Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-22
STREET REPAIR
BIDS OPENED
Estimates on Other Work anc
Equipment for City Re-
Ceived by Aldermen
APPOINTMENTS M A0 E
John Hanson, Jr., is New
Health Commissioner
Hilker on Park Board
APPOINTMENTS MADE

Two bids for the resurfacing of
State street from Market street to
Gordon street and the repairing of
other paved streets in the city were
received by the aldermen last night
but the contract was not awarded al
though the figures of the Standard
Mitulithis Company are low. The
other bidder was Liddle & Pfeiffer.
The Standard Bitulithie Company
price for two inch bituminous wear
ing surface was S2.35 per square yard
as compared to $3.50, the bid of Lid
die & Pfeiffer. The Bitulithic Com
pany also was low on its bid on BIZ
luminous patching material it being
S24 per ton as compared to. $3.50.
AS most of the work done will be
with these two materials. the fact
that Liddle g. Pfeiffer were low on
their concrete base and binder fig
ures would not be sufficient to war
rant the awarding of the work to
them, according to information re-
oeived from officials. The bid of
Liddle e Pfeiffer for a concrete base
was s12 per cubic yard as compared
with $14 by the Bitulithic Company
while the formers bid on a binder
was s13 per ton as compared with
S14.50. 1t is likely the contract for
this work will be awarded on Friday
night, at an adjourned meeting.
The aldermen appropriated s1O,-
600 for this resurfacing work. As
soon as the State street block has
been resurfaced the work of repair
ing Market street, Sheridan street,
State street and others will be start
ed. the work being continued until
the appropriation has been spent.
Several other bids were received
last night. three of the contracts be-
ing awarded while two others were
held over until Friday night.
Henry w. Schrimpf & Company
was awarded the contract for remov-
ing the present fire alarm bell tower
and erecting new steel tower at a
different location, the bid being
S1,9SS. John. Paskie, another local
man, was a close second, his figure
being $4,000. The other bidder was
Tippett and Wood, with an estimate
of SS,052.
The Gamewell Fire Alarm Tele-
graph Company was awarded the
contract for installiaE a new fire
alarm and police ~ system. they
being the only bidaerss This com
pany's bid was S1S.912.
The Austin Western Company was
awarded the contract to furnish a
four ton, three-wheel gasoline road
roller, for the sum of S1,950.SO, this
being the only bid.
Two bids for a new fireproof fire
alarm headquarters were received
but the contract was not awarded
The George W. Mercer Construction
Company bid sS.450. Hans Krogh
bid $500.
The Fairbanks Scale Company
was the only bidder on a new city
scale, its figure being sS96.SO. This
contract was not awarded.
City Electrician Jay B. FRANKIE
and City Engineer Louis p. Booz, Jr.,
were appointed inspectors for the
proper installation of the new fire
bell tower and the fire alarm and po-
lice call systems.
A communication was received
from MAIDS H. Mansen, agent for
Olaf Christensen, offering to sell 700
square feet on property on Brace
avenue to the city for fifty cents per
square foot and requesting that a
street line be established at this
point, which adjoins the municipal
PbpL AdA III L HIS was E6AGITGO 10 IQG
committee of the whole and the city
engineer.
The mayor informed the board of
the appointment of John Hanson, Jr.
as health commissioner to succeed
Edward II. Dilts, resigned. Mr..
Hanson's term will expire on jan
uary / of next year.
F. William Hilker. former alder
man from the third ward and at
present county treasurer, was ap-
pointed a park commissioner by
Mayor Wilson to succeed Eugene NJ.
Clark. resigned. This term will ex-
pire on April II. 1926.
A communication from members
of the local branch of the naval MILL
tia requesting permission to erect
a fence at the foot of Fayette street
was referred to the committee of
the whole.
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