Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
DEMAND MADE
TO- FIX ROAD
One Locality Threatens to
Cut Receipt OF Taxes Un-
less Repairs Are Started.

ne OOaTQ OF ~TeeHOiueTS " W. TOdQ
kading from the old Lincoln High
way to the Pennsylvania railroad
tation at Colonia, the county of
Hiddlesex may expect to be cut off
b the receipt OF taxes from the peo-
lle In that locality, according to a
pronunciation from e. G.. Cone,
Ehich was read at yesterdays meet
hg.
According to the writer the mat
er has been called to the attention
the board members on several Diff
erent occasions, but the matter has
Violently been ignored; and the road
continues to be in a d~eplorable con-
Hilton. That serious accidents have
bot occurred causing the county to
Dcfend itself In law suits Is q won
ler, according to the report. The
katter has been referred to Free
fAder Clarence NJ. Haight for at
ention.
South Amboy Paving.
On account of the cement situa-
ion, T. II. Riddle, the contractor on
he B~ordentown avenue, South AM
boy, paving job. does not think 1t
advisable or possible to commence
Fork this fall, according to a letter
rom him to the South Amboy city
buncil and which vas forwarded to
he board by City Clerk Peter Coax
By. The contract for this work was
warded late in the season, as were
ther road jobs, and the indications
Ire that but little progress will
p made on any of them before next
bring.
County Engineer Alvin B. Fox was
Eked to look into the matter and
eport backNto the board next week.
Do N lyDav,H foot that tho uioxUS nf
be contractor are shared in by the
Engineer. who has reported the diff
Guilty now being experienced in OBJ
hining cement enough to build the
krbs along Amboy avenue, between
lords and Rogans
The new pavements laid on Smith
Erect, Perth Amboy, and Main
treet, Midtown, about a year ago
have been accepted as complete and
County Treasurer Hilker has been
Empowered to pay the remaining
I've per cent, of the contract price
b the builders. Both of these roads
? lave been maintained for the past
lear without expense to the county,
Ind the surface is further guaran-
Iced for four more years by the fl
hg OF a bond by the contractors.
Through the refusal of the Penn
Elvania Railroad Company to per-
nit the draining of Lincoln boule-
lard in Middlesex borough to the
oitches along their tracks, 1t has
been found necessary to revise the
Drainage system planned under the
load nov being built at that place,
Engineer Fox has been authorized
b order the additional pipes requir-
I'd and have them put in place by
he contractor doing the work.
Name Memorial Roads.
In a letter from the state highway
Commission, a copy of which has
been sen to all counties of the states
he information is given, that Burl-
hgton county has designated certain
Highways as memorial roads In
! honor of her young manhood who
erved their country in the grea'
Eorld war. Three names have beer
/tiven to county roads, namely, Ar
Tonne Highway, Marine Highway
md Mouse Highway and 1t is the
purpose of the commission to pro-
iect these names as far as possible
Ind prevent their use on any other
highways of this state.
After repeated complaints of the
teeded repairs to the fast line cross
hg at Railway avenue, Roosevelt
have been made the matter has al
hst been given attention according
b the advise from the Public Ser
kce Railway Company and the re-
bairs completed.
! Several weeks ago permission wal
tranted by the freeholders' for the
kpening of the road between Mill
bwn and Dunhams corner for the
purpose Of making house connec'
lions to mains, and though the work
tas been complete the roadway ha:
been left in very bad shape. accord
-hg to the report made by Freehold
Sr E. Leon Loblein. The ditch ha.
keen filled, but instead of leaving 6
depression in the road surface tn
III has been piled UP about two fee
high and a railing built around it
brcing vehicles to drive across tn
folley tracks and into a ditch II
krder to pass the obstruction. Roat
supervisor Walter Quakenbush wa
Instructed to give the matter imme
tiate attention and have the roa'
made passable.
Slight decreases in the amount
II explosives stored at Raritan ar
enal are shown for the month o
october 16-November 16 though
he advice has been forwarded from
he war department that shipment
bill go forward in a more expedien
hammer during the month of De
ember.
Black powder shipped during tn
honth amounted to $500 pounds
having a balance of 34,205 pounds
b S,210,5S6 pounds of smokeles
kowder remain in storage. only II
bounds having been disposed of.
hipment If high explosive shell
numbering 800 leave 2,052,345 re
banning.
Materials which show no chang
b quantity during the month are
kyro cotton, ~9,576,096 pounds; so
hum nitrate, ~10.050,s31 pounds, an
bw explosive Shells, 5,422,038.
LCounty Sealer of Weights an
feasures Nathan Robins in his re
kort for the month of Novembe
bows that 405 measuring device
kere examined. One conviction wa
pso reported. it being that of Brow
&rothers grocery in Carteret, Dor
hugh of Roosevelt, who were halle
tefore Recorder Edward He'll an
bund guilty of giving short weight
The case was settled later by tn
payment of $50 in the office of tn
jttorney general.
Jail Warden Alfred H. Puersch
Der, Of this city, who was recent
'tppointed by Sheriff Elmer I
Nyckoff. presented his resignatio
OF county puildlngs, III
prmer position, to the board an
was accepted. Though Mr.. Puer
Ehner's successor has rs yet no
Seen named. it Is thought tina
fhomas Gavin. the Oldest janitor a
= Joint of service. will be named I
he position when the board reor
kanizes the first of the year.
Freebooter Robert r.. Vanden
sergh presented the name of RobeI
+. Bennett Of Helmetta as inspecto
jn the new bridge over the mana