Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
SUJTEi ArlB.Y
COUNCIL MEET
Bids for Tagging and Curb
ing OF Augusta Street.

vi ne SCulCil last tftI1ASr NhAg "
Welsh, Messrs. Manhattan, O'Con-
nor, Stanton. Stuart and Slower; also
City Clerk Mack, City Engineer Ma
sou, City Solicitor Pearse. Treasurer
.nsarrine and Street Commissioner
'CcntroIs.
. k the conclusion of reading o.
minutes of previous meeting Mr..
0'Connor stated he understood the
City Solicitor was downstairs and
that a. ne would be required at the
meeting to give advice on some mat
tiers be requested the President to
appoint a committee of n to look
him up. The President appointed
Mr. O'Connor, who after quite a lons
absence was sent for by the City
Engineer and then the City Clerk
after them all. The various parties
returned with report that the City
Solicitor was engaged in consultation
with the mayor and did not put IN an
appearance until soma time later.
Bids for the fiagging and curling
of Augusta street from Roosevelt
street to Stevens avenue were open-
ell as follows: Peter Kramer, New
York, 21bc. per square foot for
GS0lH fbC. Dtt iilCu1 loot. CoiAtGS
& Gundrum zoe. per square foot for
tagging, TIC. per lineal foot for new
curbing. and Csc. per lineal for re-
setting old curb. also ten dollars each
for removal of trees. c. e. Wilbert,
Perth Anlboy, zoe. per square TT. for
tagging, 74c. per lineal foot for new
curbing and soc. per lineal foot for
resetting old curb. The bids were
referred to the Street Committee and
the City Engineer for tabulation.
Petition for the transfer of license
from Christine Ginter to John Kor-
ka was referred to committee on
licenses and later in evening granted.
The following communication was
read from Miss Ethel Pearse: The
ladies of South Amboy beg to be al
lowed the privilege of using the
council chamber for a meeting on
Saturday afternoon Dec. 7th. The
object of the meeting is to promote
women's club for the benefit of the
City of South Amboy. The matter
was referred to the committee on
public building and grounds and
later favorably reported upon aud
request granted.
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York Telephone Company of Newark
was read in regard to removal of
four poles on First street between
Broadway and the New York e Long
Branch r. R., advising that the mat
ter will be given early attention. 1t
was received and referred to commit
tee on streets for further action.
Communication was read from the
Merritt &. Chapman Wrecking Co.
of New York requesting an early re-
mittance Of $1,000 in payment of
bills for repairing sewer outlet. It
was referred to the committee on
sewers.
The-clerk read certificate from the
~ernny board giving result Of election
held November S, so far as this city
is concerned and 1t was ordered re-
ceiyed and placed on file.
In connection with the grading of
Portia street City Engineer Mason
made the following remarks: The
engineer fled with the council on
April II. 1911, a map entitled grade
map of Portia street. The grade was
revised to a more economical one
endpted. The question o regard
ing the position of Portia street and
I would advise the council at this
time to pass the ordinance and have
the property II interested serv-
ed with notice of intention that the
work Is to be done In accordance
with the plans as will he sent to the
property owners together with their
notice of intention. The ordinances
you have before you contains a refer
ence TO this map that has already
been filed. There has been much
discussion regarding the width Of the
street. etc, and ! see nc way for the
council through me as their repre-
sentative can offer a compromise
such a; narrowing the street or
CHANGING the lines from our standard
surveys, SO J would advise the coun-
Gil to continue your ordinance to
its final passage and adoption and
issue a notice Of intention to make
this Improvement aud then 1t viii
no no to the property owners for &C
ton for remonstrapce of acceptance,
Tits will bring the matter to a head.
After discussing the matter It was
decided that the city engineer should
fr-c;rr the nronertv owners on Por-
tia street with a plan showing What
~nocaH 70 he dome on that street
and that the ordinance should he
continued until next meeting at
which time 1t will come up for final
disnositinn.
Mr.. O'Conuor stated some time
ago the matter of electric lights in
tho hole-,u-the-wall was up. as to
having them put on the commercial
circuit so that thew might be trune6
on ra-l'e- than tho street lights, as
at this season OF the year the nas-
--~" w"" rofarred to became dark
very early. He moved that the Md
hlnsex. Monmouth Electric Light.
Heat & Power Co. he notified by the
clerk to put the lights referred tn
on a meter on the commercial circuit
and place q switch in the small watch
cabin maintained nv the county fnr
mar on duty at that point who could
opr-ate if.
Mr.. O'Connor state m November
z. wet efter last nicotine. he re-
ceived a letter from the sonth Avn
to~ To--a Gotta Co. asking that
something be done to regulate rom
ditions down there IN the wav OF wat
or sunnlv and fire protection, and
be wished to lev the matter before
4he council for 'he water committee
to take up. Mr.. Manhattan s+ated
tho wnter comnittee had the matter
up already and would have the en-
rineer go over II the present week.
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