Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
TO ISSUE BONDS.
FOR SCHOOLS
South Amboy Council Takes
Action at Last.
Special 10 the EVENING NEWS.

regular meeting of the common
council last evening Charles e. Will
burt, of Perth Amboy, was awarded
the contract for curbing and tagging
David street between Broadway and
Stevens avenue, his bid being the
lowest. The bids were as follows:
Hans Satter & Son, Perth Amboy,
18c. per square foot for tagging, TIC.
per lineal foot for new curb, soc. per
lineal foot for resetting old curb.
Charles e. Wilburt, Perth Amboy,
lie, TIC, and 28c. Collins & Gund-
rum, South Amboy, 22c, 79c., and
24c.
Communication from Tippett e
Wood reported the standpipe COM
pleted and tested and requested pay
ment in accordance with contract.
The city solicitor reported a mechan-
ics' lien against this firm, and the
matter was referred to the commit
tee on water with the city engineer
and solicitor.
Communication from P. L. Todd,
of New York, presenting claim for
500 of John S.. Withers for damage
to automobile caused by running into
washout at Pine and B~ordentown
avenues August 25 was read and re-
ferred to street committee with the
city solicitor.
Application of Thomas Vail for
license to do plumbing work was re-
ferred to committee on licenses. Also
application of Kelly & McAlinden
Company, of Perth Amboy. Bills
amounting In total to $2,516 were
q ordered paid.
Ordinance regulating the grades
for all sidewalks was taken up on
second reading and passed. 1t was
then passed On third and final read
ing.
Mr.. Pearse stated in publishing
the notice of intention to flag David
street between Broadway and Rose
well street it had read ~f1agstones,
which caused a remonstrance, as II
should have read with either flag,
stones or concrete, and that it would
therefore be necessary to publish g
correct notice of intention. The re-
port of the solicitor and his sugges-
ton were adopted.
Mr.. Pearse reported that in &C
eerdance with proposed franchise fol
the Public Service Corporation they
were going ahead with the switch
at Main street and Broadway but
that the work was not in accordance
with the description contained in the
ordinance or in accordance with the
mar submitted; that the work was
being gone ahead with on lines con
tanned in an old map which was OBJ
jected to by the council; that The
way the work was proceeding i
would intersect the crosswalk, an(
that 1t had therefore been stopped
and the Public Service were await
ing the passage of the ordinance
which would give them the proper
description. Mr.. Pearse furthel
stated one of the councilmen stated
! the tr>,ley company was not running
tleir- CARS to the city line, but Were
. stopping at the Central railroad sta
ton and thought there should be
some provision in the franchise thai
would compel them to run to the city
line. The Rev. H. NJ. P. Pearse was
given the privilege of the floor anC
called attention to the fact that the
Public Service Corporation was pro
ceeding along the lines that calico
forth a protest a year or more ago
as the switch would intersect the
crosswalk leading to his church ano
%.endanger the Sunday school children
and he asked hat the franchise be
not granted. Solicitor Pearse STATED
he thought it was a mistake on the
part of the engineers engaged on the
work and that the Public Service
CORPORATION were fully aware OF al
the circumstances.
Mr.. O'Connor moved that the clerl
be directed to notify the Public Ser
vice company to comply with thu
franchise granted, which provides
that they run cars to the city line
carried.
Mr.. O'Connor brought up the ques
ton of the searchlights used by troll
ley cars, stating 1t was very danger
Gus and moved that the clerk b.
directed to communicate with thu
Jersey Central Company and Public
Service Company asking that the.
discontinue using searchlights with
in the city limits. Carried. MT
~Pearse stated an ordinance shoult
be passed regulating the candlepoW
er that should be used and he wa
requested to have same prepared 10
next meeting of the council
Mr.. O'Connor stated a number o
people on Main street had complain
ed of the disturbance caused by trol
ley cars blowing the whistle and NJ
thought some steps should be take1
to have it stopped. The solicitor
stated it was a matter for the mayor
to correct with the aid of he police
Mr.. Pearse stated in regard tt
poles of the Electric Light Company
on Broadway that he had looked oVei
the contracts and franchises ant
fnds under the contract existing the
light company is only authorized Il
erect the necessary poles in order te
string their wires to supply the
lights which they have agreed tt
= supply, and he believes under tina
contract the city can compel them tc
confne their lines or their wires tf
such poles as will end to minimize
a the number of poles-in other words
the city can compel them to strlne
their wires on the poles which have
beer designated for the use OF the
Public Service and telephone compa-
MES. In regard\to franchise for the
Jersey Central company to connect
between Main street and Stevens
went they have no franchise what.
ever to do that. Upon motion the
city solicitor was ordered to take up
with the Public Utilities Commission
the matter of poles on Broadway. MT
O'Connor stated a number OF proper
ty owners on Raritan street, Fifth