Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-25
SOUTH AMB0Y
READVERTISE
Broadway Paving Question is
Again Before Council.

south AmDoy, OCT. zo:-lhere
we're 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
neitor Pearse, City Engineer Ma
son, Treasurer Perrine and Street
Commissioner Connors.
The clerk read a petition from
property owners ON Broadway rapre~
senting about 400 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
tn 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 bituIithic
pavement. Mr.. 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 q motion would be; we
have an ordinance on first reading
to pave this street with bitu1ithic
pavement and IL such q motion IL
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 q large number
OF them. have petftioned here to-
night to stop us from putting
through the ordinance with refer
ence to bItulithic pavement. Az I
understand 1t the council are only
anxious to do what the property
owners want, that is in the way of
pavement. AS you all know tt 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 or four kinds Of pavement,
which was In our opinion impracti-
cable. Now we introduce this ordf-
nance to pave Broadway with btu
Ithic pavement with the distinct
impression that the majority of the
property owners desire that sort of
pavement. We heard remarks last
yN@af{n- srfUht nnnaanl - Ahn4 l,x4
were not informed as to who the
gentleman referred to when he
made his objections. We have here
q large number of the property own-
ers on the street, / notice the names
seem to be prominent names repre-
senting about 100 feet. There are
about 1900 feet on the street, that
is on both sides; that seems to be.
rather a large percentage. although
1t Is not half by any means. II the
council do not care to take the re-
sponsibility Of paving the street with
bituiithic as we have already start
ed III proceedings to do. the only
suggestion ! can make is that the
matter be referred again to the
property and let them petit
tion the council and tell what kind
of pavement they want" Mr.. Ber-
rian stated considerable OF the prop
erty along Broadway was owned by
railroad companies and the officers
had not been interviewed to ascer-
tain their wishes; he stated he un-
derstood the property owners were
not opposed to bftulithic. yitrihed
brick or asphalt block, but they
would feel better satisfied II the
council advertised for the differ
emit forms OF pavement. Mr.. O'Con-
nor inquired from the city engineer
what was the best and most SUBJ
stantial kind of brick for pavement
and was told the Metropolitan block.
Mr.. O'Cennor moved the clerk be
instructed to advertise for pavement
to be laid or Broadway consisting
of bitulithic, asphalt block Of three
inches depth and six inches concrete
foundation and Metropolitan block,
with the same foundation, to be adj
yertised two weeks. Carried. Upon
motion of Mr.. Stuart the matter
was left in the hands of the COM
mittee OF streets, city engineer and
city solicitor to prepare proper add
and that all bids be received at
meeting OF November 18th. Carried.
Bills of s. J.. Mason for s125 and
P. j. Monaghan S655 were ordered
paid. Mr.. Pearse stated upon read
ing the franchise with the Middle
sex and Somerset Traction Company
he found II provides they shall ma
cadam between their tracks and two
feet outside same and keep 1t in