Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-25
SOUTH AMBOY
READVERTISE
Broadway Paving Question is
Again Before Council.

south Amboy. Oct. 26:-There
were present at the adjourned
meeting Of the council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Messrs. Berrian,
O'Connor. Manhattan, Stanton and
Stuart, also Clerk Fulton, City So
licitor Pearse, City Engineer Ma
son, Treasurer Perrine and Street
Commissioner Connors.
The clerk read a petition from
property owners OF Broadway repre-
senting about 1,700 feet OF prop
erty, requesting that the council
reconsider the action taken In the
contemplated pavement Of Broadway
In order to afford the property own
ers the advantages obtainable by
open competition and cause to be
published according to law a notice
Of intention to pave, Including the
names OF at least three Kinds of
pavement, one of which is to be used
In the paving of said street. This
petition was signed by some of the
parties who had signed the former
petition requesting that the council
decide alone In favor of bitulithic
pavement. MIR. Stanton moved that
the petition be accepted and the re-
quest granted. Mr.. Pearse stated he
could not understand what the eff
feet OF such a motion would be. we
have an ordinance on first reading
TO pave this street with bitulithic
pavement and If such a motion Is
passed 1t would involve us In all
sorts of things.
Mr.. Berrian thought the petition
should surely receive consideration
and did not see that anything
would be involved in reconsidering
the matter. Mr.. Pearse: THE point
OF my remarks Is this: Apparently
some Of the property owners, and 1t
looks to me like a large number
Of them, have petftioned here to-
night to stop us from putting
through the ordinance with refer
ence to bituIithic pavement. As
understand it the council are only
anxious to do what the property
owners want, that Is in the way of
pavement. AS you all know 1t was
suggested the property owners form
a committee some time ago and con-
slider this matter and decide what
sort of pavement they wanted. The
result of the report of the committee
OF property owners was that they
suggested advertising for bids for
three OF four kinds of pavement.
which was in our opinion impraeti-
cable. Now we Introduce this ordi-
nance to pave Broadway with btu
lithfc pavement with the distinct
impression that the majority Of the
property owners desire that sort of
pavement. We heard remarks last
meeting night opposed to that, but
were not informed as to who the
gentleman referred to when he
made his objections. We have here
s6enisht~e
a large number of the property own
ers on the street, I notice the names
to be prominent names repre-
sentfng about 1.70e feet. There are
about $500 feet on the street, that
is on both sides that seems to be
rather A large percentage, although
It is not half by any means. If the
council do not care to take the re-
sponsibility Of paving the street with
bitulithic as we have already start
ed U proceedings to do, the only
suggestion / can make is that the
matter be referred again to the
property wner and let them petit
tfon the council and tell what kind
of pavement they want Mr.. Ber-
rian stated considerable of the D
erty along Broadway was owned by
railroad companies and the Officers
had not been interviewed to aseer-
tain their wishes; he stated he I'M
derstood the property owners were
not opposed to hituIithic, vitrified
brick Or asphalt block, but they
would feel better satisfied If the
council advertised for the differ
emit forms of pavement. Mr.. O'Con-
nor Inquired from the city engineer
what a the best and most sub
~stantfal kind of brick for pavement
and was told the Metropolitan block.
Mr.. O'Connor moved the clerk he
Instructed to advertise for pavement
to be laid on Broadway consisting
of bitulithic, asphalt block Of three
inches depth and six inches concrete
foundation and Metropolitan block,
with the anne foundation, to be ad-
yertised two weeks. Carried. Upon
motion OF Mr.. Stuart the matter
was left In the hands of the com
mittee on streets, city engineer and
city solicitor to prepare proper add
and that all bids be received at
meeting of November 14th. Carried.
Bills of S. J. Mason for sf25 and
p. ]. Monaghan $685. were ordered
paid. Mr.. Pearse stated upon read
ing the franchise with the Middle
sex and Somerset Traction Company
he found it provides they shall ma
cadam between their tracks and two
feet outside same and keep It In
good repair. In that we proposed
to lay a different kind Of pavement
along Broadway. he suggested a
committee be appointed In conjunc-
tion with the city engineer and city
solicitor to consult with representa-
tives of the Public Service Corpo-
ration to see whether or not they
would consent to join with us In lay
Ing the improved pavement between
and two feet outside their tracks.
also at the junction OF Broadway
and Main street, where we proposed
to make a turn. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Stuart IL was decided the coun-
ell act as a committee OF the whole
In conjunction with the city solicitor
and city engineer to confer with the
solicitor TO make arrangements for
meeting. Mr.. OsConnor stated last
Saturday Col. Gilmore and the gem
eraI superintendent called upon him
In regard TO meeting the committee
On streets and at chat time he In
formed the traction people OF the