Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-06
WORK WILL
STOP DURING WAR
State Highway Commission
Approves Extras on Route !
at MetuChen- New Contracts
BIZ Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
| TRENTON, Sept. Cit was brought
put at the meeting of the State High
way Commission here yesterday that
the recent action of the federal gov
eminent in ordering the hating of
all unnecessary repairing and build
ing will curtail greatly the carrying
out of the states $4,000, 900 high
way program, which was inaugurated
in the legislature in 1917 by Governor
Edge, OIL which work was COM
menced last ear and somewhat in
creased during the present year. This
order of the government Is effective
next Tuesday. Much of the work in
contemplation and now under way by
the various counties and municipali-
ties of the state will a " to a un-
til b end of the war. The action of
the government will necessarily reduce
the amount Of work of the highway
department and will allow 1t to pre-
, pare In better form for the work to
be done at the close of the present
emergency, when approval of the gov
eminent is given for these projects to
proceed. This is believed to be some
what responsible for State Highway
Engineer William @. Thompson's ask
ing the commission for a leave of alb
sence for the duration of the war to
get a commission in the engineering
department OF the army.
At the suggestion of Robert s. Par
sons. a member of the commission.
the body passed a resolution creating
a general supervisor of labor in charge
OF construction work Of the convicts
and others on the state roads. The
mar appointed is not to receive more
than $500 g. year In this connec-
ton. Mr.. Parsons highly commended
convict labor but said they lacked
greatly a man to have entire charge of
their work.
Because the matter of providing
transportation for the survey forces
and division engineers Is causing much
concern, the commission authorized
the purchase of three new Buick
roadsters and three Ford survey cara.
1t is estimated that the roadsters will
cost approximately $500. while the
Fords will cos about 5000 each.
The William p. Macdonald Con-
struction Company Of Mount Vernon,
the construction of Section 1. of Route
No. 6. between Mantua and Woodbury..
Its bid was s1o4, 041.20.
The commission approved the
amending of the minutes of the July
meeting to read Section 1. from Fort
Lee to Arcadian Way. instead of Sec
ton 1. from the River road TO Area
dian Way.
Approval was given the partial pay
ment of $~30.5S0.42 to Union county
for work performed on Mountain we
nue., under state aid allotment, with
authority for the chairman's sigma
ture to the certificates, in order that
Union county could be reimbursed
at an early date.
The commission sanctioned extras
to the construction on Route /, Sec
ton IT, at Metuchen, amounting to
s1,376 and 1929. covering items set
forth. The commission ALSO go
nounced that it ipferm the Dor
opkn .~.sr. bergen county.
that its request for advice for the bor-
ough ceuncii as to wether or not the
state highway commission has made
or will make provision for traffic off,
GERS on route No. 10 in the borough.
could not be acted upon as the COM
mission has not power in the matter.
Approval was given by the mem
bers Of the commission to a certain