Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-05
SAY EXTENSION
OF SEWER ENDS
NOT NECESSARY
Board of Aldermen Reply to
Request of the Health
Board for Action
HAVE DEBRIS REMOVED
FROM LOCALITY.
New Brunswick Ave. Paving
Requested Water Street
Sidewalks Must be at Grade

Definite action was taken by the
Board of Aldermen last night to i'm
prove sewer ends along the Raritan
river and to extend the Gordon
street sewer. Several petitions for
street improvements were received,
including one asking for a vitrifed
brick pavement on New Brunswick
avenue. Thirteen coal bids recent
ly received were rejected and a res
olution was adopted to advertise for
200 tons of stove coal for use in city
hall, police headquarters, the aims
house and fire houses. Several
other subjects were handled.
The aldermen will proceed imme-
diately to repair the ends of sewers
emptying into the Raritan river, in
accordance with a notice it received
from the Board of Health. The
health authorities asked that they
be repaired, extended to low water
mark and kept open SO as to permit
an uninterrupted flow of sewage.
The communication was referred to
the committee on streets and sewers.
A resolution was afterwards adopt
ed, to the effect that the sewer lines
now extend beyond low water mark,
some to the bulkhead line and 9TH
ers to the pierhead line, that the city
surveyor furnish a map showing
the same to the Board Of Health,
that copy of this resolution be for
warded to the same body and that 1t
proceed at once to have old hulks,
and other debris cleared away from
about the sewer ends in question
and to take legal proceedings there
for
Another resolution was adopted to
extend the end of the Gordon street
sewer about seVenty-five feet farther
from shore, tnasmuch as the present
location of Its outlet was deemed q
menace to health. The committee on
streets and sewers was instructed to
procure bids for the work.
New Brunswick Avenue Paving.
Residents In Upper New Bruins
wick avenue desire a substantial
pavement Of vitrified paving brick
to be constructed on New Brunswick
avenue, from the Lehigh Valley rail-
road crossing to Convery place, and
that some other suitable paving be
constructed from that point to the
city's westerly boundary line. The
petition for the same was signed by
Joseph Galaida, Jr., and others. II
was directed over the usual course
being referred to the committee on
streets and sewers. A portion of the
expense of this work is to be borne
by the state.
Petitions from John Lofvenbere
and two others, requesting that q
sewer be constructed In Neville
street, between Groom and Cornell
streets and from Hans Greisen and
Chris Mathiasen for Paterson, First
and Second streets were referred tC
the committee on streets and sew
er5.
M. ]. Dinesen was given permis-
sion by resolution duly adopted, to
construct q twelve inch sewer fol-
short distance in Neville street al
the contract price charged for @
sewer line to be placed in Neville
street. The contractor was desirous
of securing sewer connections tc
some buildings in that street at the
earliest date possible.
Resolutions were adopted to give
notice Of intention to pave a portion
OF Brighton avenue with asphalt
block and to construct a sewer in
Neville street, from Cornell tc
Groom street.
Water Street Sidewalks.
Residents along the line OF the
new pavement on Water street, be-
tween Gordon and Lewis streets
must change the grade of sidewalks
in conformity with the re-establish-
ed grade of the street. A resolution
was adopted, directing that the prop
erty owners be notified to grade and
place four-foot bluestone walks by
September 25, next. The street COM
missioner will order the work done
and will do 1t at the expense Of the
property owners, If 1t Is not exc
cuted by September 25. An ordi-
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