Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-18
DAVID STREET
FOLKS OBJECT
File Remonstrancs Against
Paving That Thoroughfare.
eDsc,dI to the EVENING EEWs.

South Amboy, Sept. 18:-There
were present at the regular meeting
of the common council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Councilman Manhat-
tan, O'Connor, Stuart and Slower,
also Clerk Mack, Solicitor Pearce,
City Engineer Mason, Treasurer Per-
rine and Street Commissioner Con-
nors.
Petition from property re-
Question that the council withhold
any action on the proposed altera-
ton of Portia street was referred to
: the special committee appointed on
that matter.
A notice of objection to the paving
b Of David street between Roosevelt
street and the New York and Long
Branch R. R. was read. They claim
ed the work was not required, that
the property is not of sufficient val
.ue to warrant the expenditure, that
the council has no right to improve
a portion of the block without i'm
proving the whole, and chiefly be-
cause it would be a hardship to the
property owners in the designated
territory. 1t was found that a big
majority of property owners favored
the improvement anu upOA 10
of Mr.. Manhattan the remonstrance
was received and filed.
REQUEST was read from Protection
Engine Company requesting use or
the city team to haul steamer In
parade at Perth Amboy October "a.
1t was referred to the mayor.
Communication was read from the
Merritt & Chapman Wrecking Co.,
of New York, regarding their Dill Tor
$1,000. 1t was referred to the sew
er committee with the city engineer
Standardization for transfer OF Elquof
license from Wycklo Cosmoskl 10
William Lyons was referred 10 the
committee or licenses.
Bill for S51.25 of Collins & Gun
drum for, stone furnished contractor
working on standpipe, also Dill OF
David Quinlan on same account Tor
s98.75 and bill of G.. H. Smith, of
South River on like account for sly
81 were read and referred to the
water committee.
The following bids for painting In
terror and exterior of Protection and
independence Houses were read: G.
II. VanDusen, $3.50; w. H. Ward,
S177;.John Faux, $225; w. 7. Ham
mil. $3.50; and w. H. Parisen, $198,
all of South Amboy. They were re
ferred to the committee on fire and
later contract was awarded to w. L,
Hammill.
Bills amounting in total to $751;
773.67 were ordered.
Mr.. John A. Lovely was given the
floor and stated he represented two
CERT men, Mr.. Callahan and Mr.
Smith who had liens against the
standpipe contractor and requested
that the recommended payment OF
$500 on contract be held in abey-
ance until his claims were settled
The bills amounted to SAL and $40
respectively. After looking into this
matter the council stated there was
$500 owing Tippett & Wood on
account of contract; that there was
6-being held in allegiance
and all claims presented to date did
not quite aggregate $500. The re-
preventative of Tippett & Wood
stated they might sublet the contract
for the foundation of the standplpe
tn e. l.. Mathis, who had not been
able to meet his bills. He did, not
see why their payment should be
withheld as there was double the
amount of the bills still owing the
contractor by the city. The city sol
icitor stated that under the circum-
stances the city could not do other
wise than withhold the entire
amount.
Resolution that the clerk be auth
orized to advertise for bids to be re-
ceived October / for furnishing 800
feet 6-inch cast iron water pipe and
six 6-inch gate locks for the water
department, was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted proV1d-
ing for the d~iscounting of a note Tor
$4,000 at 5 per cent, for period
tof fddr months, in anticipation OF as
sessments on Broadway improve
ment.
Resolution was adopted providing
that note due October % for $1,000
account Broadway improvement be
renewed for a period of four months
Resolution was adopted that $4l.-
81 be appropriated to pay interest
due on Broadway improvement note
due September %.
Resolution was adopted that ST.
800 be appropriated to pay public
dock bonds and interest due October
l..
p Resolution was adopted authorlz-
ing the advertising for sale of school
bonds in the sum of $4,000, bids to
be published in the South Amboy
Citizen, Perth Amboy EVENING
NEWS and Wall Street Journal and
to be received at City Hall, Tuesday,
October %, at 8 p. m.
Resolution was adopted to submit
to the voters of the city the accept
ance or rejection of the act regulat-
ing the pay of policemen's salaries,
November 5.
The treasurer's export showed bal
ance to general account s3,641.44;
balance to water account ~S642.6b;
balance to sanitary sewer account
$11,047.48 and balance to Broadway
Improvement account $1,926.10. 1t
was received and filed.
Licenses for plumber was granted
to Thomas Vail and Kelly & McAlin-
den, of Perth Amboy.
The ordinance on grade Of Portia
street was continued on first reading.
Mr.. O'Connor reported that the
matter of 'FY" at Main street and
Broadway had been satisfactorily set
tied by changing the crosswalk. At
torney Pearse stated he had pre-
pared an ordinance covering the "Y'
which was taken up or first reading
and continued under the rule.
Z Mr. Stanton reDOrted that Collins