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# COUNCIL MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY N. J.
OCTOBER 3, 1910.
Regular meeting of the Council of the
City of Perth Amboy, N. J., held Mon-
day evening, October 3, 1910. The mem-
bers present were: Aldermen Hornsby,
Seaman, Galvin, Dalton, and Alderman-
at-large Voorhees.
The reading of the minutes of the last
regular meeting of September 19th was
dispensed with and the minutes ap-
proved as printed on slips.
A petition from Hans Miljes for per-
mission to move a frame building from
the Wet Dock property to corner of
Broad and Mechanic streets was re-
ceived and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers, with power.
The following communication:
September. 28, 1910.
Mr. Wilbur La Roe, City Clerk,
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Dear Sir: Your favor of September 21,
stating that the Board of Aldermen of
Perth Amboy on September 19th, direct-
ed you to write me and request that I
take action at once toward settling
up the affairs of the Middlesex County
Bank is reecived. It was not necessary
that the Board of Aldermen should take
this action, for I am as anxious to get
this matter closed as anyone else can
be; but in view of the fact that many
of your citizens are interested in the
affairs of the Middlesex County Bank,
I beg to say, all of the assets of the
Bank have been realized upon and con-
verted into cash, except one. There is
still a balance of about $1,000 to be paid
to me, which I expect to receive this
week. As soon as I receive, this sum I
shall at once prepare my final report
and submit it to the Court of Chancery
and take its direction about paying a
final dividend. I think that such divi-
dend can be paid in November, unless
something unexpected shall happen, to
delay the same and I hope that this
dividend will amount to about 20 per
cent., which with 50 per cent: already
paid, will make 70 per cent. If I find
that the small claim of $1,000 will not
be receive within a few days, i shall
take measures to obtain leave of the
court to pay a dividend, even though it
may not be a final dividend.
Very respectfully yours,
HALSEY M. BARRETT,
Receiver Middlesex County Bank.
was received and ordered placed on file.
The following communication:
October 1, 1910.
Hon. Mayor and Common Council,
City of Perth Amboy, N. J.:
Gentlemen: We will furnish all the
labor and materials necessary to re-
store the surface of the Bitulithie pave-
ment on Rector street, to true line and
grade, and also flushcoat the entire
pavement for the sum of fifteen cents
($0.15) a square yard.
This will place Rector street in as
perfect condition as the day it was
lajd, and will insure you against re-
pairs for years to come. It is a form
of insurance which we are offering to
cities where the guaranty on the pave-
ment has expired. It has proven im-
mensely successful and has been tried
by a large number of the cities in
which our oldest pavements are laid.
This particularly refers to the flush
coat.
The restoration of depressions, of
course, will be made with the regular
mixture, the worst of which seem to
be around the old flushing gate, which
has so repeatedly caused us trouble.
If you decide to have this work done
we can get at it within the next ten
days.
Yours very truly,
STANDARD BITULITHIC CO..
R. W. Turner, President.
was received and referred to the Com-
mittee on Streets and Sewers.
The following communication:
October 3, 1910.
Hon. Mayor and Common Council,
City of Perth Amboy, N. J.:
Gentlemen: We will furnish all the
labor and materials necessary to lay
the Bitulithic pavement around the fire
house on Amboy avenue for the fol-
lowing prices:
One (1) new receiving basin, $70.
4 x 20 header curb, set in concrete, $8
cents lin. ft.
4 x 16. new curb, set in concrete, 80
cents, lin, ft...
Raising and adjusting basin, $5.
For Bitulithic pavement on a six-inch
concrete foundation, 30 cents per square
It.
We will agree to start this work and
finish same during the month of Octo-
ber, 1910.
Yours very truly,
STANDARD BITULITHIC CO,
R. W. Turner, President.
was received and referred to the Com-
mittee on Public Grounds and Build-
ings.
A communication from Mike Chuyn
objecting to sewer assessments on Lot
No. 1, Block 269, was received, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Sewers.
The following communication from
the Street Commissioner:
Perth Amboy, N. J., Oct. 1, 1910.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of
Aldermen:
Gentlemen: I hereby render state-
ment of use of Steam Roller to Thos. F.
Dunigan during the months of June,
July, August and September-$200.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. M. ADAIR.
was received and referred to the Col-
lector of Revenue for collection.
The following communication:
Perth Amboy, N. J., Sept. 28, 1910.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
Perth Amboy, N. J.:
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
forming a committee of this company,
do hereby respectfully request that
your honorable body cause to be placed
in our new headquarters in Amboy
avenue, a new combination hose and
chemical wagon and steamer.
Respectfully yours,
ANDREW M. SMITH,
SOREN C. JENSEN,
JENS JENSEN,
CARL HANSEN,
NELSON P. SMITH,
was received and referred to the Com-
mittee on Fire.
The following communication:
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Perth Amboy, N. J.:
Gentlemen: I would most favorably
approve of the Garfield Hose & Chemi-
cal Company having an engine and
combination hose and chemical wagon.
That section of the city needs an
engine more so than any other part of
the town, for the pressure is very low.
The combination wagon would be
very useful as that part of the city is
thickly settled and the chemicals would
often be used in extinguishing fires.
Respectfully yours,
T. E. ANDERSON,
Chief.
was received and referred to the, Com-
mittee on Fire.
The Committee on Taxation, to which
had been referred a petition of H. Ras-
mussen for reduction in valuation on
Block E, Lot 28, recommended that the
reduction be granted as petitioned for.
which recommendation was, on motion,
adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers,
to which had been referred a petition
for a sewer in Sherman street, from
Market street to Paterson street, rec-
ommended that the prayer of the peti-
tioners be granted, which recommenda-
tion was, on motion, adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers,
to which had been referred the petition
to resurface Rector street, recom-
mended that the prayer of the peti-
tloners be granted, which recommenda-
tion was, on motion, adopted.
The Comptroller, having audited bills
to the following accounts:
Police $1.237.57
Streets and Sewers 746.30
Fire 308.11
Poor 203.37
Convery place extension 2.050.00
Garbage 1,000.00
Excavation permits 34:00
District Court 13:0
Paterson street grading 30.00
Brace avenue grading 75.00
Groom street grading 33.00
