Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-15

High Street May be Garden
Spot Of City, as Board Of
Aldermen Acts.
PASS THREE RESOLUTIONS
Notices of Intention for the
Passage of Ordinances on
High St. Improvement
Other Business.

High street, from city hall park
southerly, will be paved with asphalt
block or other suitable material and
will be made into the garden street
Of the city, according to action taken
at an adjourned meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen last night. The
board adopted resolutions to give
notice OF intention for paving that
street; paving Hall avenue and one
block on Gordon street, and It passed
several ordinances on first readings
to establish new system of sewers
about the new park site in the north
ern section Of the city. Several other
subjects were considered and acted
upon at meeting at which all the
aldermen were present.
At the instigation of the Republi-
can members, Aldermen William G.
Wilson and F. William Hilker, the
words "or other suitable pavement"
were caused to be inserted after
asphalt block" in the three resolu-
tions to give notice of intention tor
the passage Of ordinances on July 6
to have the work done. Vis1bly
peeved at Mr. Wilson's arguments In
reference to parks, Alderman John
Kutcher frowned at Mr.. Wilson as
he passed emphatically on the paving
resolutions. The others voted in
favor of them.
Change Three Resolutions.
1t was suggested that competition
would be greater IL provision was
made for other suitable pavements
uhssides asphalt block Aldermen
IJorgensen and Clark declared that
the persons interested had petition
ed for asphalt block. but they, the
aldermen, consented to include other
pavements. The three resolutions
were changed accordingly. Each had
originally provided for a surface of
two-inch asphalt block. In making
the motion for the change, Mr.. Hill
ker said the better prices might be
obtained Mr. Wilson seconded his
motion. It is proposed to make a
sort of boulevard out of High street.
Property owners claim that it is wide
enough to permit row of terrace
plots down the center, thereby beau
tifying the thoroughfare and lessen
ing the cost of paving. Hall ave-
nue. will be paved from State street
to Catherine street, and that block
on Gordon street between Rector
and Water streets will be paved.
1t has not been definitely decided
as yet as to whether there shall be
garden spots constructed down line
at the center of High street, or the
thoroughfare shall be paved straight
across. The beautifying idea has
been suggested upon a number of
occasions, but some of the aldermen
are of the opinion that it will be diff
ficult to get the proper kind of vege-
tation to grow there.
Plans have been prepared for a
system of sewers to drain the section
about the former Merritt tract in
the northern part OF the city. Ac-
cordingly ordinances were introduced
and passed on their first readings
last night as follows: To place a
sewer of ffteen-inch, thirty y-six-inch
and forty-eight-inch sizes in Alpine
and twenty-four-inch sizes in Keene
street; to place fifteen-inch sewer
In Grove street; to place fifteen
inch sewer in Myrtle street and to
place a twenty-four-inch sewer in
Lawrence street. Most of them will
be pipe sewers, excluding probably
only the forty-eight-inch size
Another ordinance was passed on
its first reading to provide for licen-
sing persons or firms doing a bill
posting and general sign advertising
business, 1t provides that persons
posting or painting advertising signs
in the city shall pay an annual
license fee of one-half cent for each
square foot of space used, but the
ordinance will not affect local bust
ness men who SO advertise their own
business. A penalty of a $40 fine is
provided for each violation of the
ordinance
Three resolutions were adopted
to procure street i'm
proving material They empowered
the street committee to purchase
fifty yards of crushed stone, to pur-
chase tank Of oil for sprinkling
unpaved streets and to procure esti-
mates for raising the city's oil tanks
at the northerly end of Mechanic |
street. 1t is proposed to buy from
s 900 to 5000 gallons of OIL
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