Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07

TRANS. L would recommend hat your
Honorabie body adopt the plan of plac-
Ing iron stanchions at certain street
Intersections for the regulation of traf-
hc and these isles of safety as they
are called with the sign 90 sl2w"-
Keep to the fight attached will no
doubt avert many accidents and make
the streets safer for pedestrians.
In conclusion permit me to return
my most heartful thanks to your hon
orable body for the kind treatment
which you accorded myself and officers
during the past year. Relying on your
assistance in the future as in the past,
1t will be my aim to Conduct the affairs
of this department. as to merit the good
viii and appreciation of all our citizens.
Respectfully submitted,
p. j. BURKE,
Supt. of Police.
was received and ordered entered in the
minutes.
The following report of the Commits
sloners appointed to estimate and assess
damages and benefits sustained by the
/ opening of Convery Place from Sayre
Avenue to Smith Street, which report
was accompanied by a map:
Perth Amboy, N. j.. Jan. 20. 1918.
To the Board of Aldermen,
CITY of Perth Amboy. N. j..
1 conference.-the undersigned appoint
by your honorable body as Commits
sionerS TO make an estimate and as
sessment of the damages that the C.
Pardee Works will sustain by the OPEN
ing, laying out and extending of Con-
very Place, from the southerly side of
| Sayre Avenue to Smith Street. In ac-
cordauce with the map of the City Sur
veyor said plans dated March 10th,
1910, and attached to this report. Re
spectfully submit the following report
that the Commissioners have gone over
the said lands and from observations
of the ground. would state that the
land required for said street contains
ffty-six thousand. six hundred and
seventy (56,670) square feet, dividing
this land into building lots, we find
there are % % lots, of dimensions %
by 100 feet for each lot. The value Of
these lots the Commissioners consider
(S225.00) dollars would be d fair and
just valuation. Therefore the Commits
sioners have decided that the sum of
Five thousand one hundred ($5. 10000
dollars he awarded to the G. PaTdee
Works for said land as required for
opening and extending Conyery Place.
Frederick +. Fox
John c. Donehue
Michael j, DOnOva
Commissioners
was received, the award therein made
confirmed, and the Clerk instructed to
notify the proper parties.
The following resolution:
Whereas, it is the judgement of the
Council of the City OF Perth Amboy
business purposes and upon which there
Is heavy travel should have additional
illumination, and
Whereas, this Council regards such
additional illumination on such princi-
pal streets as a benefit to the general
public, therefore
Be it resolved. tha whenever an as
ISOLATION of merchants or others estab-
issh what is commonly knows as q
White Way by the purchase, install
iatton and maintenance OF at least ten
arc Or flaming arc lamps on any one
block, twenty-five per cent t25} OF the
cost for current furnished shall be paid
by The CITY out of the Appropriation
Be 1t further resolved, that the pay
ment of 25 per cent of the cost OF cur
rent for the white Way" already es-
Streets and between State Street and
Madison Avenue be and the same Is
hereby authorized.
was introduced. and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yea-Wtisen, Seaman.
Hilker. Butcher. Clark. Sandbeck Nay
None.
The following resolution:
Whereas. Johnstone Street has been
graded from Han Avenue to Meredith
Street.
Be ii resolved. that the matter be re-
ferred TO the Commissioners of Assess
ments for Street improvements to make
their final assessment of the cost and
expenses of said grading upon. the
lands benefited thereby in accordance
to the actual peculiar benefit conferred
| upon each particular piece and parcel
of land In accordance with the provi-
| siOns of the charter.
was introduced. and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yea-Wilson, Seaman
Hilker, Kutcher, Clark, Sandbeck. Nay
| None.
| The following resolution:
Whereas, an ordinance has beer
| adopted for the grading of Cornell
Street from Brace Avenue to Washing
Be 1t resolved. tina 1t Is the intention
OF the Council to cause said work to bt
done and that the said ordinance be re
ferred to the Commissioners of Assess
ments for Street improvements to make
O preliminary assesstnet of the, costs
| ana expenses of the said grading in
accordance with tho provisions of the
was introduced, and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yea-Wilson, Seaman.
HiIker. Kutcher, Clark. Sandbeck. Nay
None.
The following resolution:
Whereas. the sewer in Cornell Street
Street in Water Street from Smith
street to Gordon Street, In Division
Street from Broad Street to New Bruins
wick Avenue. in West Side Avenue from
Neville street to Hall Avenue and in
Jeffries Street have all been completed,
and
Whereas. 1t Is the Judgement of the
Council that the construction of said
sewers is likely to benefit and increase
the vicinity thereof.
Be it resolved. that the City Attorney
be and he is hereby directed to make
application to the Circuit Court of
of Commissioners to estimate and as
sess the benefits to the lands in the
vicinity Of said sewers according TO
the provisions of the statute in such
case made and provided.
was introduced, and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. Yea-WfsOn, Seaman,
Hilker. KutGher, Clark, Sandbeck. Nay
The Following resolution:
Whereas, the paving Of MECHANIC
Street from Fayette Street to wash
,ppfnn 2tre4f and Of niUiSian STRAIT