Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-14
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Report on Explosives Made to
County FrGGhOIdGrS
By star Correspondent.

E~O@ ~ 1890 49, ~-S@ SNN
rapidly disposed of according to the
last weekly report submitted to the
Board of Freeholders yesterday.
During the week ending November
s, high explosive shells to the number
of 6,122 were shipped away, also 5O,-
600 pounds of amatol. No materials
of an explosive nature were received
at the depot during the week, accord
ing to the report
Materials classed as explosive on
hand at the date of the last report
were, high explosive shells 451,7S1;
low explosive shells 1,765,063; smoke
less powder 491,349 pounds; amatol
1S1,326 pounds, I. \. I. 1920
pounds and tetryl 1850 pounds.
A hearing on the proposed recon
struction of the Central railroad Of
New Jersey bridge over Woodbridge
Creek at Maurer, will be held before
members of the United States. army
engineers corps; Friday November rs
at IL o'clock in the morning accord
ing to a notice before the board yes
terday.
All parties interested In the matter
are requested to appear at the meet
ing. which will be held in room 512
of the Army building on Whitehall
street New York, and express their
views on the subject.
A resolution presented by Director
William s.. Dey, and on the APPROX
al of county engineer Alvin b. Fox,
the new pavement at Dead Mans
curve on the South Acknowledgment
road. was accepted as complete by the
board.
BY the resolution Conrad Sebolt of
New Brunswick, who leaid h pave
ment will receive ninety-fve per cent.
of the contract price, the remaining
five per cent. being retained by the
county, as a bond to insure the guar
antee of the work for n year.
The contract made by the county
with the borough of Metuchen, for
the paving of Amboy avenu was APP
proved and ordered filed, by a reso-
luton presented by Freebooter Clar-
ence NJ. Haight,
A bill for $47.34 was before the
board, for repairs to the gates at the
north end of the Amboy bridge n
was referred to County Solicitor Fred
erick +. Richardson. The bill was
presented by II. w. Shrimpf & Com
pany. of Perth Amboy. who repaired
the gates, after they had been run
into and demolished by an automo-
bile belonging to Holmes II Deegans
garage OF South Amboy.
\ resolution by Freeholder Louis
J. Belloff, provides for the burial, by
the c%oroners, of any soldier or SAILOR
of the COUNTY, who leave no estate at
their death.
Final settlement of the claim
against the government of $547.S0
for bricks taken from Dead Mans
curve. was authorized by resolution
of Director Dey. County Engineer
Fox will accept the money from the
claims board and sign q release for
the county.
county, Collector F. William Hilker
was authorized to issue short term
bonds for $4,000 to care for the EN-.
Urgency repairs to county bridges ana
to provide funds necessary for main
tanning the Jail, workhouse, county IN
sane and tuberculosis patients, Wild
ows pensions and soldiers burial
funds, for the remainder OF the
year.
OF the amount to be issued $38.-
600 is~to be expended to remedy the
deteriorated condition of the Albany
street bridge and other bridges of the
county. The notes will mature pee
ember Is 1921 and will be provided
for in the tax levy of that year.
The balance of the notes will ma
ture December Is, 1920 and are to be
provided for in the budget of that
year. ,u.
In communications from the Public
o eremenf and drain at MiIier's cor
p Ga Neville. was reported as being
ranoiraS as we're the depressions be-
tU,een The rails at Main and Ferry
streets south River.
Tbe ren1est Of the board to lay
drain nfpes under the company's
tracks at Keasbey is now being inves-
tigated by inspectors of the company
and will be reported on next week.
Az stated by the Public Service