Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-15
SOUTH AMB0Y
PAVING TALK
Property Owners Discuss
Broadway Improvement.
Special 10 the EVENING NEws.

were present last evening in the city
hall various property owners on
Broadway; also Mayor Welsh,
COuncilmen Manhattan, O'COnnor
and Stanton and City Engineer Ma
Son.
President Manhattan stated the
object of the meeting was 10 discuss
the proposed paving of Broadway
and he requested Mr.. O'Connor,
chairman of Committee on Streets,
to explain more in detail. Mr..
O'COnnor told of the passing of a
resolution to have the property own
ers discuss the matter with the coun-
Gil and thought it proper that both
the council and property owners
should visit other towns and munic-
qualities to ascertain the success or
otherwise of the various character
of pavements that had been put
down the last few years. The Pres
ident called upon j. A. Sexton for
his views. Mr.. Sexton stated quite
likely his opinion would not agree
with some others, that he had visited
a great many neighboring towns
and cities and he favored the vitri-
fed brick as being superior from
the standpoint of not settling and
being easily to replace where it was
necessary to tear up streets for
connections, etc. He, how
ever, favored having a committee
visit other towns to see what their
experience had been. Gottleib
Straub stated he had been around a
good deal and he thought the asphalt
brick was about as good as any
thing on the market; he favored 1t
IS being pliable to horses and being
noiseless as well as reasonable in
price.
Mr.. NJ. Kaufman stated he agreed
with Mr.. Straub and thought the
asphalt brick about the best there
IS. Mr.. Malloy stated he thought
the State street pavement in Perth
Amboy is very good. also the pave
ment they have on Market street.
Mr.. Kenah thought if Perth Amboy
had adopted the asphalt brick they
would be the right thing to put in
as the people in Perth Amboy have
had a great deal of experience. Mr..
Regain also spoke in favor of the
asphalt blocks and called attention
to the fact that they would not work
up like yitrifed brick.
Mr.. Kern representing the Bithu-
lithic Pavement Co, of Perth Am
boy, requested the privilege of the
floor. He stated he had nothing to
say against n other character of
paving, but asked that he be per-
mitted to take the council and COM
mittee of business men to look over
the streets of any cities between At
lantic City and Newark. He partic-
uierly- that they nav a
visit torStaten Island where the con-
ditiOn of asphalt blocks as compared
with the bithulithic pavement could
be observed. He stated bithulithic
consists of 80 per cent crushed stone
and 10 per cent asphalt, hat it is
~noiseless, clean and sanitary and the
cost is slightly less than asphalt
blocks. He stated they have a con-
tract in Perth Amboy to pave Sheri-
dan street and Davidson avenue.
Mr.. O'Connor stated he thought it
would be advisable for the property
owners to appoint a committee of
five or seven to visit some of the
cities and look over the pavements.
Mr.. Stanton stated it was not for
the city to spend a lot Of money for
va RSi ~ z "hol HouIu Ut
best, hat he might ride over streets
and they might look good, but as to
the lasting quality he did not know
anything, that the city engineer was
present and he thought 1t was up to
him to recommend what is the best
whatever the material nigh be. Mr..
O'Connor stated he did not think it
would be hardly fair to the property
owners invited to be present to de-
eide on the character Of pavement,
to ask the engineer to recommend
any KIND of pavement. Mr.. Stanton
stated he was combining the remarks
to himself, that he personally was in
experienced and the city engineer,
being an experienced man and being
the city engineer of Perth Amboy
also, could give some suggestions,
that he did not intend to deprive any
men or any property owner of their
privilege to discuss the pest kind of
pavement.
City Engineer Mason stated he
thought the. method adopted of hay
ing the property owners visit various
cities and investigate the matter the
proper course, that he would not
care to offer any recommendations
or suggestions in regard to what the
streets should be paved with.
Mr.. Frank Meinzer stated he had
observed the asphalt blocks were
showing signs of the wheels bearing
into the blocks.
Mr.. Gottleib Straub, on behalf of
the property awners, asked who they
would like to have serve on the
committee. The following gentle
men were named on the committee.
a. H. Slower, M. Kaufman, P. F.
Kenah, G. Straub. Mr.. Mahoney, P.
j. Monaghan and Mr.. Sexton.
Mr.. Kern of the bitulithic COM
pany stated he was ready to take the
committee around any time and any
where they wanted to go, he did not
intend to talk pavement, but would
let them use their own eyes.
After talking the subject over
somewhat further, it was decided
that the committee should go on
Wednesday, 18th, leaving this city
at 8 o'clock. 1t was also decided
that the members of the council and
mayor should accompany, Mr.. Sex
ton and City Engineer Mason agree
Ing to furnish their automobiles to
accommodate the council. The two
committees were requested to meet
at Mr.. Mahoney's store on Broadway
as the starting point.
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