Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30

run a trolley line westerly from the
intersection of New Brunswick Ave.
and Florida Grove Rd. SO as to in
~tersect the Middlesex trolley line
north of the Lehigh Valley tracks, a
short distance to the east Of Ford
Corners.
Street Conditions
Street signs and street light are in
| fair shape at the present time. Pave
ments and sidewalks generally are
| unsatisfactory.
The section bounded roughly by
Pulaski St., Parker ST., Hall Ave.
and the Central Railroad of New
Jersey (the most densely populated
area in the city, is in crying need
of good pavements. So also is the
district which is bounded by the
| Cenral Railroad of New Jersey, Pat
erson ST., Sheridan St. Grace ST.,
I Kirkland Pl., Fayette st. and Market
st.
New building operations would be
i stimulated in the section near the
corner of Brace Ave. and Cleveland
Ave. if new pavements were furnish
ed in this region. This, however,
| should be considered as a second
! rather than a first step in a paving
| program for Perth Amboy.
The accompanying map indicates
! unpaved streets. There are too
| many of them north of Washington
| street and west of Oak street and
Penn street .
Waste Removal and Disposal
The present plan Of waste remov-
| al calls for collection twice a week.
| n .-1o,1 and nnra hrIctihla materials
are carried away together, to dumps
| on city property north of Eag.e
street. Here those materials which
are salable are salvaged, and COM
bustable refuse is burned.
The Eagle street site cannot be
used for this purpose much longer.
In selecting a new site for the dis
posal of waste material, a location
can and should be found where the
smoke and other Objectionable fea-
lures of the process may not be an
annoyance to surrounding property
owners. It would be highly desira-
BILE to dispose of garbage separately.
Sewers
The sewerage system is appar-
emily just about adequate for the
present population. If due consid-
Grafton is given promptly to needs
likely to arise with future growth.
developing sections a be cared
for without excessive financial bur-
den. To this end, there should be
in the near future an investigation
Of present facilities, their condition
and capacities and needed extern
sions.
The disposal Of sewage is a prob
lem which cannot be much further
| n~nrfnnnA1 ruitIantvf zartnr- s-sprr. -
the city. AS indicated on the COM
posite map. it is suggested that,
when the time comes, land at the
foot of First and Second streets,
now owned by the city, be used for
the construction of a settling basin,
and that an i~ntercepting sewer be
butt along the shore from Levi.
street to the site in question, so az
to receive the outfalls of existing
sewers.
Another settling basin for the
northern portion of the city could
be located on the shore of Arthur
Kill north of the foot of Cedar
street. This would receive the dis.
charge from an ~intercepting sewer
which would run north from the
foot of Gordon street.
The sludge collected from these
two settling basins would be pump.
ed into scows and dumped at sea
In times of flood, when the volume
OF sewage would be greatly increas-
ed by rainwater, the contents of the
basins could be discharged directly
into the bay: since at such times il
IS SO dilute as to be perfectly harm.
less.
Fire Control
Srha. Tnoat
throughout the city, and the ad-
equacy OF the fre-ighting equip.
ment Tor h protection of property
against nres originating simultan.
GUS at w or more points, should
be given careful consideration. n
Is believed that the fire engine anf
chemical engine apparatus. located
at Hall avenue and Amboy avenue
should be motorized. 1t is also de.
slrable that a hook and ladder com.
pany be provided at this site or al
some other location on high ground
IN the immediate vicinity, to AFFORD
tne necessary protection for proper
~ IN this growing section.
Scnoois
/ me present location. of schools
with respect to population, is show
on the opposite map. Sites tenra
lively selected for two new gramma
schools have been indicated on tn,
map. These schools will undoubt
edly be required in the near future
as a result of the trend of develop
ment which has been outlined il
this report. Further study of tn,
adequacy of educational facilities /
Measurable.
" Parks, Parkwavs and PIaygrouad Ids
. A park project has been inaugu
rated on the city-owned land nea
the western end of New Brunswick
avenue.
4, The chief opportunity for the i'm
provement of Perth Amboy's parl
system consists in the development
of the strip of land. bordering o.
Raritan river. extending from tn
Central Railroad of New Jersey t
High street, and including sucl
areas south of Lewis street. as ar
indicated on the large scale detail
map which accompanies this report
This project makes use of propertie
already owned by the city. 1t con
templates the removal of the ga
works from Linden street and tn
utilization of the are over the pro
posed sewage disposal settling basin
Perth Amboy, q waterfront city
should have a waterfront park wit
salt breezes and public bathing facil
, tiles for all the people. Parks ar
not an extravaganza: they are oftel
not even an item OF net expense
improved health and restraining in
fiuence on crime due to park an,
playground development (liberalit
with playground space means econ
omy in Jail spaced decrease mum
cipal expenditure. The city woul