Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-18
CONTRACTS FOR
NEW SEWERS
AND PAVING.
Sewers in Kennedy Street and
Pacific Ave-, and CurbiTg
Brace Avenue.
OBJECTION MADE TO PAVING
Hear Protest Against Curbing
EasterIy End of Sutton
Street Last Night.
LAY OVER AN ORDINANCE
Designated to Prevent Erection
of Wooden Garages and
Stables in the City.
LAY OVER AN ORDINANCE

Contracts for placing sewers in
Kennedy street and Pacific avenue,
for curbing Brace avenue and for
curbing and grading Sutton street
were awarded at regular meeting
of the Board of Aldermen last night.
The board heard a protest against
curbing the easterly end of Sutton
street, passed an ordinance finally to
sell bonds for street improvements,
laid over an ordinance designed to
prevent the erection of wooden
garages and stables in the city and
handled several other subjects. All
the aldermen were present.
Resolutions were adopted to award
the three contracts for street i'm
provements That for placing sewers
in Kennedy street and Pacific avenue
was awarded to Carl Poulsen, and
those for curbing Brace avenue and
for grading and curbing Sutton street
were awarded to Graham & Mckeon,
the lowest bidders in each instance.
John Obuch filed an objection to
curbing that portion of Sutton street
between Penn street and West Side
avenue upon the ground that 1t was
unnecessary. His remonstrance was
received and fled. Chairman Chris
Jorgensen, Of the streets and sewers
c0fnmittee, stated that in his opinion
the curbing should be done because
it would complete the Improvement.
An ordinance to issue $138,00O
worth of bonds to pay for improving
Amboy avenue Oak street, Mechanic
street, Brighton avenue and Cort-
landt street, was passed upon second
and third ard final readings.
Another ordinance scheduled for
final PASSAGE to prevent the erec-
tion of frame garages and stables
within the city, was laid on the Ia
Bile. The alderman decided that some
provision should be made for the
use of tapestry tile and other orna-
mental fireproofng without the ne
cesslty of plastering it on the out
side. The building code will be
amended to include those features.
Upon the recommendation of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners, the
aldermen adopted a resolution to
permit the Gregory Wrecking and
Contracting Company to leave por-
tion of a crib or pier on the property
recently purchased@by the city from
the Gregory concern.
The special committee named at
the last meeting to investigate means
and advisability for erecting an iso-
lation hospital reported progress.
Two requests, from George Guda
and st. Peters Episcopal church, ask
ing for changes in tax assessm ents,
were referred to the committee on
taxation.
Henry loft reported having receiv-
ed $40 as fees at the public market
during January, February, March
and April. A resolution was adopt
ed to pay $3.50 of that amount
to the Middlesex Realty Company,
and SAL to the First National
bank for the use of the market land.
Building Inspector William j. Muir
tagh reported having issued permits
for $100,319 worth of building
" ork during April and received $204
IL, fees during the same period.
City Electrician Jay B. FRANKIE re
ported as follows for April: Permits
issued, 68; final certificates issued,
81; rough wiring permits, 5; fees
collected, $110.95; fire alarms, 5.
police system calls, 6,118.
Fire bonds in the amount of $14,
600 have been approved and deliver
ed to the purchasers, according to
statement from Caldwell, MassIich
and Reed.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mittee on judiciary, licenses to oper-
ate employment agencies were grant
ed to Dora Nitsche and Michael lib
bicke. An application of Rudolph A.
Kish for license to operate an en-
ployment agency, was referred to
the same committee
A report by the chief of police of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
of special officers named and asking
for registration and ratification. was
referred to the police committee
Alderman John J. Clark stated that
the board was not obliged to ratify
the appointments.
The constable bond of John Toolin
was approved upon recommendation
of the judiciary committee.
Aldermen John w. Kelly, John j.
Clark and William G. Wilson report
ed as special committee named to
prepare resolutions upon the death of
the late overseer of the poor, Corne.
Illus Lyons. The resolutions were
adopted.
Request of Liberty Hook and Lad
der Company to parade with appar-
tus at Home Day. celebration in
South Ambey in August, was grant
ed upon recommendation of the COM
S4ttee on fire.