Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-14
THAT ROAD AT FORDS

10 oroater example of laxity in methods and leniency In con-
Met can be found in handling public affairs than the manner IN Wncn
b. road from this city to Metuchen through Fords has been neglected.
Earelessness. Indifference and almost open defiance is apparent GUAR
Entees were given, agreements were made and promises ~ cen
handed out galore, but still nothing is done and ondnlonS Q Ho O'
10 worse.
a.iouoo hoe ceasod 10 he a virtue Excuses no longer are accept
Nil. It's not a case of what is going to be done the condition is there
End has existed for many, many months without the least thng Oems
Hone to remedy it.
rhonubl;c look II the Board of Freeholders for action as this Is a
rountv road under the jurisdiction of the county board. The freehold-
ers look to Woodbridge township to whom permission was gwen 70
bnep the road for a sewer provided the road would be replaced IN as
6ood a condition as it was found when the PERMISSION va grahteu'
Woodbridge township, in turn, looks to the contractor who was given
he work to do with the understanding that he would restore the road
70 its original condition after he had laid the sewer pipe.
Thus the merry game of passing the buck continues. Still nothing
Ia done II is one of the most barefaced, shameless pieces of hmpert-
hence that has ever been thrown into the faces of a long-suiferlng
public. -.
AS the ~freeholders hold Woodbridge township responsible for this
nisgraceful condition at Fords, why should the county spend any more
M its money in Woodbridge township or grant any more permits Tor
Ue opening of county roads within the township as long as this ROAD
Vt Fords is not restored to its original condition. The township is not
entitled to further consideration ON the part OF the freeholders a s long
Is II abuses the good will of the county in such a manner.
AT the same time, Woodbridge, which holds the contractor re-
yponsible, should see to it that no further contracts r. gwen I o tat
Hrm as they have proven themselves unreliable. They have failed !
live ND to their contract in replacing the road in as good condition as
ihey foundit it.
Or has this firm sufficient "pull'' and influence to commit such
kn outrage as this and get away with itf
There is something rotten somewhere that an important county
xoad such as the one from this city to Metuchen can be torn up In the
manner this one has been and then left for months and months in such
IN outrageous condition as is the road at Eords. 1t is a defiance OF the
bubble that should be remembered.
Incidentally, the whole road between this city and Metuchen IS
\ shining example of how NOT to build a road. 1t is about the big
best failure in highway construction to be found anywhere III the
Btate- With the traffic so heavy, especially with big trucks, and with
The road s. marrow, it is impossible to remain on the improved sur
face longer than a few minutes at a times Then, the sides OF te
load are So mp~ leyperth the improved part that once off the hard
mRedce it is with some difficulty and not without danger OF upsethns
that one can get back again, only to run off once more In a mlhafe
Or two when the next truck comes along. -,
There is a place at Rogan's corner, just at the top of the hill,
Where it * particularly dangerous, the drop being exceptionally great
Hhe least the freeholders can do with such a narrow roadway IS TO
buildiu the sides so as to give a driver a fair chance in turning out
Without rsking an accident.