Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
MIX-UP OVER
STREET GRADE
South AmbOy Property Own
erS to Discuss Matter.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

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South Amboy, Aug. 25:-Tbe
council met last evening in the city
hall to hear opinions of the various
property owners on Portia in regard
to the gading of that steet. The
two grades as laid out by the city
engineer were explained to the prop
erty owners and a compromise be-
tween the two suggested and desig-
mated as the grade of August "a,
1t provided for an 8 per cent grade
from Pine avenue for a distance of
about 300 feet towards the bay,
where it takes a 5 per cent grade
to a point opposite Stevens avenue
and then takes a per cent grade
down to the shore.
John Perrine stated he thought
this grade would be perfectly salts
factory as far as he was concerned
and the people he had spoken to.
Mr.. Perrine stated he represented
H. c. Perrine, Jr., H. C. Perrine, Sr.,
and William Sprague. Mr.. Baird
stated the grade was satisfactory to
him and William Stephenson stated
he was also satisfied with it.
Mr.. Pearse: 80 far as the lines
of the street a~recOncerned, l think
it is my duty to speak about it at
this time. The nap the engineer
has prepared of course shows Portia
street. Mr.. Mason stated he was
following the official lines"
Mr.. Pearse suggested that if any
property owners had anything to say
they had better speak now. This
brought out a very lengthy discus
C;op o- 10 41a ~roDor+rr If-o, 80 H.
street and developed that the build
ings erected on Portia street were
laid out in accordance with the old
Perrine map, that the official map
of the city as prepared by Hill &
Stout would throw Portia street ten
feet southwark and deprive those on
the southerly side of that street of
ten feet of property. This the
property owners objected to. On the
other hand if the lines were adopted
as confirmed by the survey Of the
present located thereon, it would
mean a shortage of ten feet of prop
erty for owners in the block be
tween Potia street and Louisa street
and even though all the property
owners were ageeable to this, the
city could not pass an ordinance
adopting same as it vas contrary to
the official map already adopted and
as confirmed bf the survey of the
present engineer. 1t was stated this
matter had been the subject of con-
siderable litigation and the city
could not afford to take any action
that might involve future litiga-
ton.
matter could probably be ad1usted
by permitting the lines of Portia
street to remain as at present indi-
Gated and dedicating to the property
owners on Ferris steet ten feet of
that steet, 1t being a 100 foot street
and being able to spare at least ten
feet. This would insure the prop
erty owners in all blocks having
their required feet of property, al
though would mean the moving of
fence and sidewalks of the poperty
owners on s~outherly side of Ferris
street.
After some further discussion Mr..
Barrian made motion that the coun-
Gil as a committee Of the whole no
tify the property owners on Ferris
street. Louisa street and Portia
street that there will be a joint
meeting TO ascertain their opinion in
regard to the suggested adjustment,
and that meeting be called for the
next regular meeting of the council.
Tuesday, September 6. The motion
was carried.
Councilman Stanton stated he did
not think it vas just to make any
property owners move their fences,
sidewalks, etc, to ~rectify any mis-
takes that might have been made
and that he would never vote for
ten feet off any street if it was up 10
him.
There were present at the meet
Ing Mayor Welsh, President Man
haitian, Councilmen Berrtaa, O'Con-
nor, Stanton, and Sturat, Counsel
Tor Pearse, Treasurer Perrine, City
Enginee Mason, Steet Commissioner !
Connors. In the absence of Clerk
Fulton, Charles Mason acted as
clerk.