Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
TO DEFER ACTION
ON FAIRGROUNDS
Aldermen Not Likely to Act on
Appropriation Tonight -
Light Plant Bids Wednesday.
PLAN TO OPEN STREETS
Action May be Taken on Gar
retSon Avenue and Hall
Avenue Bridge.
PLAN TO OPEN STREETS

Preparations for the receipt of
bids for a municipal electric light,
heat and power plant will be made
at a meeting of the Board of Alder
men tonight. The estimates will be
received at an adjourned meeting on
Wednesday night. Several other
subjects are also due to be acted
upon tonight, among which will be
the procuring of preliminary esti-
mates for the opening and extension
of Garretson avenue, the resurfacing
OF Hall avenue and the elevation and
Strengthening of grades on approach
es to the Hall avenue bridge. 1t was
announced today that it was unlikely
the subject Of appropriating money
for public playground purposes would
arise until the committee meeting Of
June 4 is held.
The fact that bids were readver-
tised for and will be received sec
end time because 1t was found that
| the first had not been legally adyer-
| tised for, will not cause any loss to
| the city, according to expert opinion
On the contrary, contractors and en-
gineers state that they have never
yet seen a time when bids advertised
for second time were not lower than
those put in the first time. Engineers
hold that the city will thus reap the
benefit of second advertising. AL
| derman f. William Hilker stated to-
day that he believed that the figures
to be received tonight would be tab
ulated in the course of form two
to three days, after which the con-
tract would be awarded and steps
taken to have the actual work start
| ed Immediately.
1t is firmly believed by Mayor
Ferd Garretson, City Treasurer
James A. Rhodes and members of
1.-The Board of Aldermen that bonds
! for the raising of $150,000 for the
Hight plant will be accepted by the
successful bidders by Wednesday of
this week. The firms who bid high
est upon them would not accept
them last Tuesday or Wednesday
This, the mayor and other city of
licials attribute to the belief that the
bond brokers were not prepared TO
lefty having previously asked about
LltitC untll Aldy IL
| city did not accept a verbal offer to
have the bonds accepted under cer-
tain conditions between May II and
lie, inclusive The sale would thus
have been subject to market condi-
tions and might not have been made
at all. City officials hold that the
bond brokers will have to take the
bonds by Wednesday, as otherwise
the city will keep a certified check
for more than $4,000, which is on
deposit here.
Steps will be taken tonight to have
preliminary survey made and esti-
mates procured for opening and e4-
tending Garretson avenue. 1t is
proposed to have this done to con-
meet Amboy avenue and State
street. Resolutions will also be in
trodueed to resurface the pavement
on Hall avenue and to build up and
improve approaches to the Hall ave-
nue. bridge.
Figures for the proposed June
budget are scheduled to be taken up
at the next aldermanic committee
meeting on Friday night, June 4. 1t
is expected that about $1,000 win
he appropriated for playground work
at that time The June budget ordi-
nance is scheduled to be introduced
at the first council meeting June z.