Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-04
BITUuTHIC
ON BROADWAY
South Amboy Council intro
duces Paving Ordinance
spseial 70 tAs EVENING WE'VE

special to kAe EVENING WE'VE.
South Amboy, Oct. 4;-There
were present at the regular meeting
of the council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Messrs. Manhattan,
O'Connor, Stanton and Stuart, also
Clerk Fulton, City Solicitor Pearse
City Engineer Mason, Treasurer Per
rine and Street Commissioner Con-
nors. lesASg
The clerk read petition from prop
erty owners, requesting water ser
vice by laying pipe on Catherine
street west of FeItus street. 1t Was
referred to the committee on water
with power.
Clerk also read petition from
August Larsen asking that 1t be ar
ranged fer tapping sanitary sewer
as the present contract does not In
clude that portion of Fourth street
west OF Potter street, and asks that
such action as may be necessary be
taken to lay pipe from Fourth street
connecting with sewer pipe now laid
on Potter street, a distance of less
than one hundred feet. 1t was re-
ferred to committee on sewers with
power.
Clerk read application from Rob-
ert Noble for q plumbers license. 1t
vas received and license granted.
Clerk read communication from
r. M. Grant & Co., New York, in
regard to taking up balance of city
bonds, advising they will be in q
position to accept them on October
4. 1t raj received, ordered filed and
the treasurer given permission to
execute the bonds.
Clerk read communication from
Mr.. G. p. Miller, principal assist
ant engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, Jersey City, granting per-
mission to lay sewer pipe across the
railroad property. 1t was received
and matter left in the hands Of COM
mittee on sewers with the city en-
geen, with power.
Clerk read communication from
Col. e. w. Hine, of Public SERVED
Corporation, Newark, stating the
matter of fixing the roadbed of
tracks in city OF South Amboy had
been referred to Col. Gilmore, with
the request that he make an appoint
ment to meet the representative of
the city in regard to the matter. 1t
was received and filed.
Clerk read communication from
William Fl. Parisen, presenting petit
ton of property owners on Broad
way for bithulithic pavement. )
The petition read: 1--WE, the un-
dersigned property n fronting
on Broadway between B~ordentown
avenu and Main street, respectfully
petition YOUR honorable board to
enact necessary legislation providing
for the paving of Broadway from
curb line 70 curb lin VIII bttN-
fithic pavement on u cUuCrere foun-
dalton, new curb to be laid where
none now exists, also all old curb be
reset. We respectfully request you
take early and favorable action on
this petition. The petition was
signed by G. McGonigle, Richard Nc
Cloud, William =. Parisen, Rose A.
EVeTitt,l Daniel hegan, L.. r. Meinzer,
M. J.. Sullivan, Chris, Rehfuss, H.
LoIlisch, Philip Dangler. j. G. Al
bright. e. s. Mason, John Malloy,
Michael O'Brien and several others.
Mr.. O'Connor made a motion that
the communication be received and
request granted. Mr.. Stanton raised
the question as to whether or not
the names represented two-thfrds of
the property owners and did not
wish to vote for It until he was sure
there eyre two thirds. Mr., O'Con-
nor stated the committee of property
wner selected to make the investf-
cation recommended three kinds Of
pavement-some were for one pave
ment and some for another and 1t
finally sfmmered down to two.
Speaking to the chairman OF that
committee he stated he thought bit
ulithic was the pavement that suited
the city. The city attorney advises
you cannot advertise for three kinds
of pavement, you have to first decide
what kind Of material you are going
to use. II the price is too expensive
for the city they can turn 1t down,
we reserve the right to reject any
and all bids.
P. ]. Monaghan requested the
floor. He stated he was one of the
committee and he heard names read
out on the petition who we're led to
believe this was the kind of pave
ment the committee favored and
signed the petition with that UNDER
standing; when they found out diff
ferently they were opposed to sign
ing any petition and CAV us to UNI
derstand they were going to have
their names crossed OFF that petition
Mr.. Monaghan was handed the petit
ton and stated there were three
names whom had expressed d desire
to be crossed off. Mr.. Manhattan
stated they should be present IL they
wanted their names crossed of. Mr..
Monaghan Hated the property own
ers could not understand why
South Amboy could not advertise for
three kinds of pavement when other
cities like New Brunswick did.
Councilman Stuart stated he had
visited number Of cities during
h last couple of weeks and made
It his business TO examine different
street pavements; he found d great
many cities In the middle west are
using Belgian blocks, but on all new
payements 1t is all bitulithfe. In
st. Paul particularly there was one
street torn UP and he made 1t his
business to examine it, he found fl
a good solid hard pavement. Ny
self, I am In favor of 1t mors so than
| am OF brick or asphalt blocks.
Mr.. CsC5Iaaor asked the city engi-
neer what the course Is they gener~
ally pursue in paving In the city of
PERTH Amboy. Mr.. Mason stated the
procedure is for the property owners
on the street to present a petition
the council than fha en4nesI