Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
ALDERMEN NOT
ABLE TO AGREE
Calvin and Dalton Opposed
by Garrstson and Seaman
on Pavement Matter.
WATER STREET HELD UP
Net to bs Advertised for
Bids at Prssent--Convery
Place is Tabled.

Street improvements in general
came up for action and caused some
discussion at an adjourned meeting
of the Board of Aldermen last
night. But four members were pres
ent and on the subjects of pushing
condemnation proceedings for the
extension of Convery place and the
immediate advertisement for bids
for paving Water street, they could
not agree.
Aldermen Calvin and Dalton
made q futile effort to have a mo-
ton passed empowering the street
commissioner to advertise for bids
for paving Water street. 1t was
lost by the opposition vote furnished
by Alderman-at-Large Garretson
and Alderman Seaman. A motion
to lay on the table until the next
meeting, resolution for institution
of condemnation proceedings for the
extension Of Convery place was
passed by a single vote. Alderman
Calvin voted AYE" and the other
members remained silent.
MIR. Seaman Objects.
Mr.. Seaman's objections for hav-
ilg the street commissioner adver-
tise for lids for paving Water street
at this time were that the thorough
fare was not in shape at this time,
and could hardly be paved before
! next year, sewer and bulkhead be-
, ing necessary first. Mr.. Seaman de-
clared 1t was Just about impossible
| to proceed with the pavement at
this time and said he was opposed to
advertise for bids. Mr.. Calvin prac-
| ticalIy admitted 1t was an inoppor-
tune time to proceed, but claimed 1t
might be well to advertise for bids
and let the contract, the work to be
done when possible, SO that resi-
dents could see the city fathers
| were really trying to do something.
Despite the fact that as chairman
| of the committee on streets and sew
ers it has been the custom for Mr..
| Seaman to make such motions, AL
| derman Calvin made and forced a
motion for the Water street pave
ment. He and Mr. Dalton voted in
favor Of it, but it was lost by the
| opposing votes of Ntessr;. Garretson
and Seaman. The action followed
| the passage of Mr.. Seamans motion
| to instruct the street commissioner
| to advertise for bids for paving Pat
erson street, between State street
and Madison avenue.
! Table Ennvcrr Place Msftar.
! Despite the fact hat MIR. Seaman
desired the city to proceed with
condemnation proceedings to obtain
a strip of land from C Pardee for
! the. extension of Coz, Tery place, the
resolution of the stree. committee,
of which he is charm N. as special
committee in relation to the subject,
was laid on the table until the next
meeting The resolu ion would
| provide that, tnasmuch as the city IS
determined to secure land necessary
for the extension, proceedings be
pushed and application be made to
the courts for commissioners to de-
termine the value Of the land in
| question.
In answer to Mr.. Galvin's motion
! to lay on the table, Mr.. Seaman
said 1t appeared the matter had been
! held up long enough. He main
tai1ed negotiations could go on
with the Pardee interests despite
the proceedings and urged the
Calvin said there seemed to be lit
tie hurry for the improvement at
this time as 1t could ha- lly be made
before next spring anyway. He
, urged the council to keep dickering
| with the Pardee interests in an eff
| fort to come to settlement with
out going to court. He stated both
the owner of the land and his at
torney had been on vacations and
therefore there had been a recent
delay
The street committee, as special
committee on the subject, reported
! that an offer had been made by the
Pardee interests, which could hardly
be accepted by the city, as its future
| was to be guarded and 1t would be
| unwise to limit assessments. The
committee set forth that it felt the
best interests of the city demanded
| that 1t proceed to have the courts
sary for the improvement, The re-
decide a price for the land neces-
port was read and filed. Previous to
( this came q communication from
Adrian Lyon stating he had taken
up the purchase of land with the
Pardee interests, and he desired tc
have the city fathers and the Pardee
| representatives negotiate further in
an effort to make an amicable ad-
justment.
Bids for BullShead.
Three bids were received fol
erecting a bulkhead at Water and
| Lewis street, preparatory to laying
| a pavement on Water street. Action
| was taken to award the contract to
| the lowest bidder, subject to the ap-
| proval of the city surveyor. The es-
Inmates follow: Meagher & Smith,
| concrete bulkhead, $2,446; creosote
pile timber, $4,000. Carl c. Chris
| tensen, concrete, $3.50; creosote
pile timber, $500. Liddle & Pfeif-
fer, concrete, $4,244.04; creosote
pile timber, $4,63766.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed upon it's first reading for
placing a f1fteen-inch sewer in Elm
street, between Market and Smith
streets.
Passage of Ordinances.
Ordinances were passed upon
their second and third and final
readings for paving thirty-foot
strip on Water street between Smith
and Lewis streets. for paving Pater-
son street, between State street and
| Madison avenue, and to lay out,
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