Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-03
PROPOSITIONS
FOR COUNCIL
Numerous Matters Taken Up
at Busy Session.

contract to place q sewer in Brod-
head Place, ordinances were intro
duced to pave several streets in the
| southern section of the city with
Annette and steps were taken to
have the surfaces of New Brunswick
and Amboy avenues improved at the
regular meeting of the Council last
night. Several other propositions
were acted upon and adjournment
was made to next Monday night for
action on the public school appropria-
tions. An effort Is under way to re-
| duce the allowance for the mainte-
nance of public schools recently de-
cided upon by the Board of School
Estimate. Some of the aldermen
seem to think the amounts can be
reduced few thousand dollars with
out any serious handicap to the
school board. The proposition to
make reductions will be considered
at committee meeting OF the alder
men next Friday night.
A resolution was adopted to award
the contract for placing a fifteen-inch
pipe sewer In Brodhead place to
Liddle s. Pfeiffer. The bids were as
follows: Liddle & Pfeiffer, 1924 per
lineal foot of pipe; $34 for each man
hole. Christian Petersen, $1.25 for
pipe, $37 for each manhole. P. J..
Monaghan, $1.S5 for pipe, $35 for
each manhole. Carl f. Poulsen, $1.75
for pipe, $33 for each manhole.
P. J. Monaghan was the lowest
J bidder for placing a twelve-inch pipe
sewer in Brace avenue. The award
ing of this contract was laid over
until June 16 and the subject was
referred to a committee of the whole
for consideration in the meanwhile.
The bids were as follows: P. j.
Monaghan, S1.19 per lineal foot Of
twelve-inch pipe, $3.50 for each
manhole. Christian Petersen, $1.30
for pipe, $37 for each manhole. Lid
die & Pfeiffer, S1.46 for pipe, S34
for each manhole. Martin Hansen,
$1.4S for pipe, $37 for each man
hole.
Ordinances were introduced and
passed upon their first reading for
paving Brighton avenue, between
| Gordon and Lewis streets, with Ame-
cite; Brighton avenue, between Mar
| ket and Gordon streets, with two
inch asphalt blocks; Catalpa avenue,
| between Brighton avenue and Lewis
street, with Amecite; Lewis street,
| between Madison avenue and First
street, with Amecite; Paterson street,
| between Madison avenue and First
street, with Amecite, and First street,
| between Market and Lewis streets,
with Amecite.
Alderman Wilson declared New
| Brunswick and Amboy avenues to be
| In need of repairs. He said Mayor
| Garretson had worked upon a pro-
position to have the state bear por-
| ton of the burden OF expense and
| was apprised that the state road de-
partment had funds for improvement
of a state highway leading from New
ark, over Amboy avenue In this city.
to the southern part of the state. A
motion was accordingly made by Mr..
Wilson, instructing the city clerk to
communicate with Colonel Stevens
with regard to the matter. He said
the city would probably have to i'm
prove the surface of New Brunswick
avenue within the city limits.
Mrs. Emma Compton filed pro-
| test with the Council concerning
work on the Water street pavement
| in front of her property at 119
| Water street She claimed excava-
| ton done there was unnecessary and
that the manner in which the work
was being executed was a detriment
to her property The communication
was referred to the committee on
I.streets and sewers, of which Alder
man Seaman is chairman.
Ordinances were introduced and
passed upon their first reading, to
place a f1fteen-inch pipe sewer in
Convery Place, between New Bruins
wick and Sayre avenues; and to place
a ten-inch pipe sewer in Carson ave-
nue., between Brace avenue and Har-
rington street.
An ordinance to provide for the
manner of opening streets to make
pipe connections and repairs, was
passed upon second, third and final
readings.
About twenty-five property owners
in Brace avenue, New Brunswick ave-
nue., Compton avenue and Laurie
street filed protest with the Council
against the assessment levied for ex-
tension of Convery place, between
New Brunswick and Brace avenues.
They claimed that the cost as
charged against them was beyond
the benefits they actually derived.
In accordance with a new law,
which makes 1t compulsory to let
municipalities pass on the opening of
streets and the establishment of lot
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