Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-05
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BIC SEWER BID.
Newark Firm Only Bidder on
Construction of New
Trunk Sewer Here
RECEIVE HOSE BIDS
Wayne Street Curbing and
Grading Job Brings Four
Bids-0ther Business

As the result of the city's read
vertising for bids on the laying of a
trunk sewer through the section of
Perth Amboy west Of the Central
railroad tracks as a part of the
grade crossing elimination work. one
estimate on the project was received
by the Board of Aldermen last
night. The bid was made by Cliff
ford +. MacEnvoy Company of New
ark. No lump sum was mentioned,
but prices were quoted on the fifty
items incident to the work. The bid
was referred to City Engineer Booz
to tabulate an dreport back at an
adjourned meeting of the aldermen
to be held next Monday night.
1t could not be learned whether
the bid will come within the esti-
mated cost of the work made by
Engineer Booz as the engineer did
not tabulate the amounts last night.
Bids were advertised for once before
on this work, but no contractor was
desirous of undertaking the job
which is a big one.
Four bids were received for the
curbing and grading of Wayne street
from the Lehigh Valley Railroad
/
Graham & McKeon were low with
/ $6,341.55. Although the contract
was not awarded last night indica-
tions are that the low bidder will get
the job as checks were ordered re-
turned to the following unsuccessful
bidders: Lambertson & Reese, $6,-
65S.10: Victor Petersen, $6.748.99;
Peter Hansen, $6,992.S0.
Ride IN 2 0n0 fact m Qra os- less of
standard firehose were received. Bids
were received several weeks ago on
this hose but because of the oppo-
sitien to the awarding uf-~r1e- con-
tract to the United States Rubber
company, made by r. v. Afflerbach,
Ianother bidder, it was decided that
the advertisement was not regular
and bids were rejected. Afflerbach
failed to have a bid in last night
The U. S. Rubber Company bid on
its Hudson brand hose quoting S1.40
/ per foot The Quaker City Rubber
Company. bidding through A. E.
Dietche. its agent quoted s1.15 per
foot. The contract was not awarded
but 1t is likely a decision will be
reached next Monday night.
| A petition for a street light at
| Donald and Hall avenues, signed by
nine residents. was referred TO the
! lamps and lights committee. Twen-
1 ty-seven property owners on Fayette
street between Prospect street and
the westerly terminus petitioned the
board for a paved street having an
| asphalt surface on concrete base.
This was referred to the street COM
mittee.
The board was notified by the
State Board of Commerce and Navi-
cation of hearing to be held in the
State House, Trenton, next Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock on the sub
ject of acquiring the necessary rights
of way for the intra-coastal ship
canal from Morgan to Bordentown.
1t was decided that as many of the
aldermen who can attend should go.
The supplemental debt statement
of the city comptroller showed the
city's debt at present to be $50 plus
per cent An ordinance authorizing
the issuance of an additional 81, 500
in temporary improvement bonds for
the grading and curbing of Wayne
street was adopted on first reading.
Two communications with reference
to fire hose were placed on file at
the recommendation of the fire COM
mittee. The poor committee was
empowered to purchase a cooking
range for the poor house at a cost
not exceeding 5000. The lamps and
lights committee was authorized to
buy a gas engine air compressor for
the municipal lighting plant at a
cost of not more than $3.50.
A resolution was passed author
izing the purchase of electric light
bulbs at a cost not exceeding $500.
A resolution requesting a supple
mental debt statement covering the
curbing and grading of Wayne street
at cost of $4,000 and the paving
of outer Fayette street at a cost OF
$4,000 was passed, Alderman So
field voting mo" The first ward al
derman said he was opposed to the
paving of the western part of Fay
ette street at this time. No resolu-
ton has been adopted by the alder
men as yet authorizing this paving
work but indications are that such 9
measure will be put through.
Upon motion of Alderman Patter
the clerk was instructed to commu-
nicate with the property owners
along the north side of Market
street at the Central railroad and
request them to repair the. side
walks. Alderman Clark was absent
from the meeting, as he is attending
convention in Pittsburgh. Ad-
! journment was taken until next
Monday night.