Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-06-03
.FREEHOLDERS
TO GET PLANS
FOR BUILDING
At Meeting Yesterday After
noon Committee Was Nam
ed to Attend to Matter.
OTHER COUNTY BUSINESS
Is TRANSACTED
spsotol to the BYBNINa NEWS.

New Brunswick, June 3:-Free-
holder Anthony ]. Gebhardt, at a
meeting OF the Board of Freeholders
held yesterday afternoon, presented
a resolution authorizing the mem
pers OF the building committee of
the board to get a set of plans pre-
pared for new county offices for the
surrogate and county clerk. Later
In the meeting all of the members
OF the board were named as a COM
mlttee to take charge of the matter
1t is not known yet whether a new
building will be erected or another
story added to the present building.
1t Is understood that no extension
VIII be made to the building as pub
Tic sentiment seems to be against
that. The Board of Trade, of this
city, is among those opposed to the
extension. They assert that If such
an extension is added to the present
building the offices will have the
appearance of bowling alley.
| The freeholders are not in favor
of an extension. They feel that it
Will be for the best interest of the
county to erect either an additional
story, or erect an entire new build
ing.
| COunGy Clerk Urges Board.
County Clerk Bernard M. Cannon
appeared before the members of the
board and explained to them the
need of more room in the present
building He stated that at present
the building was not large enough
for his office and the office of the
surrogate and considerable more
room was needed. The clerk thought
| the board should take some action In
this matter as soon as possible.
The members of the board assured
the clerk that an effort would be
made as soon as possible to have the
crowded condition of affairs relieved.
Mrs. Mundy Thanks Board.
Mrs. Marie Mundy, widow of for
mer Freeholder Alpheus l.. Mundy,
of this city, sent a communication to
the board thanking the members for
the floral piece, also for their kind
words of coincidence in the sad hours
of her bereavement
SOuth River Extends Thanks.
Charles Anderson, clerk of the
borough council of South River, also
sent thanks to the board for the
punctual manner In which the board
took up the work of macadamizing
Prospect street, of that place.
Wants Gate Opened.
Frederick M. Yorston, secretary
of the Board of Trade, of this city,
sent communication to the board
requesting that the Elm Row en-
trance to the court house yard be
left opened. The board of trade also
requested that the freeholders use
as little of the court house park as
possible for the extension of the
county Offices 1t had been the plan
of the freeholders to close the Elm
Row entrance. The communication
was referred to the public building
committee.
Word From Bonding Co.
The Massachusetts Bonding Com
pany, which is on the bond of the
Suffolk Construction Company, who
failed to complete the building of
the Deans and Franklin Park road,
presented a communication to the
board stating that they were investi-
eating the company. Freeholder
Ely reported that the bond company
had not done anything yet relative
to finishing the work on the road.
p. S. @. to Lay Mains.
Thomas Mellick, representing the
Public Service Gas department, for
warded a communication to the
board asking for permission to open
some streets in New Market for the
laying of q four-inch main. Re-
ferred to Freeholder Gebhardt.
State Approves of Road.
State Commissioner Gilkyson has
approved of the road to be built be-
tween Old Bridge and South Amboy
running through South River.
To Macadam Road.
The board passed a resolution for
the macadamizing of the road in
South Brunswick township on the
Trenton and New Brunswick turn
pike. AS soon as the road is APP
proved by the state the work will
begin.
To Rep air Raritan Avenue.
A resolution was passed notifying
the Public Service Street Railway
Company that the county is about to
repair Raritan avenue, Highland
Park. The clerk was instructed to
notify the company to prepare their
part of the road as called for in their
franchise.
To Borrow $4,000.
The finance committee by resolu-
tion was authorized to borrow
$4,000 in anticipation of taxes.
The committee was also authorized
to have renewed the temporary loans
which were issued for road improve
ment bonds.
Collectors Report.
The report of County Collector
Thomas H. Hagerty for the month of
May was as follows: Receipts,
$181, ,130.60; disbursements, $145,-
balance on hand June
$35, 5,424.32.
The Warden's Report.
William III. Donomore presented
his monthly report to the board. 1t |
showed that the total number of |
rations served during the past month |
was 1857; cost of feeding the pris- |
oners for month of May, $116.54:
average cost per day. $3.73; average
cost per. prisoner per day, s 10 3-1O. |
Director Hendricks stated that thet
butter and eggs which were pur-
chased by the warden were served |
the women prisoners, also the wit |
nesses that are confined in the Jail |
at the present time.
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