Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14

Barber Asphalt Paving Company.
excavation, per cubic yard ..,......s 81. 10
concrete, per cubic yard ........... $50
Old curb reset. per iineal foot 80. IS
New curb. per lineal foot .......... LII
Asphalt block pavement, per so, yd. LA
Hastings Pavement Company.
Excavation, per cubic yard ... So
Concrete, per cubic yard ........... SIS
Old curb reset, per Hneal foo -. 80
New curb, per lineal foot .......... 80
Asphalt block, per square yard 80. 1a52
Division Street.
Newark Paving Company.
Excavation. per cubic yard ...... 40
Concrete, per cubic yard ......-.... $50
New curb, per lineal foot 49,. Is
Bitulithic pavement, per 50. yard. Isl
Standard Bitulithic Company.
Excavation, per cubic yard ...... so
Concrete, per cubic yard ........... 800
New curb, per lneal foot .......... IA
The following communication
Perth Amboy, N. J., August s, 1912,
To the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Perth Amboy.
Gentlemen:
We are in receipt of a communication
under date of July twenty-second
signed BY the s. sit 6o clerk fon lain IN 1 5edessnes
to be taken for the proposed opening
of Convery Place, from Sayre avenue
to Smith street.
We do not desire to do anything that
will stand In the way of public I'm
proyements. We are ANXIOUS for the
welfare of the city and are quite ready
to respond to any reasonable request
that may be made. We realize the pro-
xress which the City has made and Is
now making, and fully appreciate the
necessity for the opening of streets LOT
h convenience OF the INHABITANTS. we
want to do anything possible to help
these improvements along ana nave
always taken this attitude.
We have purchased the land we now
occupy and the tract through which
49, s.traat In nrnn0Epd TO be LAID out,
for manufacturing purposes we nay
extended our plant and mop t9 De apre
to extend it in the future, ana we Are
sure you Will appreciate the aaSanLaee
of our industry, as of other industries
no the city, To cut a street through
a tract of land bought for manu1aolul-
ing urposes is, OF course a great M
riment to 1t, as the cutting. or thls
street through will be a detrlmenI 10
this property. 1t will be a distlnct loss
to us rather than an Improvement an4 q
we shall always feel 1t a hardShlp IL
we are assessed as for benefits what IN
reality Is a great damage
We are willing, however, out OF a
spirit of public welfare, to carry me
burden of the damage to our properly
but do not feel it would pc right W
be made to pay a sum OF money IN
addition to this loss. We "onlu pFf
quite willing to accept Song ~ take
if we could be reasonably assoreu LIT.
no assessment for so-called ~
would exceed that sum. Win tIio c.
s,rance we are willing to accept youi
offer. ~
The C. Pardee Works,
Charles c.. Edwards,
Vice-Pres. & Mgr
was received, and on motion a con-
mittee appointed to wait on MT; y
Pardee for a conference on lne supJ9Ct
The Chairman appolntee~tNe nh coml
On Streets and Sewers as SUCH COM
mibtee. dozan resi-
dents in the neighborhood OF Nasanse
rom street and Broad street crossings
Of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad coInpiatn~
Ing of noises and unnecessary plocAie
of crossings for long perloos, WIS
ceived and referred to tne tansihle
on Police for the purpose, ~ nnaoo
~ n1acing a policeman at that piaoe.
A petition from Meyer Goldsmltn Ia
return OF $40 paid in sewer or hIocL
against lot 10 block l2b ana lot % NC
1s0 vas received and referred 10 lhe
on Taxatlon' r. <or re-
Il ratition from s. S. King LOT r.
duction of paving assessnhen, rareiyed
~ lot 2e. from $166 to $l1, was leoS ~ ~
- raferred to the Committee on I'm
alton. 10 nt1st Church
through Adrian Lyon. CouhS nhnrch pro-
sutr was received and referreo ~
the Committee on Taxat1ohi for
Patition from Edwin u. fraser 80
return of s3so:47 paio III IN ,s block "a, was
pa arl and referred to the Coihi'l'
tee ON TaXatou. Avn alarm box at
n,rIar street and the Lehisn 49, ~
1ain was received and re1efreo "
Rhe Soonast from GARFIELD Engine ooln-
UNIV for permission to take Lnear SHthb
paratus to Asbury PARK pto the Com
was received ana
~ofttna on F1T6. c4~a4@
"ae'1 netition for paving Water Street
shirty feet in the middle ana p,s0 ras
the curb against the pathtan Committee
ceived and referred 10 ~
on Streets and sewers. from
. THE following communication ho
the Acting Mayor: ,a+ ,o19
To the Board of Aldermen,
Perth Amboy, N. d.
Gentlemen: zoo+ IN the
consent OF the o G1nnu Joseph 3.
ouick and Joseph Greiner, as a poies
Pension Commission OF the 10y D1 l
Perth Amboy for a term OF four ~ ~
wears or until their successors are "p
nointed and duly Quali1ed:
~ Yours respectfully,
Ferd. Garretson.
Acting Mayor.
and the appointment con-
"a petition to have Buckingham aye
saved hy the ompany receiving
- franchise. WAS received ana TO,
serrsd TO the Committee on Streets anu
"A petition for appointment Oh WI,
Ham Price as Inspector OF Meclen
street paving. WAS received aha nna
red TO the Committee ON streets anu
The Following communication;
40 the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
Of he City of Perth Amboy.
respectfully make application 10
vaur body for retirement az a peifoe
oTrar of the City of Perth Amboy,;
undsr tbe veteran Retirement Act
70 take effect on September bt, ls12;
On April 10, 1896. I was appointed a
nolice officer of this city. ana haVe
served over twenty years as a ponce
oficer. and am at the time or TINS
onn1Ics ION GO years OF age, and en-
titfsd to retirement rnder the a1ore-
mentioned act
Respectfully submitted,
John E. Wood.
Dated August 2, 1912.
uyhich was accompanied by a certlnca1e
from the superintendent OF Police that
Mr. Wood had been appointed patrol
man April IS, 1892. was received anu
rafarred TO the Committee On Police.
netition from the janitors OF the
Are houses for an increase In saiafieS
was received and referred to the Ce"-
mites on Fire
Whereas. the Board of Education on
the city Of Perth Amboy has oecioeo
that n is necessary to raise money ier
@be n,,rne.e OF enlarEinE end Iurhish-
tnS fhe Grammar school. and 20 erecI
~ f,,rnIsh the Manual Training Sehoe!