Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-11
BIDS RECEIVED
ON PAVING JOB
Keyport Council Forwards
Low Bids on Maple Place
Pavement to FreehoIders

kEYPORT, July bids for the
laying of the new concrete road on
Maple place were received and
opened at the meeting of the bor-
ough council held on Monday night.
Five bids were received all within
a few hundred dollars of each 9th ".
the council approving the two low
est bids, those of Louis J.. Selling
of Red Bank, at $27,705, and S. S.
Thompson and Company, also of
Red Bank at $27,84O. These bids
were forwarded to the Board of
treekolders who are doing the work.
Other bids received were: M. Irving
Demerest of Sewaren s2S,030; Jo-
seph l.. Burke, of Plainfield,, $685.
SO: Mercer Construction Company,
of Trentcn, $4,000.
The borough clerk reported that
h was in receipt of two petitions
for and against the laying of a COR
crete road from Front and Brood
streets to First street and from
First to Walnut street. The matter
was placed in the hands of the
street committee for investigation
as many property owners who sign
ed against the laying of the street
later signed in favor of it and their
names consequently appear on both
petitions.
A resolution was offered to secure
bids for the laying of a concrete
roadway on Church street from the
intersection of Second to Third
street. The ordinance providing
for the laying of sidewalks on Green
Grove avenue was passed on the
third aRd final readings. also that
governing the laying of sidewalks
on Bridge street.
Mr.. Rollo, of the Rollo Trucking
Company, was present accompanied
by his lawyer, Judge Henry e. Ack-
erson, asking permission to operate
a bus between the borough and Ma
tawan stating his intention to run
a first class service. James Doukas,
represented by lawyer Lovely, of
South Amboy, asked permission to
operate a bus line between the
borough and South Amboy. Neither
could be passed upon
they did not comply with the
borough bus ordinance recently
adopted, and which as yet had not
become effective. Both were told
to make their request by application
as per the borough ordinance which
was later in the evening passed up
the third and final reading.
A communication from the Sec
rotary of Liberty Hose Company re-
quested firemen's exempt c%ertifi-
Gates for Frank Walling, Jasse f.
whom had served their term of
seven years or nor
A resolution was adopted offering
he sale of bonds for the purchase
Of Beach Park, the bids to be OPEN
al m Itt1y On ~ ha,,I - 10
each year.
Engineer John Hopkins was au-
to prepare a map of the
principal industries. Also to make
1 copy of the present map showing
water and sewer taps.
A delegation from the section be-
tween Keyport and Matawan known
as Girard avenue accompanied by
Mr.. Sorgensen, of Matawan, asked
hat the borough extend the water
of the four inch type $50 feet
the end of the present system
md also to place three fire hydrants
n the section for which the resi-
tents would pay $35 a year per hy-
1rant, also agreeing to use the water
t the system could be extended. The
natter was placed in the hands of
he water committee.
I. Walter Snyder asked that the
ever be extended on Snyder street
o his property. The matter was
placed in the hands of the sewer
committee.
a resolution was adopted approx
ng of the bond offered by the Game
veil Company which company is to
install a fire alarm system here.