Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-24
Open BIDS FOR
kEYPORT ROAD
Freeholders Meet Again Mon
day Afternoon to Award
ContractS-In 3 Sections.
WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
Riddle Low on Section ! and
JeIin Low on Sections 2 and
3-Other County Matters.
Special to the EYENING NEWS.


Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, August 24-Bids
were received yesterday afternoon
by the Board of Freeholders for ex-
traordinary repairs to the South Am
boy Keyport road, but the contract
was not awarded 1t Is understood
that the bids will be carefully check
ed and the contract for this import
ant work, entailing an expenditure
of about $4,000 will be awarded
next Monday afternoon.
The bids were received yesterday
| in two divisions, the first being on
section No. ], of this road, begin
ning at the South Amboy city line
and extending to the tracks OF the
New York and Long Branch Railroad
Company at Morgan's Station, dis
tance of one and a half miles, and
maintaining an average width of
TWENTY-FIVE feet throughout. This
road is to be paved with vitrif1ed
paving brick on a concrete base.
Thomas H. Riddle, Of this city, pre-
sented the lowest estimate on this
job, with bid Of s37,948.85. The
next lowest bidder was Meagher 4
Smith, Perth Amboy firm. with a
proposal of s39,704.13.
Sections Nos. 2 and 8.
Section Nos. 2 and 8 of the same
thoroughfare will be repaired as a
unit, and separate proposals were re-
ceived for the repairs to these two
sections. Section Nos. Q and be-
gin at the railroad tracks at Nor
gans Station and extend two miles
to the Monmouth county line at
Whale creek. This part of the road
is to be paved with bituminous con-
crete on the old macadam bose. The
road will maintain an average of
thirty feet in width, made up as fol-
lows: Eighteen feet of asphalt, four
feet of macadam and eight feet of
earth. Abraham Jelin, of this city,
presented the lowest bid for this
work, with an estimate of $40 1885,
t65 The next lowest bidder was
Thomas F. DUNCAN, of Woodbridge,
twith 4 ir0pUssi sofv442g8 g8as.19.
Bids were also received for the
construction Of steel and concrete
|culvert, to be known as Mill Run cul-
vert, on the Metuchen- -Bonhamto gil
road. Abraham Jelin. of this city,
was also low on this job with bid of
1880. A complete list of the bid
| ders and their estimates appears
, later in this story.
Lay Gas Main.
The Public Service Gas Company
was given permission upon resOlu-
tion OF Freeholder Alfred I. Kerr,
of South Amboy to open streets in
| the borough of South River for the
purpose of laying gas mains The
gas company will enter into bond
lfor $1,000 for the faithful perform
ance of It's agreement to return the
streets in good condition.
Edward A. Quint, of 262 To .usead
street, this city, called the boards
attention to the fact that bricks
have fallen from the third arch in
the Albany street bridge, New
Brunswick. The matter was referred
| to Director Anthony J. Gebnardt, of
Highland Park, and County Engi-
neer Alvin B. Fox, of Perth Am5oy.
Plans were approved and the clerk
authorized to advertise for bids for
the rebuilding of bridge No. 204 over
the Milestone brook in South Bruns-
wick township.
Use Sayre & Fisher Land.
The Sayre & Fisher Company, of
Sayreville, has granted TO the board
the privilege of opening temporary
thoroughfare across its lands in
Sayreville township, for use in con-
nection with the temporary bridge
across the South river at that place,
pending the completion of the new
draw bridge across the Causeway.
The grant expires on April 1, 1916.
In return for the use of the right oe
way, the freeholders have agreed to
erect bulk head on the Sayre &
Fsher's property, which will be used
for the present as one of the supports
Of the temporary bridge, but, after.
the completion. of the new draw,
will be utilized by the Sayre e Fish
er Company. The General Engineer
ing and Contracting Company, which
has the contract for the erection of
the new draw, was authorized to con-
struct the bulk head.
Director Gebhardt was present un-
til late in the afternoon, and was
then excused. Freeholder Andrew j.
Ely, of Dayton, acted as temporary
chairman during the remainder Of
the session.
Bids on Keyport Road.
The following were the bids re-
eeived for the rst section of the
South Amboy-Keyport road:
H. B. Sproul Construction Com
pany of Peekskill, N. y, $47,681. 40;
Newark Paving Company Of Newark,
$42,147.60; Utility Construction
Company, of this city, $43,662.29;
Abraham Jelin, of this city, SAL
12138: Conrad Sebolt, OF this city,
$42, 2,777.57; Thomas F. DUNCAN, of
Woodbridge, $45, 5,990.17; Thomas H.
Riddle, OF this city, $37,948.85;
Meagher & Smith, of Perth Amboy,
$39, Liddle & Pfeiffer, OF
Perth Amboy, also bid on this job,
b,.s it was not totalled It was ap-
parent OF its face that it was not
lower than the bid Of Contractor
Riddle.
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