Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-02
TWO CONTRACTS
FOR METUCHEN
Hill Section of Main Street to
be Improved by Andrew
Reyes of Woodbridge

METUCHEN, Oct. 2:-The borough
council at their meeting here last
night awarded two contracts for
Main street and Lake avenue work.
Andrew Keyes. of. Woodbridge, was
awarded the contract for the i'm
provement of the hill section of
Main street at the Pennsylvania
Railroad on his lowest bid of 49,
$500. The contract calls for the
removing of the present stone blocks
laying a concrete base and resett-
ing the blocks. James Stilo, of Me-
tuchen, was the other bidder for the
Main street job with the sun of So
996.S0. The borough attorney was
instructed to advise the Public Ser
vice Railway company to remove
their tracks running along Main
street without further delay.
Edward Boroughs, of Metuchen,
was given the contract for the lay
ing of sidewalks on Lake avenue on
his lowest bid of $1,698. The Fords
Construction Company was the other
bidder with $2,003 for concrete and
81 $3.50 for bluestone.
The Metuchen Recorder, a local
| weekly publication, in a communica-
| ton to the council asked that official
| recognition be given to that paper
| and further pointing out that ads
given to the other newly inaugurated
| publication was Illegal. Following
a lengthy discussion borough attor-
| ney said that ads may be given TO
| any publication in the borough.
Councilman Potter introduced a
motion recognizing the recorder as
| official publican but the other mem
| hers of the council failed to vote
on 1t and the matter vas left In
tact.
Edward Kraemer petitioned the
council that he be allowed to lay a
drain on Hillside avenue n Main
street, under Main street to New
street to drain his cellar. He also
declared that he was willing to pay
a substantial amount toward pullo-
ing a. storm sewer in that section.
The borough engineer was asked TO
communicate with Mr.. hraemer anu
look into his offer.
The Shade Tree Commission ask
ed q. further appropriation of $685.
to supervise some 126 shade trees
1t is doubtful, however, whether the
request will be granted at TINS tllne
and the matter was a over Tor
further consideration at the next
council meeting.
The South Metuchen Social and
Civic Club requested the councl TO
erect a fire hydrant in front OF their
club rooms on New Brunswick ave
nue.. The water committee was
empowered to act on the petition.
The Continental Insurance Com
many claims 1892 damages done TO
the truck of their elient, The Jersey
Tire when that truck was
struck on Amboy avenu because OF
an unlighted traffic post. 1t was re-
ferred to the attention OF borough
George Hahn and Gregory Costa
of Station place, asked the couhcli-
men to line and grade that road pre-
%naratory to working it down to the
correct grade.
chief Hutchinson's monthly report
! shows 81 arrests for the month u
September. .ha, In
T. J. Van Kirk, principal OF the 10
| cal school and connected with inc
| library association here, asked the
| council that in planning their new
borough hall some consideration DC
| given to house the free puoiic iip-
| rarv in that structure. "a.
An ordinance was passed az us
| first and second reading Gaining loi
the change of grade on Hillside ave-
nue. from Main street TO Statoo
| Mace,