Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-06-30
Many Kicks at
The Meeting
Yesterday.
ACTION TAKEN
geecsal 70 tAs EVENING NEWS.

Special TO tAs EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, June 30:-State
Supervisor of Roads Frederick Gill
kyson, of Trenton, sent commune
cation to the Board of Freeholders
at its meeting yesterday afternoon
stating that there were several roads
In this county which badly needed
repairs. The commissioner stated
that the road between this city and
the Union county line needed re-
pairs very ba0 and some action
should be taken. He stated that
there were $4,000 coming to this
county from the state and the money
would be available at any time. The
money is given the county by the
state to use on building roads.
The meeting of yesterday APP
peared to be full of kicks" Nearly
every member of the board had
something to say about the bad con-
dition OF the roads and bridges in
his territory and the road committee
OF the board will have plenty of
work ahead of it for the next month.
Before the meeting was concluded
bills, this being Fourth of July
money"
Want To Lay Mains.
communication was received
from the street and water commits
Bioners of Newark asking that the
board give them authority to open
the street through South AmbOy
leading to their property at Morgan
Station. They were instructed to file
a map of the proposed work, togeth-
er with bond. the same to be pre-
sented at the meeting of the board
This will have to be done before the
permission will be granted.
Complaint From SayreviIIe.
A petition bearing the signatures
Of several citizens of SayTeville
asking that the board repair aWsh-
ington road in that township. 1t
was stated by the petitioners that
there was considerable traffic over
the read. Freeholder Kerr reported
that repairs to the road were now
under way. The petition was signed
BY about thirty people.
Complaint About Road.
Michael r. Leahy, of Woodbridge,
sent q letter to the board complain
ing about the condition OF the Perth
Amboy and Keasbey road. The SUI
pervisor of roads was authorized to
make an Investigation of the road
and to report to the board.
Want To Lay Gas Mains.
The Citizens Light and Fuel Com
pany, of South Amboy, sent petit
tion to the board asking for permis-
sion to lay their mains through Pine
street, South Amboy The company
was directed to file with the board a
set Of their plans, together with a
bond.
Plans Are Approved.
The Somerset County Board OF
Freeholders have approved of the
plans for the Franklin Park and
Kingston road The Middlesex
board will hold meeting with the
Somerset county board In the near
future for the purpose of advertising
for bids for the building of the road.
The state supervisor has not yet ap-
proved OF the plans,
Given Extension of Time.
At the request of the bondsmen.
Contractor Thomas F. Dunigan. of
Woodbridge, was given until Sep
tember for the completion Of the
building of the Amboy and Keagbey
road.
Tracks Must BE Raised.
A resolution was passed by the
board serving notice on the different
railroads whose tracks cross the
county roads, that the tracks must
be flush with the roads for the safety
OF people going over the roads in
vehicles.
The committee on Albany street
bridge was empowered to engage a
watchman to patrol Albany street
bridge, this city, nights during the
summer.
Bridges In Had Shape.
Freeholder Hly reported that at
the next meeting of the board he
will make a report on the condition
Of the two bridges at Woodbridge
and Port Reading. He reported that
county bridge on Mulford road,
near Thomas Butchers place, was
In bad condition. This bridge, he
said, was on the county line between
Middlosex and Monmouth. He also
reported that another bridge near
John v. Ely's place. on the Mon
mouth county line, was also In a
dangerous condition. The clerk was
Instructed to notify the Monmouth
county board for them to act in con-
junction with the board of this
county to have the bridges repaired.
FreehoIder Gebhardt stated that
the bridge between Bound Brook
and New Market was in bad shape.
and bridge In New Market was
caving in. They were referred to
Mr.. Gebhardf.
Complaint About Roads.
FreehoIder Kerr stated that the
Woodbridge and Perth Amboy road
waa In terrible condition, the clay
on the road being several inches
thick. This road, he said, was one
that leads to Boynton Beach and
other places and was very Import
Ent, The board will act on 1t later,
Supervisor BeE4art reported 10 the
board Of several roads throughout
the county which needed reDairs He
ais told the board Of the roadsI
which were IN good shape
NOTICE.
The St John Greek Catholic
church. corner Broad and nft,fst<..s