Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

| regular meeting OF April lIth, 1911 was
dispensed with, and the minutes were ap-
proved as printed on slips.
A petition from Else Sorensen for a
sewer in Meade Street was received and re-
ferred to the ommitte on Streets and
a letter from Eagle Hose and Chemical
Company reporting the reinstatement Of
! Andrew Weirup as a member OF said COM
pany and requesting exemption certificates
for Chris Larsen. Amos Richards, George
T, Larson and James Johnson, was received
and referred to the Committee on Fire.
A communication from Mcclellan Engine
| Company reporting the election of Daniel
Dwyer on April 18Th, and asking for ex-
emption papers for James Ford and John
J. Desmond was received and referred to
A communication from the Perth Amboy
Cigar Company urging the paving Of John
stone Street was received and referred to
A petition from Samuel Geller for a junk
license at ASH New Brunswick Avenue was
received and referred to the on
A letter from GARFIELD Hose and Chemical
No. 2 had been dropped from membership
and Marinus Ludwigsen elected to fill the
vacancy, was received and referred to the
The following certihcate:
Whereas. The Board Of Education of the
City Of Perth Amboy has decided that 1t IS
I necessary to raise money to enlarge and
furnish the High School. and has prepared
and delivered TO each member Of the Board
OF School Estimate a statement of the
amount of money estimated to be neces-
scribed by the statute; therefore,
Be it Resolved. That the amount of money
school be fixed and determined at Twenty
Thousand Dollars 100000 0ol
F. A. SEAMAN.
c. r. FLETCHER.
Board Of School Estimate.
Perth Amboy, N. j.
April 10, 1911.
was received and confirmed by the follow
Ing vote. Aye-Hornsby, Seaman, Calvin.
Larson, Dalton, sandbeck, voorhees,. Nay
4 petition for establishing a grade and
grading Ashley Street was received and re
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
A petition from Joseph f. Stricken, at
torney. for reduction of taxes on properly
Construction Company from $500 0 to 81
900, was received and referred to the Com
The following Communication from the
Mayor: ~
Board Of Aldermen of Perth Ambo9, n. }.
Gentlemen:-I am advised on Trustworthy
authority that the Public Service Railway
Company. which holds franchises granted
some years ago to other companies to oper-
ate a street railway in our city; has re;
that Ordinance, notably. by refusing to per
nit policemen while on duty TO ride free
on Its cars. We have endeavored to live Ut
to the franchise. and we should insist upor
the company's doing the same s
II the railway people endeavor to Justify
themselves in their recent attitude by rea-
son Of what they may consider. their rights
In consequenGe OF recent a hes iesiS gaIid be M ~
teat those rights in the courts, and In tht
meantime hold the company rigidly to the
execution in detail Of every provision or TN
I am also advised that the provision tc
let school children ride at reduced rates
is frequently violated by making the chill
dren walt an unreasonably long time fol
long as six or eight weeks. In the mean
time, the children have to pay lull cast
Other complaints are to the effect tina.
traffic is unnecessarily and unlawfully
at the car barn and at the corner of Smitf
and Water Streets.
AS to the company's action IN the police
matter, If It is possible for 1t to secure
legislation that nullihes our franchise II
one particular. we may expect in a shor,
and the ailwa people using our city a.
they please; I do not believe this Is tn
take council and protest vigorously agains
this %trampling upon our rights. .
our city that I trust in referring the mat
ter to the City Attorney, you will so In
struct him as to leave no doubt OF our re
speedy results obtained. In the event OF
delay. I shall feel obliged to secure othel
oughly thrashed out at once.
Yours respectfully,
A. BOLLSCHWEILER,
was received and placed on fles -. -
pairing pal Hy.s sns fire ana a sas.9sas sns str paying ~i,h Paid Sita
lllniG paving %
,rs,r-a RsRairing Fire Houses or,
Carl G: Christensen @Z'0ss;
Paving Davidson Avenue,
Standard BItulithio Company: Excava
ton per Gu, I'd S SIC; ,1 concrete to3t per efc Gu: W ya:
Newark Paving Company: Excav&tlon
SIC; concrete, 1856; new curb roc; war
Paving Sheridan Street.
EvHau
$50; new curb per lin. #, 74c; WyaFrer
oifNg e e P PaSims t Psr sa, ?U" DSoaTation
sac; conerdte, s5.s5; new curb, 75c.; War
rem bitulithic pavement, s1.4T.
On motion a Recess was taken
On reconvegningg' the GLOWING resoIut nrn
posed to furnish labor and material FOR re
pairing fire houses according to plans mad
by J. K. Jensen. architect for the sum o
s2.575,O0, and he being the lowest bidder
Be It Resolved, That the contract b
awarded to said c. c.. Christensen for tn
above named sum.
was introduced. and adopted by the follow
Ing vote: Aye-Hornsby, Seaman. CALVIN
Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck. voorhees,. Ma!
The following resolution;
Whereas, The Standard Bitulithlc Co
proposes to construct a bithulithio pave
men on Sheridan Street from Paterson
Street to Market Street and Davidson Ave
nue. from Smith to Market Streets, ant
they being the lowest, bidder for the same
be IL ftNOlNtUs I nat the lNld 10 NV oAN
ed to said Standard Bitulithic Co. at thu
An ordinance entitled Ar ordinance t,
Smith Street to Lehigh Avenue was in
troduceo, passed on its first reading, ant
ordered printed on slips. =.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance T.
grade Stockton Street from Smith street t.
Lehigh Avenue was introduced, passed OF
It's first reading, and ordered printed Oh
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance t
establish the grade Of Fayette Street from
stockton Street to Clifford Street was In
troduced. passed on its first reading ant
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance tt
grade Fayette Street from Stockton Stree
to clifford Street" was introduced, passed
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance t.
establish the grade Of Laurie street froT
was introduced. passed on Its first reading
and ordered printed on slips.
grade Laurie au Street from Cornell Street t.
New Brunswick Avenue" was introduced
passed or It's first reading, and ordered
An ordinance entitled IAN ordlnence to
pava Park Avenue from New B~r2nswich
Avenue to Broad Street with bitulithlC
paving material with the aPpQrteanCes.
and ordered printed on slips.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to
pave Division Street from New Brunswick
Avenue to WASHINGTON Street with bituithi.G
paving material with the appurtenances'
was introduced. passed on its first read
ing. and ordered printed on slips.
pave Barracks Street with bitulithic paving
material with the epburtenances" was in.
troduced, passed on IT'S first reading, and
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to
pave New Street with bltulithic paving ma
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