Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
SHEET ASPHALT
BID LOWEST
New Brunswick Concern Bid
ding Only on Asphalt Has
Lowest Estimate
BUCKINGHAM AVENUE JOB
East Jersey Bridge Co. Lowest
Bidders on Warrenite- Con-
tract Not Awarded

The aldermen did not award the
contract for the paving of Bucking-
ham avenue last night, it being de-
cided to lay this matter over until
an adjourned meeting which will be
held Thursday night. Bids for the
paving work were received from SIX
different companies, the T. j. M.
Contracting Company of New Bruns-
wick having the lowest bid before
the board. Its figures for a sheet
asphalt pavement were $50, ,3S5.43.
This company did not bid on war
renite or asphalt block pavement.
The East Jersey Bridge Company
was the lowest bidder on both the
asphalt block and warrenite pave
phalt were $S5.2S higher than the
New Brunswick concern.
The bids were as follows:
East Jersey Bridge Company-As-
phalt block, $33,3S1.S3; sheet as
phalt. $SO,47o.7S; warrenite. $751;
824.73.
Liddle e. Pfeiffer-Asphalt block,
$34,546.95: sheet asphalt. $30,6S6.-
Is; warrenite, $32,O40.15.
Fords Construction Company
Asphalt block, $35,951.72; sheet as
phalt. $32,49s.O2; warrenite, 1885,
853.02.
Il. ]. M. Constructing Company
Sheet asphalt. $30,3S5.45. :.
Graham & McKeon-Asphalt
block, $37,9S2.S6: sheet asphalt,
$34,sS6.36: warrenite. $36,290.s6.
Standard Bithulitic Company
Warrenite, $32,349.75.
| Each bid was accompanied by a
certified check for $1,000.
A petition signed by twenty-eight
property owners along Elizabeth
street asked for a pavement along
| that street from Hall avenue to Its
! northerly terminus. 1t was referred
| to the streets and sewers committee.
Thirteen residents on Brodhead
place petitioned for paving and curp
| along their street from New Bruins
wick avenue to Sayre avenue. A
concrete base with cement top is
| asked and the aldermen are re
ouested to have all property owners
;. instructed to lay sidewalks along the
l proposed improvement. This also
was was referred to the streets and
sewers committee.
A request that Catherine street
he paved with a bithulithic paving
from the New Jersey Terra Gotta
works to the northerly terminus was
received in a petition signed by 1or'
ty-six property owners. Thls was
referred to the streets and sewers
/ com mittee.
The street paving ordinance whlch
was passed on first reading at tne
last m Getting of the council was pass,
| ed upon second reading last nlgn'
| and when it came up for third read
| inp Alderman Robert A. Mcclure
endeayored to change the wordlhs
in order that Lehigh avenue mlgh
be paved with concrete. The sectioi
| of Fayette street from Maple stree
to the Central railroad tracks Wa'
also tn he added to the list of streets
TO be improved. The city attorney
advised the board that they couio
not legally change the ordinance ah''
the entire measure was dropped
A new ordinance was then draw
I'D and passed on first reading. rms
| called for Gordon street from rec
tor street to Front street; Harrisoi !
Place from State street TO His,
street, Woodruff Place from Hisi
street to Rector street; Park aVenu'
from Broad street to Washlngtoi
street; Grant street from Marhe
'steet to it's southerly terminus; Fay
cite street from Stanford street u
it's westerly terminus and Fayett
street from Maple street to the cen
traI Railroad property, to be pave.
with either warrenite, asphalt blocf
or sheet asphalt and Lehigh avenue
from Prospect street 20 the LANDS o
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
many with concrete. The lssuanc
, of temporary improvement bonu
not to exceed $121,000 to pay IN
cost of this work was also author
ized in this ordinance.
A, Tarloski. owner of propert
: having a frontage of 270 feet on lie
, high avenue. objected to the pawn
of that street. He claimed that ther
only one or two buildings on 1T an
5 that there are other streets in IN
2 city which need it more than thi
one: He was told lis objection
would be considered. but 1T wa
pointed out by Alderman Clark an,
the city attorney that the law WI
allow no objection to a pavemen
il lying with the discretion or IN
board whether or not the improve
: ment is to be made.
; One bid was received by the alder
) men for q sewer cleaning machin
and the contract was awarded 7
5 p. J. Healey, of New York city
: whose bid for the machine wa
$4,000.
) A resolution was adopted author
F., izing the city engineer to prepar
plans and specifications for a sewe
!. tc be laid in Barclay street fron
Cornell to Groom streets. The c>'
engineer was also instructed to pre-
pare the necessary plans and speci
fications for the various street pave
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