Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-04-02
Council Confirms the Names
of VIM. H. GrisWoId and
Sidney RiddIestorffer.
CHOSEN BY GARRETSON
Commission Now Consists OF
Five MEMBERSHIP More
Special City Council.
PETITIONS ARE RECEIVED
Graham & Mckeon Get Con-
tract for Convery Place
Grading--0 Matters.
CHOSEN BY GARRETS0N
PETITIONS ARE RECEIVED

William H. Griswold and Sidney
Riddlestorffer being appointed as ad-
ditional members of the Public
Playground Commission, and action
to dispense with services of all spe-
cial counsel for street improvement
and extension work were among the
moro prominent matters handled by
the Board of Aldermen at their first
meeting of the month last night.
Work of grading Convery Place was
awarded to Graham & McKeon, the
lowest bidders, and several petitions
we're received for new pavements,
grading and other street improve
ments in other parts of the city.
Five Now On Playground Board.
The council confirmed the action
of Acting Mayor Garretson In nam
ing Messrs Griswold and Riddles
torffer on the Public Playground
Commission. The board Is now
composed Of five members instead of
three as formerly. 1t is likely that
q meeting will be held soon to re-
organize for the year. Mr.. Girls
void, one of the new members Is
superintendent at the New Jersey
Terra Gotta works. The other, MT.
Riddlestorffer, Is secretary and
treasurer of the Perth Amboy Trust
Company.
No Special Attorneys.
In accordance with a resolution
unanimously adopted the city attor-
ney must act in all legal matters
concerning street provements and
extensions BY this act the council
has dispensed with services Of law
yers other than the city attorney
The clerk was instructed to notify
City Attorney C. G.. Hommann to that
effect
Convery Grading Contract.
Graham & McKeon offered to
.gyade on Couvery Place for twenty
n.ne cents cubic yard. AS their
bid was the lowest they were award
ed the contract after short recess
Other estimates werei Martin Han
son, thirty-five cents per cubic yard;
and Liddle g. Pfelffer, forty-four
ceYe g cubic yard
Committee to FreehoIders.
Alderman-at-Large Garretson nam
ed Aldermen Dalton, Kutcher and
Calvin on special committee to
confer with the Board of Freehold
ers relative to having the county pay
for paving New Brunswick avenue
from the Lehigh Valley tracks west
ward to Convery Place, after mo-
ton had been passed to take such
steps. AS that portion of New
Brunswick avenue is considered
county road, the aldermen are of the
opinion that the county should pay
for paving it, just as it did for paw
ing a portion of Livingston avenue
leading from New Brunswick.
Pursuant to action taken at pre-
vious meeting to have repairs made
to the asphalt block pavements on
Smith and State streets, a motion
y~as passed last night directing the
city clerk to notify the Public Ser
vice Railway Company to repair the
roadbed under its tracks on State
and Smith streets.
To Curb Woodruff Place.
Charles Mend cleft, Edward Tym-
fakiewicZ and w. E. Mccullough had
a complaint before the aldermen last
night concerning surface drainage
over Woodruff place, which they
claimed had worn a small gully and
was a detriment to property facing
on Rector street. The board accord
ingly passed q motion instructing the
street commissioner to direct prop
erty owners in Woodruff place TO
set curbing from High to Rector
street. The complainants declared
in a communication sent to the
council, that through neglect of pro-
vidiDg curbing on Woodruff place
they had complaint to make
against the city. They set forth that
water accumulated In the center of
the block on Woodruff place and be-
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