Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-08-22
HAVE LOTS FOR
C0NVERY PLACE
Aldermen Are Now Ready to
Proceed With Extension of
that Thoroughfare.
PUSH SMITH ST. PAVING
Disregard Delay of Public
Service in Connection With
Laying Between Rails.
PUSH SMITH ST. PAVING

Negotiations for more closely
uniting the northwestern and south
western parts of the citf by extend
ing COnvery place across the Le>
high Valley railroad tracks are
about to be closed by the Board of
Aldermen. The board was informed
by City Attorney C. c. Hommann
at it's meeting last night that deeds
for purchase of three lots in Sayre
avenue for the purpose had been
executed and everything was in
readiness for payment for the same.
Alderman George Larsen reported
troduced In the form of an ordi-
nance to extend Convery place, but
as q copy was not on hand action
had TO be deferred. He made a mo-
tion that the clerk be instructed to
notify the city attorney to have a
copy of the document ready for the
next meeting, and to notify the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company of
the board s intention in that respect.
The lots purchased for the ex
tension are Nos. AT, As and 40 in
block IA, which were secured for
$500 each. Nos. At and 48 were
bought from John Erdek and wife
and No. 40 from Mrs. Annie Nemyo
and her husband. By utilizing that
property the aldermen propose to
extend Convery place up to the Le-
high Valley tracks and then extend
it further by erecting a bridge across
the railroad.
Smith Street Paving.
The Council also took action to
have Smith street, between High and.
State streets, paved its full width
regardless of whether or not the
Public Service Railway Company
has signed a contract with the Hast
ings Pavement Company for the
work; for repairing its tracks on
Smith street between High and
charge of the fire alarm and police
calls systems on Friday morning,
September 1.
1t had come to the attention of
the board that the Public Service
Railway Company had not closed
negotiations for paving between and
on both sides of its rails on Smith
street where an asphalt block pave
ment Is being laid. Resolutions
were passed empowering the COM
mittee on streets and sewers to Or
der the work done at the expense
of the railway concern. The street
commissioner was instructed to no.
tify the Public Service Railway Com
pany to repair the tracks on Smith
street, east Of High street.
Turn Over Electric System.
A communication was received
from District uperintendent w. II.
Chamberlain of the Public Service
Electric Light and Power Company
notifying the city that the company
was prepared to turn over the keys,
ETC., for the fire alarm and police
calls systems so that the newly ap-
pointed city electrician could take
charge September l. The commun-
ication was received and the clerk
ordered to notify City Electrician
Jay B. FRANKIE.
Alderman Larsen broached the
subject that a number of houses in
Brace avenue We're out on the street
as the result of misunderstanding
over the exact lines of the thor
oughfare. He asked if the city en-
gineer had not previously been In
structed to prepare sketches of the
thereon, and was informed that steps
had been taken for a correction OF
the defect in a manner satisfactory
to property owners. The matter
was allowed to rest.
Pave Penn Street.
An ordinance to pave Penn street
from Hall avenue to Washington
street with vitrifed shale paving
brick was passed on Its second and
third and final readings.
A motion was passed awarding
work of extending the JOhnstone
street sewer, from Sutton to Ne
Vile street, TO the present con-
tractor. The extension will con-
sist of twelve-inch pipe sewer to be
laid at eighty cents foot, the same
price to be paid for the sewer now
being laid there.
Want Laurie Street Graded.
A petition asking that Laurie
street he graded between Cornell and
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