Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-06
USE OIL FOR
CITY STREETS
South Amboy Council Took
Action on Matter.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, June 6:-The ad-
journed meeting of the council was
called to order at 9 O'Clock last
evening, there being present Mayor
Welsh, Councilmen Manhattan,
O'Connor, Stanton, Stuart and SLOW
err, also Clerk Mack, City Solicitor
Pearse and Street Commissioner
Connors.
Clerk read report from the city
electrician on the matter of placing
fire alarm wires in underground
conduit or upon poles, which he had
been asked to investigate in conneC-
ton with the proposition of the New
York Telephone Company to place
their wires under ground and recon-
mended that the fire alarm wires be
placed under ground as against
poles on account of the liability of
trouble from the high tension wires
in case the fire alarm wires were on
poles. 1t was received and referred
to the committee on fire.
Bill of p. j. Monaghan for $400
account contract on First street cul-
vert was ordered paid.
City Solicitor PeaTse reported hav-
ing formulated proper form of
bonds for city officers and suggested
that the matter be referred to COM
mittee on printing for having $50
copies of each prepared. This was
done as suggested.
Mr.. Pearse also presented for
reading contract between Samuel
Learner and the city covering con-
nection with sanitary sewer. After
reading it was ordered filed.
Mr.. Slower reported the committee
on public buildings and grounds re-
fused to sanction bid for repairing
public dock as being excessive and
offered a resolution providing for
the reimbursement in the South
Amboy Citizen and Perth Amboy
EVENING NEWS for bids, same to
De opened June II, 1912, at 8 P. NJ.
This was adopted.
Mr.. O'Connor stated at the last
meeting of the council the commit
tee on streets we're appointed with
power to arrange to lay the lust on
certain streets owe which automo-
biles passed. He stated he had
looked the ground over and there
is nothing to be done but to oil
Main street, Stevens avenue and
Bordentown He also stated
the Standard Oil Company has a
machine in the city doing work for
the county; that he had been in
communication with the Standard
Oil people who advised the smallest
tank they could furnish was a five
or six hundred gallon tank and If
they were furnished with the dimen-
sion Of the streets to be oiled they
could advise just how much was re-
auired.
AS a matter of information Mr..
Pearse stated the jurisdiction over
Stevens avenue is now in the city
council, also that portion of Main
street heretofore in charge of the
county.
Upon motion of Mr.. Manhattan
the street committee was authorized
to go ahead with the oiling of Main
street, Stevens avenue, Bordentown
avenue and that portion of Pine ave-
nue. up to h cemetery, and also to
make arrangements for the sprink-
Ter.
Mr.. O'Connor made a motion that
a committee be appointed to confer
with the state road commissioner
and ask for state aid to improve the
roads and streets formerly kept In
condition by the county and now in
possession of the city; that he I'M
derstood the state road commission
er is empowered to do so and has
been so doing in other cities, also
that the clerk communicate with
the commissioner and ask him to
make an appointment to meet the
committee at his convenience.
Mr.. Slower and Mr.. O'Connor with
the mayor we're appointed a com
mittee.
James VanPelt was given the floor
and spoke of the efforts of the com
muters between this city and New
York in forming a league to secure
better train service and the results
heretofore attained and their hopes
for future results. He stated his
purpose in speaking to the council
was to request the appointment Of q
committee to call in conjunction
with a committee from the associa-
ton and Board of Trade upon the
management of the Pennsylvania
railroad and Central Railroad Of
New Jersey in an effort to secure
the desired improvement in the ser
vice. Mr.. Stuart stated Mr.. Slower
and MT. O'Connor were so appointed
hDoht 1 "Ctho tlSOs II NC'CtcPS'
that the committee did not under
stand they were to continue in such
capacity, and Therefore upon motion
they were reappotnted for the pur-
pose of visiting the railroad manage
ments.
Mr.. Slower brought up the ques-
ton of extending sewer from Bor-
dentown avenue through Florence
street to reach property of Charles
Buckelew. The matter was left in
the hands of the sewer committee
with power to act.
AS the council were waiting for.
the presence of the city engineer a
recess was taken for the fire COM
mittee to consider the report of the
electrician On putting alarm wires in
conduit. Upon recOnvening Mr..
Stanton stated the committee re-
ported f~avorably on placing them in
underground conduit and upon mo-
ton the resolution granting per
mission to the telephone company
to arrange for running their wires
under ground was adopted.
The next question taken up was
paving Of Broadway so far as the
p,b1ic Sorvico Railway ComnanV