Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-20
PASS ORDINANCE TOFIX
MORE STREETS, SMITH
and STATE INCLUDED
$4,000 More to be Expend-
ed in Paving More Streets
Now Badly Needed.
ALL VOTED IN FAVOR
Northwestern Section Resi-
dents Again Ask Aldermen
to Improve Brace Ave.

An ordinance authorizing the
issuance of bonds to the amount of
$4,000 to finance repairs to the
pavement on seven of the city's
streets was unanimously passed by
The aldermen at their regular meet
ing last night.
e- The streets which are to be i'm
proved under the conditions of this
ordinance include State street from
Smith street north to the end of
the brick pavement; Smith street
from the ferry to State street and
from the Central Railroad to the
lands of the Raritan Terminal &
Transportation Company; Division
street, from New Brunswick avenue
to Broad street; Park avenue, from
New Brunswick avenue to Broad
street; Gordon street, from Rector
street to Second street; Mcclellan
street from Market street to Smith
street. and Centre street from High
street to State street.
The repairs will not consist of re-
surfacing the entire lengths and
widths of the streets mentioned but
merely patching up the holes and re-
moving all rough spots with a re-
sultant smooth surface. Some of the
streets will require much more work
than others. All of these improve
ments will be made to streets upon
which it is known the warrenite sur
facing will take a fire hold. None
of the brick pavements in the city,
now in poor condition such as Maple
street, parts of Jefferson street and
Fayette street from New Brunswick
avenue to Maple street, will be
touched under the present road
schedule of the Board of Aldermen.
Following the passage of the or
dinance authorizing the bond issue
to pay the cost of the work. the
aldermen unanimously adopted a
resolution calling for bids for this
work to be received at the next re-
gular meeting of the board on
august 2, at o'clock.
The ordinance appropriating
;30,OO0 for the resurfacing of
-darket street, from City Hall Park
0 Herbert street, Prospect street,
heridan street and Rector street
.'om Market street to Lewis street,
3 as passed on second and third
,adings last night.
A delegation from the Western
Improvement Association was before
le aldermen at their committee
leeting last night with the request
rat Brace avenue be paved. The
his road and Convery place from
ew Brunswick avenue to Brace
venue new route to the county
ridge for autoists passing through
he city from places to the north or
outh of here would be established.
he Brace avenue residents have
cen asking for paved street inter-
aittantly for long time. No men
ION of the matter was made at the
egular meeting of the aldermen.
The Board of Health had a COM
munication before the aldermen
showing a deficit in the isolation
asking for an additional appropria-
tion OF $1,000 to finance the run
ming of this institution for the re-
mainder of the year. The communi-
cation was spread on the minutes.
Patrolman John Kurpiel, one of
the city's police officers who was
suspended for almost six months
prior to his trial on serious charge,
but was reinstated upon the jury
finding him not guilty, had a COM
munication before the board written
by Senator Thomas Brown, his at
torney asking the city to pay him
the $875.50 due him as back pay.
The aldermen were given ten days
in which to consider their action and
il they failed to decide to give the
officer the amount demanded by
him, the letter stated, legal proceed
ings would be resorted to to force
the city to pay him that amount.
The aldermen decided to refer
this communication TO the commit
tee of the whole and the city attor-
ney and from remarks made it is ap-
parent that they win fight giving the
officer the amount asked by him.
A petition, signed by nine property
owners and storekeepers along Mad
ison avenue between Jefferson street
and Smith street, requested the Board
OF Aldermen to extend the proposed
white way" which has been asked
from Market street to Smith street,
so that It will include this additional
block. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on lamps and lights.
An ordinance calling for the is
suance of bonds to the amount of
$1,000 to pay the cost of erecting
retaining wall at the foot of Catalpa
avenue and another one at the foot
OF Market street, five receiving
basins, fve manholes and the extern
. sion of the State street storm sewer,
was adopted on its second and final
readings.
The ordinance regulating traffic
on the streets or THIS city was uIldH-
imously adopted upon its second
and third readings. The police com
mittee was authorized to purchase
nine lockers at a cost not exceeding
$3.50. The clerk was instructed to
communicate with the Public Service
Railway Company asking whether or
not they intend TO repair the tracks
on State street as requested by the
city. in order that the work of re-
surfacing might be gone ahead with.
The council decided to grant the
Boy Scouts of America permission
to use one of the chests formerly
used by the militia reserve in the
high school.
The engineer was instruct
ed to take up the matter of
improving sewer conditions about
Pearl place and Mechanic street.
The meeting was adjourned to
meet again on Friday night of this
week.