Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
PUBLIC SERVICE
IN So. AMB0Y
speeial to the EVENING NEWS.

common council last evening Mayor
. Scully, Messrs. Berrian, Campion,
Manhattan and Stanton, also Clerk
Fulton, Counsellor Pearse and Engi-
neer Mason.
The clerk read a petition from res
idents in the vicinity requesting
electric light at Washington venue
and Davis Qane and at Main street
and Davis fame. It was referred to
committee on lights to confer with
Sayreville township committee, as
it Is just at the boundary line. The
clerk was requested to communicate
with the Sayreville township COM
mittee and make arrangements for a
meeting.
The clerk read a petition from the
Public Service Railway Company re-
questing permission to construct a
connection between their line and
the tracks of the Jersey Central
Traction Company at Main street and
Broadway.
MI. Berrian made some very ap-
propriate remarks upon the petition,
calling attention to the fact that the
Public Service CoMmpany had re-
peatedly ignored the requests of the
city for the last several months. and
ne IhOuS1j LIE COulltll SlOulu hBSo-
lutely ignore the petition. / am
never in favor of granting any per-
mission for any additional tracks
with the service they are giving US
from Perth Amboy and South Am
boy ThGSeturn the cars around
anywhere. The conductors say they
NhaVe no orders to do this, but are
put on a schedule and Aif We do not
mako thn cnhad1t1n If i- m IN II ~
Mr.. Stanton spoke of the expense
involved in making repairs after the
last storm on account of improper
arrangements made by the street
railway for taking care of water,
and he thought the petition should
be referred to the committee on
streets and let them adjust any mat
ters that have arisen.
During the discussion Col. Gil
moreS of the Public Service Com
pany, came in and asked permission
to speak. He said: Il am not in
formed as to what matters have
been requested from the railway
company by the officials of South
Amboy that have been ignored. I
want to say, however, in regard to
the operation of these cars from
Perth Amboy, it is impossible to OPP
crate them in a way to give any sat
isfactory service the way the tracks
are arranged in the city. This ap-
plication is intended to enable the
company to run the cars without the
inconvenience that o attends their
operation. / have another applica-
ton here for a connection at Borden
town ayeue and Stevens avenue.
With these two connections the COM
pany can run the cars around a loop
without these connections they cam
not make a satisfactory operation
either for the people who want to
ride from South Amboy to Perth
Amboy, or an operation that is in
any way satisfactory to the COM
pany. These are things that ought
to be taken up in my judgment and
considered on their merits, and |
would like to present this and have
it take the same course as the
other.
The second petition was read and
then both were referred to the COM
mittee OF streets.
The next order of business was
opening of bids for house connec-
tions with the sanitary sewers. They
were as follows:
Johan Jensen, Perth Amboy, N.
j., 45c per lineal foot and Use per
iineal foot, where it passes under
railway tracks.
p. j. Monaghan, Use per lineal
foot.
Collins & Gundrum, South Am
boy, soc per lineal foot.
Cantrell Construction Company,
Philadelphia, 48c per lineal foot.
The bids for the construction of
the second section of the sanitary
sewers were then ordered opened
and were al follows:
John Quinlan and Patrick Fallon,
South Amboy, $4,000.
Joseph P. O'Rourk; Boston. Mass,
$49,750.
Johan JensenA Perth Amboy, N.
Liddle & Pfeiffer, Perth Ampoy,
N. J., $40,575.
Fusco Construction Co., $43,720.
P. j. Monaghan, South Amboy, N.
j., s26,750.
Cantrell Construction Co., Phila-
= delphia, $33,440.
The council took a recess to exam
inc the BIDS Upon reconvening the
following resolution offered by
Councilman Stanton, chairman of
committee on Sc wers, was adopted:
1.-The council having considered the
various bids for house connections
for general system of sewerage, both
with respect to the price thereof and
the persons making bids for the
same, be is resolved that the con-
tract be awarded to James Collins
and George Gundrum and that writ
ten contracts be prepared to be exc
cuted by them and by the officers of
the city in the mi prescribed
by law"
It was explained that the bid of
Johan Jensen was defective and
that the difference between the next
lowest and Collins and Gundrum be-
ing so slight, it was decided to award
it to the latter, they being citizens
of the city. :
The following resolution by Coun-
Gilman Stanton was likewise adopt
ed: The council, having consid-
cred the bids for construction of
what is commonly known as the sec
ton 2 of the system of sanitary sew
ers, be- it resolved that the contract
be awarded to p. J. Monaghan and
that written contract be prepared
and executed by the contractor and
by proper officers of the city.
Upon motion of Mr.. Berrian the
checks Of the unsuccessful bidders
were ordered returned.
Bills amounting in total to 1922
were ordered paid.