Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-31
FreehoIders Did Not Award
Contract on Repairs to the
Acknowledgment Road, How
ever, Yesterday Afternoon.
WILL WIDEN BRACE AVENUE
Albany Street Bridge Again the
Object of Action - Utility
Commission Orders Repairs
at Once or Will Stop Traffic.
ypecial to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NE VS.
New Brunswick, Aug. 31:-Bids
we're received yesterday afternoon
by the Board of Freeholders for ad-
ditional road work throughout the
county, entailing the making OF ex-
traordinary repairs to the thorough
fare known as Commercial avenue,
running from the New Brunswick
city line to Weston's Mills, and also
the highway called Railway avenue,
In Roosevelt. Bids were received
last week for repairs to the three
sections of the South Amboy-key-
port road, but no contracts for this
work have been awarded. The free
holders yesterday gave T. H. Riddle,
of this city, the contract for the re-
pairs to Commercial avenue, he be-
ing the lowest bidder, with an esti-
mate of $35,571.10. Mr.. Riddle was
low on the proposals received for
section one of the South Amboy-
Keyport road, and Abraham Jelin, of
this city, was low on the bids on
sections two and three, of the same
highway, but no award has been
made The Utility Construction
Company, of this city, was low on
the Railway avenue job yesterday,
with bid of $26,290.65.
The following bids were received
on the Commercial avenue work:
Liddle & Pfeiffer, of Perth Amboy,
s39,718SO; Northern Construction
Company. of Newark, s37,726.60;,
Thomas F.. DUNCAN, of Woodbridge,
$37,a3S.30; Thomas Fl. Riddle, OF
New Brunswick, s35,571.10; Utility
Construction Company, of New
Brunswick, s37,37S.S6. Bids on the
Rahway avenue job were received as
follows: Thomas F. Dunigan. of
Woodbridge, S26,767.30; Thomas H.
Riddle, of New Brunswick, $31, ,280.-
10; Liddle &. Pfeiffer, of Perth Am
boy, $29,443S5; Matthew Herman,
$30,726.50; Utility Construction
Company, of New Brunswick, $685.
29065. Commercial avenue is to be
paved with Warranite, and Railway
avenue with Amiesite.
To Repair Culvert.
Upon resolution of Freeholder
Theodore Cohn, Abraham Jelin, of
New Brunswick, was awarded the
contract, at figure of $3.50, for re-
pairs to the Mill run culvert on the
Metuchen-Bonhamtow road. Mr..
Jelin was the lowest bidder on this
job last week.
F'reeholder Alfred T. Kerr pre-
sented resolution calling upon
County Engineer Alvin B. Fox to
draw plans for the extension and
widening of Brace avenue. in Perth
Amboy, and to advertise for bids for
this work. Mr.. Kerr also had passed
a resolution instrueting Clerk Asher
w Bissett to notify the General En-
gineering & Construction Company,
at work on the new bridge over the
Causeway between South Amboy and
Sayreville, to employ union labor if
such is not now employed. 1t was
explained by Mr. Kerr that he did
not wish this work held up by any
labor difficulties.
Contract for Cfanbury Concern.
A contract was awarded to the H.
N. Scott Construction Company, OF
Cranbury, for repairs to Schalk's
road, to cost $10125. County Col
lector Edward A. Burt presented his
July report, which showed a balance
on hand on July 1 of $34,378; total
receipts, $147,851; balance, August
/, $45,531.09.
Albany Street Bridge.
For many years the Board of Free
holders and the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company have been at odds
over the Albany street bridge, which
Is decidedly out of date for an up to
the minute county like Middlesex.
But there is the bridge, and there Is
the final word passed back and forth
between the railroad company's of
ficials and the freeholders. Both
dsclaim any responsibility. The P.
R. r. holds lease of the Delaware
and Raritan canal, and operates
draw on the Albany street bridge.
The county officials claim the rail-
road company should maintain the
draw. The Public Utilities Commits
sion will soon have an opportunity
to settle the argument, in all proba-
bility as ,the freeholders received a
letter yesterday from the commits
sion, instructing the freeholders to
make immediate repairs to the bridge
or all trolley business would be sus-
pended by the commission. The
Trenton-Newark fast line and other
Public Service lines cross the bridge.
The commission stated that floor
beams in the approach have weaken
ed. The matter was referred to
County Engineer Fox, Solicitor
George L. Burton and Director An
thony J. Gebhardt, and Clerk Bis
sett were requested to send copy
oi the commissions letter to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.