Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-18
COMPETITION
IS DEMANDED
Some Broadway Property
Owners Object to BituIithic.
sDsyaI to n. EvEN1No VIEWS.

"OAShy NSoS J. OOtAhoA A Ah1
tan, Stanton and Stuart, also Clerh
Fulton, City Solicitor Pearse. City
Engineer Mason, City Treasurer
Perrine and Street Commissioner
Connors.
Clerk read communication from
the Csntrell Construction Comany
Of Philadelphia, In which they claim.
ed tt various letters to the city
council had not been answered, thai
they were DESTROYS OF making an ap.
pointment with the city officers tt
go over their work in this city, and
requested that check be forwarded
them for the $1,400 still dye them
The communication was left in the
hands OF the sewer committee. Mr.
Pearse stated he had always replied
to their communication and the mat
ter was up to the Cantrell company
and not to the city.
Clerk read communication from
the independence Engine and Hose
Company stating that at their last
meeting Th6<1as Fitzmorris was sus
pended for non-payment of dues and
A j. Miller was elected In his place,
The communication was received and
action of the fire conbany sus-
tanned.
Clerk read communication from
Frank Hoffman, superintendent Rar-
itan River Railroad, making applica-
ton for peril ssion to store gasoline
on their property at corner of Cath
crime street and Stevens avenue In
quantity not to exceed $50 gallons.
1t was. referred to committee on
licenses with power.
The clerk reaS communication
from Mr.. G.. l. Brown, president
Middlesex Monmouth Electric Light
Heat and Power Company, stating
he would be glad to meet the coun-
Gil at their cAnvenience. Mr.. O'Con-
nor stated he communicated with
Mr.. Brown by telephone and he ar
rived this evening and transacted
the business desired by the light
ing committee, which consisted OF
moving certain Nights and replacing
them on othSr streets, etc.
Bills amounting In total to $1,612
were ordered paid.
Thomas Brown, of Perth Amboy,
asked privilege of the floor in behalf
OF certain property n on
Broadway in the matter of pavement.
Mr.. Brown laid particular stress up
on the fact that he was In no wise
opposing the paving and that the
people he represented did NOT oppose
the paving of Broadway but they did
wish the matter putin such shape
that there would be a greater lati-
tude for competition. He claimed
the notice of intention to ave was
not legal in that 1t merely stated the
fact and did not give any information
as to the character Of pavement
which would admit property owners
fling objections. To file any objec-
ton on the intention as published
would be an objection to the paving
OF Broadway, which the property
owners aid not, object TO-. but that
the intention should have specified
the kind or kinds Of pavement, there
by giving them an opportunity to
object to such character of pave
ment as they did not desire. Mr..
Brown stated that actual investiga-
tion had developed that with proper
competition In the matter of bids
the price per square yard for btu
lithic would be reduced by forty or
fifty cents per square yard. Mr..
Brown also claimed that Commits
sioners Of Assessment should have
been appointed preceding the i'm
proyement. Upon being questioned
by Mr.. Pearse 1t was admitted by
Mr.. Brown that to secure bids an or
dinance could specify but one char
acter of pavement.
Mr.. Stuart produced a newspaper
clipping showing where bids for Bit
ulithic In the town of Kearny had
been let at $2.I9 per square yard.
Mr.. O'Connor stated he did not I'M
derstand how 1t would be possible
to advertise for vitrifed brick, as
phalt blocks, ETC., when there were
SO many grades, including poor
quality, and the council would be
expected to take the lowest bid;
that all of the citizens investigating
pavement had stated bitulithic was
a good pavement and that it appeared
those desiring another character of
pavement were In the minority and
perhaps the majority should rule,
particularly when a petition had been
presented calling for a specific char
acter of pavement, and that from
talks with property owners on Broad
way he had best of reasons to believe
they did not want a brick pavement.
The ordinance was allowed to lay
over until the next meeting.
Mr.. Stuart stated some OF the
merchants were placing electric
electric lights In front of their
places of business and while a white
way was very desirable, he thought
a more neat character of pole should
be placed than had so far been put
down; that the lightingA company
were placing rough telegraph poles
sawed on which were very unsightIy,
and now that we proposed to fix
Broadway up d little this matter
should be given attention. He In
CURED II the matter could be regu-
lated by ordinance. Mr.. Pearse
stated 1T could. Mr.. O'Connor called
attention to the fact that the ordi-
nance already covered the matter
In that 1t provided that no poles
should be erected without permits
sion of the committee on streets,
and If the poles were not suitable
permission need not be granted.
Mr.. Stanton called attention to q
condition existing On FeItus street
whereby water was allowed to drain
into a party's cellar through stop
page OF a cuIyert pipe. He clained
the matter was brought up some two
months ago and sb suld have been
given attention before this time.
The street commissioner stated the
matter was at present being gireu
attention Mr. 0Tonnor stated the
pipe referred 10 belonged, he am