Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
WATER STREET
CONTRACT TO
HASTINGS co.
Four Local Firms and Two
Out of Town to Supply
Fire Hose.
MANY BIDS RECEIVED
Aldermen Adopt Illuminated
SIGN 0rdinance--0ths Mat
ters at Busy Session.

with asphalt block was awarded to
the Hastings Pavement Company and
contracts for 1000 feet of fire hose
were given to six concerns. which in
cluded all Of the local bidders, at
regular meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen last night. An ordinance
to permit the hanging OF illuminated
signs over sidewalks was finally pass
ed and other subjects we're taken up
for disposition.
Water Street Bids.
The two bids received for the
Water street pavement were as fol-
lows: Hastings Pavement Company
Excavation, 78 cents a cubic yard;
concrete, 1915 cubic yard; old curb
reset, SO cents a lineal foot; new
curb, 80 cents lineal foot; asphalt
block, $154 square yard. Barber
Asphalt Paving Company-Excava-
ton, $1.10 a cubic yard; concrete,
$3.50 cubic yard; old curb reset, 65
cents lineal foot; new curb, SLY
lineal foot asphalt block, s1.47 a
square yard. A resolution was
adopted awarding the contract to the
Hastings concern.
Bids for Fire Hose.
Awards for fire hose were made as
| follows: Kelly & McAlinden-Mal
| tese Cross, 1000 feet at SIZE foot.
| William II. Mccormick & Sons-U
and G., 500 feet at 90 cents a foot.
Perth Amboy Hardware Company
Boston fire Jacket, 500 feet at 80
cents foot James McCabe-Em-
broid, 500 feet at 80 cents a foot.
New YORK Betting & Packing Com
pany-Dragon, 500 feet at 80 cents
foot. Eureka Fire Hose Company
Paragon, 1000 feet at S1.10
foot. The bids received were as fol-
lows: Perth Amboy Hardware Com
pany-4, 900 feet of hose at $1.15 a
foot; Boston fire Jacket, 90 cents;
Bay State, 80 cents; Colonial, $1.10.
Thermoid Rubber Company, of Tren-
ton, represented by James McCabe-
Thermoid, $1.1O; Blazoid, 96 cents;
Embroid, SO cents. Voorhees, Rub
Der Company, of Jersey City, repre-
sented by the Perth Amboy Hard
ware ompany-Kearney, 81; Fire
Model, 80 cents; Carteret, 80 cents;
| Conqueror, $1.10. Gutta Percha d
Rubber Manufacturing Company, Of
| New York, represented by Kelly K
Maltese Cross, $1.25;
Crescent, 81; Rescue, 85 cents; extra
heavy Ajax, 80 cents. Eureka Fire
Hose Manufacturing Company, of
New York-Paragon, $1.10; Hudson,
80 cents. New York Betting & Pack
ing Company-Test rubber 81; Dra-
gon Jacket, 90 cents. Manhattan
Rubber Manufacturing Company, of
! New York-Mohican, 81. Fabric
| Fire Hose Company-Safety double
| Jacket, ST; Black Diamond, 80 cents;
Yale, so cents. Empire Rubber Mfg.
| Co., of Trenton-Rubber fire hose
/ No. /, 81; No. 2, 80 cents. A. G.
Rowe G. Son, of New York-Safe-
! guard, 80 cents; Shield, 80 cents.
William H. Mccormick e Sons
Double Jacket rubber lined, rs cents ;
rubber hose, $1.05; tow and half
inch double cotton jacket, 80 cents.
Sign Ordinance Passed.
| An ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance concerning street distractions,
| to permit the erection of Illuminated
signs over sidewalks, was passed up
on it's second, third and final read
ings.
Upon request of Alderman Seaman
the streets and sewers committee, of
which he is chairman, was author
lied to repair about 100 feet of pave
ment on State street, north of Hall
avenue. 1t has been damaged through
a leak in the water main, it is be-
| lieved.
Permits for approximately $94, ,644
worth of proposed new building work
were issued during November, ac.
cording to the monthly report sub
mitted by Building Inspector Michae
il. Mcnamara. Fees totaling $194
were collected for the same.
Upon recommendation of the fire
committee the election of David Ell
dridge, Michael Worner and John
O'Brien to membership in Liberty
Hook & Ladder Company was con-
firmed.
A letter of notification of the cleo
ton of James Murdoch, Emil Yepson,
Charles Donegan and Alfred B. John
son to membership in Eagle Hose &
Chemical Company was referred to
the committee on fire.
Max Kaplowitz was granted re-
newal of his junk license.
A bond of John c. Platt as con-
stable, for $500, was received and
filed.