Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
BIDS RECEIVED
ON AUTO TRACTOR
Aldermen Also Adopt ResoIu.
ton for 8 Hour Schedule on
City Street Work

The aldermen last night received
bids on a tractor to be used for the
Protection Hook & Ladder Com
pany's apparatus. adopted a resolu-
ton that all work done on city streets
be on the eight-hour schedule, and
the prevailing city wage be paid by
contractors, authorized advertisement
for bids for the garbage removal con-
tract for 1919-1920 and awarded
contracts for lamps for the municipal
lighting system.
The various bids on the tractor fol-
low:
Knox Motor Associates for aCKnox
model 80 tractor with lights and
starter, $500; without lights and
starter. $500.
Perth Amboy Garage Company, on
a three and one-half ton Seldom trac-
tor chassis capable OF drawing eight
tons, with a turntable, s7,400.
Frank VanSyckle Garage Com
pany, on a Garford, four-wheel worm
drive tractor, $4,000 FOB. Perth
Amboy.
Frank vanSyckle Garage Company
on a Mack four-wheel chain drive
tractor, 1890.
American LaFrance Company, on a
four-wheel or on a two-wheel front
drive tractor. $1,000. All bids were
accompanied by certified checks for
$500 and were referred to the COM
mittee on fire.
The streets and sewers committee
vas authorized to advertise for bids
9or the disposal of garbage and ashes
20 be received on April Fl at 8
o'clock.
The same committee was directed
to advertise for bids on the paving
of Elm street from Market street to
New Brunswick avenue with Warren
lite and plans and specifications for
the Elm street paving were approved
as drawn by the city engineer. The
ordinance for paving the street was
passed on second and third readings.
A resolution was adopted that mas
much as the city Is providing work to
be taken up in 1919 N inaSmuch as
the work is being done to provide
work for many men out of h service,
and whereas the eight hour day is the
standard for city work, that In all fu-
ture specifications for municipal work,
it be specified that eight hours q day
shall be paiad and that IN contrac-
the prevailing wage of city employees
shall lbe paid and that n con-rac-
tor who fails to live UP to the provi-
sion on future contracts shall have his
other future bids returned unopened.
S The Guth Electrical Company was
awarded the contract for lamps re-
Gently bid on, for the use of the mu-
nicipal lighting system.
Theodore Anderson was allowed an
increase of twenty-five dollars a
month for the city electrician and fire
chiefs automobile, making the month
ly cost to the city 500.
The ordinance calling for the issu-
ance of $4,000 in temporary improve
ment bonds for paving Fayette street.
passed on second and third readings.
The taxicab ordinance was laid over
until April FL. The collector of rev.
enue was directed to receive $126.29,
due for paving assessments on two
lots in Block 26. The committee on
lamps inc lights was authorized TO
purchase fifty poles at a cost not to
exceed $3.50. The lamps and lights
committee was also authorized to pur-
chase twelve 500 candle power PEN
dent fixtures, twenty-four 100 candle
power standard lights and four orna-
mental street standards at a cost not
to exceed $3.50.
Twenty-one property owners along
Summit street, petitioned that tina,
street from Amboy avenue to the
Pennsylvania r. r. be graded and a
sewer laid and lights placed there.