Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-17
W|LLF|X ROAD
At ROOSEVELT
FreehoIderS Follow the Ad-
vice of Chairman Burton
of the Highway Board.
FOR BLAZING STAR ROAD
Action Was Being Taken on
Budget, But Nothing Final
is Agreed Upon Finally.
FOR BLAZING STAR R0A[

By staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. IL
Following the receipt of commu-
nication from George L. Burton. of
South River. wherein he advised
that the state highway commission
as we'll as other counties Of the
state are proceeding with the award
of road contracts. the same decision
was reached by the board of free
holders, and they awarded the con-
tract for building the Blazing Star
road in the borough of Roosevelt.
The award for this work was
made to the Utility Construction
Company, of this city. who several
weeks ago rendered the lowest bid
for this work, their estimate being
355,34S.55.
Mr.. Burton, who is chairman of
the state highway commission, stat
ed that the commission was of the
opinion that lower prices for road
construction work would not prevail
next spring and any work contem-
plated would be expedited by the
award of contracts now, in order
that actual construction work could
be started at the earliest possible
moment after the arrival of warmer
weather.
state Financial Aid
State financial aid is to be given
Middlesex to assist in this work,
but the amount of such assistance
is not known at this time. The
plans for this work as well as the
bid for the work have been ap-
proved by the state body, and it
was practically on the advice of the
highway commission that the award
was made.
About two hours was taken up by
the freeholdcrs last night in a con-
ference on the county budget for
1921, and it is understood that the
items contained have been practical
" established. though they will be
subject to revision during the next
week. 1t is the intention to endeav-
or to settle the matter before next
Thursday so that the budget may be
approved at the next meeting.
The total of the budget in it's ten
tatiye form was not known last
night as the figures have not yet
been totaled, but according to MEM
bers of the board the pruning knife
was freely used i'll an effort to Keep
the estimate down to the lowest
possible level.
While no estimate is forthcoming
at this time as to whether or not
greater amount of money VIII be
necessary to carry on the business Of
the county during the year 1921
than was required during the pres
ent year, with the deficits which
have occurred in several accounts
during 1920. it is "a conclusion that
a substantial increase in the budget
will be necessary.
Waterway Hearing
Director of the Board William ;.
Dey, in speaking of the hearing at
the New Brunswick city hall tomor-
row morning, at which time officers
of the army engineers corps Will re-
ceive data and hear the expression
of interested citizens and manufac-
turers as to the Raritan river i'm
provement, named a committee 10
represent the county board of free
holders.
Freeholders Louis ]. Belloff, Rob-
ert Vandenbergh and George 5. APP
plegate will officially represent the
county. though the director at the
time of naming the committee ex-
pressed the hope that the entire
board would be present.
w. W. Snow, of Spotswood, who
entered a claim against the county
for $500 as a result of an automo-
bile accident in which he figured
about two years ago. is to be paid.
A resolution authorizing the pay
ment of the amount was presented
by Freeholder Robert X. Vanden-
bergh and adopted by the board.
This claim was allowed, as
through the negligence of county
employees a plank on a bridge on
the Jamesburgh-Hel road was
left projecting into the road without
a warning light, and the claimant III
passing the spot in his automobile
ran into it and was forced off the
road into a ditch, causing his ma.
chine to overturn and be damaged.
On a resolution presented by Free
holder Clarence NJ. Haight. and
unanimously adopted by the board,
all county employees are to receive
another pay day before Christmas
The first of the month is usually pay
day for the last half of the preceding
month, but by the decision of the
board County Treasurer +. William
Hilker has been authorized to issue
paw checks to reach the payee not
later than Dec. "a.
All bills contracted by the differ
ent municipalities in carrying on the
last election must be paid by them,
the only moneys to be paid by the
freeholders being for work ordered
by the county board of elections, de-
clared County Treasurer Hilker. III
reply to the request of William Dew
hurst. of New Brunswick for a set
tleinent of bill for installing booths.
This matter. according to Mr.. Hli-
ker. is provided for by law, and an
audit will be conducted by the tax
board next week to approve bills. for
which they are responsible. all 9th.
ers being returned to municipal
clerks for payment.
Seven more county patients. suf-
admitted to the Bonnie Burn SAN
itarium. Resolutions providing for
these patients were presented by
Freeholder Louis ]. Belloff and ap-
proved by the board. The cost to
the county for each of the patients
is to be at the rate of fifteen dollars
per week.
An extension of time was applied
for by the New York Telephone
company in which to install addI-
tional conduits along Woodbridge
avenue, near the Sewaren road. Per-
mission for this work was given by
the frecholders several weeks ago,
and the requested extension of time
has been allowed, the work to be
done during the week beginning
Dec. 10.
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