Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-16
CONTRACT FOR
TWO SEWERS
Water and Division Streets
Matters Before Aldermen

WdttETS DeIOTe HlucTIlcT
Contracts for placing sewers in
Water and Division streets were
awarded to Christian Peterson and
other proposed street Improvements
were handled by the Board of Alder
men last night. Ordinances were
passed for grading a number of
streets, to place a sewer in West
Side avenue; resolutions were pass
ed to give notice of intention for
opening Antoine street and for other
street improvements, and several
petitions for other street improve
ments were received.
Bids on Water Street Sewer.
Bids on the Water street sewer
follow: Christian Peterson-Fifteen
inch, Sill a foot; six-inch, forty
FIVE cents a foot; manholes, $37
each; receiving basins, $40 each.
Liddle & Pfeiffer-Fifteen-inch,
$1.20; six-inch, ffty-ive cents; man
holes, $50; receiving basins, S75.
Martin Hansen-Fifteen-inch, $3.50;
six-inch, sixty-five cents; manholes,
$35; receiving basins, SIS. P. j.
Monaghan, of South Amboy-Fif-
teen-inch, $1.49; six-inch, fifty
cents; manhols, s35; receiving
basins, $115.
Bids on the Division street sewer
follow: Christian Peterson-Fifteen-
inch, Sill; six-inch, f~orty-ive
cents; manhofes, $37; receiving
basins, $40. Liddle &c Pfeiffer-
Fifteen-inch, SIPS; six-inchf sixty
cents; manholes, $50; receiving
basins, s75. P. J. Monaghan, of
South Amboy-Fifteen-inch, $1.49;
six-inch, fifty cents; manholes, $35;
receiving basins, $115. Martin Han
sen-Fifteen-inch, SLAB; six-inch,
ffty-fve cents; manholes, $35; re-
ceiving basins, SIS.
A petition for IN asphalt block
or brick pavement on Paterson
street, between Madison avenue and
State street, signed by G. C. Chris
Jensen and Barney Streiff, was
granted on motion of Alderman
Seaman. A petition for an asphalt
block pavement on Broad street,
from East avenue to State street,
signed by James Grieves and about
twenty-five others, was referred to
the committee on streets and sewers.
Another petition signed by Peter
Lehman and ten others, asking that
a street arc be placed at Brodhead
Place and New Brunswick avenue,
was referred to the committee on
lamps and lights.
Ordinances Are Passed.
Ordinances were introduced and
passed on their first readings for
grading Hanson avenue from Brace
avenue to land of Henry Maurer &
Son, for grading Hommann avenue
frN,n prnao W. tN 1onJ 80 INr,
Maurer C Son, for grading Lee
street from Brace avenue to land of
Henry Maurer & Son and for grad
ing tombstone street from Hall ave-
Inue to Meredith street.
Ordinances were passed finally
for laying a ffteen-inch sewer In
West Side avenue between Hall ave-
nue. and Neville street and for an
e~ighteen-inch sewer in Jeffreys street
to connect with a sewer in Penn
street. for establishing a grade on
tombstone street between Hall and
Eagle avenues, and for paving
Mechanic street between Fayette
and Washington streets with two
inch asphalt blocks.
The council adopted resolutions to
give notice of intention to lay out
and open Antoine street from Inslee
street to Thomas street, to give
notice Of intention for establishing
a grade on Mechanic street between
Fayette street and Pearl Place, to
have the street commissioner adver-
t1se for bids for paving Division
street between New Brunswick ave-
nue. and Broad street and to empow-
er the committee on fire to have
floors lowered and other alterations
made in Protection Hook & Ladder
Company's house for the reception
of a new aerial truck.
A motion was passed to lay a six
inch sewer in Paterson street be-
tween State street and Madison ave
nue. preparatory to placing a pave
ment there.
The committee on streets and
sewers was empowered to have the
Standard Bitulithic Company lay a
pavement in front Of the entrance
to the Liberty firehouse in Wayne
street. The company offered to lay
a two-inch surface for 50 a square
yard.
Yacht Club Invitation.
The Raritan Yacht Club had a
communication before the aldermen
extending an invitation to use the
clubhouse n participating In the
Waterway League regatta here next
Saturday and Sunday, which was &C
cepted. The aldermen passed a
motion authorizing the president of
the board to procure a band of
music, at a cost not to exceed $3.50,
for the regatta program on Saturday
afternoon and evening, as per re-
quest made In writing by the music
committee for the occasion.
The board decided to aid in the
determination of rats to prevent
possible infection of the bubonic
plague here, and passed a motion to
have a warrant drawn for $3.50 for a
rat crusade.
A warrant was also ordered drawn
for $50 to be paid Joseph e. Stricken
as a remittance of fines paid by Urr
Billey and Steve Alicko after they
had beer imposed by Recorder Ke-
hoe. Walter Van SICKLE made ap-
plication for return of S25 paid as
a fine May 6 by his client, Andrew
Sutch.
On recommendation of the COM