Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-03-25
.FREEHOLDERS
TAKE ACTION
ON NEW ROADS
Woodbridge People Want
Macadam on Railway Re-
fOrmatOry Road.
ROAD STARTED LAST YEAR
UP TO B0NDSMEN
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special 20 the EVENING Ne WS
New Brunswick, March 25:-The
Massachusetts Bonding Compqnv.
which went on the bond of the Suf-
folk County Construction Company
when it was awarded lae
for the building of the gravel road
between Franklin Park and Deans,
VIII be asked TO complete the build
ing Of the road as the construction
company has net done anything with
it in several months. and no trace
of Mr. DecOnza, who Is head Of the
company, can be found The Board
of Freeh olders, at a special meeting
yesterday afternoon, passed a reso-
luton calling upon the bondmen of
the company TO finish the job and
the clerk of the board was instruct
ed to notify the bonding company to
this effect.
To Finish This Road.
The Somerset county Board OF
Freeholders presented a resolution
requesting that the county engineer
make a survey of the part of the
road between Franklin Park and
Little Rocky Hill for the purpose of
having the road macadamized. The
road which joins the two counties,
was inspected by the members of
the two boards on Tuesday. The
communication was referred to the
road committee
Proposal For New Roller
The Buffalo Pitts Steam Roller
( Company sent proposal to the
board for a new roller. The COM
pany agrees to take the roller now
in use in exchange Bids for new
roller viii be received later by the
board
Want Road Built.
A petition was received from tha
people of Woodbridge asking that
the board finish the ouiluIng OF ,ns
road from the Railway RefoFmatory
to the Presbyterian church in Wood.
bridge, a strip Of about two n2iiss'
The petition was signed by several
people. J. B. Edgar was present
and urged that the board take some
action on the road He said that
the thoroughfare has been road
for over two hundred years. With
this road completed the township,
he said, would be greatly benefited
by the improvement The petition
was referred TO the road committee.
Phone Petitions for Poles.
The petition from the New York
Telephone Company asking for per-
mission to erect some poles in the
vicinity of Trenton turnpike was re-
ferred TO the county solicitor.
New Bridge Up to Railroad.
Freeholder Gebhardt reported
that the committee had Investigated
into the railroad bridge at Avenel
which is between Railway and Perth
Amboy, and the committee learned
that the bridge belonged to the rail-
road. The bridge, two weeks ago,
was reported to be in dangerous con
dition. The clerk was notified TO
inform the railroad that the repair
ing of the bridge was up to them.
To Meet at DuBeIlen.
Supervisor of Roads DeHart re-
! ported that the road between New
Market and Plainfield was complet-
ed by Contractor Dunigan. Repre-
sentatives of the Amesite company
are to be at Dunellen tomorrow to
go over the road and the board ae-
cepted an invitation to meet them.
To Advertise for Stone.
The director and road committee
were authorized to advertise for
stone for repairing the several roads
of the county. The bids win be ask
ed for by the board later
Collectors Report.
County Collector Hagerty present-
ed the following report for January:
Receipts, S3S,202.13; disbursements,
S139,379.7f; balance on hand, s24,-
1891.
His report for February was as
follows: Receipts, S214,845.S5: dis
bursements, $3.50, ,066.07; balance On
hand, $109,5O9.15