Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
COUNTY PLANS
| LEGAL ACTION
Hove Likely to Make Public
Service Pave Between
Tracks
BIZ Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July S. Leg
al action may be required to compel
the Public Service street railway COM
pany to pave between and at each
side of their tracks on Amboy ave-
nue., Metuchen. in a manner satis-
factory to tn county board of free
holders and the council of the bor-
ough of Metuchen.
Plans were approved by the free
holders last week. for the paving of
Amboy avenue. The improvement is
to be made under a joint contract, the
county to pay for the paving of the
center of the DAD with Warrenite, the
borough to pay for paving from the
edge of the Warrenite to the curb line
with bituminous macadam and the
trolley company to v in a way
satisfactory to both municipalities.
The formal approval of the plans
has not yet been made by the borough
but will be at the next council meet
ing, which is to be held next Monday
night, according to Frederick M. p.
Pierce the borough attorney.
Mr. Pierce with a delegation from
Metuchen met with the Freeholders
Thursday and assured the board of
their intentions to approve the plans
for the much needed improvement
and expressed their willingness to en-
ter into a contract to have the work
done.
Either concrete or stone curbs ara
to be laid at the expense of the bor-
ough along both sides of Amboy'
avenue from the Lehigh Valley rail-
road to the easterly borough line.
Representatives from the Public
Service company also were present
and informed the freeholdrs that the
company was financially unable to
lay a permanent surface between and
at either side of their tracks at this
time. While the two feet at each
side Of the tracks might be paved
the center would have to be unpaved
for a year or so at least. according
to Mr.. Stevenson.
the Public Service legal department.
superintendent of maintenance of
way Wight, estimated hat it would
cost company s38,5oo to pave with
Belgian block and lay the new rails
that would be required.
While the Public Service company
apparently wants to 'get away" with
a cheap and unsatisfactory repair job,
1t is very unlikely that it will be per-
United.
The franchise given the company
by the borough about twenty years
ago provides that in the event of any
road repairs or rSplacements by the
municipality, the amt type shall ais
be laid by the company
1t is not the intention to hold the
company to using W~arrenite. If In
their judgment Belgian blocks are
more servicable and satisfactory.
A meeting will be held in Metuchen
next Tuesday afternoon, between the
members f the county and borough
committees and representatives Of the
Public Service company, at which
time a definite decision from the COM
pany is expected. as to just what
they will 10.
In the event that the company's
proposals are unsatisfactory, the en-
tire roadway will be paved and q
Joint action will be started by tbs
county and borough to recover from
lathe Public Service for their portion
,, Of h
!, Freeholders Clarence M. Haigh
Louis j.. Belloff, County Engineer AZ
win b. Fox and county solicitor Fred
erick f. Richardson were ame a
a committee to represent the boar
of freeholders.
The committee from the borough
council will be named at the meet
ing Monday night.