Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-04
IN AND ABOUT TIE CITY

A new concrete walk is being laid
in front of the Perth Amboy Trust
Company's building in Smith street.
Work has so far been completed
on the new building of the Maple
Realty Company at Madison venue
and Smith street that the tenants
are able to move in.
A meeting of Willow Grove. No. 6
Woodman's Circle, will be held in
Woodman's hall, in Hobart street,
tonight at 8 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present as many
matters of importance are to be
transacted.
Court Amboy No. SIS. Foresters of
America, at its meeting last night
heard a report of the anniversary
celebration held last Saturday night
and arranged for a smoker and en-
tertainment to be held a. the next
meeting. Past Chief Ranger Ed
ward c. Smith was named at the
head of a committee to decorate The
various cemeteries in the city and
other places the Sunday before Me
mortal Day. A large delegation of
HtfIfDtTS Will dCCOifipduy thC QcSiSc
team to Fords on Sunday afternoon
to the big class initiation that IL to
be held under the auspices of Court
George B. Mcclellan of that place.
Court Ambcy's degree team will put
OF the work.
The residents Of this city have so
taken advantage of Cleanup Week
that the collection of refuse and old
articles placed along the streets
seems almost an endless task. Sever
al trucks are needed to remove the
rubbish from in front of some places.
A monthly 0ean-up has been sug-
gested.
An effort will be made by the
boss BARRIERS and the journeymen to
come to some agreement tonight in
the strike at a conference to be held
at the New Packer House between
the two. A business agent of the
j~ourneymen is here in an effort to
straighten out the matter between
the two organizations.
According to signs posted in the
lobby of the postoffice, bids will b.
received for the interior decorating
of the building.
Work on the new store building
OF Adolph NJ. Metzendorf at the cor
ner of Madison avenue and Market
street is being rushed.
The police traffic booth which has
been tried out at various street in
t%ersections and Is not at the Five
Corners, apparently Is working bet
ter at this location than at any other
spot. The only confusion is caus-
&c by traffic approaching the booth
on New Brunswick venue. All this
traffic is guided by the State street
signals, a go" sign for State street
being a signal for traffic waiting on
New Brunswick avenue to go ahead
and a stop" sign for State street
applying to New Brunswick avenue
as well. This system is proving
quite a success.
Owing to the lack of a quorum
there was no meeting on the Board
of Park Commissioners last night,
Superintendent Tooker was present
with photographs to show what was
Deln2 uOne Ill tdIh AZ inS
foot Of High street, to improve the
appearance of the spot by erecting a
bulkhead of field-stone Of various
sizes.
Bids for the general construction
work of the new Y. M. H. A. build
ing at Madison enu and Jeffer.
son street will be received at
o'clock this afternoon by the board
of directors at a special meeting In
the Y. NJ. H. A. building. The ex-
cavating contract. awarded to Ora
ham & McKeon, has almost beer
completed.
Because of the strike at the plant
of the Barber Asphalt Company here
| the steamer Mantura sailed yester.
day with only part of the cargo I'M
loaded. The steamer Fran. with a
cargo of crude asphalt for the plant
| arrived in local waters yesterday and
anchored in the vicinity of the Grea.
Beds lighthouse. Due to the strike
it is a question II this ship can be
unloaded on schedule time.