Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-07
OTHER COUNTY AFFAIRS
ICheesequake Bridge Out Of
Order and Must Have
Immediate Attention.
TROLLEY LINE FOR CRANBURY.
Committee Appointed to Confer
About the Matter With the Citi-
zens of that Town.
Special to the EVENING VIEWS :

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NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 7:--
The contract for the county's share
of the Perth Amboy approach to the
county bridge was awarded at the
afternoon session of the Board of
Freeholders yesterday afternoon to
Sanford & Harris, the builders of the
bridge, for $4,465. The work is to
be completed within sixty days.
Freeholder Glenn, of Perth Am
boy, made the motion to give them
the contract which was for the use
of old material. Mr.. Sanford was
present at the meeting and said the
bid was for old material but owing
to the great delay in getting to work
because of the contract not being
promptly awarded he would now
have to use much new material to
complete the job. He would, how
ever, do the work at the price bid for
it.
Freeholder Glenn moved that they
have the contract inasmuch as the
City of Perth Amboy had given the
contract for their share of the work
to Deans, Schweirs & Sutton.
Freeholder DeHart wanted the
contract left unsigned until Perth
Amboy had signed the contract for
its work. He offered such an amend
ment to the motion of Mr.. Glenn, but
it was not seconded and the original
motion was carried, those voting
against it being Freeholders DeHart,
FELTON,, O'Neil and Cauley, the three
latter being from this city. Mr.. De-
Hart made motion that the officers
do not sign the contract as represent
ing the board until Perth AmbOy has
signed. This motion was not enter
tanned.
Sheriff's Accounts.
The sheriff's account for Former
Sheriff Carman was submitted to the
board, rs being his last account as
sheriff mis- showed the amount due
f)r &C .-1itments to be $21.09, and
for board of prisoners $544.1S. The
amount due for witnesses was $19.2S
this being for their board, making
the total amount due as $584.55.
The sheriff had collected SIG in
fines and turned over that amount
less his five per cent, of $3.50.
Trolley Road Franchise.
Freeholder Bennett presented an
application for trolley franchise
signed by Willis S. Morse of the st.
James building, in New York city.
He asked for the right to build troll
ley line on county roads beginning at
point on the Mercer and Middlesex
county line and extending to Dayton,
Cranbury, Jamesburg and South Am
boy in this county, and from Hights-
town to Freehold.
Information as to the proposed
line will be submitted at later meet
ing, the franchise being desired so
that it can be turned over to some
regularly incorporated trolley COM
Dany who will agree to lay the road
planned. Freeholders Bennett, Van
Denbergh, Cox and Welsh were
named as a committee to confer with
the people at Cranbury about the
matter and report next Thursday
when the board meets again.
Gravel Roads Accepted.
The gravel roads from Old Bridge
10 Morrow's Corner and from Red
shaw's corner to Englishtown, built
last year, the road laid from Dayton
to Monmouth Junction and the
Plainsboro road, all were reported
upon as completed by Chairman Cox
of the roads committee, and the time
limit having expired, they were ac-
cepted and the balance of five per
cent. of the contract price held up for
a year was ordered paid.
Bridge Damaged.
Freeholder Rusher reported that
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