Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-06
GIVE CONTRACT
FOR BROADWAY
Newark Firm Will Pave
Street. CuIvert Contract.

WGi0 DIS6c0t Ut lit AEkAtdl hi(FahhS
of the common council last evening
Mayor Welsh, Messrs. O'Connor,
Manhattan, Stanton, Stuart and Slo-
yer; also Clerk Mack, City Solicitor
Pearse, City Engineer Mason. Water
commissioner Martin, Treasurer
Perrine and Street Commissioner
|Connors.
Clerk read letter from r. r.
Snowden. Division Engineer Penn
~sylyania Railroad Company, Cam
den, N. j., requesting the prompt
execution and return Of agreement
in connection with laying S-inch ter
ra Gotta sewer pipe across the prop
Ierty Of the company. The city en-
gineer stated no would have the
agreement returned Immediately.
Letter from Hon. j. r.. Ten
Brock, OF Perth Amboy, acknowl-
edging receipt of resolution recently
adopted by the council in regard to
bill pending In the legislature, Was
read and placed on file.
Communication from the New
Jersey Conference of Charities and
Correction announcing their meeting
to be held March "a and requesting
that the city send delegates, was
read n placed on file.
The committee of Enterprise Hook
& Ladder Company No. 1. recon-
mended the purchase of q Seagrave
Patent Truss Hook & Ladder truck.
1t was referred to Committee on Fire
Department.
The sealed; proposals for paving
Broadway from Bordentown avenue
to Main street with bithulithic were
Opened and read as follows:
Standard Bithnlithic Company,
No. SO Church street, New York
As cents per cubic yard for
ton; $4.75 per Gu. yd. for concrete;
rs cents per lin. It. for resetting old
curb; t5 ent per lin. 1T. for new
curb; SLAB per SO. I'd. for Warren
lbithulithic.
Newark Paving Company, 1873
First street, Newark, N. J.--50
cents Gu. yd. excavation; $500 Gu.
lyd. for concrete; 80 cents lin. 1t. re-
Isetting old curb; 75 cents lin. IT. for
new curb; $I.50 SO. yd. bithulithic.
J. F. Shaniey & Company, sos
Essex building, Newark. N. J.-40
Icents u I'd. for excavation; $4.75
Gu. yd. for concrete; 30 cents lin. 1t.
for resetting old curb; 20 cents lin.
It. new curb; tito 80. I'd. for bith-
ulthfc.
Proposals were also opened for
building culvert on First street as
follows:
Mahler & Smith, PERTH Amboy,
$I1.06 per cubic yard.
John Quinland, South Amboy,
1890 per cubic yard.
Liddle q Pteiffer, $1,000 per GU
bic yard.
r. ]. Monaghan, South Amboy,
lsS.48 per cubic yard.
All the proposals were referred to
the city engineer for examination
and q recess of fifteen minutes was
taken.
Upon calling the meeting to order
president Stuart requested Council
man Stanton TO take the chair. Mr..
Stanton declined In favor OF Mr..
Manhattan, but upon Mr.. Stuart In
Uniting, MT. Stanton TOOK the chair.
Clerk read following resolution by
mfr. Manhattan: Resolved, That
contract for paving Broadway from
Bordentown avenue to Main street.
with bithullthic pavement be award
ed TO the J.. F. Stanley Company, at
the prices stated In their proposal,
they being the lowest bidders for the
same. The roll call showed Man
haitian and Stuart in favor OF reso-
Hutton. Mr.. Stanton against. and
Messrs. O'Connor and Slower excus-
ed.- Mr.. Stanton asked advice OF the
lcity solicitor as to the result of the
vote. FIR. pearse stated there were
two excused and that therefore a
4 ~ a f1yftxy ~ Ahe ans.~n31 1ny - a..
favor of awarding the bid. Mr..
Stanton took exception to it being
considered adopted as he claimed it
took q majority Of the whole coun-
lcil and a majority of the whole had
not voted In favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Stuart thought It no more than
proper that the chairman should de-
clare the bid awarded to Stanley
Company. Mr.. Pearse suggested In
order to relieve Mr.. Stanton OF n
responsibility the clerk be asked to
declare the result of the vote, which
the clerk did.
Mr.. Stuart again took the chair
and the following resolution was of
fered by Councilman O'Connor and
adopted; Resolved. That the con-
tract for building concrete cuivert
In First street from Broadway to
the New York & Long Branch Rail-
road be awarded to P. r.. Monaghan.
he being the lowest bidder for same.
at price OF $S.42 per cubic yard. The
vote was unanimous In favor of this
resolution.
Bills amounting in total to s1.s1s
were ordered paid.
Upon motion of Mr.. Manhattan
the checks of the unsuccessful bid
|ders on both contracts were ordered
returned.
Mr.. 0'Connor stated he desired to
draw the attention of the cornell to
the lighting system In the rfty.
which. be said, is in bad condition.
I'VE have deductions of S36.97 for
the month OF February the shortest
month II the year, and complaints
have been turned in from different
parts OF the city that the lights are
out earlier IN the morning
than they should be. I understand
In the suburban part OF the city,
known as Mechanicsville, the lights
are turned out two houra earlier
than what they should be. There
have been certain changes agreed to
be made between the common coun-
ell President Brown ana the
superintendent OF the lighting com-
Ipany some months ago, but which
have not been made, for the better
ment OF the system OF lighting. I
would offer Is motion that the clerk
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