Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-19
NEARLY HALF A LEFT WAITING
MILLION SPENT AT THE CHURCH
Annual Report of Building
Inspector Shows Permits.

Permits were issued for 1913 build
ings, representing approximately
5472,981 worth of new work from
June to December inclusive of last
veal and s940 were collected as fees,
according to the first annual report
of Building Inspector Michael ]. Me-
-Namara, submitted at the meeting
of the Board of Aldermen last night.
The annual report of the president
of the Board of Library Trustees, a
request for appointment of a censur-
ing committee for moving pictures
were received and action was taken
to acquire land under the high water
mark at the ends of the streets, to-
gether other subjects for dis
position at the meeting.
The report of the building inspec-
tor, received and filed, follows in
part: Thirty-six brick buildings,
$188,110; seven brick alteration and
extensions $26,830; fifty four frame
buildings, $130,005; seventeen frame
extensions, s20,546; fourteen hollow
tile and stucco structures, $38,460;
two reinforced concrete buildings,
S62, 900; n cement block structure,
S $4,000; one reconstructed frame
building, $4,000; one building re-
moved, 500.
Moving Picture Matter.
The request for a censurtng COM
mittee for moving pictures, posters
| advertising the same and for picture
postal cards, was referred to a COM
Imittee Of the whole and will proba-
bly, come up for discussion at the
next committee session. The COM
munication was from the Womansa
ICIub or Perth Amboy. and var sign
| ed BY It's president, Mrs. Bertha
A. Fletcher.
A resolution was passed to have
the judiciary committee look into the
subject of acquiring land below the
high water mark at the foot or
streets. for use by the city. This
matter was placed In the hands OF
the city attorney several months ago.
Keep Payements i'm Repair.
Action was taken to hold the
Hastings Pavement Company to Its
| iYe-year contract to keep the pave
ments 1t laid in this city In good
repair.
A motion was passed ~instructing
city clerk to communicate with the
paving company and instruct 1t to
repair the asphalt block pavements
on State street between Market and
| Smith street and between Smith and
Fayette streets and on Smith street
between High and State streets.
Brighton Avenue Petition.
A petition signed by William j.
Leavy and eighteen other property
owners along Brighton avenue be-
tween Market and Gordon streets
asking that a two inch asphalt BLOCK
pavement be laid, vas received, read
and referred to the committee on
| streets and sewers
The committee on streets and sew
iers reported favorably upon the re-
quest of property owners in Division
street between Broad street and New
Brunswick n for a sewer and
pavement The recommendation was
adopted.
Convery Place between Brace and
New Brunswick is to be
worked to a grade. The board passed
a resolution ~instructing the street
commissioner to advertise for bids
| for the same, to be received at the
meeting on April /.
Communications from Frot6cJloH
Hook and Ladder Company stating ].
H. Martin had resigned from the
company and Jay B. FRANKIE had
been elected to membership, were
referred to the committee on fire.
A request for a bicycle from Build
ing Inspector Michael ]. Mcnamara
was referred to q committee OF the
whole. Mr.. Mcnamara stated a bi-
cycle would be very useful to him
during the coming spring rush.
A resolution, awarding the print
ing of 500 copies of the financial
statement Of the city for $10f. SO
to the Perth Amboy Chronicle Pub
fishing Company, was adopted.
The board adjourned to meet next
Friday night.