Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-07
TAKE ACTION
ON The ROADS
DID Bridge Man Wants Coun-
ty to Pay for Injuries to
His Horse.
BRIDGE FOR ROOSEVELT
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special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Oct. Tt. r.
Dill, of Old Bridge, attended the
meeting of the Board of Freeholders.
yesterday afternoon, and presented a
claim for SIS for injuries which one
or his horses received on June s,
1909, while he and his wife were
driving along the Old Bridge and
Englishtown road on their way to a
funeral. The amount asked for by
Dill Is what he claims he spent to
have his horse cured and what 1t cost
him to hire another horse while his
animal was laid up. The matter was
referred to the finance committee
Dill stated that he and his wife
We're driving along when he saw
something white in the road which
had the appearance of a camp belong
ing to some gypsies. He pulled his
team one side of the road to avoid
going near the proposed camp and as
he did one Of the horses got tangled
rp in some barb wire which was in
the road near the side of the thor
oughfare. The horse, he claims,
badly cut itself and was laid up for
several weeks. The wire, he assert
81 w~s IN some brush and he was
unable to- see 1t. A number of
accidents have taken place In
the same part of the road. Dill said
that instead of being a gypsy camp
along the road it was a large pile of
lime.
to the old board of freeholders, Civ
ing it to Frank H. Pownall, who was
then director of the board. Nothing
yyo ou0r 2nnn with ~ ND IN fnnf hn
heard nothing from it until his claim
was returned to him. Director Hen
bricks stated that the committee
would look into the matter.
Nothing About Bonds.
The board took no action about
issuing and selling the bonds to raise
money for the erection of the new
county offices. The board will hold
another meeting on next Thursday,
at which time the proper resolutions
will be passed.
Collectors Report.
The report of County Collector
Thomas H. Hagerty for the past
month was as follows:
Balance on hand September /,
$~26,922.73; receipts, $60,724.23;
disbursements, -~sSS,256.67; balance
On hand October /, ~s22,4S7.5S
Wants Oil Tested.
The members talked over the plan
for making tests of the different oils
which are being placed on the differ
ent county roads. 1t was the plan to
have the county purchase a tester,
hut the majority members of the
board did not have this and the plan
was not carried out. The tests will
be made by chemists connected with
the New Jersey State Experiment
station.
Wants Road Repaired.
c.. N. Osborne presented a petition
signed by one hundred people asking
that the New Market road to Stelton
Heights and the road from the Pisca-
tuway poor farm to the River road
be repaired. This matter was pre-
sented to the board before, but at
the meeting yesterday the petition
with the sfgners was filed. 1t was
referred to the road committee. The
petition was signed by people resid-
ing In New Market, Piseataway,
Highland Park, Metuchen and this
city.
This Spring Causes Trouble.
Freebooter Kerr reported hat in
the middle of the road in front of j..
Eyans's property ia Madison town
ship there was a spring and the pipe
which drains 1t was stopped up, caus-
ing considerable trouble. He asked
that an inspection of the trouble be
made. The board referred the mat
ter to the road committee.
New Concrete Bridge.
A resolution was presented direct
ing the county engineer to draw
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tion of a new concrete bridge at
The plans are to be presented-at the
next regular meeting of the board.
VIII Have New Bridge.
Freebooter Kerr also reported that
the C~heesequake bridge at Morgan
station was in bad condition and
needed some repairs. There Is a new
drawbridge to be erected there. One
half of the cost for the new draw is
to be paid by the Central Traction
Company.
After These Contractors.
1t was also reported that Thomas
& Welsh, who were awarded the con-
tract for the building Of the bridge
at Benefits hill. were making poor
progress with their work. The clerk
was directed to send a communica-
ton to the contractors requesting
them to hurry. on with the building
of the bridge.
This Work Stopped.
The clerk was also directed to
notify Contractors Collins & Gun
dren to stop work on the South River
road as the state supervisor OF roads
has failed to appoint a supervisor. 1t
was also stated that the Harry N.