Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-07-27
WILL BUY LAND To
FIX DEATH CURVE
FreehoIders to Purchase Strip
of Property at Morgan Curve
Other important Business.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

SpecidL 70 Ihe 81 ENIHG N Il o.
New Brunswick, July 27-In an
effort to straighten the danger curve
for drivers at Morgan and thereby
make it less dangerous, the Board of
Freeholders authorized the purchase
of strip of land there at their meet
ing in this city yesterday afternoon.
The county officials have practically
decided not to reimb burse an automo-
bilist for damages done to his car
in being ditched while driven around
the Morgan curve in question. Plans
for permanently paving the road ex-
tending from South Amboy to the
county boundary line near Keyport,
were approved, and steps were taken
to advertise for bids for the work
1t appeared unlikely at the meeting
yesterday, that the county will pay
the city of South Amboy for keep
1 ing watchman at the dreaded
hoIe~in -fsssss-ss1.slA~ The board re-
/ cefved request from ssain infield ask
| ing for repairs on the secLioa IN parF
avenue extending from that -itv To-
ward Railway, which was referred TO
the clerk. The freeholders transact
ed other business, received reports
and paid a number of bills.
The sharp turn near Ye Olde Spye
Inn at Morgan has been danger
spot to drivers, particularly autoists,
for some years. There have been
numerous accidents there. For this
reason the freeholders decided to
purchase strip of land from White
head Brothers at a cost of $500 with
which to straighten the road at that
point and lessen danger. The pur-
chase was authorized yesterday by
unanimous adoption of resolution
introduced by Freeholder A. T. Kerr,
of South Amboy.
At the advice of Solicitor Burton,
it is not likely that the county will
pay c. H. Hicks, of 490 Clinton ave-
nue., West Hoboken, s60.15, which
he asks for damages done to his Oak
land car on a return trip from AS
bury Park July 5. He claims that
his car took ditch at the danger
Gus curve. Mr.. Burton said the
county was not liable.
Improvement of the Amboy-Key-
port road would have been caused
several months ago, were 1t not for
the fact that ii would have inconven-
| fenced campers at Morgan. perma-
nent residents along the road and
particularly the numerous summer
travellers, said FreehoIder Kerr to-
day. 1t was through resolutions of
Mr.. Kerr that plans were approved
and action was taken to receive bids
for the placing of a permanent pave
ment on the thoroughfare. 1t will
extend from South Amboy through
Morgan and on toward Keyport as
| fs7 south as the Middlesex-M Mon
mouth county line.
1t being adjudged that the city OF
South Amboy should pay for any
watchman it may station at the noto-
rious hole-in-the-wall, the county So
licitor will probably advise the free
holders that South Amboy has no
right to use county money to pay for
guard at that point. This is held
to be the fact, because the street has
/ been turned over to South Amboy
While it is not denied that the
hole" is a disgrace to the county
and a dangerous spot for drivers,
Il county officials maintain that the
city must now take care of 1t.
The clerk will advise the city OF
Plainfeld that proposed repairs to
outer portion of Park avenue, ex-
tending towards Railway, are under
consideration by Middlesex county
A communication from Plainfield ask
Ing for improvements, was referred
to the clerk