Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-13
SOUTH AMB0Y
ORDERS HOSE
Common Council Took Up
Many Matters Last Night.
Special to the EVENING JEWS.

South AmbOy, Nov. 13.-An order
for 400 feet of fire hose was placed
with the Gutta Percha Rubber Com
pany at the meeting Of the common
council last night. Bids were re-
ceived from the Eureka Fire Hose
Manufacturing Company. A. c. Rowe
& Sons, and the Gutta Percha Rub
Der Manufacturing Company various
prices being named by each for diff
ferent type of hose. The bids were
referred to the committee on fire.
Representatives Of the Gutta Percha
Company and Eureka Company were
given the floor and explained in de-
tail the merit of their respective
wares. Later on resolution offered
by Mr.. Stanton, the contract was
awarded to the Guta Percha concern.
Petition was received from citi-
gems, property owners, etc, residing
on Bordentown avenue and Catherine
street between Pine avenue and Ste
vens avenue, requesting that relief be
given from the present dangerous
and inconvenient condition of upper
gutter or ditch running from Pine
avenue eastwardly towards Stevens
avenue along Bordentown avenue.
The petition claimed the ditch is con-
s~tantly encroaching upon private
property abutting same to the harm
full injury of thep roperty. The mat
ver was referred to the committee on
streets.
Communication from A. J. Miller
was read calling attention to and beg
ging that steps be taken to effect
removal of two electric light poles
now standing on northeast corner Of
Broadway and First street and two
others on northerly side of First
street below Broadway; three of
these poles it is declared stand in
the middle of newly made sidewalk.
The clerk was directed to communi-
cate with the New York Telephone
Company an IL them to give i'm
mediate Telf .n the vicinity where
the poles are.
Mrs. Catherine Mullen sent the
council a plumbers bill of SIT claim
ing that Mr.. Gundrum is responsible
for it for the ann in which he
laid pipes from the house to the
sewer. The matter vas referred to
the committee OF sewers.
Communication was read from
the Combination Ladder Company
regarding the damage to new truck.
They stated they would first like to
learn under what condition the axles
were strained or broken and asked
the city to employ an expert to make
an examination. This was opposed
by council and the matter was left
with the city solicitor to adjust with
the company.
Bills amounting In total to So
1882 were ordered paid.
The city engineer was requested
to arrange for proper notice to be in
serted covering the proposed flag
ging and curbing of Augusta street
between Stevens avenue and Rose
we'll street, as passed by ordinance.
The ordinance to regulate grade,
ETC., of Portia street was continued
on second reading.
Solicitor Pearse stated he had mott
fed Mr.. Welsh, who owns the prop
erty at Bordentown and Pine ave-
nues, that legal proceedings would
be instituted if he did not remedy
the encroachment on the street, but
had not heard from him. Mr.. Pearse
was instructed to proceed in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Stanton stated he thought it
very unfair to make this mar move
his buildings, that his attention
should have been called to the matter
before the building was completed.
lie said there are other cases in the
city where people have been let off
easily. Mr.. O'Connor stated council
do not want to make him move his
building, but there Is a certain por-
ton of the public street fenced in
and he should move the fence. Mr..
Stuar stated complaints had been
received by him and he had been told
that Mr.. Welsh intended building
further, which would extend on the
line of Catherine street.
Mr.. Stuart stated there was an old
blacksmith shop in the neighborhood
of Bordentown avenue and Raritan
River railroad bridge that vas being
made a lodging place for tramps and
the people have complained very
much. He thought the owner of the
building should be notified to remove
the building as O o as possible, as
It encroached on the street. Upon
motion Of MI. O'Connor the matter
was referred to the mayor to instruct
the police to look after the matter.
Plans were submitted for propos-
ed new fire building to be located at
Maxville.
Mr.. O'Connor stated after bills Just
passed were paid the balance to poor
account would be but $37.55 and he
made a motion that the clerk be d.
rected to communicate with the
overseer of the poor and direct him
to draw no orders except by direc-
ton OF the committee on poor. Mo-
ton was carried.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Slower
was adopted renewing note In bank
for $1,000 for a period Of three
months at s per cent interest.
Mr.. Slower. called attention to con-
dition Of Bordentown venue be-
tween Pine avenue and Raritan River