Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-30
TAKE OVER TWO
COUNTY ROADS
FreehOIderS Transact Much I'm
p0rtant Business at Meeting
81 stat Correspondent,

BIZ stat Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 30,-gBy
the action of the Board of Freeholders
yesterday, two more stretches of road
have been-taken over ~ fnty roads.
These roads Which a%l~N formally
maintained by other municipalities
Will from this time on be kept in re-
pair by the county.
A part of South avenue Dunellen
a length of 3246 feet, and Rock ave
nue. in Piacataway township from the
Plainfleld city line to a point 2840
feet south are the parts taken over.
The resolution authorizing the taxi
ing over, was presented by freebooter
Clarence M. Haight.
The annual debt statement of the
county for the year 1919, as prepared
by county collector Il. William Hilker,
was presented TO the board.
An average of the assessed valua-
lions of property in the county for
the last three years amounted to $83,-
449,1S9.66 while the net debt for the
past year was s2,74S,77193, being
three and tw~entyy-nine one-hun-
dredths per cent of valuations.
Assessed valuations for the las
three years were SIS, 523,396 in 1917,
$S5,472,726 in 1918 and s86,351,44s
during the last year, according to the
statement.
The gross debt at the close of 1915
was $3,232,20 OF which amounr
$4S3, 42S.07 was deducted for the re
tirement of bonds.
AS required by law this report will
be forwarded to the commissioner o
municipal accounts at Trenton.
Reports from both of the govern,
ment plants in the county, for tn.
week ending January "a, were pre-
grn4nJ % H., Fx.aI,afl--. NErIaI- a..
great changes has taken place in I'll,
amounts of explosives stored il
this locality during tho week, tn
quantity of black powder stored a
Raritan arsenal continues to decrease
Since the report Of the p|reyiou,
week, G34,S50 pounds OF that ma
teriaI have been shipped away leayina
a balance of 1,b17,259 pounds.
With the exception Of that one
item the amount OF materials is tn,
same as published IN the Perth Am.
boy EVENING NEWS last week.
During the year 1919 inmates a
the county Workhouse were fed tire,
meals a day, at q cost of thirty-sil
cents per man per day, according tC
the yearly report of Warden Waiter
II. Masterson. Meals were furnished
for clio inmate days.
The matter of drainage at Miller
corner on the Washington 0 a
Sayreville was again brought to thu
attention Of the board by a lctte.
I.from the township committee. Thi
matter has been discussed back ant
forth between the county and town
ship authorities for the last year
neither side feeling that they shoul'
share the responsibility. To the en'
that this matter may be definitel
settled and the responsibility place.
where it belongs. the freeholders vii
request o representative Of Sayre
vile to confer with the board at tn
next meeting.
A request was presented iron
Arthur Van Ness asking when In
road leading from Main street am
, Haussling place. Morgan Heights
was to be connected with the Souti
Acknowledgment road The latte
road is under state control. of Whici
Mr.. Van Ness will be advised.
The next meeting Of the Board o
Freeholders will be the regula
. monthly session which will be hei'
/ February 5.