Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-16
FOUR STREETS
WILL Be PAVED
Aldermen Introduce Ordln-
ance-- Petition Received.

Action was taken by the Board
Of Aldermen last night to pave four
streets. At the same time petitions
were received for payements IN -FOUR
other streets and for sewers and
other improvements elsewhere. Ihe
proposition to open and extend
Convery Place across the Lehlgh
| Valley railroad tracks was started
over again in accordance with a de-
cision made at the committee meet
ing Friday night, it having been de
cided at that time that such steps
we're probably best to insure flaw
less proceedings. The city clerk
was instructed to give notice OF IN
tention of making the extension and
for passing an ordinance and TAX
ling other action in connection there,
with. AS was originally intended,
the thoroughfare Will be extended
southerly across the Lehigh Valley
tracks and lands of G. Pardee to
| Smith street to serve as q connect
ing link between the northwestern
and southwestern parts of the city.
It Is proposed to pass the ordinance
for 1t on May 20.
NtjltT plNNVb
An ordinance was introduced and
passed upon its first reading to pave
| Water street, from Smith street to
High street, with twoAnch asphalt
blocks. This may mean that that
part of Water street will be CON
verified into an attractive boulevard,
as that Is the intention of those who
petitioned for the pavement. They
LI-I- nAA at
planting trees and s~hrubbery In an
endeavor to make Water street be-
low Smith street a highly attractive
residential place.
The council adopted recommended
lions of the street and sewer com
mittee to pave Brighton avenue, be-
tween Market and Gordon streets
with two-inch asphalt block; and to
pave First street, from Market street
to Rarltan river, and Lewis street,
from First street to Madison ave-
nue.. 1t is the intention Of the
board to pave Mechanic street, be-
tween Fayette and Commerce
streets, with two-inch asphalt
blocks. As a petition before the
council called for a pavement to
Washington street, that was with
drawn, to be replaced by { new one.
Difficult Proposition.
The subject OF paving has become
a difficult proposition to the city
fathers, because of the numerous re-
quests being made. While 1t had
been intended to lay but few new
payements this year, the aldermen
have been obliged to stretch their
original intentions q point and are
now going forward with c~onsidera-
BILE more improvements than they
had expected to make. Still petit
tons for pavements, sewers, and
other improvements pile up. The
aldermen declare the best thing they
can do Is to consider the requests at
committee sessions and there de-
eide what a be done for the mon
ey at hand, and who are most II
titled to the improvements.
More Petitions Received.
Petitions were received for the
following last night, and referred
to the committee On streets and
sewers, as is customary For an
asphalt block pavement on Elm
street, from Smith street to Market
street, signed by Peter Hoeberg and
six others; for an asphalt block
pavement on Paterson street,
signed by Esther Cohen and nine
others; for a fi~fteen-inch sewer on
Parker street between James and
Chauncey streets. signed by Nels
Hansen and three others; for a sew
er On Elm street, from Smith street
.southerly to Market street, signed
by Peter Hoeberg and four others;
for an asphalt block pavement on
Brighton avenue, between Gordon
and Paterson streets, signed by Bar
ney Strein and six others; and for
grading. curbing, tagging and paw
ing with yltrifed brick that part of
Lehigh avenue between Prospect
street and land Of G. Pardee. The
Hansen of the Fords Terra Gotta
Works, and Ferdinand Wetterberg
of the New Jersey Wood Finishing
company, complained that delivery
prices were high at present because
of condition of Lehigh avenue, on
which their factories border.
No Reply from Freeholders.
Alderman Dalton reported for the
special committee named to confer
with the Board of F~reeholders in
regard to having the county pay for
paving New Brunswick avenue from
the Lehigh Valley tracks westward
to Convery Place. He said the
county officials had given no decisive
reply. but informed the committee
that Col, Stevens, state road super
tntendent. would come to this city
to go over the matter. Mr.. Dalton
reported the committee had told the
treeholders any kind of pavement 1t
deemed best would be acceptable to
the city.
Resolutions were passed to have
commissioners named for assessing
in the matter of opening Convery
Place between Brace and New
Brunswick avenues.