Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-16
MONMOUTH
FREEH0LDERS
Appropriate Money to Start
Ocean Highway in the
County, State to Help.
KEANSBURG STONE ROAD

Freehold, Sept. 16:-By making
an appropriation not to exceed
81, 900 from this years road money"
the Board of Freeholders, at their
regular monthly meeting secured, 1t
is believed, an appropriation Of $10,-
600 from the state appropriation of
$4,000 for the ocean boulevard. A
communication from State Road
Commissioner Gilkyson was read,
offering to give Monmouth county
$4,000 towards the improvement of
the Water Witch road, from Atlantic
Highlands to Nayesink, as a portion
of the ocean boulevard, providing
the county would appropriate a like
amount, or sufficient to pay for the
completion of hal section of road.
There was some opposition to the
project among the board members at
first, but at the afternoon session
members of the Atlantic Highlands
Board of Trade, headed by Judge
John E.. Foster, appeared to urge
immediate action. 1t was pointed
out that unless action was taken at
once the state money would go to
some other county, and Monmouth
would lose the $4,000. AS a fur
ther argument for the appropriation,
1t was urged that, upon the compile
ton of the highway, it would be
maintained by the state, efrecting a
saving to the county, and that this
section of the ocean boulevard will
be most picturesque Of the entire |
route proposed, the high bluff at
this point overlooking the bay and
harbor. Upon this presentation of
facts the board voted unanimously
for the necessary appropriation.
The $4,000, in addition to the
$4,000 from the state, is all that it
is thought will be necessary to ac-
complish the work possible this fall,
but an additional appropriation will
have to be made next year.
Upon motion of Elmer E. Polhe-
mus plans and specifications pre-
pared by Engineer Peter Forman for
the fourth, and last, section of the
Observation-Disclosures gravel road
were approved and ordered sent to
the state road supervisor for his ap-
proyal. Bids will then be advertised
for. The section to be built extends
from the Manasquan river, at Buck
shootum, to Adelphia, about one
mile in length.
Soak Contractors SO, 900.
Complaint was received of the
manner in which the contractors for
the Atlantic Highlands Gas Company
had left the Keyport-Keansburg
stone road and also gravel roads in
Middletown township after laying
gas mains. Failure to properly
stamp the loose earth in the trench
es, it was said, had resulted In the
earth settling and leaving bad de-
pressions. Elmer e. Morris. county
road supervisor, said it would cost
$4,000 to put the roads In shape
again. Counsel was instructed to
notify the gas company that they
must place the roads In as goo con-
dition as before they laid the pipes,
or that the work would be done by
the county, and the bondsmen would
De called upon to pay the cost of the
work.
A petition was received from the
Holmdel township committee re-
Questing that a new section of the
holmdel-Red Bank gravel road be
punt, by way of the Gideon DAILY
estate, the county to take over and
maintain the old roadway. IT was
voted to build the road upon condi-
ton that the township committee
agree to pay ten per cent. OF the cost
OF the improvement.
Bills to a total Of $33,493.95 were
audited and ordered paid.