Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings Of the Board of Alder
men of the City of Perth
Amboy, n. j..
April Bird, 1911.

-ReguIar meeting OF tic Council #
the~--1y of Perth Anlboy, n. j. held
April 3rd, 1911. The members present
were; Aldermen Calvin, Larson, Dal-
ton, sandbeck and Alderman-at-Large
The reading OF the minutes Of the
last regular meeting of March 10th,
1911, was dispensed with, and the min
utes were approved as printed on slips.
A COMMUNICATION from owners of
property on Penn street, expressing a
preference as to material to be used
in paving said street, of which prop
eTty owners sixteen preferred brlck,
macadam. was received and referred to
the Committee on Streets and Sewers.
A communication from the standard
oil Company proposing to sell road OIL
In tank cars at 3.35 vents per gallon or
: IA cents a gallon in barrels. was re-
ceiYed and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
a petition from property owners on
Oak street between Smith and Market
streets to AVE said street paved with
asphalt blocks, was received, referred
to the Committee on Streets and Sew
ers, and on motion the prayer of the
petitioners was granted.
A petition from property owners IN
Kennedale Park for ashes on the side
walks, was received and referred to
the Committee on Streets and Sewers.
A petition for paving Park Avenue
from Broad street to New Brunswick
Avenue with bitulithic paving mate
rial, was received and referred TO the
Committee on Streets and Sewers, and
on motion the prayer Of the petitioners
was granted.
A Communication from the Architec-
tural Tile and Faience Company ask
Ing under what conditions they could
ave a fire alarm box installed at their
plant, was received. referred TO the
Committee on Fire, and the Clerk in
structed to inform the company as to
conditions and prices.
a communication from Mcclellan
Engine Company, No. 3. asking for an
exemption certificate for William
Cieary, who had served seven years,
was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Fire.
A communication from the Board of
Trade, urging action towards safe
erection of fences along railroad lines,
was received and referred TO the Com
mittee on judiciary for consultation
with the City Attorney.
A petition for establishing q grade
on Laurie street from Cornell street to
New Brunswick avenue and to work
Laurie street from Amboy avenue to
nshed grade, was received and referred
70 the Committee on Streets and Sew
ers.
A communication from Hugh Kelley
and Jacob Goldberger protesting
against the AMI of assessing said
street asphalt block pavement was
tee on Streets and Sewers.
An ordinance entitled AN ordinance
relating to the construction of build
ings IN the City Of Perth Amboy, New
Jersey, was introduced. passed on its
hrst reading and ordered printed on
slips.
The Committee on Fire, to whom
had been referred the election OF
Charles T. Moore, George Schenck.
Percy Palmer and James e. Anderson
into Lincoln Engine Company, recon-
mended the approval OF the election
and the addition Of the above names to
the City Fire Roll, which recommended
tfon was on motion adopted.
The Committee on Fire. to whom had
been referred the election OF william
Poulsen and Han Peterson (the latter
from Garfield Hose Company into
Eagle Hose ana Chemical Company,
recommended that the election be APP
proved. and the names accordingly
placed on the fire RON of the city.
The Comptroller having audited Bills
70 the following accounts:
Contingent
Fire Equipment .............. 1879
Public Grounds and Buildings. 1881
City Hall extension. 1900
streets ana sewers ..........,. 1909
Compton Avenue sewer........ $500
King Street pavement, .,,..... 1864
Lewis Street pavement. ....... 1854
Hobart Street pavement. .... 1884
FAyette Street pavement. State