Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-04
POWERT0 TURN
COUNTY BRIDGE
NOT SUFFICIENT
Only a Ten Horse Power
Engine Is Used for Swing
Ing the Draw.
COMPLAIN OF DELAYS
COMPLAIN OF DELAYS
Freehoiders Discuss the
Matter at Meeting Held
Yesterday Afternoon.
RIVER TRAFFIC HEAVY
Additional Weight of the
Trolley Rails Makes 1t
More Difficult 10 Swing.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Nov. 4:-Free-
holder William S. Dey, of South
Amboy, at the meeting of the Board
of Freeholders held yesterday after
noon, reported to the members of
that body that complaints had been
made to him from different people
about the holding up Of traffic on the
Perth Amboy bridge. He said that
when the draw on the bridge is open
ed, to allow boats to pass through
there is some difficulty experienced
in getting the draw back again. He
said that as the result of this traffic,
autom obiles, pedestrians and trolley
cars are held up. This was a mat
ter he said that he thought the
committee which has charge of the
bridge should look into. He stated
that he did not want to make COM
plant about those in charge of the
draw, but he thought the matter
should be Investigated. Different
people had spoken to him about the
situation existing on the bridge and
as there was considerable traffic over
the bridge it was thing that needed
attention.
Freeholder Alfred T. Kerr, who
also lives in South Amboy, and who
is chairman of the committee which
has charge of the bridge, said in re-
ply to the statement made by Free
holder Dey that there was more
traffic on the river now than ever
before He said that he ''jacked up
those in charge of the draw and he
was sure that the men were doing
their duty. He stated it was no
fault of the men, but was the fault
of the power which is on the bridge
to open the draw. The trolley rails
on the draw have added more weight
to that. In his opinion he declared
that the present power was not
strong enough to open the draw as
it was only about ten horsepower,
He said that some other motive pow
er should be installed and if this
was done there would be no further
trouble Freeholder Dey agreed
with Freeholder Kerr on this. He
said that he believed that the pres
ent motive power was not strong
enough as the draw needed a twenty
or thirty horsepower engine. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee and engineer to investigate and
report back at the next meeting.
New Yorker Wants Damages.
Lawyer Jacob Newman, of New
York, representing Mary Carroll,
also of that city, sent a communica-
ton to the board asking that his
client be allowed $3.50 for damages
which were done to her automobile
on the Amboy bridge while she was
crossing the bridge on August II.
The attorney said in his letter that
the accident was caused by the gates
on the bridge being closed suddenly
without proper notice being given
the driver of the machine. Referred
to the county solicitor.
VIII Repair Road.
Asher w. Bissett, clerk of the
board, reported that he had received
a communication from the Delaware
River Quarry & Construction Com
pany stating that the company
would repair the Helmetta and
Spotswood road as soon as possible.
Will Get Money.
The board accepted the Deans and
Franklin Park road which was COM
pleted by the Massachusetts Bond
ing Company, which company was
on the bond of the Suffolk Construc-
ton Company, who failed to COM
plete the road. The liens against
the road amounted to $1,S31.74, this
being for material and labor furnish
ed the Suffolk Company The county
held over the money for the road
A resolution was introduced and
passed giving the board the right to
pay the lienors, this being acceptable
to the bonding company The work
on the road was started several
months ago and the money has been
tied up ever since. Lawyer Irving
Hoagland represented some of the
lienors and Lawyer Frederick Wei
gels others. The contract for the
road was awarded by the old Board
of Freeholders.
Collectors Report.
The report of County Collector
Thomas II. Hagerty for the past
month was as follows: Cash on
hand October 1, S22,46756; receipts,
$51.S15O8; disbursements, $780,
77O.74t balance on hand November
i, $37,511.S9.
Can Lay Mains.
Ferdinand Stahlin, superintendent
of the local water department, sent
communication to the board ask
ing for permission to lay water
main on Georges road Later in the
meeting Freeholder Ely presented a
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