Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
SEWER PLANS
ARE ORDERED
BY ALDERMEN
City Engineer Booz Instructed
to Proceed With Big
Project
PART OF R. r. PROJECT
Many Other important Mat
terS Acted Upon by Board
of Aldermen
PART OF R. r. PROJECT

City Engineer Louis P. Booz Jr.
was instructed by the aldermen last
night TO prepare plans and specifi-
cations for the changes in the pres
ent sewer system, which will be
made necessary by the grade cross
ing elimination work here. This will
be big job and it is not thought the
plans will be in such shape as to
permit of the aldermen advertising
nids before two months at least. 1t
is estimated that about three months
will be required to complete the new
plans, which will provide for a
trunk sewer being laid to the west
Of the Central railroad tracks and
continuing south TO a point near the
Earitan river. where il will cross in
order to receive the discharge from
the sewers east of the Central rail-
road tracks, which now empty into
the river. A septic tank will likely
be Included in the plans. thus doing
away with the discharge OF sewage
directly into the river
The plans for the Lehigh Park
section sewer are fast nearing COM
p1etion in the Office of the city en-
gineer and Mr.. Booz expects to have
them ready so that the aldermen can
advertise for bids on this work at
their meeting, April 9. Bids were
asked by the aldermen last year
for this work but the estimates were
considered too high and all of the
proposals were rejected. Some
changes have been made in the orig
inal plans and the aldermen now be-
lieve the bids will be efficiently .cv
to permit of this much petitioned
work being carried out.
A communication from City Col
lector Joseph L. Hornsby asking the
board to reimburse him for the
moneys he was forced to pay out in
order to prevent his being ousted
following the appointment of James
A. Mullen, was received and refer
red to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Hornsby stated that inasmuch
as the aldermen had seen fit to fav-
orably act upon the bill for $3.50 of
City Attorney Wilentz in this case,
he also should be reimbursed.
Mayor Wilson in letter to the
aldermen announced he would not
sign the $3.50 check Of City Attorney
Wilentz or a small check of City
Collector Hornsby, until he deter
mined whether or not there had been
any authorization by the council re-
questing the service of Mr.. Wilentz
in the Mullen-Holnsby case.
The street committee had refer
red to it a letter from the mayor
calling attention 10 the bad condi
ton of the city streets, the need OF
repairs and OF sweeping. He sug-
gested that the sweeper be put into
service. Alderman Patten, chairman
of the street committee, said the
sweeper could not be used until the
snow and ice had left the streets,
but it would now be used. This
committee also had referred to it
petition from fourteen residents and
property owners along Sayre ave
nue. asking for street repairs.
The communications were receiv-
ed and referred to the fire commit
tee in which a request was made for
a more efficient fire apparatus for the
Hose & Chemical Com
pany. a request from the Garfield
Engine Company was received urg-
ing that the fire bell be placed at
the new city stables, The mayor
TO the board charges against |
Louis Hanson as prefer
,ed by Sergeant Frank kasprZak and I
Chief Niels Tonnesen, this matter !
being placed in the hands of the pc |
lice committee for disposition. When {
The vote was taken on the payment !
IF bills Aldermen Clark, Sofield and I
Riedy voted mo" on the bill oe /
James A. Mullen as clerk to the tax
board.
The street committee was author
zed by resolution to advertise for
bids TO be received on April ? on
hree f1ve-yard dump wagons. Re
pairs to firehouses were authorized
and the street commission was in
to have all property owners
IN the east and west side of Converv
Place from Sayre avenue to Broad
avenue lay sidewalks.
William Bobrosky, of 76 Broa !
treet, sexton in the Simpson NJ. L.
hurch, was named city time-keep-
r for the uhexpired term of Will
lam Tiee, deceased.
The city clerk was instructed to
with the State High
gav Commission to arrange for a
in the near future upon
he Amboy avenue paving PROPOSE
on.
Adjournment was taken until Fri
ay night at which time the Board
4 School Estimate is expected to
ave a communication before the
ldermen.