Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-20
SEWER ACTION
FOR ETUCHEN
Preparations by Borough
Council for Advertising for
BidS-Meeting Held

METUCHEN, Nov. 20-Prelimi-
nary preparations for advertising
for bids on the construction of the
sanitary sewer system, which was
authorized by the voters last week,
were taken by the borough fathers
last night, when the borough attor-
ney was instructed to draw up the
necessary proposals for doing the
work. These proposals will be sub
mitted to the borough attorney and
the council at the first meeting in
December, and if approved at that
time bids will be asked for imme-
diately.
An informal request Tor extending
the proposed sewer lines to Walnut
place was made by Aylin Pierson,
as he proposes to develop the lana
on that street owned by him, but
the application was referred back
to petitioner for presentation IN a
formal manner and with the sigma
lures of the owners of two-thirds OF
the property on that street. as the
original ordinance can not be addeo
too. Mr.. Pierson also asked for sloe
walks at the same place, this request
being referred to the engineer for a
report as to lines and grades.
A resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman Phineas Jones, naming w. w.
Young, the designing engineer OF
the sewer, as the supervising engl-
neer as well at a fee of five per cent
of the contract price, was deferred
by a vote of three to two until such
time as a conference may be ar
ranged with Mr.. Young.
Raymond Leis, of South Main
street, in a communication TO the
council said: ANY one with the
slightest imagination would know
that the eight inch sewer line Tor
south Main street was inadequate
and requested that nothing be zone
on the project until the capacity OF
the main was increased fifty per
cent. At the direction of the coun-
ell Mr.. Leis will be advised thai the
sewer at that point will not be over
faxed and has been designed to care
for the future needs of the locahty
and that the eight inch line will be
Installed under the side walks on
both sides of the street.
A letter from Mrs. Laura "A. Bass.
ford was read, protesting aealnsl
building the sewage disposal system
- reslilt of the ~"so-called express
sion OF the voters at the speclal
eIectIcn." which she declared was
conducted in an illegal manner. Inc
letter was received without COM
ment and no action was taken.
The formal report of Borough
tlark e. A. Burroughs on the result
of the special election was received
and accepted, showing that o1o
voters favored the project wnlie 80
opposed it. .aa,
The bills contracted in
the snecial election amounting 10
sS99.78 were audited by the couhcii
men and ordered paid. TINS fnouh
covers the cost of the election poaru
clerks pay. the printing OF pailots
y and every expense pertaining 10 Tue
detection, 5000 of the amount being
the fee paid to the four members VI
the county board of elections III
supervising the election.
Two new street lights are to De
Installed on High street between
Rose and Lake streets on the recon-
mendation of the lighting
md the clerk was instructed to re-
ouest the MiddleseX water company
m Mace additional fire MIGRANTS al
The corner of Thomas street ana
Brunswick avenue as we'll as at the
corner of George and Charles streets
before severe freezing weather.
Residents of Rose and Newman
streets asked that some attention De
given to those streets Immediately
as they are impossible and nave
been for a long time. Chairman
Plat reported that ashes would pe
distributed about that section for the
balance of the year and that the
cutters would be cleaned out and the
grade reformed.
The application of Virginia Quinl
for changing about an acre of lano
at the western end of High street
from lots to acreage on the tax maps
was favorably acted on.
The borough clerk was directed tt
advertise a hearing on the report o.
the commissioners of assessment OF
the north Main street paving pro-
feet for the middle of December.