Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-31
IMPROVEMENTS
ARE ACTED upon
Busy Meeting for Board of Free
holders, Held on
Thursday
BIZ stan correspondenk.

~ Gun COTTGSNQu0fHL.
NEW BRUNSWICK, May 31--An
adjourned meeting of the County
Board of Freeholders was held Thurs
day. The regular monthly meeting
Will be held next Thursday.
Replying to a complaint from the
board regarding a cracK In the war
ranlte pavement. AUDITING the Lincoln
highway bridge over their tracks at
Nletuchen, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company disclaims any responsibility.
After an inspection by their engineers,
they claim that the foundation of the
road has slipped away from the stone
abutments of the bridge, leaving a
gap in the pavement fifteen inches
wide and twenty-seven feet long.
Clarence NJ. Haight, chairman CT
the road committee, will investigate
the matter further and IL the pave.
ment is found to be faulty. 1t will be
remedied at the direction of the board
II not 1t will be referred back to the
railroad company, who will be order
ed TO make the necessary repairs.
Edward K. Cone. of Cofonia. in a
communication to the board complaint
ed of bad conditions at two pots on
the county road Q Colonia. At one
OF these, an army ambulance was
overturned last Saturday. The mat
ter will be looked into and condi-
lions remedied, under the direction of
Supervisor of Roads Walter G.. Quack-
enbush.
The Vacuum OIL Company present.
ed a bill to the board for 500 for ex-
ira towing charges, claimed for one OF
their boats being held up at the Wood
bridge creek bridge. A letter accom-
panying the bill explained that the
tug M. ID. Wheeler had been held up,
from 10:45 a. m. to 1880 p. M, on &C
count of the bridge being put OF order,
Cnt.ptxy CnIt1ft2r Lt~0I0-t1Ix IL Dtoh
ardson will furnish an opinion as to
whether or not the county is liable.
The bridge committee will also ascer-
tain IL possible why the bridge was
out of order.
A communication from the Public
Service Company, promising to have
the Belgian blocks on the south side
of Deep Cut bridge removed.
Freebooter Louis J. Belloff reported
on the excellent conditions found at
the state insane hospital at Trenton,
which he visited q week ago. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Belloff a list Of all
Middlesex county patients at that in
stitution will be compiled by the su-
p~erintendent and forwarded to the
borough.
The question of visiting the tuber-
culosis hospitals, where county pa
TENTS are now being treated, was also
discussed by Mr.. Belloff, but no action
taken.
Objections to the opening of county
roads, without the necessary permits
for the purpose of laying pipes, were
made by Freebooter e. Leon Loblein.
One place in particular which he
mentioned was on the Lincoln high
way at Highland Park. After the
pipes had been laid and the trench
filled and tamped, the filling was not
left level with the road, but about six
inches higher.
Walter G.. Quackenbush supervisor
of roads also spoke regarding the mat
ter, saying he had talked with the
owner of the premises, and had ad-
vised him to repair the Warrenite
pavement as Don as the earth had
properly settled.
The Public Service street car COM
pany will be instructed to repair the
Warrenite pavement at Millers cor
ner in South River, on complaint of
Freebooter George s. A~ppIegate.
A petition from residents living
along the Cr~anbury-South River road
was read. requesting the appointment
of Fl. Courtney Brown of the South
Middlesex Farms Association, as SUI
perviSor on the repairs being made by
the county, to that road. The petition
was referred to Freebooter Haight for
consideration.
Hand operated gates instead of
electric operated are to be used on
the new span over Albany street.
These gates are $500 cheaper than the
ones ordered. and are considered just
as satisfactory by the board. County
Engineer Alvin b. Fox is authorized
to credit the county with the $500
saved. from the account of Linde e.
Grifiths, who are erecting the new
bridge.
Permission was granted Thomas
Revolinsky of this city to remove the
wingwalls to the culvert at Mile Run
Brook at French street. Mr.. Revolin-
sky is erecting a new building at that
point. the foundations of which, will
eliminate the use of the wingwalls.
Mr.. Haight and Mr.. Richardson
were appointed Is a committee to
meet with a committee from Somer-
set county and the State Highway
Commission, relative to paving
Franklin Park road, New Bruins
wick.