Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-18
$4,000 SEWER
SYSTEM PLANS
Lehigh Park Section Will
Have Sanitary Sewers In
stalled Shortly

An ordinance authorizing the is
suance Of $4,000 temporary inn
provement bonds to pay the cost OF
installing a sewer system an the Le-
high Park section Of Perth Amboy
was unanimously passed upon hrst
reading cy the aldermen last night
This sew = system has long been
retitioned for by residents in that
section Of the city and its installa-
ton will be a big asset to residents
in that part Of Perth Amboy.
Sanitary sewers viii De laid on
Amboy av niue. Inslee street, Thomas
street. Ashley street. Wagner ave
nue.. Summit venue Leon avenue
Rruck VENUE. Hickory street,
spruce street, Birch street, Pine
street, Frsncis street. Wo:n street,
kreil street and Meinzs, street.
These sewers will connect with the
Catherine street trunk sewer. City
Engineer Morgan +. Larson having
already lad out the new system and
prepared plans and specifications. d.
A supplemental debt statement OF
The city treasurer showed the NUM-
cipai debt at the present time to De
SIS plus. A resolution was passed
instructing the treasurer TO prepare
another supplemental statement
rrior TO the issuance OF the $oo,oOo
sewer system bonds.
The health board had a COM
m~unication before the aldermen
complaining of the condition OF the
dumping grounds. claiming that the
garbage and refuse In not properly
covered by the contractor and that
no supervisor Is stationed there. The
streets and sewers committee had
this matter referred to It for ives
tigation and action.
The Barber Asphalt Paving COM
pary, in a letter 10 the board. re-
GREETED its inability to change h
name of "Maurer" TO Perth Amboy
on its stationery owing to the TACT
that the railroad station is still
known az Maurer.
CITY Attorney G%oldberger notified
the board of a law suit brought
against the city and the Perth Am
boy Iron e. Metal Company by
Christian Williams as the result OF
an alleged accident on November
is, 1920. The communication was
filed.
The streets and " commit
tee had referred 10 II a letter from
he Pennsylvania railroad with refer
ence to cancellation OF a bill Tor
s1I.25 for sidewalk repairs.
A communication from U. S. SEN
stor Joseph Freiinghuysen explain
ing his stand in opposing the SOL
diers bonus was read and ordered
spread on the minutes.
A bill amounting to more than VI
600, the result of the city losing its
case in the Patrolman John kur-
piei matter, was received and reier-
red to the police committee.
An ordinance authorizing the is
suance of $500 water bonds for
extensions and improvements TO the
water department was passed on
fist reading.
The quarterly report of Chief of
Police Niels j. Tonnesen was re-
ceived and ordered filed. One OF the
~surrestfons made by the chief was
that two additional motorcycle ON
GERS be named to assist in handling
the heavy automobile trafic through
this city in the summer.
An opinion from the city attorney
with relation to a bill for damages
rendered the city by Michael Bar
as the result of alleged dam
done to his property by firemen
in lighting the blaze at the NoVo
Laboratories on feprudry 20 was re-
reived and spread on the minutes.
The city is not liable, the opinion
said. !.
Ordinances changing the name of
Easton street to Wayne street and
authorizing issuance of $4,000 bonds
10 pay the cost of buying machinery
and equipment for the street and
sewer department were passed on
second and third readings.
Two resolutions were passed u
thorizing issuance OF temporary loan
school bonds in the sums OF slo,-
900 and $4,000. The fire committee
was authorized to have repairs MADE
to the Garfield firehouse, cost OF
which Is not to exceed $340.
The clark was instructed to notify
the Atlantic Terra Gotta Company
to clear off the upper end OF High
street of moulds and other material
belonging to this company.
The meeting adjourned TO meet
again tomorrow night at which time
a report will be made of the outcome
OF today's conference in
with the State Highway Commits
sion on the Amboy avenue paving
natter.