Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-04
ASK CROSSING
IN NORTHERN
END Of CITY
Mayor Wilson Recommends
Extension of Pulaski Ave-
nue. Under Central Tracks
LETTER TO ALDERMEN
Say If Proper Ordinance Was
Passed, State Action Is
Not Necessary

The residents in the northern part
road tracks. have been making re-
quests to the mayor and Board of
Aldermen for some time to provide
a crossing of some kind over or un-
der the railroad tracks at Pulaski
avenue as there is at present no
crossing north of Hall avenue.
Mayor Wilson last night recon-
mended the extension of Pulaski
avenue under the Central railroad
tracks in a letter to the board which
read as follows:
"At this writing I would like to
| refer to the matter of extending
Pulaski avenue underneath the
Central railroad tracks. There
| is no crossing north Of Hall
avenue which avenue IS in the
center of the city. If the proper
! ordinance Is passed at once to cover
this Improvement. feel that it will
not be necessary to appear before
the Public Utility Commission for
aid in this matter"
A petition containing more than
200 signatures was received by the
aldermen last night. the signers liv-
ing on Elizabeth, Charles and Cort-
landt streets, and requesting that an
approach be made to connect Park
avenue or Division street with any
of these three streets.
Following the receipt of this pc
tition and the mayors communica-
ton the aldermen adopted resolu-
tion providing that "the matter of
crossing for the relief of the peo-
Pile in the Lehigh Park and Alpine
sections west of the Central rail-
road and also for the peaple in Hall
avenue, Catherine, Charles, Cort-
landt and Elizabeth streets, and Di-
vision street and Park avenue Sec
tions be referred to the committee
or streets and sewers and the city
engineer for the purpose of making
survey of conditions for presen-
tation to the proper railroad au-
thorities and the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners"
Mayor Wilson, in a letter to the
board promoted Detectives Murray
and Muska to lieutenants, pointing
out that these promotions Will entail
no added expense to the city. A mo-
ton that this amtter be referred TO
the police committee was opposed by
Alderman John Sofield who declared
such promotions came within the
power of the mayor and his action
should be confirmed. There was no
argument but Alderman-at-Large
Calvin called for vote on the
original motion that it be referred
to the police committee and Alder
man Sof1eld alone voted against the
motion. Alderman John j. Clark
was absent from the meeting OWNS
to a funeral in the family yesterday.
The action of City Treasurer FRANK
Dorsey in selling $4,000 water bonds
to Outwater and Wells. the highest
bidders. for $20,40S.20 was con-
firmed by the board. Other bids
we're: Herbert C. Heller & Co., $20,-
1890: r. NJ. Grant Sc Co., $2O,142
and Perth Amboy Trust Company
$20,053.37.
The cost of snow removal from
state and Smith streets from Feb
ruary 20 to 26 was $2,474.40, ac-
ccrding to the street commissioners
report and the collector was IN
structed to collect one-hird of this
amount, $S24.S0 from the Public
Service Railway Company. The 1924
tax ordinance was passed on second
and third readings.
A letter from Assistant Prosecu-
to-. John e. Toolan, representing
Wendell Hoffman requested the board
to make a fai. adjustment for the
damage to Hoffman's property
caused by the change in grade and
relocation of Amboy avenue. This
was referred to the street committee.
The committee of tie whole will
consider a petition from the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Company ask
ing permission to have a ticket booth
placed on the south side of Smith
street between High street and the
ferry.
A communication from the Board
of Health relative to the condition
of the junk yard of Herman Ellis
in Second street recommended that
no license be granted until the place
is fenced in and cleaned up. This
was retired to the judiciary COM
mittee.
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