Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
BORDENT
AVE. BRIDGE
is DISCUSSED
EpselaI % tAs 1yENINc NEws.

OtdAlOAAs dloO AtCt anu SOAn-
Sellor Pearse.
Bills amounting in total to $15S.-
81 were ordered paid.
Vice President Brown, of the Jer-
sey Central Traction Company, was
present and was given the floor to
speak on the Bordentown avenue
bridge matter. Mr.. Brown read thA
contract between the Raritan Riverl
Railroad Company, the Public Ser
vice Railway Company and the Jer-
sey Central Company 1t provided
that the cost of building the new
bridge should be borne equally by
the two trolley companies, which
was done, the amount being approxi-
Inhtely $4,000. 1t provided that
the Raritan River Company should
prepare the plans and specifications
and the construction should conform
thereto and be subject to their ap-
prevail 1t provided that the trolley
companies should maintain and keep
In repair the bridge so long as they
operate over it. Mr. Brown called
particular attention to the clause
providing that the trolley companies
shall maintain such bridge and re-
build the same when required, but
WAtNA SAdlt CAbCn0 OAtJ " q vi A0tSC
of the same width and dimensions rs
that called for In the plans and If it
should become necessary for the
railroad company to construct other
space the additional space required
for other than trolley purposes shall
be paid by the railroad company both
for construction and maintenance
Tor such larger bridge.
Cfatnd hfd nh4nnf IN
bringing the matter before the coun-
Gil was to show that 1t was up to the
Raritan River Railroad Company to
widen the bridge, as the trolley com
panies had paid for the bridge as at
present constructed and under those
circumstances the city could hardly
look to them to go farther
Mr.. Brindley, of the Jersey Cen
trail Traction Company, then pre-
sented application for an ordinance
to construct trolley route from the
centre of Main street near the juno
ton Of Broadway on to private right
Of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. This is merely switch
from the Public Service tracks at
this point to connect up with the line
across the county bridge 1t wRs ex-
PtdhAOd tndt ~ " 40 AON thSOA HOA AtC0
in the original ordinance as the ex-
determined Mr. Stanton offered a
resolution that the application be re-
ceived and fled and a public hearing
set for July IL, 1910. the usual ad-
ysrtisements and notices to be post
ed, etc. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Brown asked IL permission
could be given them to proceed with
this switch pending passage of the
ordinance in order to facilitate their
work. The council did not feel war
ranted in formally granting such
permission, but stated he could of
course go ahead at his peril. rather
fntimating that no objection was
likely to be raised.
The ordinance governing the use
of the sanitary sewers was taken up
and read and continued on second
reading.
Mr.. Stanton asked If the $12 men
toned would cover the expense to
the city in laying the pipe from the
main to the fence line. City Engi-
neer Mason explained that while the
net average cost would be about SIS
they made it slightly less so as not
to exceed the average cost of the
work and that the price quoted
would be sufficient
James H. Gordon requested per-
mission to speak and explained the
disadvantages he was put to, as we'll
as other property-owners similarly
situated. by reason of the fact that
there was short section from
Broadway eastwardly to a point be-
yond the Long Branch railroad that
was not provided with sewers, neces-
stating running a very long section
of pipe to connect with the sewers.
1t was explained that the same
condition existed between Broadway
and the railroad on First, Augusta.
David, John and George streets and
Bordentown avenue. 1t was stated
that under the terms of the contract
it was perfectly possible to make ar
rangements with the Cantreii Con
struction Company to lay this addi-
tional pipe If desired. The matter
was referred to the sewer committee
and engineer to meet the contractor
and see what provision could be
made to cover the matter
Mr.. Pearse asked the city engineer
to explain a proposition for laying
on such streets as had trolley tracks
running In the centre Mr. Mason
explained that i'm such streets the
sewer was close to the curb line on
one side and very distant from that
line on the other side and his sug-
gestion would be to run a line OF
small pipe on the~most distant side
between each block and only cross
under the trolley tracks to connect
with the main sewer at each cross
street. In other words, it would
mean small sewer line on one side
of Broadway and a large sewer line
on the other side. The proposition
lacked enthusiasm and was dropped
without any action being taken.
Mr. Anderson, representing the
Union Water Meter Company, OF
Worcester, Mass. was given an op-
portunity to explain the kind oil
meter manufactured by that com
pany and comment upon the merits
of the same. A sample was left for
the council TO look over.
The report of the treasurer show
ed a balance to general account oil
$7,O16.71, and water account over
drawn $594.28. 1t was ordered re-
ceived and fled.
Mr.. Pearse stated that some time
ago report was made with reference
to placing whistle on the Penney.
vania railroad shops as a fire alarm
the cost being something over $500;
that the contracts with the Gamewel
FIRE alarm people had been executed
but SO far as his information goes
we have not any money which may
b. used at this time to pay for the