sewers, with power. 4. -- So .. y.
Another petition was received from
the Hanson Realty Corporation and five
others, regarding the grading of Groom
street to New Brunswick avenue, and
one from the same people petitioning
the council to lay sixteen inch sewer
with basin in Groom street, from New
lille street to Brace street, were referred
to the committe on streets and. sewers.
An ordinance to lay a fifteen inch
sewer in Lewis street between Madison
avenue and Brighton avenue, was pass
ed on first reading.
1t was decided to sell $4,000 worth
of funding bonds to become due in 1916,
now held in the sinking fund. The fol
lowing resolution was passed; Where
as, in order to provide for the principal
and interest on city bonds for the fis-
cal year beginning January 1st, 1910,
be it resolved, that there be appropria-
ted and transferred from the contingent
account into the sinking fund the sum
of $44 1897, and the city treasurer is
hereby instructed to credit the various
accounts as follows: Funding bonds,
T., 800; school bonds, $4,000; improve
ment bonds, 5000; judgment bonds,
1920; fire department bonds, 5000; fire
apparatus bonds, 81 ,600 street improve
ment bonds, $4,000; city hall bonds, ST.
050; sewer reconstruction bonds, $40;
sewer bonds, $1,000; temporary loan
account health, $3,03327; interest pay
able $25,000; total, $44, 1927
On motion the Street Commissioner
was authorized to purchase a carriage
for the street department, at a cost
of $125; to advertise for bids for a
wagon shed, to be erected in the city
yard; to purchase steel-lined dump
wagon at a cost of $3.50 and two horses
The city surveyor was ordered to
survey Convery Place with the idea of
extending the same. A report of the
city surveyor was received, together
with a financial report from the comp
troller. Warrants were ordered drawn
for salaries and bills. ... ...- ...- ....aI
A motion was passed that the cop-
mittee on printing secure bids for print
ing of the annual financial statement
of the city. A resolution was also
passed that the collector be authorized
to cancel assessment on some. property,
Recommendations were adopted. for re-
ductions in other cases.
A written invitation from the Wash
ington Hose Company to attend its
ball on February %, was received and
motion passed that as many as possible
Ittend.
Alderman Large Vorhees, Alder
man .oandbeck, Dalton, Larson, Calvin
and llornsby were present.