Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-18
CITY WILL GET
PAVING BIDS
Several Resolutions for That
Purpose Authorized by the
Board of Aldermen

Several resolutions, authorizing
| the street commissioner and street
| com mittee to advertise for bids tC
| be received Monday night, August
| Z, for certain street pavements and
repairs were adopted by the alder
men last night. These measures COW
cred practically the same ground as
resolutions adopted by them at their
last meeting, all of which were re-
| turned unapproved by the mayor on
the grounds that he had not been
given sufficient time to consider
them.
In returning unapproved the
other street improvement resolu-
tions last night, the mayor suggest
ed that the aldermen pass resolu-
tions authorizing the advertisement
I for bids, but specifying no time at
which they would be received This,
he said, would make it possible for
! the street commissioner and street
committee 20 take into consideration
the cost of other important munc-
ipal improvements and then act ac-
cordingly in securing bios for the
other work.
This suggestion of the mayor was
not adhered to by the aldermen last
night, although Alderman John j..
Clark told the board he considered
it an excellent idea. He told the
board it was an opportunity to CO.
operate with the mayor but that
the members did not seem to see the
advantage in working together on
these matters.
The resolutions covered the fol-
lowing streets: Paving of Gordon
street, from Rector to Water street;
paving of Harrison Place, repaving
state street and others: paving Le-
high avenue; laying a sewer in Bar
clay street; preparing grade map for
block bounded by Alta Vista Place,
Pine street Jacques street and Mere
dith street; grading Hazel avenue;
paving Fayette street from Maple
street to Central Railroad; paving
Grant street from Market street to
southerly terminus; paving Woodruff
place.
Three bids were received for paint
ing the exterior of the almshouse; ;
the contract being awarded to Char
les Larson, the lowest bidder. The
successful bid was $40. Other bids
were l.. Perelman, $3.50 and Jesse j.
Jones, $205
A communication was received
information as to what action, il any
the aldermen had taken on their re-
quest for $4,000 to repair the build
ing on the city dock property. This
was referred TO the committee of the
whole.
The Public Service Railway Com
pany had a letter before the board
informing the aldermen that instruc-
tions had been given to have their
sprinkler sprinkle the tracks once a
day when necessary"
An ordinance authorizing the is
suance of $4,000 library bonds to
cover the cost of equipment and re-
construction of part of the building
was unanimously passed on first
reading.
The petition of residents near
Neville and Cornell street for a fire
alarm box at that corner was denied
for the time being upon the advice
of the city electrician.
The quarterly report of Chief Of
Police Niels j. Tonnesen was receiv-
ed and referred to the police com
mittee to consider the several sug-
gestions made therein.
A supplemental debt statement OF
the CITY treasurer showed the city's
debt at the present to be 6.85 plus
per cent.
An ordinance TO vacate a triangu-
lar strip of property extending along
the east side of Madison avenue from
Smith to Market street, was passed
on second and third readings
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