Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-14
REPAIR CRANBURY
ROAD END FIRST
Finally Decided at Meeting of
Freeholders- Much Other
Business is Transacted
By So ,cial Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, March IL
Members of the South Middlesex
tarnls Association were again before
the board, of Freeholders in session
mere yesterday with a petition to start
repairs on the Cranbury South River
road at the South River end. A let
ter from the borough clerk of South
ltlver with a reSolution enclosed also
requested these repairs to start on
h South River end. Mr.. Taylor of
the South River Chamber of Com
merce spoke in favor of repairs on the
same end of the road.
rFeeholder George S. A~pplegate
who lives at South River, has been
working to have repairs start from
South River while Freebooter j. Ed
gar Bennett, of Cranbury, has worked
TO have repairs start on the opposite
or Cranbury end. The final decis-
ION OF the road committee made YES
terday is, that the Cranbury end will
be repaired first.
Director Dey and Freebooter Haight
both spoke in favor of the Cranbury
end, as a promise made to the resi-
dents four or five years ago was. that
as soon as the road was taken over
as n county road repairs would be
started at Cranbury.
The communications from the Pub
lie Service street car was
reod, informing the board that, the
paving blocks on Washington street.
Sayerville, had been removed, that the
condition of pavement between the
tracks at Highland Park had been
referred to the contractor who laid
1t and that h bitches near the fast
line crossing at Metuchen were being
cleared. This letter was in reply to
one from the board to the Public
Service dated Feb. Is. A reply, to the
Freeholders complaint of the bad con-
dition of the fast line crossing at
Woodbridge avenue. was also receiv-
ed from the Public Service. The troll
ley company claims that the corssing
In question is in first class condition,
but the Railway avenue crossing is
bad and will be repaired.
A communication from Henri s.
Garretson of Dunellen requesting the
withdrawal of his bid for 100, 900
board feet of lumber for repairs to
the Amboy Bridge, was read and laid
over for one week. Mr.. Garretson bid
on the material in car load lots but
the county will be unable to handle
such a large quantity at one time.
A resolution by Freebooter Louis j.
Bellof was adopted, appropriating
$4,000 as the counties share of build
ing a storm sewer in Highland Park.
freholder j.. Leon Loblein COM
planned of conditions at the landing
bridge, saying repairs and paint were
badly needed on the iron work and
also calling the boards attention to
the fact that a sign was needed des-
ignating the bridge capacity. This
was referred to the bridge committee
for action.
The clerk of the board, Thomas ].
Mulvill, was instructed to notify the
telephone company to remove poles in
a ditch at the side of the road on
Railway avenue, Woodbridge, on mo-
ton of Freebooter Haight.
A communication from the Perth
Amboy Trust Company asking for Of
fetal notification, that f. William
Hilker, as county collector. was en-
powered to sign checks in place OF
former Collector Edward Burt, whose
term has expired, was read. The nee
essary notices were sent out at the
time.
The Western Union Telephone Com
pany had a request before the board
asking permission to erect q new pole
line along the county o near Deans.
At the present time both the Public
Service and Western Union maintain
seperate lines at this point, but in the
event the board grants the request,
the new line to be erected will serve
both companies n do away with the
two lines now exisung. This matter
is left to the road committee to settle.
A communication vas read from
the State Highway Commission re-
questing the board to give the COM
mission information as Il how and
where they might obtain some of the
old planking from the Amboy bridge.
This %planking is wanted for use on the
state highway, which is now being
built between Railway and Menlo
Park. This matter was referred to
the bridge committee.
The clerk of the board was in
Efrfantn1 70 fantfsfty AhA Affl1lann~ an
Monmouth Light Company to erect
a pole with electric light at the Cliff
wood cross road. This has been a
dark and dangerous spot n action
will be taken care of on motion of
Mr.. Haight.
A request from Sheriff Charles An
derson, that jail windows be covered
with wire screen to prevent articles
being handed to prisoners through the
bars, was referred to the committee
on buildings and grounds.
The report from the county collec-
tors office for the month of February
was read showing receipts for the
month of $410,773.6s. payments of
~561,059.63, and cash on hand in va
rious banks of s3S7,6S1.07.
A statement from the county COL
lector was also read showing financial
condition of the county for the fiscal
year ending December 81, 1918, made
pursuant to chapter 1856, of Public
Laws of 1917. This report shows
actual for the ear of ST.
~001,457.60, and is made to the state
for statistical purpose.
The next meeting of the board will
be held March 20.