Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-17
FreehoIderS Will Advertise for
New Bids on Work to I'M
prove Road From South AM
boy to Keyport Limits.
HELD MEETING YESTERDAY
Thomas F. Dunigan, of Wood
bridge, is Given Contract to
Improve Railway Avenue in
Roosevelt.
HELD MEETING YESTERDAY
SDec;of to the EVENING NEWS.

sDe"soi to the EVENING NE We.
New Brunswick, Sept 17-Claim-
ing that their bid was s40O lower
than that of Thomas F. Dunigan, of
Woodbridge, to whom contract for
the macadamizing of Railway avenue
from Roosevelt to Blazing Star road
was awarded by the Board of Free
holders yesterday, the Utility Con-
struction Company. of New Bruins
wick, has determined to make ap-
plication On a writ of ceritorari for
the supreme court to review the pro-
ceedings of the county board
Bids were received last Friday.
Dunigan's estimate being s26.767.30
or about s40O higher than that of
the Utility Construction Company.
The freeholders contend that the lat
ter concern did not bid according to
the specifications. The Utility Com
pany maintains that politics" fig
ured in making the award to Dunf-
gan, and assert that their bid was
endorsed by the state road engineer
and the assistant attorney general as
meeting all requirements.
Reject All Bids.
ton, the freeholders rejected all
bids for the improvement of sections
two and three of the Amboy-Keyport
road, the resolution being introduced
by Alfred T. Kerr. Abraham Jelin.
of New Brunswick, had submitted
the lowest bid, but lawyers from
New York threatened to certiorari
the proceedings if the bid was
awarded to him, claiming that he
was to use a patent. pavement that
had not been tested. The clerk was
tiirlsttracted to return certified check
to Contra cfor JeAil, the othsr chscEs
having been -eturd<-4lafely fely
after the bids wererecefved
In order to eliminate the disputes
and the threats of litigation attend
ant to the receipt of bids upon county
work in the past, Freeholder Theo-
dore Cohn introduced a resolution
putting a new system of receiving es-
Inmates into effect. The resolution,
which was subsequently adopted.
|stipulates that all bidders shall pre-
sent their check and specifications in
an envelope separate from one con-
tanning their estimate upon construe-
ton of same. The envelop contain
ing the check and specifications shall
be opened first and if they do not
meet with the favor of the board the
estimate will be rejected. The plan,
which seems to be a very practical
one, met with the favor of the BOARD,
and the new system will now be in
vogue.
To Present New Plans.
The county engineer was request
ed to present new plans for the two
sections of the Amboy-Keyport road
upon which bids had been previously
rejected, and Clerk Bissett was in
structed to advertise for new bids
upon same.
Freeholder Kerr presented a reso-
luton calling for plans and speeifi-
cations for the macadamizing of
Amboy avenue. from Spa Springs to
Myrtle avenue, in Perth AmbOy. a
distance of $3.50 feet, and on New
Brunswick avenue from Florida
Grove road to Mitchell street.
The meeting of the freeholders
was to have been called at o'clock,
but the board went in session at
$40 o'clock and adjourned at 6: 20
o'clock.