Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-23
PAVING ON BOTH
AVENUES IS To
BE PERMANENT
According to Alderman Clark.
of Street Committee, Com.
plexlon of Paving Problem is
Changed; Bonds Mature.
SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING
FaVors Granite Blocks on Ar
nold'S Hill to Prevent Horses
from Slipping; Great Interest
Has Been Shown in Matter.
MISUNDERSTANDING

With the reported maturity of city
ponds in the amount of $4,000. the
complexion of the paving problem
on Amboy and New Brunswick ave-
nues is changed, according to the I'M
derstanding of Chairman John ].
clark OF the streets and sewers COM
mlttee, and he has now begun to use
every effort to have permanent pave
ments placed on both thoroughfares.
He announced today that he would
use all honorable means with his
colleagues on the Board of Aldermen
to place permanent pavements on
AmDoy avenue, from New Brunswick
avenue TO the cemeteries, and on
New Brunswick avenue, from the
Lehigh Waller railroad tracks to
Convery place He favors the use of
granite blocks on Arnold's hill as a
preventative against the sliding of
horses and skidding of vehicles.
Problems of paving both avenues
to the satisfaction of all concerned,
nave proved extremely difficult ones
to handle. There was a reported
lack of funds to install permanent
pavements over the entire course.
When the aldermen proceeded with
acton to have a section of Amhoy
avenue improved, property owners
On both Amboy and New Brunswick
avenues asked for a permanently
paved stretch on New Brunswick
avenue. Mr.. Clark, as chairman OF
the streets and sewers committee, Is
now endeavoring to have sectiops on
both streets paved, in aeeordance
with requests made by representa-
ttyes of the Board of Trade and West
ern Improvement Association at the
council meeting on Monday night,
and to have the balance of both ave-
nues built up and resurfaced as far
as the city line in both cases.
Interest taken In the proposition
has caused several letters to be writ
ten to the NEWS. Mr.. Clark Is
pleased with the fair-minded manner
in which the subject has been hand
led and with the present outcome. He
gave out the following statement
today:
A word or two will not be amiss
regarding the paving tangle on New
Brunswick and Amboy avenues.
When the street committee of the
present Board of Aldermen was ap-
pointed, their first thoughts were
about the need of improvements III
the northwestern section of the city,
and their actions to date show that
they are putting their thoughts into
concrete shape.
Just to put things q bit right In
your issue of tonight, in his letter
Mr.. Dinesen says we should show a
Willingness to overcome any misun-
derstandings We may have had In
this matter The writer is willing,
but | can't see how Mr.. Dinesen mis-
understood as the writer told Mr..
Dinesen one day last week what the
street committee proposed to do with
Amboy and New Brunswick avenues.
However, that is enough of this kind
of stuff as l do not care to get into
any controversy.
In talking over financial matters
yesterday with one of the city's
financial officers, he informed me
that bonds to the amount of $36, 900
had been retired since January l.,
1914. Now this, to my mind changes
the complexion of the whole thing
and with the knowledge now
possess / shall use all honorable
means with my colleagues on the
board to pave both avenues, one to
Convery place, the other to ceme-
terry. A word or two on kind of
pavement that should be used on
Amboy avenue hill. That is a hard
nut to crack. Some will say vitrified
brick are good. One of our leading
trickmen stopped me on the street
the other day and said. John, don't
put vitrified brick on Amboy avenue
hill II you do it will be Just as bad
as the hill at the Staten Island ferry.
We will never be able to get up with
a team of horses"
Personally, | feel that to pave
Anboy avenue hill from base TO over
summit with specification granite
block is the proper solution. With
any other kind of pavement 1t will be
very hard for horses to negotiate
that hill.
/ am quite we'll pleased with the
fair-minded manner with which tine
editor of the EVENING NEWS has
treated this whole affair aud now
that all concerned are able to look at
this thing from the proper viewpoint,
let us all get together and work for
the best interests of Perth Alnboy.
EXPERIENCED CHAUFFEUR
WANTED. STE SEXTON. FrREY
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