Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-11-18
CONTRACT FOR
MARTIN HANSEN
10 Construct Sewer in Pat.
srson Street was Awarded
by AldsrmanIe Board
ORDINANCES ARE PASSED
Petition Received for Sewer
In Jacques Street Which was
Referred to Committee
ORDINANCES ARE PASSED

Martin Hansen, of this city, was
awarded contract to construct a
tWelVe-lnch pipe sewer, with house
connections, In the nortferiy end OF
paterson street, at a regular meet
ing of the Board OF Aldermen last
night. A petition was received for
sewer in Jacques street, ordin-
anees were finally passed for sewer
lines in Miller and Broad streets and
other subjects were handled at the
meeting. at which all of the alder
men were present.
Mr.. Hansen was the lowest bidder
for the Paterson street sewer. The
bids were as follows: Martin Han
sen-Twelve inch sewer, ST. a lin
cal foot; six inch sewer, ffty-two
cents lineal foot; manholes, s35
each. Liddle G Pfeiffer-Twelve-
inch sewer. $1.10 a lineal foot; six
inch sewer, ffty-fve cents a lineal
foot; manholes, s34 each Carl
Poulsen-Twelve inch sewer, s1.O9
lineal foot; six inch sewer, fifty
eight cents a lineal foot; manholes,
s34 each. The contract was award
ed by resolution after the eompila-
ton of figures in the bids by City
Engineer S. ]. Mason.
Catherine Holman, and others,
had petition before the board, re-
questing that a sewer of suitable
size be placed in Jacques street, be-
tween Sutton street and Hall ave-
nue.. 1t was directed over the usual
course, being referred to the COM
mittee on streets and sewers.
Ordinances were passed upon their
second and third and final readings
for the following sewers: A twelve
inch line with house connections in
Miller street, between William street
and Pearl place; and a fifteen inch
line with house connections in Broad
street, between Division street and
East avenue.
Upon motion of Alderman John
kutcher, Andred j. McCabe was
nominated and elected to serve as
inspector ON the Paterson street
sewer Job. Alderman f. A. Seaman,
who, as chairman of the committee
on streets and sewers heretofore had
the naming of such inspectors, pass
ed on the vote All of the other
members voted for Mr. MeCabe.
In order to provide better means
for surface drainage in one part OF
Convery place the council voted tO-
install a receiving basin at Con-
very place and Sayre avenue.
Rev. Francis Gross, pastor of the
Church of Our Lady of Hungary, in
Cortlandt street, had letter before
the board In which he complained
of health conditions in a tenement
house at Huntington and Cortlandt
streets. He claimed a serious sewer
nuisance had existed there. When
the subject was referred to the
committee on streets and sewers,
Chairman Seaman reported that it
had been attended to.
e. M. Jensen had an application
before the board for the position of
public weigher 1t was referred to
the market committee.
Permits for twenty-nine new build
ings, costing In the aggregate about
$60,097 were issued during October,
according to the monthly report of
Building Inspector Michael ] Nc
Namara, which was received and
filed last night. One permit was
issued for erection of an electric
sign. Fees collected during the
month totaled s146.
report of the County Board of
showing the official re.
suit of the last general election in
Perth Amboy, was received and en-
tered on the minutes.