Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-09
Board of Aldermen Will Re-
peal $500,000 New Trunk
Sewer Ordinance
LOWER BID UNLIKELY
So it is Expected Hammer &
Co. Will do Work-Bus
Dispute Before Board

As the 100000 authorized by the
aldermen to cover the expense of
laying the new trunk sewer in con-
nectlon with the grade crossing elm
lnation work here is not sufficient
10 pay Tor the work, the aldermen
contemplate repeating the ordinance
setting forth. this sum and adopting
new ordinance which will appro-
PIRATE $560.O00 to pay for the work.
After careful consideration the
councilmen have reached the de-
cision that the city cannot secura a
lower bid on the trunk sewer work
than the figure of 537, 900 made bv
hammer & Co., of Detroit, last MoA.
day night. This company further
stipulated that If awarded the bja
TOR both sections of the new sewer
they would deduct one per cent. or
S6,S7O, bringing the actual cost down
to $5S1,630. This concern win be
awarded the contract as soon as the
necessary debt statement has been
secured and the ordinance adopted
appropriating the money necessar,
TO pay for this work. The clerk wa
last night instructed to return tH
certlhed checks to all of the ups,,,
cessful bidders.
The aldermen did NOT believe -
total cost of the new trunk sew,
would be more than 100000 wh.
they adopted the ordinance settip
this figure as the amount to be a.
propriated for the work. Since III
bids were advertised for on thrs
different occasions in order TO seem.
the lowest estimate but the loves
figure was at least 100000 highe
than the amount which the cit,
could spend. In addition to the con
tract price there are amounts whicls
already have been spent in making
preliminary surveys. preparing plans
and specifications and ADVERTISING
In addition to this there will be ef
gineering fees which will boost the
total cost to about S560,000. A new
ordinance will be adopted appro-
priating $560000 for this work
soon as a supplemental debt state
ment is received from the city comp
troller at the meeting to be held next
Monday night.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted
Whereas, 1t is the intention of
this council to repeal an ordinance
Bd0oCd Oll lll6 SENGlltA udy Oh WAY
1923, entitled "An ordinance to au-
thorize the making of improvements
in connection with the elimination
of railroad grade crossings, appro-
priating the sum of $500.000 to pay
the cost of same, and authorizing the
raising of said sum by the Issuance
of temporary improvement bonds of
the City of Perth Amboy" and
ffNNhnrnnc ic fhn intention Df
this council to authorize the issu
ance of bonds in the sum of S560,000
for the making of Improvements In
connection iesith the elimination. Of
the railroad grade crossings, be H#
and it hereby is
"Resolved, That the comptrolle'
be and is hereby directed to file 3
supplemental debt statement on Oc
tober is, 1928"
1t was generally expected that tn
aldermen would be compelled te
spend most of their time considering
rhe question of financing the tiunk
sewer project but a matter came al
which prevented the meeting from
getting under way until shortly ne
fore ii o'clock 1t again had to dc
with the bus situation. When 1t ap.
peared as though the aldermen hac
reached a decision on what actor
to take, an attorney for one of the
three applicants for additional per
mits would speak to one or mort
of the aldermen and Swing" him So
that there waa again a disagreement
AS a result of this "lobbyins
which consumed almost two hour
and prevented the aldermen iron
reaching the council chamber wifh
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