Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-20
CONTRACT FOR
MORE STREETS
Aldermen Award Thrsi Paw
ing Jobs TO Standard Btu
lithic Co.of NsWark.
SEWER TO JOHkN JENSEN
Hans Krosh Will Erect lib
erty Fire Houss--Unions
Endorse City Electrician.

Hans Krogh was awarded the con-
tract for erecting a new firehouse for
Liberty Hook & Ladder Company;
the Standard Bithulithic Company
was given contracts for paving New
street, Barracks street and Park ave-
nue., and Johan Jensen was granted
contract for laying sewer and water
mains in Penn street at meeting OF
the Board of Aldermen last night. j.
B. FRANKIE entered an application for
the position of city electrician; the
Board of Trade asked that an appro-
priation of 81 900 be allowed to ad-
vertise Perth Amboy, and consldera-
Bile other business was transacted at
q brief but busy session. The matter
of a public hearing on extension or
the Public Service trolley "Y' in
Water street was laid over until the
next regular meeting, as was the
reading of the ordinance providing
for the extension.
Bids for Firehouse.
There were five bidders on the
work of furnishing material and
erecting a new f1rehouse for the
Liberty Hook & Ladder Company. in
Wayne street, as follows: Hans
L
100; Ira R. Grouse, S12,743; Soren
c. Olsen, $12,792; and c. G. Chris
tensen, S12,880. The bidders and
several other interested contractors
were in the audience. Checks were
returned to the unsuccessful bidders.
Street Paving Contracts.
The Standard Bitulithic Company
and the Newark Paving Company
we're the only bidders on street pave
ments last night. They bid the same
amounts for each of the respective
streets. For paving New street, Bar
racks street and Park avenue the
Standard Bitulithic Company bid as
follows: Forty cents per cubic yard
for excavation; $3.50 per cubic yard
for concrete; seventy-four cents per
lineal foot for new curbing and SLAB
per square yard for bitulithic pave
ment. The Newark Paving Company
bid fifty cents per cubic yard for ex-
cavation; S. per cubic yard for con-
crete; seyenty-four cents per lineal
foot for new curbing and $1.45 per
square yard for pavement. Checks
were returned to the unsuccessful
bidders.
Johan Jensen Gets Sewer.
For laying sewer and water mains
in Penn street Johan Jensen, the sue
cessful competitor, bid sixty cents per
lineal foot for six-inch clay pipe In
place and $12 for each half-inch tap,
amounting to $1,000. Martin Han
sen bid ninety cents per Hneal root
for six-inch clay pipe in place and
SIT for each half-inch tap with box,
amounting to $1,750. All of the
contracts were awarded by resolution
after the council had taken recess.
Endorsed for City Electrician.
J. B. Franke's application for the
position of city electrician was read
and placed on file, as were the COM
munications from a number OF un-
ions endorsing him. Letters Of en-
dorsement were received from the
Electrical Workers Union, the Mid
dlesex County Building Trades Coun-
Gil, the American Federation OF
Musicians and the local Topographic
al Union. The communications were
signed by officers of the respective
unions.
Board of Trade Wants $1,000.
A resolution received from the
Board of Trade, asking, that pursu-
ant to a certain act allowing cities to
appropriate funds for advertising, an
appropriation of $1,000 be allowed
to advertise this city, was received,
read and referred to committee of
the whole The request was signed
by President D. P. Olmstead, of the
Board of Trade, and about fifty
others. The resolution was passed
by the board as a possible means of
having an amount set aside for boom
ing Perth Amboy. Other cities have
adopted this means of advertising
Notices of Intention.
Notices of intention for paving
Sheridan street and Davidson avenue
with bitulithic were read last night.
The contract for paving these thor
oughfares had been awarded last
month to the Standard Bitulith1c
Company. The city fathers have
Just learned that it was Illegal to
pass an ordinance for the work as
they did, permitting it to receive one
reading last year and other readings
this year
A petition was received from prop
erty owners along Barclay street ask
ing that Barclay street be opened and
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