Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-07-07
TROLLEY SERVICE FOR
ROOSEVELT IN | YEAR,
SAYS MAYOR Hermann
ACTION TAKEN TO
RECEIVE BIDS ON
PAVING STREETS

Action was taken to receive bids
for paving Cortlandt, Mechanic and
Oak streets and for paving Brighton
avenue between Market and Gordon
streets at this meeting Of the Board
OF Aldermen last night. Arrange
ments were made to receive bids for
paving Amboy avenue and to give
public notice OF intention to pave
New Brunswick avenue with vitrif1ed
brick from the Lehigh Valley rail-
road tracks to Mitchell street. Num-
erous other subjects came before the
council. All of the aldermen were
present.
Rev. Gross Present.
Rev. Francis Gross, pastor of the
Church Of Our Lady of Hungary, in
Cortlandt street, was present with a
delegation OF property owners. The
priest addressed the city fathers be-
fore the meeting convened upon the
necessity of paving Cortlandt street
at once He said steps had been un-
der way for two years to have the
work done. The fact that the church
and one OF the largest public schools
In the city bordered on the street he
held to be sufficient reason for paw
ing without delay. Rev. Gross stat
ed that his church had more funerals
than any other in the city, had more
marriages than any other and more
baptisms than the largest Catholic
church, The street WIS q disgrace
IN winter. according Us tAe priest
and he told OF how bride wearing
MI nh l. ~t
to her knees while endeavoring to
reach a coach once in front OF the
church. Bishop McFaul had once
stated he disliked to come to the
street because OF Its unpaved condi-
ton. Alderman-at-Large w. Guy
Weaver replied, stating thot bids
would be readvertised for and as
result there would be delay of two,
weeks only. Rev. Gross arose again
and said there had already been
numerous delays He asked that the
contract be signed at once. Chair
man John ]. Clark, OF the committee
on streets and sewers, then arose
and gave his assurance that the sub
5ect would be finally handled at the
next meeting. He stated that there
was "nigger In the woodpile"
somewhere, 1t appearing that some
people did not want those streets
paved, but he had not located the
"nigger" as yet.
Receive Mayors Veto.
Mayor Ferd Garretson's veto OF
the resolution to award the paving
contracts for those street to the
Hastings Paving Company because
there was no competition, together
with his approval OF other resolu-
tions, was received and filed, after
the meeting had been opened. A
motion was passed to re-advertise
for bids for paving Oak, Mechanic
and Cortlandt street with asphalt
blocks and to pave Brighton ave-
nue.. The bids Will be received at
$3.50 O'Clock, July 20.
Motions were passed to advertise
for bids to be received July 20, to
pave Amboy avenue with asphalt
blocks and granite blocks and to
place ten-inch sewer in Carson
avenue, from Brace avenue to Har-
rington street.
In view OF a proposed extension
the council voted down a resolution
w pow ANOW Dl uhS W lCA avenue 10
Convery place with either asphalt
blocks or brick. A petition was re-
ce1ved to pave the thoroughfare
from the Lehigh Valley tracks to
Mitchell street with vitrif1ed bricks.
It was signed by about forty proper
ty owners and was referred to the
committee on streets and sewers.
That body reported favorably upon
the petition and resolution was
adopted to give public notice OF In
tention to pave with brick to
Mitchell street.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed on Its first reading to place
a fifteen-inch pipe sewer in New
Brunswick avenue, from Cornell to
Johnstone street, preparatory to
paving the avenue. A petition from
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