Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-18
FOUR ROADS IN
BAD CONDITION

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until January 1. They are powerless
to act on the question of repairs to
the four or five roads mentioned in
the foregoing, but expect to take the
matter up early in the spring, under
the new budget. At the present time,
a traveller will find that the Gran
bury turnpike is under repairs, which
will make that thoroughfare one of
the finest in the county, when COM
pleted, but the work has beer stop
ped for want of funds. The board
has been censured more severely for
the condition of this road than any
other.
Surfaced With Gravel.
Nearly all of the county roads in
spected yesterday are surfaced with
gravel, which has been proven the
greatest repair material ever select
ed. 1t is a binder of strength and at
the same time presents a surfdre
which Ia smooth and extremely easy
to keep in shape. The county stone
roads which are not dressed with
gravel are the four roads mentioned
in the foregoing. They are in a fair
condition. These four roads have a
stone surface, and, in every particu-
lar, are out of condition because of
the rough places in the roadbed, due
principally to the constant dislodg-
ment of the heavy pieces of stone
that go to make up a maCa1am road
bed.
1t is very probable that the board
will repair the four bad roads In
question with gravel. AS stated, men
have worked on the Cranbufy turn
pike this year, but failed 10 finish the
Ithoroughfare. Gravel mas peen
spread over at least a mile and one
half, and 1t is standing up we'll. TIE
board believes that a change from
dry to wet weather will materially
benefit the repaired roadbed. The
gravel has been cruneled and is
settling into shape, with he result
that the one mile and a half of the
Cranbury turnpike, .nus improved,
bids fair to become The boulevard of
Middlesex. 1t is wide and we'll
drained, and needs but a top dressing
of gravel to put it into \ No. ] con-
dition.
Report of Inspection Trip.
Here's the detailed report of the
inspection:
New Brunswick to Franklin Park,
stone, fine.
I Franklin Park to Deans, gravel,
fine. 'r
New Brunswick to Cranbury,
stone, poor.
Kingston Lane, from Cranbury
turnpike to Monmouth junction.,
stone, good.
Dayton to Monmouth Junction,
stone, good.
Dayton to Jamesburg, stone, fine.
Rhode Hall to South River, gravel,
good.
%Jamesburg to Monmouth county
line, towards Englishtown, stone,
fine. -.
Jamesburg to State Home for
Boys, stone, good.
Monmouth county line to Half
Acre, gravel, fine.
Half Acre to Prospect Plains,
gravel, fine.
Half Acre to Union Valley, gravel,
fine.
nion-Naneu@ --bury Station,
tor - TO Crann--1
ne, good.
Prospect Plains to Hightstown,-
Freehold road, through Applegarth,
tone, good.
Mercer county line to Cranbury,
IN Cranbury turnpike, stone, good.
Cranbury to Plainsboro, stone,
poor.
Ola Trenton turnpike, Aqueduct to
Kingston, Kingston and Monmouth
junction, stone, fine
Carnegie Lake Road, stone, fine.
Kingston to Monmouth Junction,
stone, poor.
New Brunswick to Midtown, stone,
fine.
Midtown to Fishers Corner, good.
Old Bridge turnpike from Tanners
Corner to Weston's Mills, stone, COW
cred with Allenwood gravel, excel
lent. (Thts is the best road IN the
county,
River road from Albany street
bridge to Bound Brook, poor.
Union venue Bound Brook, fair,
but men are now at work redressing
same.
Dunellen to New Market to Stel-
ton, stone, good.
Seventh street, Dunellen to Plain
field, stone, good.
Park avenue, Plainfleld to Metu-
chen, stone, fine.
Oak Tree road, not inspected, in
bad shape, the freeholders state.
Metuchen to Menlo Park, to lsel1n,
to Colonia, stone, fine.
ST. Georges avenue, Woodbridge
stone, very good. (This road runs
into Perth Amboy as "Amboy ave-
nue." and is in very good condition.
South Amboy city line to Mon