Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-18
COUNCIL MINUTES
Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Perth Amboy, N. J.
September End and 3rd, 1912.

OF the city of Perth Amboy, N. j.
September end and 3rd, 1912.
Regular meeting of the Council of
he City of Perth Amboy, N. j., Sep
TENDER End, 1912. No quorum being
present, the meeting was adjourned TO
september Bird, 1912.
WILBUR LA ROE,
Adjourned meeting of the Council Of
the City of Perth Amboy, n. j., held
september Bird, 1912. The members
present were Aldermen Seaman, Calvin,
Jalton, and Alderman-at-Large Garrett
son.
On motion the reading of the min
utes of the last regular meeting of
gust 18th, 1912, was dispensed with,
and the minutes were approved as
printed on slips.
At $3.50 bids for furnishing material
and constructing bulkhead on Water
street at the foot of Lewis street, were
received.
Upon r~econvening, the bids were
opened and We're as follows:
Carl c. Christensen-For concrete
bulkhead, $3.50; for creosoted timber
Meagher & smith-For concrete
bulkhead. s2.445; for creosoted timber
Liddle & Pfeiffer-For concrete
bulkhead, s4,244.04; for creosoted tim
Der bulkhead. s4,637.66.
On motion the contract was award
ed to the lowest bidder on the approval
of the City Surveyor.
On motion the checks accompanying
the bids of the unsuccessful bidders
were ordered returned to said bidders.
A petition for cancellation of as
sessment of $3.50 against block 312 b
lots 142-14s taxes 191l-Mike Brown
was received and referred to the
Committee on Taxation.
Petition for appointment of John
Fothergill as inspector of Water street
pavement, was received and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Sew
ers.
Petition for lettering the condition
of the sewers in Chapman avenue and
Fayette street was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets
and Sewers.
The following communication:
September 3, 1912.
To the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Perth Anboy.
Gentlemen:
In conversation with Alderman Sea-
man last evening in reference to the
, that the city was waiting for some
action to be taken by the c.. Pardee
Works, looking to an amlcable ad-
justment of the matter. In conse-
uuence of that conversation l took up
the matter today with a representative
of the 1 shall be very glad
to meet the committee from your board
| at some convenient time and discuss
IL h'"ttSA'
fDictated) ADRIAN LYON.
was received and ordered placed on
file.
An ordinance entitled A ordinance
to lay a fifteen inch pipe sewer with
house connections in Elm street be
tween Market street and Smith street
was introduced, passed on its first
reading and ordered printed on Sips.
The Committee on Fire, to whom
had been referred the report OF Lincoln
| - ~ thn n1nntInn tr
membership of Geo. II. Yost, Harry
Neal, Charles Damgaard, John Rhodes,
and VIM. J. O'Hara, recommended
that the action of the Company be APP
proved and that the names herein be
added to the Fire Roll, which recon-
m%endation was on motion adopted.
The following report OF the Street
Committee as a SpeGlal Com{nirtee Worr
land for Convery place Extension:
Your Committee on streets VINO
We're designated to confer with the =.
demning of their land which 1t Is ne
cessary to take for the opening OF
Convery place and the terms unue1
which said land shall be taken; "ouio
respectfully report that while the
Committee desires to impose no nara
ship upon the present owners OF the
land, and have taken full cosnlzahct
and probable future use of the lang
for manufacturing purposes, ana II
the present time only were to be con-
sidered,. would advocate the afGspiic
a matter In which we must consider
the future. A street must be opened
to accommodate the traffic OF a rapldlS
erowing section Of the city, ana the
Committee think that the city's best
interest lies in not acting upon the
proposition of the c. Pardee " orks 70
limit their assessments for all tune 70
come to the amount of the purchase
price, but in proceeding to take ths
property under proper measures anu
Fix an award according to the proV1s-
The Company's statement that the
land Is intended for factory uses should
be and is given full credance at pre-
sent, but that Is not considered a sa,e
tights to assess for Improvements IN
the future; for thus the city's hands
would be tied, and the mpa $
right to convert the properly mo stHnl
sidentiaI or business iots "ouiu SILL
Your Committee feels that the best
interest of the city requires mat we
proceed without delay to take the
nnroperty. and pay such definite price
for 1t as the Courts may direct, ana
would recommend such course.
was received. and on motion ordeTeu
nlaced on file, and the recommendation
was adopted. A,l,a
to the following accounts: 81, %
Tntan O. navament 43.17
Garretson avenue opening. lz'.Eo
tombstone st. grade, Hall to "a on
We e. iGrodn 26.35
70 % A. Grade Within. 26. "a
| Hommann Ave. grade ....:,:.. z'.40
| West Side Ave. sewer, Hall to an a
10000
nc Market 21.97
$3.50 aa and savers ........ 1,S8442
81 81 ON" 229.S4
6611Uot Count 7.50
IMne O 2, ole. 81
rnI 422.45
9C,hun Srourds and buildings. 40.75
49, /, 364.2
warrants were ordered drawn Ior inc
| eaueral amounts