Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-27

and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
At $50, bids were received and
opened for building a fire house for
Liberty Hook and Ladder Company, on
Wayne street: putting sewer and water
connections in Penn street; and paving
Park avenue, New street, and bar
racks street with bitulithic paving
material, as follows:
Liberty Fire House.
Gustav Jost .Sl2,19C
Ira R Grouse .......'...'.' la'L45
Soren c.. Olsen ......,....... lZ'1SZ
Carl c. Christensen ............ l2'e6G
Hans Krogh Iz'loV
Penn Street Connections.
Martin Hansen-6 inch clay pipe
sewer per lineal foot 90c; IL inch tap
with / inch galvanized iron pipe to
curb, with box, each $500
Johan Jensen-6 inch clay pipe, soc,
tap and iron pipe, $1,000
New street Pavement.
Standard Bitulithic Conformation
per Gu. yd., 4Oc; concrete per Gu. I'd.
$3.50: new curb per lineal foot I4c;
Warren bitulithic pavement per 50.
yd., SLAB.
Newark Paving Co-Excavation. SOC
concrete, $500; new curb. 74c; War
rem bitulithic pavement, $1.45.
Barracks street Pavement.
STANDARD Bitulithic Collaboration,
40c; concrete. $3.50; new curb. l+c;
Warren bitulithic pavement, $l,43.
Newark Paving Co.-EXcavatton. soc
concrete. $500; new curb, I4ci War
rem paving material, S1.45.
Park Avenue Pavement.
Standard BitulithiC CO-EXcavation,
4Cc: concrete, $3.50; new curb, 74c;
Warren bitulithic pavement material,
k1.43.
Newark Paving Co.-Excavation, soc;
concrete. $500. new curb, 74c; War
rem bitulithic paving material, $l.A5.
A recess was taken.
On RECOMMENDING, the following reso-
luton:
Be 1t Resolved, That the contract for
constructing sewer and water cOnnec-
lions in Penn street be awarded to
Johan Jensen, he being the lowest bid
der for the same, and at the prices
stated in his proposal.
was introduced, and adopted by the
following vote: Aye-HoTnsby, Sea
man, Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck, Yoor-
hess. Nay-Nohe.
-fonowlng resolution:
- Resolved. That the contracts
for paving New street, Barracks street
Standard BituIithic Co, they being the
lowest bidders for same, and at the
prices stated in their proposal.
was introduced. and adopted by the
following vote: Aye-Hornsby, Sea-
man, Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck, Voor-
hees. Nay-NOne.
The following resolution:
Whereas, Hans KrOgh having pro-
posed to furnish labor and material
for the erection of a fire house in
Wayne street, in accordance with
J. K. Jensen, architect, for the sum Of
l 2,150.0O, and he being the lowest
bidder for the same,
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that the
contract be awarded to said Hans
Krogh for the above named amount
was introduced. and adopted by the
following vote: Aye-Hornsby' Sea
man, Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck, Voor-
bees. Nay-NOne.
On motion, the Clerk was authorized
to return checks to unsuccessful bid
A communication from Jay B,
FRANKIE applying for appointment to
the position of City Electrician, was
received and ordered placed on Ale.
Communications from Middlesex
Building Trades Council, Local Union
b58. International Brotherhood of Elec-
trlcal Workers, Musicians Protective
Union, Perth Amboy Typographical
Union, recommending the appointment
Of Jay 3. FRANKIE as City Electrician
were received and placed on file.
A complaint against further dump
Ing of garbage in the northern part of
Charles street, was received and re
terred to the Committee on Streets and
Lhe following opinion from Caldwell
May 10. 1911.
The City of Perth Amboy,
Perth Amboy, n. j.
Gentlemen:
We have examined certified copies Of
Council and Board of Education and
Board of School Estimate of the City
of Perth Amboy, N. j., and other
proofs submitted to US relatiye to the
Issuance and sale of $4,000 School
Bonds Of said City Issued under date
Of April l, 1911. In denominations of
81. 600 each and maturing April /, 1941,
with interest at the rate Of 4 lie per
annum payable s~emi-annually. We
have also examined one Of said bonds
as executed CBond No. $3.50, and are
and proofs show lawful authority for
the issuance and sale of said bonds
under and pursuant to an act OF the
Legislature of the State of New Jer-
sey entitled A Act to establish a
thorough and efficient system of free
public schools, and to provide for the
thereof" approved October 10, 1903,
and acts a~mendatory thereof and sup
Elemental thereto, and that said bonds
constitute valid obligations of the
City of Perth Amboy, n. J.
Respectfully yours,
Caldwell, Masslich & Reed.
was read and ordered entered in the
Requests from the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the Lehigh Valley Rail
road asking to have certain special
policemen registered and their appoint
ment ratified, were received and re
ferred to the Committee on Police.
Phe time aVing arrived for a pub
lie hearing on the application of the
Public Service Railway Company for a
franchise to extend their tracks north
erly sixty feet and southerly sixty
feet on Water street, an opportunity
was given for a public discussion OF
the subject. No response was made,
n on motion the public hearing was
adjourned to the next regular meet
ing of the Council.
An application from Charles II. Reed
for appointment as ~janitor of one OF
the IRE houses, was received and
An invitation to the official bodies
of Perth Amboy to attend the Civic
Celebration of Westfeld on July 8rd
was received and placed on file.
4 petition from Emil Stremlau, at
torney, for refunding to the Second
Baptist (Colored) Church of Perth
Amboy s61.43 unnecessarily paid as
taxes on property used for religious
purposes since 1904, was received and
referred to the Committee on Taxation
The Committee on Fire. to whom
had been referred the request for eX-
emption certificate for Henry Nelson
Of Eagle Hose and Chemical Co. re-
commended that the certificate be is
sued as petitfoped for. which recon-
mendation was on moLI1Smkopted
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