Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-18
WANT COUNTY To
TAKE OVER ROAD
City Commissioners of New
Brunswick Before FreehoIders
--0ther Business Transacted

NEW BRUNSWICK. April 1S.-
The commissioners OF New Brunswick
and Thomas Hagerty. city attorney,
appeared before the Board Of Free
holders here yesterday and requested
that they take over and maintain
Franklin Park o from the end OF
French street to Voorhees, Station.
This road was formerly controlled by
the county, but at the time a portion
OF North Brunswick township was
annexed to this city this road came
under the control OF the city Of New
Brunswick.
The road in question is a part Of
the Lincoln Highway which is now
being repaired by the state road COM
mission as far as Voorhees, Station
and il controlled by the county the
state will improve the portion Of the
road which the county Is asked to
take over. Mayor Morrison and At
torney Hagerty were the spokesmen
for the city commission. The county
boundary of Middlesex and Somerset
Is at the center line of this road. The
request was referred to the road COM
mittee.
A communication was received
from the Perth Amboy Gas Light
Company asking for permission to Law
$500 feet of eight-inch steel pipe
along Amboy avenue. between MaR
street, Woodbridge, and Maurer road
This will not necessitate the cutting
of the Warrenite pavement nor wild
1t hinder traffic in any way. The re-
quest was referred to the road COM
mtttee and Engineer Alvin v. Fox.
A resolution from the Middlesex
County Sinking Fund Commission
was read offering n loan of 800, 900
to the county on their legal obliga-
lions. The matter was referred to
the county collector, solicitor INT the
finance committee.
A resolution was received from the
County Vocational School Board of
Estimate requesting an additional APP
preparation of 100000 to help defray
tho cost of erecting the proposed
school in this city. L.. Leon Loblein,
who is a member of the Board OF
Estimate, reported that the matter of
cutting down the plans and eliminate
ing certain parts of the building
would be an undesirable way to lower
the cost to come within the original
appropriation of $4,000. This addi-
tional none is asked for on account
of the great increase in the cost OF
labor and materials. County Voca-
tional School bonds to the amoun of
$1,000 will be issued on resolution
of Freebooter Clarence NJ. Haight.
Contracts Approved
A resolution offered by ~FreeholSer
Louis j. Belloff was adopted by the
board approving the contract and
bond entered in between the board
and the Raritan Merchanite Company
for road repairs, Donnell Lumber
Company and East Jersey Lumber g.
Timber Company for lumber for n
county bridge n Perth Amboy. ,fhe
director and clerk were authorized to
enter into a contract with the state
highway commission for the repair
of county roads by resolution of Mr..
/ AAoh nNhAa A~as n - IT, @42-
ance with the schedule prepared by
Superintendent OF Roads Walter G.
Q~uackenbush in order that motor
vehicles moneys from the state may
be paid to the county as is provided
by law.
A resolution by Mr.. Belloff and
adopted by the board authorised
County Collector f. William -HiIker
to procure q suitable E6a7 FOR dse %
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