Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-06
FOUR STREETS
IN CITY To Be
IMPROVED SOON
Include Entire Length Of High
Street From Smith
ALSO GORDON STREET
These Were Vetoed by the
Mayor When Passed
Last Week

-Four ordinances ealing Tor paving
work on High street. Laurie street,
Gordon street and Herbert street were
unanimously passed by the Board of
Aldermen last night at their first
meeting Of the year. These were the
same jobs which came up before the
board last year and upon which the
members of the board divided, owing
to the lack of sufficient funds to see
this work done.
High street is to be paved with war
renite from Smith street to the north
ern terminus of that street, which is
beyond Buckingham avenue.
Herbert street, which extends from,
Market to Smith street on
the extreme western end Of Market
street, is to be paved with warrenite.
This thoroughfare is much used by
cars coming across the Convery place
bridge and going over the State
bridge across the Raritan river and
also by cars coming in the city cast
ward on Smith street.
Gordon street will be paved from
Rector to Water street with warren
ito, from Water to Front street with
hillside brick, owing TO the steep in
cline, and from Front street to the
easterly terminus of the street, with
Warrenite.
Laurie street is to be paved from
Groom street to New Brunswick av-
enue with warrenite. An ordinance
was also passed calling for the laying
of q sewer on Laurie street from
Groom street to New Brunswick av-
enue and from Penn street to the
easter1y terminus of Laurie street.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000
to pay the cost OF new fire tractor
apparatus for the Protection Hook &
Ladder Company to be raised by
bonds, was passed on first reading.
Another ordinance was passed,
which fixed the duties of the city physi-
clan and made his term of office three
years. His salary Is fixed at $500 an
nually.
The annual debt statement of the
city treasurer was received and filed.
A communicat ton was received from
the clerk of the Water Board inform
Ing the Aldermen that tenants would
hereafter be notified two days before
their water would be shut off for non
payment of bills. The report was re-
eived and filed.
An application for renewal of a
junk license was received from Jacob
Goldberg. of 2S4 Seaman street, and
referred to the judiciary committee.
letter from the Lehigh Valley
Railroad was received and filed in
forming the Board that the Smith
street crossing had been repaired.
A petition was received from prop
erty owners on Neville street from
Groom street, west, asking that the
grade be established. The signers
offered to finance the working of the
street down to the established grade.
The communication was referred to
the streets and sewers committee and
the city engineer.
A resolution authorizing the issu-
ance OF s200,000 tax anticipation
bonds at not more than per cent.
was adopted as was n resolution for
the issuing of 100000 tax revenue
bonds, at not more than per cent
The First National Bank, Perth
Amboy Trust Company, Raritan Trust
Company and City National Bank were
named in another resolution as the
legal repositories for the board.
A resolution was passed appointing
John G. Platt constable in the fifth
ward.
When the .egular business of the
meeting had been closed Alderman
John ]. Clark spoke of the poor ser
vice the auto busses were giving the
public. The bus owners were not CO.
operating with the judiciary commit
tee of the Aldermen nor the public
he said He predicted municipal con-
troll of the cars if the present owners
did not endeavor to satisfy the riding
public better. He said some kind OF
a shelter should be erected at the bus
terminal at Smith and Water streets.
Alderman Albert G. Waters. who Is
chairman of the judiciary committee,
controlling the buses explained that
plans were now under way for the
erection OF q shelter for those waiting
for busses. He also said meeting
of the county committeeman would be
held on Friday night of this week at
which time the matter of regulating
the running of busses in the county
would be taken UP and discussed at
length