Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-02
COUNTY ROAD
WORK PUSHED
ANOTHER South River Job is
Proposed by FreehoIders
at Yesterdays Session.
ACTION FOR ROOSEVELT
Much Business Comes Before
the Meeting : Complaints
Are received From Amboy
ACTION FOR ROOSEVELT

NEW BRUNSWICK, July a.
With n dissenting vote against the
proposition the Board OF Freehold
1rs yesterday passed . resolution to
proceed with the arrangements in
cfdent TO the paving of Jackson
street in South River. By a reso-
Maor presented by Director VIII
Ham 8. Deys County Solicitor Fred
orick y. Richardson and Mr.. Dey
we're empowered to enter into a
Joint contract with council to pro-
vide for this pavement.
In q letter to the board Mayor
Burton advised that the borough
Wa ready and willing to accept the
proposition made by the freeholders
whereby the county will take care
Of the pavement. IN the center of
the road, the borough taking care
Of the pavement at all street inter
sections, and also providing for
curbs along both sides Of the road
with two foot cutters.
FreehoIder Lewis j.. Belloff voted
against the proposition, he opposing
tie measure on the ground that two
Of the roads in South River have
been paved by the county and are
now being maintained by the coun-
u. While Mr.. Bellof has objected
to this Arrangement he is OF the
opinion thai jackson street should
be paved, but that the borough
council should 1rst be willing to
take over the two county roads,
Main and Ferry. Streets in. order
that those streets might be elimin-
ated from those for which the
county Is responsible for mainte-
steps were taken at. yesterdays
injecting to get the work contemplate
edE under tho road repair program
under way, afresolution being unan-
inf0up1y adopted calling for bids for
rcSurfaciuG the concrete road run
niuQ from Woodbridge to Roosevelt.
THIS surface according to the notices
lorcbntrackors Is to be of a bitumi-
Rus concrete surfaee laid over the
6fes<<1f concrete foundation which
0raotical1y means that any improv-
Sd type OF surface material may be
Wine it has been generally ex-
pected that the new surface to be
laid on this road would be of the
type known as warrenite. 1t Is now
thought that q surface of the very
same type may be laid, minus the
uame as the patents or warrenite
ere said to have expired on May ist
Of this year.
The engineers of the county steam
rollers appeared before the Board
with q request that they be granted
an Increase in pay from $3.50 to
$3.50 per month, which was granted
sitter q caucus by the freehoiders.
In > letter from the Perth Amboy
Board. or Health the condition OF q
cu1xert on upper State street near
the factory district was complained
Of - being 50 clogged with dirt n
refuse a. being unable to carry away
fhe water at the time of heavy
~Srmr This condition was report
"a IS the Board of Freeholders by r.
leon Lob1ein last week, and the
matter has since. been remedied. A
1ffnilar condition Is eaid to exist along
1nboy avenue in Perth Amboy and
sh1s matter will also be attended to
on account Of the length OF the
4p1b1ic Service Company rails over
|{h8 bridge at South River, a great
deal o. dificulty has been experience
ED recently in opening and closing
jfb6 draw, as the heat expands the
tr2iia. This matter will be taken up
Wan the Public Service officials Vt
q request that the rails be shortened
|eo5a6 10 eliminate this trouble.
supplies required at the work
house for the six months beginning
81 July is are to be advertised for
81 Master Walter Masterson on q
RESOLUTION adopted by the board.
The Joint session between the free
oo1ders and the township committee
Monroe to Rnship which was SEIZED
lied to have taken place Tuesday
Xfrht. was postponed at that time on
account Of the severe storm; and viii
rake place at Spotswood at 8 o'clock
fonIxht. This meeting is being held
Tor tho purpose of determining
whether the road leading from Out
FAULT station to the Physical Culture
54fy y . private owned or township