Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-12
CITY HOSPITAL
MAKES REPORT
Read at Meeting of Board Of
Freeh0IderS Yesterday
By star Correspondent:

By staff Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. H.
Three of the county hospitals in their
annual reports. presented data to the
Board of Freeholders, setting forth ,
the costs of maintaining the institu-
lions.
While all of these hospitals have APP |
preparations for the care of patients
from the county and h municipalities |
in which they are situated, there maj
or income is derived from patients
who are able to pay.
The expenses for maintenance of
the Perth Amboy City hospital
amounted to S~73,169.50; st. Peters
hospital, New Brunswick $69,071.96
and the Middlesex General hospital
S32,409. SO.
Free patients were treated at the
institutions at the costs Dor the year |
as follows: Perth Amboy, $9,714.12;
st. Peters, $1S,722.79, and Middlesex,
1856.
These reports are made annually
and prior to the preparation of mu-
nicipal budgets for the ensuing year
w. G.. Thompson, state highway
engineer, in o letter to the board re-
quested to know the duties of q man
on the state payroll and who is sta
toned on the Albany street bridge.
Prior to the taking over of this
bridge by the state the county paid
all expenses on the bridge excepting
those of drawtenders, which are paid
for by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The extra man has been
employed during the construction Of
the new draw span to assist in Ee
directing of trafic and keeping the
roadway clean.
Superintendent Owens, of the state
farm of the agricultural college, APP
peared before the board in reference
to the provision of funds in 1920 for
county farm and demonstration
work. Representatives from the state
university and state agricultural col
lege will meet with the freeholders
next week at which time they will
present a detailed budget for the
year. Five thousand dollars will be
requested to carry on the demonstra-
ton work.
A delegation from the South River
Chamber of Commerce and from
the farmers living along the South
River-Cranbury turnpike appeared
before the freeholders with a re-
quest that the board continue its
good work by providing in the 1927
budget for finishing the improve
ments to~that road.
A three or four mile stretch of
this road was improved on the Gran
bury end during the past summer and
it is the earnest appeal of those liv-
lllS OH llt oOuln lNINGI IN lillL "a
road be completed in 1920.
The general opinion of the farmers
on the improved portion is that the
road will prove entirely satisfactory
to those using it.
Two employees of the Foregate farm
Herbert Hoxi and Russell Duncan re-
ported the bad condition of one end of
the improved road. Mr.. Hoxi stated.
that in spots a red shale had been
thrown on the road instead of white
gravel, and that during wet weather
the spots very muddy. This matter
will be referred to County Engineer
Alvin B. Fox, for investigation.
While no decision was reached by
the board, the matter will be discuss
ed at the time the appropriations are
made for next year, and If funds are
available the improVementy will prob
ably be made
To Ear for deficient accounts,
ty funds will be transferred from ac-
count which show an excess over the
needs for which they were appropri-
ated, by a resolution presented by free
holder Clarence M. Haight.
Complaints have been made Of the
holes i'm the pavement IN Raritan ave-
nue., Highland Park, in front of the
New Brunswick needle companies
plant, and the matter will be referred
to the state highway commission, as
Raritan avenue is not a county road.
The pavement was opened up about
two months ago for the purpose of
connecting water and gas pipes and
has never been repaired. This trench
which is about four inches deep ex-
tends from the curb to the centre Of
the road and has been the source of a
great deal of annoyance to public.
Thursday December IS, the mem
bers of the board will visit and in
spect the new vocational school on
Easton avenue this city, after which
a business meeting will be held at
the office of the board,