Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-27
FIX ALL ROADS
IN THE COUNTY
Board of Freeholders Have
an Ambitious Program.

Before the arrival of frost, the
Board of Freeholders expect to have
every improved road in the county
in good condition. This statement
was made by two Of the members of
the board yesterday. This is no small
task and will require lots of hustle,
but the freeholders claim that it
Will be done. Two extra steam roll
ers have been engaged to assist in
the work and good progress Is being
made in all sections of the county.
When the present board took hold
of county affairs they found the high
ways in horrible shape. Several new
roads had just been built, but the old
one had been sadly neglected. Even
the new roads turned over at that
time are now going to pieces and
much money will have to be spent to
put them in shape. The best of the
new roads turned over by the pre-
vious board was the Perth Amboy
to Keasbey road, the freeholders said
yesterday, and that has not yet been
officially accepted by the state.
Observation-Disclosures Road
The road between Spotswood and
Helmetta has gone to pieces. This is
now receiving attention. A coating
of excellent gravel is being placed
over it, which, when rolled, makes a
road like the famous gravel roads of
Monmouth county.
All the roads in the southern end
of the county are now in fine shape.
There are nc better highways any
where. The main road from Dayton,
through Cranbury to the Mercer
county line has been repaired and
oiled. The road between Cranbury
and Cranbury Station is being oiled
today. The roads through Half Acre
and Union Valley are Is smooth as %
board.
In the northern end of the county
the work of resurfacing the Perth
Amboy to Woodbridge road is we'll
under way. A dressing is also to be
given New Brunswick venue over
the hospital hill in Perth Amboy. Be
fore the summer is W. all the roads
in this vicinity will have been treat
ed as have the roads south Of the
river.
Trouble Getting Stone.
The freeholders are experiencing a
great deal of trouble getting stone.
Work is continually held up on this
account. The quarry men seem to
have more orders than they can han
die and they send a car load or two
first in one direction and then in an
other, trying to satisfy all.
The idea of having section men at
work with a horse and cart constant
ly going over the roads meets with
favor by the Board of Freeholders. 1t
e., rto%aI that Stofn Road Conn mis-
sioner Stevens Is now working on
some such proposition and it is prob
able action along this line will be
taken before long.
Bridges Receiving Attention.
Bridges, too, are receiving atten-
ton. The freeholders expressed re-
gret yesterday that the Amboy bridge
could o be replanked all the way
across, but the limit of the appro-
priation had been reached and they
claim the law will not allow them to
issue bonds or exceed the apprOpria-
ton for this work unless it can be
shown hat the bridge to be repaired
is actually unsafe,
Freebooter Ely, who has charge of
bridges, has been going about the
county doing away with as many of
them as possible. In the Case of
many Of the smaller streams the
bridge has been removed and a large
iron pipe put in and the road filled
over so as to make a permanent i'm
provement. Where this has been
done there will be no further need
of bridge repairs.
A great deal of work has been ac-
complished of this character and a
tour through the county shows where
the taxpayers money is going. 1t IS
expected that by fall the highways of
Middlesex will be in as good condi-
ton as are any Of the roads in the
state.