Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-04
South Amboy !: Roosevelt !: Port Reading
keasbey : South River : Old Bridge
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stand the cost with the city. Upon
the request of the moyor, the city
engineer explained the bitulithie
pavement is a patented process con-
trolled by Warren Brothers Com
pany and licenses are issued to lay
ing companies throughout the eoun-
try. Mr.. Mason stated the prices
varied on different streets from
$3.50 to So per yard-bitulithic
$3.50, asphalt blocks a little more
and brick $40 and up. The rep
resentatye of the bitulithic COM
pany asked to explain so far as COM
petition was concerned there is a
greater competition in bitulthic
pavement than any other material
except brick. Only last week j. F.
Stanley beat people on Market
street, Newark, and in every case
where the job 8 big enough to war
rant a good contractor coming In to
do the work We have to hustle pretty
close on our figures to get The job.
Mr.. O'Connor presented O copy of a
petition he had received from Ba-
yonne with names representing H.
45S feet of property for bitulithic
pavement.
The moon to- pave with btu
lithfc WAS carried, Councilman
Stanton voting against.
4 Bills amounting In total to
E$450.83 were ordered.
Resolution offered by Mr.. O'Con-
nor that t9EA he n1u.~ool F-1~> 49,
tingent fund to street department 10
meet necessary expenses of that de
partment, was adopted.
Mr.. O'Connor called attention to
necessity of running some sewer pipe
to reach properties of Frank Dis
brow in George street and another
property In Pine avenue The matter
was referred to committee on sewers
and the city engineer with power
to attend to 1t as promptly as possi-
Bile.
The following ordinance was In
troduced by Mr.. O'Connor:
To the Mayor and Council. City of
South Amboy. Be 1t ordained
as follows;
Section 1:-That Broadway from
Main street to Bordentown avenue
in the city of South Amboy, n. j., be
improved as follows: Tho roadway
on Broadway shall be paved from
curb line to curb line with btu
lithic pavement, as laid by Warren
Brothers Co. on a 6-inch concrete
foundation, blue stone curb to be
set where none is placed, old curb
to be reset and replaced whore nee
essary. Section 2:-That ul1 costs
and experIes of said improvement
when completed shall be assessed
and filed yas directed by law, Sec
ton 3:-That all resolutions OF or
dinances inconsistent herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed
The ordinance was laid over under
rules until next meeting aud 10
ferred to committee or ordinances.
The treasurer's report showed
balance to general account s~8,112.34
and balance to water account
$654.86. It was received and filed,
Mr.. Mason stated he had taken up
with the water commissioner the
matter OF a standpipe In the upper
section OF the city and they had
practically decided to make q sepa-
rate system OF the upper part of the
NH Hish soettons
concluded on a definite location for
the standpipe.
MIR. O'Connor inquired why ad.
v~ertisement for bids on Mechanics
Vile section of the sewer had not
been inserted In the newspaper. The
city clerk explained he Yves awaiting
specifications so he could properly
word the advertisement. The city
engineer stated he had them type
written, but suggested a supply be
printed before the advertisement
was inserted SO bidders could obtain
copies.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Councilman Stanton and
adopted. Be 1t
Resolved, BY the common council
of the city of South Amboy that the
general plans prepared by the city
engineer for the section OF sanitary
sewer system known as Mechanics
vile section be and the same is
hereby adopted; and be 1t further
ordained that the sewer committee
of said common council be and Is
hereby authorized to treat with the
owner or of all lands neees-
sary to be taken to carry out such
general plans; and the clerk is here
by directed to advertise for bids for
the construction of said Mechanics
vile section of said sanitary sewer
system in the name required by
law.
Bill of Collins & Gundrum for
work constructing sewer connections
amounting to $400 was ordered paid,
A representative of the Eureka
Hose Company was given the privi-
lege of exhibiting samples OF hose
and explaining prices, etc.. TO the
council, but no action was taken in
purchasing any hose.
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