Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-08
NEW RAILROAD RESOLUTION
PASSED; FORMER ONE KILLED
ALDERMEN GET
BIDS ON REPAIRS
Two Bids on ReSurfacing Four
StreetS--loWest Estimate is
About $4,000.

Bids for the resurfacing of Market
street, Sheridan street, Prospect street
and Rector street (from Market street
south) were received by the aldermen
last night from two contractors, the
lowest amount being $21.2S1. This
low bid was made by the Standard
New Brunswick, the other bidder. es-
timated the total cost at $22,010. The
bids were received and referred to the
city engineer and street committee for
tabulatlon.
The itemized bids were as follows:
It. H. Riddle. concrete base $40: war
renite, $1,000; warrenite patching,
s1s,sco; flush coating. $4,000: man
holes 500. Standard Bithulitic Com
pany, concrete base. 500: warrenite,
$1,005; warrenite patching, S16,S0o;
flush coating. $4,000; manholes, $40.
The resolution awarding the ocn-
tract will be before the aldermen at
their next meeting, June 21.
The board received a communica-
ton signed by eight property owners
on Madison avenue. from Smith
street to Market street, requesting
that a white way be established
on that block. The signers offered to
pay for one-third of the cost on con-
dition that 1t did not exceed $4,000.
The communication was referred to
| the lamps and lights committee.
| The Board of Health had before
! the aldermen q communication In
| forming the board that the $4,000
appropriation for 1920 to be used for
, the maintenance of the isolation hos
pital had been exhausted and that If
more funds were not forthcoming
! soon 1t would be necessary to dis
| charge all patients on July l and
close the hospital. The letter stated
that about $500 would be required
| to finance the hospital for the re-
! mainder of the year.
The letter was referred to the
! committee of the whole an agreement
! having been reached on this matter
! by the Aldermen at their committee
meeting last Friday night, whereby
the aldermen would furnish the nee
essary money to keep the hospital
| open and in operation.
An application was received from
residents on Jefferies street. between
| Amboy avenue and JaqueS street for
, lights and a sewer. The communica-
tions were referred to the commit
tee on lamps and lights and the COM
mittee on streets and sewers.
Engineer W. G. Thompson, of the
State highway commission, had let
ter before the board informing them
that all roads in Perth Amboy, part
of route 4, state highway, were now
state roads and asking for any fran
chises or agreements the city had
with any factory. company or party
concerning the use of such. Another
letter from the highway department
gave the date on the Amboy bridge
approach. now owned by the state.
Both communications were referred
to the committee of the whole and
city engineer.
A request from the park board that
Anton Jensen be made q special police
officer without pay was received and
referred to the police committee. The
Army and Navy Union had letter be-
fore the board thanking it for 800
appropriation for the Memorial Day
exercises.
An ordinance for the issuance of
S1515 worth of bonds to defray the
cost of the Cleveland avenue and
Seaman street sewers was passed on
first reading.
A resolution was passed to adver-
tie for bids on a comfort station,
same to be received at o'clock (day,
light saving time) June 21. On June Is
bids for municipal garage and stable
will be received. Another resolution
was passed. II being to receive bids
for remodeling the orphans home on
June 21.
Temporary improvement bonds
totalling S78,600 were ordered issued
ment.
A resolution protesting against the
use of Staten Island sound, by barges
loaded with explosives going between
South Amboy and New York was
passed, a copy of which will be sent
to the captain of the port of New
York. The I. E. DUPONT de Nemours
Company had made the request for
permission to use the inner route.
The clerk was authorized to adver-
tise for bids on 100000 gallons of
fuel oil to be received on June 21. A
resolution to issue 100000 worth of
bonds to pay the cost of paving
Laurie street, from New Brunswick
avenue east TO the easterly terminus
of that street, was passed as was
resolution authorizing $500 in
bonds to be sold for the purpose of
paying for the new fire tractor ap-
paratus.
The purchase of 5000 paving block
at a cost not to exceed $500 was or
dered. The salary of Miss Lillian
Johnson, clerk in the city collectors
office, was increased to 500 month
ly. Repairs to the Eagle fire truck
not exceeding $175 were authorized.
Avoid Dangers of Exposed Tub ISuttsr.
Blue Ribbon Butter is never sold in bulk.