Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-15

Perth Amboy, N, J., May 10, lSIl.
City Treasurer.
we're ord cred entered in the minutes.
The following agreement by the Jersey
Central Traction Company:
To the City Council of the City Of Perth
G SenTIiH m city of Perth Amboy
proposes to pave certain streets namely;
Sheridan street and Davidson avenue over
which the tracks Of the Jersey Traction
Section 5 Of the ordinance granted by
the city Council Of the city OF Perth Am
! December 40, 1907, under which the Jer-
sey Central Traction Company Is operating,
requires in case the said city shall at any
| time desire to pave or other wise improve
the streets occupied by the tracks OF SAID
company. or change the maierlal WIN
said company shall at Its own cost and
expense pave the space between Its out
side rails and for a distance OF TWO feet
on each side thereof, including all turn
outs. curves. switches, and cross-overs with
the same class of material with which the
rest Of the street shall be paved.
II the streets aforesaid are paved by the
said city at its own cost and charges ana
Under the direction Of its City Council, then
| the Jersey Central Traction Company here
by agrees to pay on demand 10 the Col
lector Of Revenue of the city, for the use
OF the city, whatever proportionate part or
the whole cost, the work done on the space
between the tracks and for a distance OF
two feet on both sides thereof, bears TO
the whole work done. The Jersey Central
Traction Company If desired viii pas in
the same proportion and on demand as the
work progresses
Jersey Central Traction Co.
BY Edmund Wilson,
Its Attorney.
WAS received and on motion accepted.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers, to
whom was referred a communication from
the Board Of Trade relative TO compelling
the railroads TO build fences along their
tracks, reported that they have consulted
/ YrffI - Wha p a TfnFra hn has IL
that he can find no law giving the city any
authority in such a matter, which report
was ordered fled and the clerk instructed
to notify the Board of Trade.
The following resolution;
Whereas, A contract having been award
Isolation hospital and for building sheds,
etc, for street department, and in order
10 provide funds for the same,
Be it Resolved, That the sum of ga
800. 90 be borrowed from the Sinking fund
and transferred into the Public Grounds
and Buildings account, and
Be 1t further Resolved, That annuafy
the sum OF $4,000 be appropriated and
placed in the tax levy until the said loan
was Introduced. and adopted by the follow
Ing vote: Aye-Hornshy Seaman, Larson,
Dalton sandheck, voorhees,, Nay-None.
Whereas. The old drinking fountain on
High street near Smith being worn out and
viii cost more to repair than 1t Is worth,
Be It Resolved, That the Committee on
nHklg1 r,RRTd anH ] o. El ~ h
80 ngTcbaee a new one suitabie for
80 80 and gnreee Win sanitary bubbIjng Guns
a+tacbeS the same 10 cost about 500 90.
90 atS intToanced and adouted by the foIow-
w. ,'a+a. Ava Hornshv seaman Larson
n ~ San6hect voorhees, Nav None
l. 49, s,iInrirg resoIntion.
D. a. Peeoiyed Thar The nlans snd snec,-
ecat3on. nrenared nv K Jensen srchitect.
For he new building proposed TO he CON
stTucted for Liberty Hook and Ladder co.
on Wayne street. which plans and speci-
G~cations are submitted herewith be ap-
proved and the city clerk be and he lie
hereby instructed to advertise for bids for
furnishing materials and constructing such
building according to said plans and speci-
hcations: said bids to be received at $50
o. m. June 19. 1911, four months to be al
lowed for constructing the building, and
$500 to be deposited with each bid to in
sure signing Of contract, and $40 to be
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specifications given out
was introduced, and ADOPTED ny the follow
ing vote ye-ho!hsDy seaman Larson