Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-18
NEW FOUNTAIN
is DISCUSSED
BY ALDERMEN
Plan to Remove One at New
Brunswick Avenue and
State Street.
BLOCKS THE TRAFFIC
Favor New Basin at Jeffer-
son St. and New Bruns-
wick Avenue.
ON CEMENTED TRIANGLE
Peter Peterson Gets Two
Sewer Contracts Routine
Business.
BLOCKS THE TRAFFIC
ON CEMENTED TRIANGLE

. Steps were taken by the Board of
Aldermen last night to have the
public fountain at State street and
New Brunswick avenue removed and
a new one erected on the triangle at
New Brunswick avenue and Fayette
street. A resolution was adopted
authorizing the committee on public
grounds and buildings to secure esti-
mates for new fountain and to re-
port back to the council as soon as
possible The present fountain, on
account of It's peculiar location, in
terferes with the traffic regulations.
1t is planned to have. two fountains
on the new site-one in the centre
for pedestrians and another at one
of the angles for horses and dogs.
Award Sewer Contracts.
Contracts for constructing a If
teen-inch pipe sewer in Sutton street
and a twelve-inch pipe sewer in
Compton avenue were awarded to
Peter Peterson, the lowest bidder on
each. The bids were as follows:
Compton avenue sewer-Liddle &
Pfeiffer, pipe per lineal foot, 1920;
manholes, $780, receiving basins,
$75; total, $3.50. Johan jensen
Pipe, $1.14; manholes, $50; receiv-
ing basins, $75; total, $1,296. Peter
Peterson-Pipe, 95 cents; manholes,
$29.2O; receiving basins, $e4.20;
total, $1,100.20s Martin Hansen
ceiving basins, $75; total, $1,145.
Meagher & Smith-Pipe, 98 cents;
manholes, $50; receiving basins,
SIS; total, s1,152
Sutton street sewer-Liddle &
Pfeiffer, pipe, $1.1O; manholes, $50;
receiving basins. s7b; total, $770.
Peter Peterson-Pipe, 80 cents;
manholes, $500; receiving basins,
$64.20; total, $596.80. Johan Jen-
sen-Pipe, 80 cents; manholes, $50;
receiving basins, $75; total, $705.
Martin Hansen--Pipe, 80 cents;
manholes, $35; receiving basins,
$75; total, $3.50.
Contracts for Other Work.
The committee on public grounds
and buildings recommended that
contracts for supplying electric and
gas fixtures for the newly remodeled
third floor of the city hall and for
painting the roof and cutters Of the
building be awarded to Kelly & NC
Alinden and A. D. Martin, respective
ly, as their estimates were the low
est. The estimate of Kelly & Nc
Alinden was $219 and that of Mr..
Martin $32.75 for the respective
Jobs. The report of the committee
was on motion accepted and the
commentators adopted.
City Clerk LaRoe was instructed
to notify the officials of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company to be pres
ent at the meeting of the council
next Monday night, at which time
the matter of opening Convery place
and the building of bridge over
the railroad will be taken up.
On motion Of Alderman Sandbeck
the street commissioner was notified
to lay sidewalks on Hall avenue west
of the Central railroad and to charge
the expense to the property-o owners.
Notice was given the owners some
time ago, but as yet the sidewalks
are unlald, the alderman reported.
Considerable Routine Business.
Hans Miles was given permission
to move a frame building from Rec
tor street to DeKalb avenue.
Martin Momberg and several
others petitioned to have a grade es-
tablished on Convery place. 1t was
referred to the committee-on streets
and sewers.
The Raritan Realty Corporation
and eight others petitioned to have
an arc light placed at Gordon and
First streets. Referred to the COM
mittee on lamps and lights.
An ordinance to pave Sheridan
street, from Market street southerly
to the county bridge, with bitulithic
was passed on It's first reading and
ordered printed on slips.
A resolution was adopted that in
asmuch as Sheridan street is to be
paved that the committee on streets
and sewers have connections made
from the sewer to the curb line of
each lot and charge the expense to
the property-owners.
Lincoln Engine Company gave no.
tiee of the resignation of William
Massopust, who has become a mem
Der of Liberty Hook & Ladder Com
pany. 1t was affirmed.
On recommendation of the COM
mittee on fire Washington Hose &
Chemical Company's application for
exemption certificates for several
members was granted.
An invitation was received from
Protection Hook & Ladder Company,
addressed to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen, to attend their annual
ball in the Auditorium on October
rs. 1t was accepted and as many as
possible will attend.
In a communication the Christie
pher Columbus Italian Mutual Bene-
fit Association asked permission to
present the city with a statue OF
Columbus and that a site be desig-
mated by the council for it's erection.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on public grounds and build
ings.
The council adjourned to meet at
s o'clock next Monday night. All of
the aldermen were present.
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