Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-24
THREE BIG BOND ISSUES
PROPOSED BY CITY
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| discontinued for the GUNNER. Inert
was some discussion as to whether
this letter was to serve as a request
| or a demand, Alderman Alllbert @
| Waters, chairman of the police com.
| mittee, declaring he was not Willing
to vote for the removal of the bootht
| which had cost the city considerable
| money, unless he was sure the pub
lie wanted them removed. He NOV.
ed that a public hearing on this
| subject be held at $3.50 o'clock nexi
Monday night in order that the peo-
PIES wishes in the matter might be
made known. This motion was
| adopted after some discussion. the
| city clerk being instructed to in
| sert a notice of the hearing in the
local paper.
Alderman Waters maintained that
the booths regulate traffic 100 per
cent better than under the present
method of having the men standing
In the street. Alderman John j.
Clark said the removal Of the booths
rests entirely with the mayor, it be-
ing in his power to order them off
the streets IL he so desires. The let
ter from the mayor, Mr.. Clark said.
was merely showing the aldermen
courtesy in the matter. Mr.. Clark
passed on the motion of a public
hearing. the other members voting
FAYE" Alderman-at-Large Richard
J. Calvin spoke in favor of the
booths as did Alderman Robert A.
Mcclure. Alderman Benjamin A.
Riedy said he did not think the
booths in the middle OF the street.
were so bad but did not favor The
existence Of those which are placed
to one side of the center of the road.
A communication rom the City
Plan Commission asking for certain
information defining widths and
grades on Water street from Lewis
street to High street was received
and the request ordered complied
with. The street and sewer COM
mittee was instructed to investigate
the condition at the lower end Of
Catalpa avenue causing by dumping
there, this matter being brought TO
the attention of the board ny A. J.
Hossi in a communication.
n recommendation Of the street
committee that several streets in
Guiding Harrington street. Cleveland
avenue. Car avenue, Donald ave.
nue., Mary street and Hommann ave.
nue. be graded and curbed was ap-
proved by the board.
Chairman Mcclure Of the bus
committee reported that buses are
now running out New Brunswick
avenue to the city line on seven and
one.hah minute Roadway schedules.
Bills submitted by City Engineer
LOUIS T. BooS, Jr., amounting to
$40S.41 and by Special Attorney
Harry S. Medinets amounting 10
$~3,102.95 were ordered paid after
Alderman Clark had made a lengthy
talk opposing the bills OF the engt-
neer. He read the article which ap-
peared In one OF the editions of the
Evening News last week in which
Boo5 explained his bills, and COM
mented upon the statements made
| by Booz. The alderman maintained
that the city had been overcharged
and declared that the city engineer Is
receiving q $500 salary annually
in addition to the bills presented by
him to the board.
Alderman Sofeld opposed the
Medinets bill when called upon for
a vote. Alderman Clark favored the
Medinets bill. but opposed BOOKS
bills and the rest of the aldermen
voted in favor of all OF the bills.
SfOAA TAO VI GAAS
city engineer a resolution was adopt
co notifying tss Central Rsilroaa
the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the
Freeholders to have the culverts
under the tracks and under State
street near the Lead Works cleared
out, there being q large amount OF
sediment In these culverts at pre-
sent resulting in water backing up.
A resolution was adopted request
ing state aid in the upkeep of Am
boy avenu as a detour from Inslee
street to the city line during the
construction Of the new Amboy ave-
u road az this point.
The one bid received last week
for the Lehigh Park sewer system
was rejected and City Engineer Booz
instructed to revise the plans so that
a combined sanitary and surface wa
ter W will be provided. Alder
man Clark pointed out that a sant-
tary sewer might have been a real
ity now had the board accepted the
| proposal OF $4,000 last year in
stead Of acting on advice OF Chair
man Calvin and readvertistng with
the result that the second bid was
higher still. Last weeks bid for the
work vas $4,000, Alderman Clark
said.
Chairman Calvin declared a sani-
tary sewer will not relieve conditions
in the Lehigh Park section, a combi-
| nation sewer being what is needed.
II said $4,000 was too much but
the $4,000 bid received last week Is
a crime" Mr.. Calvin said.
After we received the $4,000 bid