Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-02
CONTRACT FOR
TWO STREETS
Standard BituIithic Co.
Matters Before Council.

Contract was awarded at last
| nights meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen for the paving OF David
son avenue and Sheridan street, from
Paterson to Market street, with
bitulithic pavement, the successful
bidder being the Standard Bitulithic
Company. The only other bidder
was the Newark Paving Company.
| The bids on the different streets
were as follows:
Davidson avenue-Standard Btu
lithic Paving Company, excavation,
per cubic yard, sec; concrete, $3.50;
new curbing. per lineal foot, 74c.;
Warren bitulithic paving, per square
yard, s1.45.
Davidson ayenue-Newark Paving
Company, excavation, per cubic yard,
Sac; concrete, S5.S5; new %curbing,
per lineal foot, Use; Warren btu
lithic paving, per square yard, S1.47.
Sheridan street-Standard Btu
lithic Paving Company, excavation,
per cubic yard, sec; concrete, $3.50;
new curbing, lineal foot, 74c.; War
rem bitulithic paving, per square
yard, $1.45.
sheridan street-Newark Paving
Company: Excavation, per cubic
yard, sac: concrete, $3.50; new
curbing, lineal foot, 75c.; Warren
bitulithic paving, per square yard,
$1.47.
Other Streets to be Paved.
Ordinances were introduced pro-
vidiug for the following improve
ments: For the paving with btu
lithic of the following streets, Divi-
sion street, from New Brunswick
avenue to Washington street; New
street, between the same points;
| Barracks street, between the same
points; and Park avenue, from New
Brunswick avenue to Broad street.
For the establishment of grade and
improving of the following streets:
Stockton street, from Smith street to
Lehigh avenue; Fayette street, from
Stockton to Clifford street; and
Laurie street, from Cornell street to
New Brunswick avenue.
An ordinance was passed on Its
final reading providing for the paw
ing of Smith street, from State to
| High streets, with asphalt blocks.
Cigar Company Petition.
A petition was received from~the
Perth Amboy Cigar Company, in
tombstone street, calling the atten-
ton of the board to the needed paw
ing of that street. They state that
they employ 1900 people and that
the street In the vicinity of their fac
tory is bad, particularly after a rain.
The matter was referred to the
streets and sewers committee. .
Several people along Ashley street,
from Amboy ayenu to the Lehigh
| Valley railroad, petitioned the board
to have a grade established and the
street improved in that territory.
This was referred to the same COM
mittee.
An 5000 gallon tank car Of oil
was ordered to sprinkle on the ma
cadamized streets in the city.
Else Sorenson ~petitfoned for a
sewer in Meade. street to connect
with Paterson street. He Is erecting
fourteen houses In that street.
School Bonds Passed.
An ordinance vas passed upon its
third. reading last night providing
FOR the issuing of school bonds to
the total of $4,000 for the pur-
chase of land and to enlarge and fur
nish school No. 8 and to repair and
IuTHlSH Tue BIdIlIudr SCUOOl.
Aid Mosquito determination.
Advertisements are to be placed
instructing property owners to keep
their yards clear of garbage and ves-
sells which might contain stagnant
water and breed mosquitoes. Where
the property owners do not act the
city will, and charge the work OF
cleaning up the yards to the property
owners.
A communication was received
from Joseph e. Stricken in relation
TO the $1,000 offer to settle the eity's
claim of about 100000 against the
old Staten Island Terra Gotta prop
erty, now controlled by the Powers
Realty Company. He stated that q
factory which would employ upwards
Of 1900 men hangs in the balance
in regard to whether or not the city
accepts the offer.
The aldermen took favorable ac-
ton on the $4,000 proposition to
enlarge and remodel the high school
approved by the Board of Estimate
Saturday night.
To Move Isolation Hospital.
Estimates were ordered secured
for moving the isolation hospital to
higher ground and the construction
of a shed for the street department
on the anne property.
The application of Samuel Caller
for a junkman's license was referred
to the Judiciary committee.
Ole Lund Oleson was appointed
dog catcher, his term to run to De-
cember 81, 1911. All the aldermen
were present.
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