Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-07
GRANT REQUEST
FOR PAVEMENT
Many Matters Before New
Council Last Night.

Requests of property owners tt
pave parts of First, Paterson, Lewis
streets, Brighton n and Catalps
avenue we're granted. The city sur
veyor was instructed to report on
the ACCESSIBILITY of placing sewers In
Lewis and Paterson streets. Chair
man F. A. Seaman, Of the committee
on streets and sewers, battled with
Alderman John J.. Clark owe the
purchase of a combination street
s%prinkling and sweeping machine.
These and several other propositions
came up for action at the first meet
! ing of the new council last night.
A petition was filed by property
owners asking for a pavement like
| that on Paterson street, between
| State street and Madison avenue, for
the following streets: First street,
between Market and Lewis streets;
Paterson street, between Madison
avenue and First street; Lewis
street, between Madison avenue and
| First street; Brighton avenue, be-
tween Market and Lewis streets, and
| Catalpa avenue, between Brighton
avenue and Lewis street; also for
the construction of sewers In Lewis
street, between Madison avenue and
First street, and in Paterson street,
between Madison venue and First
street, unless in the judgment of the
surveyor private sewers In those
streets can be used. Mr.. Seaman said
the streets on which pavements were
desired were short and 1t was the
third year that the proposition was
in front of the council. He made a
AIak @h1 orounr nP tho natl
TONERS, with respect to paVements,
be granted and that the city surveyor
be Instructed to make an investlga-
ton and report as to what was neces-
sary in the line of sewers to prepare
the streets for paving.
Alderman Clark objected strenu-
ously to Mr.. Seaman's proposition to
purchase a Hvass sprinkler and
sweeper without seeing its operation.
He maintained 1t was unfair to
spend the taxpayers money without
knowing what was being secured FOR
it. He spoke several times In oppo-
sition to Mr.. Seaman. The latter re-
peatedly spoke in reply to Mr.. Clark
until the controversy grew quite
warm. A resolution empowering the
street committee to purchase a
Hvass combination street sprinkler
and sweeper was finally passed by 9
vote of five to one. Mr.. Clark voted
an emphatic mo" He was DESTROYS
of having the subject laid over for
investigation. Mr.. Seaman maintain
ed 1t was simply the combining OF a
sprinkler and sweeper. Such a ma
chine will be purchased from Charles
Hyass & Company at a cost not to
exceed $3.50.
A grant from the State Board Of
Riparian Commissioners for riparian
rights at the foot of Washington
street was received by the council
and ordered placed on file. This has
been leased to the Perth Amboy &
Tottenville Ferry Company for use
as a ferry landing. 1t was the first
of a number of such grants which
it is intended to buy from the state
On motion, a police call box now
i, located at the foot of Washington
!, street was ordered removed to AL
1 pine street, near the railroad. The
exact location will be designated by
City Electrician Jay B. FRANKIE.
The Public Service Electric Com
pany was ordered instructed to place
a new street arc on Alpine street at
a location to be designated by the
city electrician. An arc at the south
, west corner of Smith and High
=, streets was ordered removed to the
4 southeast The pole now in
use for the same was ordered re-
= moved.
According to a report Of Street
: Commissioner George M. Adalr, the
" cost for extra help to remove the
T. snow of December "a from Smith
, and State streets, was $393.50. This
was referred for collection. A par
will be charged against the Public
" Service Railway Company.
City Clerk LaRoe was authorized
> to purchase huekster and junl
. license signs for the year at a cos
u not to exceed $50.
, Bonds of the four excise commits
" sioners and the following constable'
were received as follows: James F
O'Brien, James Connolly, Rudolph
> Kish, Edward H. Dilts, John c
; PIatt,, Theo Antonio and Louis Con
molly.
Notice of the resignation of Johl
: N. St. John from Mcclellan Engin'
Company was referred to the com
" mittee on fire.
The board received and accepted
. an invitation to attend a reception
" and dance of Mcclellan Engine Com
, pany on January IS.
The council adjourned to NEE
" Monday night, January 13.