Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09
Action Taken Yesterday May
Prove Key to Hard Sit
uatiOn.
RESOLUTION TABLED.
Whole Matter to be Left to
James Owen, Expert En-
gineer.

After returning to South Amboy
from their inspection of the bridge
and enjoying sumptuous dinner.
the Board of Freeholders resumed
their session yesterday afternoon.
]. w. F. Podmore, secretary Of
the Manufacturers Association, who
had met the Freeholders at the
bridge, was present at this meeting
He was the only representative press
ent from the association.
Upon being given permission to
speak, he asked for information as
to what had transpired at the morn
ing session. He was informed that
the expert engineer, e. F. Thatcher.
had made his report, and he was
given permission to copy the report
after it had been re-read for his
benefit, none objecting.
Mr.. Haney, who had examined the
bridge more closely, perhaps, than
many of the other members, said that
the examination bore out the report
presented by Mr.. Thatcher in the
morning, and accepted by the board.
Freeholder Bennett said that he
be in future ignored If they fail to
be represented, with estimates and
plans, at the meeting next Wcdnes-
day afternoon in New Brunswick, ac-
cording to the resolution passed by
the board in the morning The mem
bers laughed, as If that were fore
gone conclusion. Someone suggest-
ed that Mr.. Bennett was trying to
anticipate too much. '''.--' '''-.
Mr.. Glenn asked whether the
manufacturers, according 20 the
sense of the board, were to produces
bidder.
Freeholder Jackson stated his
ground in the Amboy bridge matter.
He asked that, previous to becoming
freeholder two years ago, he had
been led to believe that 1t was a
rocky" body, but that he has not
found it SO. He said that knocking
and adverse statements are alright
if proof is established, but not other
wise. He said as he had at the morn
ing session, that he is desirOus OF
seeing the bridge completed. He
avowed his willingness to take his
medicine when needed.
Mr.. Haney made an offer to take
any of the members out in boat
from the Perth Amboy side to ex-
anime the understructure at any
time they desired.
; A NEWS representative was the
only Amboy newspaper man accom-
panying the co6Aty officials.
~ 4n1. h
er for a week, as told in the NEWS
exclusive story yesterday provides
in one part that the bridge engineer
be asked to withhold his repe2rt 'an~
til the September meeting.
While the Freeholders wereSy
specting the bridge, steam roik
was run from the south end over tL
structure to point just south of the
damaged part.
Expert Thatcher pointed out the
few bents which are out of condi-
tion. There are only four between
the draw and the Perth Amboy
end.
The board desires to submit all
of the plans and bids to Expert
James Owens, so as to be fair to
all, the bidders, manufacturers and
the board.
The Milltown and Old Bridge
bridges were also spoken of, and the
abutment in the Milltown bridge Is
to be changed. Permission was giv-
en- for the repairing of Palmer's
Bridge in Madison township, at
Director Fountains suggestion Some
members of the committee are at
I, the Franklin Park road today
A letter was received at yester-
days meeting form e. G. Hutchin-
son, State Superintendent of Roads,
: requesting that the work on the
Franklin Park road be hurried.
The boards annual excursion TO-
Coney Island takes place tomorr-
row.
The Resolution Tabled.
The resolution which was read and
laid over for a week is designed to
: give the manufacturers an equitable
opportunity to substantiate the as-
sertions made through their chair
man, Charles A. Bloomfield 1t re-
quests them to deposit check for
$4,000 to show good faith, and TO
present plans, estimates and sheets
Continued on maze g.