Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-02

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were presented and referred to the Col
| lector of Revenue for collection.
The following opinion of the City
Attorney:
| Board of Aldermen.
| Perth Ambcy, n.
| Gertlemep.-
In accordance with instructions OF
your Board. I did on september lath,
fly Meagher & Smith to relay the AL
| pine sewer system In accordance with
tho plans and specifications agreed to
by them. / have received no satisfac-
| ton nor any reply from them. l would
therefore, recommend that your Board
| instruct city Engineer to repar
the said sewer system as originally in.
tended, n that the said plans and
specifications after being approved by
your Board. bids be advertised for: On
| tract let to the lowest responsible bid
| der: and that Meagher & Smith be
sued for the costs thereof:
LEO G6LDBERGER.
City Attorney.
was presented and ordered entered in
the minutes.
| Supplemental Debt Statement for mu-
nicf6alities over their Debt Limit.
dated as Of November 1. 1918. was
ceived and referred to the finance
The Clerk reported that the Mayor
had returned approved: .oo A..
Home Defense Committee resolution TO
change location of Federal employment
I office; resolution to plan sewerage sys-
| oiution to issue 100000 Water bonds;
resolution to transfer $4,000 from
Emergency Fund to Fire Account; res
olution to Issue s161.SSs anticipation
bonds; resolution In repayment of as
sessment: resolution to cancel sewer
assessment block "a. lot 26; resolution
to cancel tap assessment on LOT 80,
sessment on lot IS, block 20@; resolu-
ton to reduce Hall Ave. pavement as
sessment on lot 7. block 267; resolution
to cancel sewer assessment lot 8. block
23s; resolution to cancel assessments
4 on certain city property; resolution to
| give reception TO returned soldiers;
| which were placed on file.
The following resolution by Mr..
Wilson:
whereas. the City of Perth Amboy
| did heretofore. to wit, on the 22nd DAY
Of October, 1918; snser INTO 90 a , eont nona
| struction of a combined system Of
sewers in Alpine section beginning In
Amboy Avenue and running to the
1 ItInEllAduld III
with plabs and specifications prepared
by Samuel J.. Mason, former City Sur
yeyor. and
Whereas, the said Meagher and
Smith have failed TO live up to the
said contract. plans and specifications.
in that. among other things the con-
tractors failed 10 lay the sewer the
Whereas, this council did heretofore
direct the City Attorney to notify
/ Meagher and Smith to relay the Alpine
Sewer System in accordance with the
plans and specifications agreed to by
| them. urder said contract. and
Whereas. the said City Attorney has
reported that he mas notified the said
Meagher and Smith, TO wit, about
Sept. 14th. 1918, n November 18th,
1918, that unless said Meagher and
TO relay the Sewer System In accord
ance with said contract. that this eoun-
ell would nave the work done by an
! other contractor or by its own depart
4 ment and charge the said Meagher and
! Smith with the costs thereof.
Now, therefore. be II resolved. that
the City Engineer, Morgan +. Larson,
be and hereby Is instructed 20 prepare
| plans and specifications for the relay
| Ing of said Sewer System as originally
| contra6te for and that the said speci-
hestiors be submitted to this council
was Introduced, and adopted by the
| following vote: Yea-Wllson. Waters.
Hiiker. Andersen, Clark. Riedy. Grouse.
x resolution to eodify the ordinances
Of the City of Perth Amboy was intro
dueed and laid on the table until the
The following resolution by Mr..
Resolved. that Andrew Jensen and