Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-19
NEW BRIDGE ON
MAIN STREET
Raritan River Railroad koti-
flss Council of Intentions.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


were present last evening at the
regular meeting of the common
council Mayor Dey, Messrs. Manhat-
tan, O'Connor. Stanton, Slower and
Stratton, also Clerk Mack, Solicitor
Pearse, Treasurer Perrine and Water
Commissioner Martin.
The clerk read a communication
from the engineer of the Raritan
River railroad, Jersey City, stating
the bridge of that company across
Main street, this city, is in need of
repairs: that instead of repairing the
present structure it has been decided
to build q safer and stronger bridge,
sketch of which they enclosed: the
style being two half steel trusses so
feet long placed 23 feet, 6 inches
centre to centre resting on concrete
abutments at each end. The new
bridge viii have the same width of
roadway as the present bridge, which
they feel will accommodate any
traffic for twenty years hence. They
state they intend to construct the
bridge with as little interference as
possible to traffic, and requested per-
mission to close Main street for
about one week. They state they in
tend to do the work themselves,
rather than let to a contractor, for
which reason the work will be push
ed to a prompt completion. Upon
motion of Mr.. Manhattan the COM
muuication was received and re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
AIR. O'Connor thought the bridge at
present was too narrow, being about
twenty-five feet, whereas the new
bridge should be thirty feet wide in
his estimation.
Clerk read acknowledgement from
the general superintendent Of the
Middlesex Monmouth Electric Light
Company of letter from the city In
. reference to complaint that the
lights are not turned on early enough
and turned on too early, 1t being
stated the matter would be attended
to at once. 1t was received and filed.
Acknowledgment was also read
from the general superintendent OF
the Jersey Central Traction Company
relative to resurfacing of their road
bed through the city, they stating
they are arranging to get the neces-
sary material to do the work which
will be started as soon as weather
permits. 1t was received and placed
on file.
Communication was read from the
treasurer of the South Amboy Terra
Gotta Company acknowledging re-
ceipt of bill for $202.73"covering in
stallation of fire alarm box. 1t was
stated that If the company is paying
for all the wiring and box and install
aation of same that this box should
be placed within the property, or
that the company at least should
have been consulted as to the most
convenient location of the box as far
as the company Is concerned. The
letter was received and referred to
the committee on fire department,
and the clerk directed to reply that
fhere is no institution within the
corporate limits OF the city where
there is any fire alarm box placed
Inside their walls, that 1t was in
stalled at the request Of the terra
Gotta company and that the city will
expect them to pay for the installa-
fion.
Communication was read from
Tippett & Wood. OF Phillipsburg,
calling attention to the fact that they
had not as yet received final payment
account standplpe. 1t was received
and referred to the committee on
water WOt AS, MI. u SOHuUT luON6u
that the clerk notify the Tippett G.
Wood Company that there is a claim
t1led with the city OF South Amboy
against them for work in connection
with erecting the standpipe. Car
Fied
Bills amounting Ia total to ST.
535.43 were ordered paid.
Supplement to Ordinance No. 8
fppnl1firIo IipnnGaS IN
was taken up on second reading,
then on third and final reading and
passed, and ordered published In ac-
cordance with law after securing ap-
pToval of the mayor.
An amendment was offered by Mr.
Slower to this ordinance providing
that all licenses shall expire on the
fifteenth day of January and any Sc
curing licenses after that date shall
pay the full yearly rate This brought
out considerable discussion, some
claiming it was not fair. The amend
ment was taken up on first reading
and laid over under the rules.
Notice of intention to regulate and
grade Portia street, from Feltus
street to Pine avenue, was read and
ordinance introduced In accordance
Herewith, there being no one OBJ
iecting to the ordinance it was pass
ed on first Feading and laid over
under the rules.
The contract OF William H PART
sen for painting and repairing fire
alarm house was received and order
ed filed.
Upon request OF Solicitor Pearse q
new set of Compiled Statutes Of the
State of New Jersey were ordered
purchased for use of the city solici-
tor.
Upon motion of Mr.. Slower the
clerk was directed to notify the
Knickerbocker Trust Company that
In their bill of $96.t0 there was some
uncertainty as to the second item
or S29 and that the committee could
not approve 1t.
Mr.. Slower submitted the financial
report for the year 1912 and upon
t1..IE e ~.