Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-07
FREEHOLDERS
HAD BUSY DAY
Three Meetings We're Hello
In New Brunswick.
Special to the EYENINa NEws.

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New Brunswick, April Three
different meetings were held by the
Board of Freeholders yesterday, and
the day was possibly the busiest one
that the freeholders had In some
time. Their first meeting was at IL
o'clock, when they received bids for
the retaining wall at Spotswood,
building of the Cranbury and South
River road and for the re-setting and
relayfng of cutters on Somerset
street. The board then adjourned
until 3 o'clock when it held another
meeting to receive bids for the sale
of $4,000 worth of renewal bonds.
After this meeting the board adj
journed again until 8 o'clock. when
it took up it's routine business, and
the awarding of contracts. The last
session lasted until after s O'Clock,
there being considerable routine
business transacted.
Contractor Gets 500.
By a resolution offered by Free
holder Ely, Contractor Harry N.
Scott is to receive 800, this being
due him on the Cranbury and Plains
boro road which he built some time
ago, and the work having proved sat
isfactorily.
This Bond n. G.
The Piscataway Water Company
presented a petition asking the board
for permission to tear up some roads
In Piscataway so the company could
install two hydrants. The Elizabeth
town Water Company Presented a
bond as security that the work would
be done In an acceptable manner.
County Solicitor Coan said the bond
was not q proper and the right
to lay the MIGRANTS was not given
the company.
Wants Road Repaired.
Lawyer William H. Corbin, Of the
firm of Collins & Corbin, SEN a COM
munication to the board asking that
a small piece of road between Iselin
and South Linden, at Railway, be
repaired SO as to make one good road
there. The piece to be repaired
which is in this county, is about A.
900 feet. 1t was referred to the road
committee.
Township Has a "Kick."
The Woodbridge township ocm-
mittee through it's clerk, ]. E. Car
man, sem a communication to the
bOobu iO4uOol1h6 thdt lhS llduC
phit & Reading Railroad Company
be requested to have a bell system at
their crossing between Woodbridge
stated hal the crossing was danger
GUS as people coming by in IN au-
tomohile could not see until they got
near the track. The clerk was in
structed to write the company to
this effect.
Petition For Road.
A petition signed by several res
idents of Freehold and other places
in Monmouth county, was also re-
ceived by the board. The petition
ers asked that the road from Etra to
Freehold be repaired as nothing had
been don ewfth In in twelve years.
Port Of this road is In Middlesex and
port In Mercer and Monmouth coun-
ties. It was referred to the road
committee.
CoIIector-s Hcpory.
The report OF County Collector
Thomas H. Hagerty for the past
month was as follows:
Cash on hand March 1, 31s5,767.-
so; receipts, $139, e0S.65; disburse-
ments, 3~25,315.17; balance on hand
April 1, $114,29S.4s.
To Take Over Road.
The board by resolution is to take
over part of the Spotswood and Eng
lishtown road which is a little long
er than a mile and about SO feet In
width.
Warden's Report.
The report of William H. Dono-
more, warden-of the county jail, for
the past month, wal as follows:
Number of persons served during
the month, SO; average cost for feed
ing prisoners per day, 1913; aver
age cost for each person per day,
.1143 cents; cost for feeding pris-
oners for the month, $208.78.
The residents of Sayreville asked
that the change of route to South
Amboy be made 80 as to make one
continuous road. The petition was
referred to the road committee.