Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-02-21
ACT TONIGHT ON
STREET PAVING
Action on Buckingham Ave.
Defined Much Business
Last Night

All matters pertaining to street
paving and Improvements were
dropped for the time being by the
aldermen last night in order that
all could come up for discussion
at an adjourned meeting 20 be held
tonight. The ordinance authoriz-
ing the paving of Buckingham ave-
nue. with warrenite. did not come up
for second or third readings. but II
is believed action will be taken on
this tonight. Several petitions for
street paving were In the hands OF
tie aldermen last night. but they
were not read, being held over un-
til tonight.
The effort of Alderman -at-Large
Richard J. Calvin to have the in
dustries in the maurer section of
Perth Amboy change their letter
heads so as to read "Maurer, Perth
Amboy," instead of "Maurer. n. j..
Is not meeting entireiy with sue
cess, communications received by
aldermen last night. showed. The
American Smelling and Refining
company has notified the aldermen
that it has found it impossible to
accede to the request. The Barber
Asphalt Paving Company and the
L Dlteu SldleS 'stihheAAis
have both referred the matter to
their head offices.
A communication from the city
attorney was placed on the minutes,
it stating that an appropriation
made by the city for the paving of
Amboy avenue would work against
the city's debt limit, it being nee
essary to include it under the pres
10 hill ic in tho lpCig-
lature. the communication states, eX-
empting such appropriations from
being included in the debt limit, but
it has no. as yet been passed.
The judiciary committee has re-
ferred to it letter from the Public
Utility Com mission with reference to
q hearing on March l on the matter
of the Lehigh Valley railroad laying
four sid;ngs across Washington
street to the property of the Perth
Amboy Dry Docks Company.
A report from the Board of School
Estimate informed the board that
the 1929 school budget figures
have been placed at $390,2OO.
A copy of the resolution passed
by the freeholders stating that that
body is willing to turn over Amboy
avenue from koch's hill to the city
line TO lHc cily was iSttiNNa ohN
ferred to the street committee.
An ordinance amending the bus
ordinance, introduced by Alderman
Robert A. Mcguire, was passed on
first reading. 1t stipulates that every
bus shall have rear door, opening
from inside, each bus Shall have an
automatic red stop light and fare
register and that all South Amboy
buses carry two red lights in front,
Metuchen and New Brunswick bus
es two blue lights and Woodbridge
and Roosevelt buses two green
lights.
Alderman McGuire's suggestion
that a white way be established III
Smith street from the Central rail-
road tracks to the Lehigh Valley
tracks met with opposition from
both Alderman John Sofield and
Alderman John J. Clark. The lat
ter said there were other parts OF
the city desiring a highway and he
did not approve of authorizing the
Smith street work until the other
! sections had been considered. AL
dermatl Mcclure consented to let
the matter lay over for the time,
declaring he had not attempted 10
put over anything" on the rest OF
the board. City Electrician Jay II.
FRANKIE, he said, had told him that
the present equipment is capable OF
handling the additional, lights need
ed for outer Smith street.
The committee on building re-
ported conference will be held on
March with the Board of Harbor
Commissioners for the purpose OF
considering repairs to the building
now on the city dock property.
The collector was authorized TO
bill the Public Service Railway
Company for $2.305.7S as it's share
of the $6,107.35 paid by the city for
snow removal on Smith and State
streets.
A supplementary debt statement
from the city treasurer showed the
citys debt now to be 5.96.
An ordinance 10 repeal the ordi-
nance giving the Lehigh Valley rail-
road permission to lay four tracks
across Washington street was pass
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