Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-19
RECEIVE BIDS
ON SPR|NKLERS
Aldermen Also Get Same Bid
From Four Concerns on
Lamps open New Fund

Bids were received last night by the
Board of Alderman on several lots of
incandescent lamps for use by the
municipal lighting system, and on two
motor sprinklers for use of the street
department.
A new fund will be created if an
ordinance passed on first reading last
night goes through. 1t is termed a.
revolving fund, and takes the place
IF the surplus revenue fund, which
vas revoked last night by resolution.
Bids on furnishing the two motor
Sprinklers were entered by the Cen
tral Garage at $7,350 for a three and
one half ton truck and $3.50 for a
five and a half ton truck; by Peter
NcKeon for a 1000 gallon capacity
hree and n half ton truck for S4,-
$50; by the Union garage on two
trucks. costing $685. or s6,965; by
the Perth Amboy Garage Company on
two trucks, for $500 and $6,625; by
Max A. Shapiro, for two trucks of
three and one half ton capacity at
$1,000 for both and by the Brookway
Motor street Sprinkler company for
two n m half ton s%prinklers of
1000 gallon capacity at $3.50. The
bids were referred TO the street COM
Uittee for tatulation. One bid from
Frank Van SICKLE was received yes
terday afternoon at 5 o'clock, and the
bidding had closed the night before
ut s o'clock. Van Syckle's bid was
returned to him unopened.
Bids on lamps for the municipal
plant were entered by foul concerns,
n all were the same. The bidders
were the Guth Electrical Company,
for entire lot specified, $5,248; Amboy
Lighting Company, the same; West
ern Electric Company, the same and
Tri City Electric Company, the same.
h bids were referred to the COM
mittee on lamps and lights.
The aldermen said that it was i'm
possible to get competitive bidding on
lamps, as the output is trust controll-
ed and concerns cannot bid different
prices.
The committee on lamps and lights
was authorized to purchase 1000
feet of Duplex wire.
The city treasurer was authorized
to pay $1,000 on account to the Ger
titled Audit Company of America,
pending the approval of their audit
of the city's books fer 1918.
The Public Grounds and Buildings
Committee was authorized to pur-
chase the local draft boards typewriter
for sixty dollars.
Herman Peterson asked that his
resignation from h Liberty Hook
and Ladder Company be accepted. 1t
"oCt NAOaSA ~ hA10AA hl0A OoJSSN(Naf
saying hat the man was about to be
expelled from the company.
T. e. Anderson asked that his AL
lowance for maintaining the fire chief
, and city electricians automobile be
increased from seventy-five dollars a
month to 500, in view of the increas-
ed cost of keeping it. The request
was turned over to the committees on
Gre and lamps and lights.
The taxicab and auto bus ordi-
nances introduced by Mr.. Waters,
which were passed on first reading
at the last meeting Of the board will
come un for a public hearing, sub
ject to change on March 81, at a spe-
cial meeting of the board.
Several ordinances, including those
defining the duties of city clerk and
city treasurer and one authorizing
$1,000 repairs to the Grove street
sewer and another for~the grading
of the asst side of Amboy avenue,
were passed on second and third and
final readings.