Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
MOVE To WIDEN
KEYPORT ROAD
Ordinance Establishing New
Curb Line Passed by Bor-
ough Council; Reject Bids

IBy Evening News Correspondent
KEYPORT, March 2.-The ordi-
nance establishing the new curb line
on the south side of Front street be-
tween Broad and Beers streets was
passed on final reading Monday
night by the council. This was the
first step asked for by the State
Highway Commission prior to the
starting of the work of widening and
paving the street. The new curb
line will widen the street about five
feet at the corner of Broad street
n about the same distance at
Main street. From this point to
Beers street the new space gradually
diminishes until at the latter street
the old curb line is resumed. The
ordinance directed that whatever
private property need be taken shall
be determined by the assessment
commissioners and awards be made
for damages sustained and assess
ments for benefits. The assess
ment commissioners are former AS
semblymen John w. Keough and
Dallas G.. Young. and Arthur A.
Philo.
In accordance with the instruc-
lions received from the water COM
mittee, Thomas w. Polling, inspec-
tor of the department reported that
it would be necessary to purchase
about fourteen hundred feet of five
eighths inch lead pipe, about three
hundred and fifty feet of one incn
pipe and about n hundred and
seventy-five sets of couplings, etc.
Borough Attorney Van Buskirk
explained to several of the citizens
present the details of the plans SUBJ
mitted by the State Highway Depart
ment and the proposed line of work
contemplated. Charles S. jerks sub
mitted a letter setting forth several
suggestions which could be carried
out at the time of the work which
would greatly improve the street.
AS he furnished a copy of the letter
for each member of the council the
mayor suggested hat they be taken
home and studied and a report made
thereon at the next meeting.
Borough Attorney Van Buskirk
submitted al opinion on the laws
concerning the registration and IL
censing of dogs. 1t was decided that
the present registration law be
strictly enforced and hat all owners
of dogs who have not registered
them with the borough clerk should
do so at once.
1t was decided to remove the
sweeper and other things belonging
to the borough now stored in the
building of former Mayor Bogardus
and an offer from Elias Goldschmidt
to store the sweeper free of charge
in his stable on Broad street was ac-
cepted.
Councilmen Rotnwell, Matthews
and Polling were appointed members
of the building committee and were
directed to confer at once with
Charles Kruser the newly appointed
building inspector and have any
changes made at once in the new
code which they might deem ad-
visable.
A resolution was passed rejecting
all bids for teams which were open
ed at the last meeting. New bids
were opened.
A resolution was unanimously
passed rejecting all the bids for fire
hose received at the last meeting e
cepting those of the Eureka Fire
Hose Company and the BiLateral
Fire Hose Company. The mayor and
clerk were authorized to purchase
four hundred feet from the former
company at S1.40 per foot and one
hundred feet from the latter al
$1.35.
A resolution indorsing the action
taken by several n~eighboring NUM-
cipalities requesting the court OF
chancery to direct the winding up OF
the affairs of the Standard Gas Com
pany at once was unanimously
passed.