Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-07-23
AWARD CONTRACTS FOR
PAVING FIVE STREETS;
UPHOLD MAYORS VETO
Work Let for Paving Amboy Aye.,'
Mechanic St., Brighton AvesI
and CortIandt Street Wff
Asphalt Blocks Last Night.
ARE TO PROCURE ESTIMATES

Contracts for paving Amboy ave4
nue., Mechanic street, Oak street,
Brighton avenue and Cortlaudt
awarded to the Hastings Pavement
Company at an adjourned meeting OF
the Board of Aldermen last night
Mayor Ferd Garretson's veto OF the,
previous resolution to award the
Cortlandt, Oak and Mechanic
streets Jobs to the Hastings concerny
was sustained, upon motion Of ALI
derman John J. Clark. The street.
committee was authorized to pro-1
cure estimates upon asphaltic road
dressing, the street committee Wa1l
authorized to purchase a carload OF
road oil and a resolution was adoptx
ed to give public notice OF intentio6'
to grade Convery place.
There were but two bidders on the
asphalt block pavements, the Ha0t4
ings company and the Barber Aa5Q
phalt Paving Company. The latter'
bid was trifle lower than that otl
the Hastings concern In each case,i
The bids were considered at conas
mittee meeting of the aldermen. The
Hastings Pavement Company being
adjudged the lowest bidder, res4'
olution was adopted to award the
contracts to that concern. The bids
were as follows:
Cortlandt street Hastings, m
vation, 81 cents; concrete,
old curbing reset, so cents new
curb, 80 cents; asphalt blcakot
I$1.45. Barber Excavation, To
cents; concrete, $3.50: old curb, 6f
cents; new curb, 95 cents; asphalt
blocks, $1.56H
Brighton Hastings, exc4~
walton, 68 cents; concrete, $5.76yI
old curb, so cents; new curb, so
cents; asphalt blocks, $3.50. Bar-a
ber-Excavation, 76 cents; cone
crete, $3.50; old curb, 55 cents;ll
new curb, 95 cents! asphalt blocks,
$1.57.
Oak street-Hastings excavation,
cent; concrete, So; old curb, so
cents; new curb, 80 cents: asphalt
block, $1.66. Barber-Excavation
rs cents; concrete. $3.50; old curb
b5 cents; new curb, 95 cents; as
phalt blocks, sissy
Mechanic street-Hastings exca4
walton, ] cent: concrete, 1915; old
curb, SO cents; new curb, so cents;
asphalt blocks, $3.50. Barber-Ex4s
-cavation, 76 cents concrete, $5.50:
old curb, 55 cents; new curb. 96s
cents; asphalt blocks, $.1561A.
Amboy avenue Hastings, excava-
ton, 6S cents; concrete, s5.78:
granite blocks, 1926; new curb. so
cents; asphalt blocks, s1.49. Barber
Excavation, 76 cents; concrete.
$3.50; granite blocks, sass; new
curb, So cents; asphalt blocks,
$1.581a.
Upon motion OF Mr. Clark, checksl
of the unsuccessful bidder were re<3
turned
1t is the intention Of the street
department officials to use an asa
phaltic dressing for resurfacing part1
of New Brunswick and Amboy ave41
nues between the ends OF the pros
city line. Bids for the material will
probably be presented at the next
committee meeting of the aldermen
on Friday night, July 81.
Approximately 5000 gallons Of
road oil will be purchased from the
Tidewater Oil Company at three
cents a gallon, F. O. B. Bayonne IT
is to be of the same quality as sans
pie No. 81, viewed by the city offs
cials. The aldermen declare that the
grade of that oil is good and the
price is two and three cents lower 4
gallon than was offered by other com~
panies.
While the oil is to be purchased
principally for use on High street, II
may be sprinkled on other streets
that are not permanently paved.
Street department officials state that
II the oil is of sufficiently good quals
ity and the price is deemed sufficient~
ly low, quantities may be used on
several Of the unpayed streets.