Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03

By staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 81
Bids for paving Dead Mans curve,
on the South Amboy-Keyport road,
were received by the Board Of Free
holders yesterday. Three bidders
submitted proposals for doing the
work. Conrad Sebolt, of New Bruins
wick, the lowest bidder, being award
ed the job for $~4,364.80.
Bids were received for repaving
the curve over a month ago but were
rejected at that time, and bids re-
advertised for as there were only
two proposals, rendered.
The other bids received yesterday
were from, George Gundrum, of
South Amboy, who proposed to do
the work for $4,777.01, and T. H.
Riddle, of this city, who submitted u
figure of $4,S52.5S.
A resolution presented by Director
OF the Board William s. Dey author
lied the award to Mr.. Sebolt and
empowered the director a clerk to
enter into a contract for the work.
Red lights are to be placed at
three dangerous spots in the county
as a warning to automobilists. AT
two points the Jersey Central Trac-
ton Company will be requested to
erect lights and at the third place
the county will care for themselves.
The places requiring lights and
which the traction company will be
asked to provide are at the north end
of the Morgan drawbridge and at
eaoh- draw approach of the Amboys
bridge over the Raritan river.
Freebooter George Apologize sug-
gested the placing of lights on the
road curves near the bridge at Wes-
toms Mills.
These curves are considered very
dangerous M have been the scene
of several serious accidents. An or
der will be given to the Public Serv-
ice Electric Company to erect red
lights on the curves, the expense to
be borne by the county.
In a communication from the Pub
lie Service Street Railway Company
the ~freeholders were advised h a
the replanking of Deep Cut bridge at
South Amboy had been ordered done.
The request of the freeholders to
lay drain pipes under the Public
Service tracks at Keasbey was ac-
knowleuged by the Public Service
company, who stated that the matter
had been referred to their operating
department. Permission to lay these
pipes will probably be granted next
week.
The approaches to the Main street,
South River, bridge over the Rari-
IAN EtlN6Ea IallIOdd NGI0 lSPOl LD1 ~
Freeholder Apologize as being brok-
en- and in need Of repair. The rail-
road company will be requested to
make repairs at once.
County Sealer of Weights and
Measures Nathan Robbins reported
TIL scales and measures examined,
Corrected and sealed during the
month of September.
Awards for furnishing supplies at
49, 1,t.,4zy xvOrlrh nIIcn until fha end
of the year were approved by the
board. Warden Walter Masterson
advertised for and received bids q
week ago and awarded contracts sub
ject to the approval of the board.
In a communication to the board
in reference to providing for an ad-
ditional court stenographer, as rec
commended by Supreme Court Judge
James J.. Bergen, County Solicitor
Frederick r. Richardson reported
that another man was needed. One
third of the salary will be paid by
the county, one-third III Union coun-
ty and thsseasaLanear1kgf the state.
Judge Bergen will be advised that
the freeholders are in favor of an
other stenographer at a salary not
to exceed $4,000 per ear.
A detailed statement from Linde
e. GrifIiths, the contractors on the
new Albany street span over the Del
aware and Raritan canal, thowed an
additional expenditure of $~4,824.65
for building a new cofferdam and
sinking the centre pier to q firm
Foundation. This extra was necessi-
tated by an old wooden ,cribbing
which was discovered under the bed
of the canal and had to be removed
after the pier was first started. The
extra was approved by the board, the
statement being reported as correct
by County Engineer Alvin B. Fox.
Henry Lehman, who resides along
the Stelton-New Market road, Up
peared before the board to ascertain
why permanent repairs had not been
made to the road. He told how
stones were being dumped on the
road and the surface scraped, but
said that residents along the road