The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-05
MORE GOOD ROADS.
Commissioners Budd Tells Of
the Work Of His De-
partment.
Specia, to the JERSEY Citu Nean.

TRENTON, July s. 1S95.-Road Com
missioner Bndd, when he came into
office a few months ago, found all the
States appropriation for road purposes
appcrtioned out, so that his work, until
autumn, will consist chiefly in seeing
that the roads already arranged for are
properly constructed. In the autumn he
will begin to confer with the counties as
to what they want for next year. n
make estimates as to the cost of the
roads. so as to portion out next years
quota.
The counties which are constructing
stone roads with State aid this year,
and the lumber of miles, follow:-Mer-
Ger, 6M; Middlesex. So; Gloucester, Ga:
Essex. 6A; Burlington, 9M; Camden, l0A.
Mercer county is really only construct
ing three miles of road his year. Bur
lington county had one road. Essex is
building the first roads with State add
this year. The mileage under course Of
construction is about A. There was
constructed previously about 10 miles
OF Road. Burlington county leading in
miles built
FEW APPLICATIONS ON HAND.
Mr.. Budd said yesterday that he had a
few applications for roads on hand, but
that most OF the people who came in to
apply for roads. when they found the
situation left without filing them. The
cost of the is about a lfoarthhless
than at first. so the State IS able to aid
more counties with .thenfgHd Il has to
The Road Commissioner puts the cost
OF preserving stone roads, If properly
on the sane length of dirt DAD If
properly cared for they last forever. He
said, however. that 1t would be no Won
der If some of the macadam roads were
expensive to maintain. The cause of this
is their popularity.
Not only do those who naturally use
the road haul much heavier loads-four
tons often instead OF two-but many to
whom other roads are mora convenient
go the longer way to get the better
roads. In addition to this, many who
previously to the advent Of stone roads
in their ne.ghborhood did little or no
hauling, nave now begun to do a great
deal.
BENEFIT OF. ROADS TO CITIES.
He said that this is notably true of
Camden county, where the stone roads
10 90 once a day with a two-ton load to
Philadelphia market, go twice with four
ton loads. A large number of others
now go. On the other hand, Camden
lumber and provision and other delivery
wagons now go clear out into the coun.
try miles farther than they used to, and
do it willingly. To answer the objection
of the city people to help paying for the
stone roads, from which they claimed to
get nc benefit, a Camden. cornty man
counted the vehicles which passed his
place and found that rs per cent. of them
were city cams.
One of the chief difficulties. with new
store roads IS from the surface stone
working up. Tt seems to TAX consider
able time before 1t becomes compact.
Commissioner Budd say that 1t is his
great desire to find a binder" as It is
farned. a CHEAP neutral material that
will act as a. cement, and, with the stone,
form a compact mass as solid in all sea-
sons as concrete or any city pavement.
England which is used there in the
roads, and he feels confident that there
must be some deposits somewhere in this
state which would answer the purpose.
He has been told of n in Morris
aorrty, but has not been able TO locate
1t definitely enough to visit it and find
out if 1t is as claimed.