Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-21
ACTION To HAVE
SEWERS CLEANED
Aldermen Also Introduce 0rdi-
nance to Amend Building
Code in City.
PETITIONS BEFORE MEETING

In compliance with request from
the Board of Health, the Board of
Aldermen last night took steps to
have outlets of the Madison and
Brighton avenue sewers cleaned. An
ordinance was introduced to amend
the building code to give the build
ing department more power, steps
were taken to compel the securing of
permits for public school buildings,
petitions were received for street
improvements and provisions we're
made for others.
In regard to the request by the
health authorities to have the Mad
ison and Brighton avenue sewer out
let's cleared, Alderman Wilson main
tanned it was necessary and should
be done before warm weather sets
in. He declared the stencil caused
by the blocking was almost unbear-
able during warm weather. The sub
ject was referred to the committee
on streets and sewers and the chair
man, Alderman Clark, stated he
would consult with the city engineer
Immediately with a view of remedy
ing conditions.
An application for permission to
use curtain walls and pillars instead
of walls In conformity with the build
ing code at the Perth Amboy Gas
Light Company's plant In Linden
street, lead to the Introduction of an
ordinance to permit notifications in
connection with the use of incom bus
tible materials for buildings outside
of the fire limits. The use of walls
more narrow than required by pro-
visions of the ordinance governing
the erection of buildings in dist
ricts outside of the fire limits will
be left with the building inspector
and the building committee. Evil
dence was produced to the effect that
such modification clauses were In
use in connection with building
codes In other cities.
1t appeared to be the unanimous
opinion of the council that permits
should be taken out for the erection
of public school buildings, as well
as for other structures. Mr.. Clark
broached the subject, stating that the
building inspector had informed him
that not permit had been taken out
as yet for the new school house in
the Budapest section. The subject
was referred to the building com
mittee.
A complaint concerning the dump
ing of garbage and refuse collected
from the city streets, signed by
twenty people and received by the
Board of Health, came before the
aldermen last night. Objection was
made to the dumping in Penn street
and West Side avenue and the petit
TONERS requested that the subject be
taken up with the garbage contract
ors in an effort to have conditions
remedied The matter was refer
red to the committee of the whole.
A petition was received for paving
High street, between City Hall park
and Raritan river with two-inch as
phalt block and to have new curb
placed where necessary and old curb
reset. 1t was signed by George j.
Haney and thirteen others, and was
referred to the committee on streets
and sewers. A similar petition, sign
ed by Joseph Yuppe and Others, re-
questing that a sewer be placed In
Cornell street, northerly from Hall
avenue, was referred to the commit
tee on streets and sewers with pow
er. The petitions stated that they
were willing to pay for the work.
Joseph Supple and eight others had
a petition before the board, request
ing that a sewer be placed in john
stone street, between Hall avenue and
Meredith streets and that light be
place on Johnstone street between
Hall avenue and Meredith streets.
Df I,n
ing the sewer, was referred to the
committee on streets and sewers and
that concerning the light was refer
red to the committee on lamps and
lights.
Sidewalks in New Brunswick ave
nue., northward from Smith street
must be paved from building line to
curb and those In Fayette street,
from Madison avenue to Maple, must
be graded. An ordinance was intro
duced to have the walks OF New
Brunswick avenue, between Smith
and Fayette streets iaved under the
direction Of the committee on streets
and sewers. Those on Fayette
street, between Madison avenue and
Maple street, must he graded within
a period of thirty days, and the street
commissioner will serve notice upon
the property owners.
The street commissioners was
authorized by motion to receive bids
on May for a sewer in Donald ave
nue..
An ordinance providing for the is
suing of school bonds in the amount
Of $4,000, was passed on second
and third and final readings.
Engineers fees for work done and
sewer improvements during the fiscal
year. will be paid by sum of $4,000,
which the council authorize by reso-
luton to be taken out of the street
improvement fund and transferred
to the salary account.
MIR. Wilson raised objection to
reading the total amounts of expea-
ditures instead. of the items on bills
at council meetings. He advocated
that the old custom of reading the
amounts in detail be resumed, de-
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