Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-07-09
MAY REBUILD ROAD
Freeholders Ask A. & 5. Railroad Com
pany to Resurface Three Miles
Of Shore Road

The Press is delighted to report that
at the July meeting Of the Board Of
Freeholders the first substantial move
towards bettering the condition of Shore
Road was outlined. The County Solici
tor has been authorized to appeal the
decision Of Judge Garrison. of the Su
preme Court, the following exceptions
being taken to the ruling: The county
cannot eXpend over one-fifth Of one per
cent. of regular appropriations and can
not enter into tri-party agreement.
The constructions placed upon this de-
cision and the wording of the law upon
the statutes are considered sufficient
grounds for an appeal that should get a
concise Interpretation of what can be
understood.
The appeal will be far reaching. Should
the Supreme Court be upheld there will
result an elimination of delay that might
occur in case the different municipalities
along Shore Road endeavored to force the
railroad company to comply with its
franchise. If this step is not taken and
the municipalities endeavor to act, the
railroad can force them to law which
would undoubtedly necessitate two or
three years delay and eventually reach
the position it is in today. At the
urgent request OF the Board an attempt
will be made to have hearing of the
appeal at this term of Court. If the
solicitor is successful in geeting Mr.. Cole,
attorney for Mr.. Black, to give this his
immediate attention an opinion from
the Court of Errors and Appeal can be
had at their next sitting which is in
November The matter is up to Free
holder Black. If the Solicitor is not
successful he will have to await the
November Court to get a hearing and
the opinion will be given i'll February,
1911.
The Solicitor has held conversations
with the officials of the Suburban rail
road and has endeavored to find out if
the present condition of Shore Road can
be remedied. The railroad officials reply
was that they have had the money ready
for their share of the improvement and
that they did not feel like spending any
more than has been appropriated but
they will entertain the following sug-
gestion: That they will improve and re-
pair the Shore Road Immediately, pro
viding some satisfactory arrangement
can be made to protect their company
Therefore, the following resolution was
passed: That the Suburban Railroad
Company expend $4,000 in improving and
repairing Shore Road, thework to COM
mence fifteen days after signing the
agreement" This amount was consd-
cred ample to place the roadway in a
serviceable condition. The Solicitor
states that this proposition will be fav-
orably entertained by the officials OF the
Suburban under the provision, which was
accepted by the Board, that should the
appeal be upheld the $4,000 will be de-
Quoted from the total the railroad com
pany is to give towards the building
of the road. But if it should happen
that Judge Garrison's decision is ap-
proved the railroad company will stand
good for this amount.
There was some discussion relative tc
opening the new boulevard between Alb
secon and Somers Point, but this was
not considered feasible, as it was as
certained that not one municipality
| would give a right of way and before
| this could be taken over by the county
| it had to be road and not a project
Hereafter it will be necessary for al
individuals and companies to get per
mission from the County Road Super.
visor before any excavating can be done
upon any county road. Violations q
this provision will entail fine of 500
and in default of payment Imprisonment
The permit will cost SIPS.
An approximate figure for the i'm
provement and widening of Albany ave
nue. bridge was placed at $ll5,000. The
present condition of the exchequer does
not warrant the pressure, but specifca
tions for necessary and absolute improve
ments were read and approved and th'
committee was authorized to advertise
for bids.
The Board authorized the Road Com
mite to purchase sufficient quantit!