Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-10
FOR PAVING OF
TROLLEY TRACK
South Amboy Council Hears
from Public Service.
gpecial to tho EVENING NEWs.

0clS "a 90 49,
common council last evening Mayor
Welsh, Councilmen O'Connor, dan
haitian and Slower, also Clerk lack,
City Solicitor Pearse, City Engineer
Mason, Treasurer Perrine, Collector
Sutlif. Water Commissioner Martin
and Street Commissioner Connors.
Cieak read petition from property
owners in Augusta srteet requesting
the council to flag and curve That
portion of Augusta street between
Stevens avenue and Roosevelt street
and that said work be pushed to
an early conclusion. 1t was referred
to the committee on streets with the
city engineer, the latter being In
structed to make a survey, also that
a notice of intention to curb n
flag the street be published.
Petition was read from the en-
ployes of the street department re-
uuesting an increase Of twenty-five
cents per day, calling attention to
the increased cost of living and also
TO hte fact that they were now re-
ceiving the same rate OF pay as I'M
der the old form of borough govern
ment. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on streets to report at next
meeting.
Clerk read acknowledgment from
A. N. Barber, secretary Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners, In re-
gard to notice served on the gas COM
any stating the city will be advised
of the reply made by the gas com
pany and any further action that
may be taken in the matter. 1t was
received and filed.
Communication was read from Il.
c. Roddy, secretary of the Business
Mems Association, expressing thanks
for the kind assistance rendered IN
connection with the Fourth OF July
celebration. 1t stated editorials and
press clippings had been received
from nearly every part of the United
States in regard to the aeroplane
flight, thus giving the desired pub
licity to the matter.
Clerk read communication from
Chris Rehfuss enclosing bill in he
sum of S161.50 for damages sus-
tanned by eason of horse he was
driving sinking up to its neck IN
insecure ground on First street
March 20. The communication
stated names Of various witnesses
and gave the details of the items of
1t was referred to the city
attorney for report on the matter.
Clerk read communication from
Col. Gilmore of the Public Service
Railway Company, stating that pur-
suant with the request of the coun-
y ahe had laid before his company
y - question as to how much they
L4Eg to pay towards paving
and INST. ucted to state If the
compS Is relieved of all obliga-
tionp maintaining the bitulithic
paw Ont It will lay III block on
inside and two blocks On outside OF
each rail and pave the required
space at 35 cents per track foot. with
the understanding hat permission
will be given to install the turnout
connection at Broadway and Main
= t~eet and that no provision regard
re fare be made a condition OF
a connection.
: rhis matter was laid over for the
time but later Col. Gilmore who was
present, was gwen the floor. He
stated his purpose in appearing was
to.~sk the acceptance of their prop
os1.ion by the council. He explain
ed the work they were doing on the
track on Broadway, some 500 feet
OF which was practically completed.
He also recited the various propo-
os1tions which had been made and
and rejected by the city, eliminating
in his present offer. He explained
the present offer was based upon it
costing about a similar amount to
place macadam as the franchise call
ed for, figuring that thirty-five cents
per track In connection with the
granite blocks to be laid would
amount to a total of sixty cents. He
also stated that while it was a con-
dition that they would not be held
for the maintenance of the bitulithic
pavement In connection with their
tracks, they were willing to accord
q sum per annum equal to the cost
of maintenance for one mile of ma
cadam or $3.50. Upon motion of Mr..
O'Connor a recess was taken to con-
slider the matter and upon resum-
ing the city engineer submitted as a
proposed statement regarding the
agreement for pavement by the Pub
lie Service Company on Broadway
the following. "The Public Service
to lay two on outside and one inside
of rail new granite block 4x5x10 in,
with concrete inside rails to height
necessary to receive pavement and
nav the sum Of thirty-five cents per
track foot and to pay the city the
sum OF $3.50 per annum per mile of
track on Broadway, and to perform
all work in accordance with and at
direction of street committee" 1t
was stated there were a couple of
details about which advice would be
given about noon today and for that
eason the matter was referred to
the street committee with power.
Bills amounting in total to
t2,202.11 were ordered paid.
Mr.. O'Connor stated he held sew
eral petitions for improvements to
streets, two of them being dated in
May. That no action had been taken
In regard to Stevens avenue pending
report from the state road commits
: sioner. In regard to Pine avenu
from Augusta street to end of that
avenue al a portion Of that was also
to be taken are OF by the state &C
ton would be held in allegiance. In
regard to petition for grading OF
Fourth street he made motion that
the committee on streets be empow-
cred to direct the engineer to ar
range for a grade map for that
street and 1t was carried.
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