Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-18
WILL IMPROVE
CITY STREETS
Preliminary Steps for Pave
ments and Grading Taken
by Council Last Night
NOTICES OF INTENTION
Public Library Wants $500
Submit Annual Report =
Numerous Other Matters
NOTICES OF INTENTION

Several petitions for street i'm
provements were received and pro-
visions were made for q number In
the western and northwestern sec
tions OF the city at the regular meet
ing of the council last night. A
payment has been made to the G.
Pardee Works In the matter of con-
demnation proceeding to secure land
for the extension of Convery place.
The Board of Trustees Of the Public
Library asked for increase in the an
nual appropriations from $500 to
$500. These and several other
subjects were handled.
Petitions for the following were
sent over the usual course, being re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and sewers: To pave Broad street
with two inch asphalt block, be-
tween East avenue and the east side
OF Front street, signed by NJ. j. Dom
oVan and about twenty others; to
pave Brighton avenue, between
Lewis street and Raritan river with
the same material as specified for
the upper section of the street, sign
ed by Samuel Tucker and three 9th
ers; to pave Cortlandt street the
whole length, northerly, signed by
Anton Massopust OF several others.
WIN Pave Oak Street.
Oak street is to be paved between
New Brunswick avenue and Smith
street. A recommendation from the
committee on streets and sewers to
have the work done, was adopted.
Other recommendations from that
committee, to place sewer in
Brace avenue, between A:ahoy and
Carson avenues, to place receiving
basin at the southwest corner OF Fay
ette street and Chapman avenue and
to pave the gutter on the westerly
side of Chapman avenue, south OF
Fayette street, were likewise adopt
ed.
Property owners are to be noti-
fed by the street commissioner to
erect curbs along the westerly side
or Chapman avenue, from Fayette
street to Its southeriy terminus.
Sidewalks on both sides of Smith
street at the gully near Herbert
street are to be repaired by owners
of property at those points. A reso-
luton was adopted to have the street
commissioner notify the G. Pardee
Works to have the work done iulme-
dlately. owing to the alleged dan
gerous condition of the walks.
Notices of Intention.
Resolutions were adopted to give
public notice of intention for the
following proposed street work: To
place an asphalt block pavement on
Mechanic street, between Washing
ton street and buckingham avenue;
to pave Cortlandt street, from Hall
avenue to its northerly terminus,
with two inch asphalt blocks: to pave
Oak street, between New Brunswick
avenue and Smith street, with two
inch asphalt blocks; and to place
sewer line in Brace avenue, between
Amboy and Carson avenues.
When the first OF these resolutions
came up. Alderman F. William Hill
ker asked other members OF the
board If it was compulsory to specify
asphalt block pavement In nearly all
instances, as was done. Alderman
John j. Clark PROMPTLY replied that
the property owners had requested
that kind of pavement, and they
were usually favored with what they
petitIoned for. MIR. Hilker. not real
izing II was resolution to give but
notice of intention, voted against the
first one, the vote being four to one.
Other similar resolutions were adopt
ed unanimously.
Bids are to be received on April
Z for placing sewer and water line
connections In the following streets,
preparatory to paving them: First
street, Market to Lewis street; Pat
erson street, Madison avenue to First
street; Lewis street, Madison avenue
to First street, and Brighton avenue,
Market to Lewis street A resolu-
tion was adopted authorizing the
some.
Establish Street Grades.
Ordinances were introduced and
passed upon their first reading to es-
tablish the grade of Sherman street,
from Market to Paterson street;
Meade street, from Market to Pater-
son street. and Grant street, from
Market to Paterson street.
A petition to establish the grade
Of Convery place, between New
Brunswick avenue and Smith street,
was received and referred to the
committee on streets and sewers.
A warrant for S5.100 has been
rendered to the c. Pardee works In
payment for land required for the
extension of Convery place, accord
ing to communication placed before
the council last night by City Treas
urer Charles X. Seaman.
Petition Against Market.
A petition from Greenspan
Brothers and about fifty others, re-
questing that the public market day
be not changed from Friday to Sat
urday of each week, was read. re
ceived and referred to a CONT ttee
of the whole. 1t set forth that des-
ignation of Saturday for market
sales interfered with the business of
local mei chants and was not for the
best interests of the city. The peti-
tion also cited that some of the
farmers who patroniZed the market
were not bona fide farmers, in that
they did not raise fifty-one per cent
of the products they sold here.
A petition was also received and
filed for establishment of another
public market between Amboy ave-
nue. and the Central railroad tracks,
and north of Washington street.
Annual Report of Library.
The annual report from the Public
Library accompanied by request
for an addition of $1,000 in the an
nual appropriation was read. receiv-
ed and referred to the committee on
finance, The report. from Treasurer