Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-16
1920 MILES OF ROAD
REPAIRS NEEDED, ONLY
MONEY FOR 3 OR a

bridge and to China Hill, be inspected
and repaired. These roads will be
gone over by the board next Thurs
day.
A committee representing Wood
bridge township was present last
night to request the board to assist
in paving the road from Woodbridge
Creek, through Sewaren. to Port
Reading. They pointed out that with
this road in good condition. automo-
biles using the Carteret ferry could
go direct into Perth Amboy and
thence to the shore resorts without
being forced to go into Woodbridge
as IS necessary at present. The
township would be willing to stand
one-half of the cost of this repair
work II the county would pay the
other half the committee said.
Bonds and contracts were approved
by the F'reeholders last night for the
supplying of bituminous road dressing
by the Standard Bithulitic Company
on N. IL. type 705-W and the High
way Improvement and Repair Com
pany for type r.
No action was taken on a resolu-
ton introduced by Freeholder Apple
gate calling for the paving with war
renite on a concrete base of Jackson
street, South River, from Main street
to Ferry street.
Contracts Tor furnishing corrugat-
ed metal drain pipe for the year
were awarded to three bidders as
follows:
Gallon Iron Works-50 feet 10
inch, 16 gauge, 81 foot; $50 feet II
inch, 16 gauge, $1.20 per foot; 100
feet Is inch, 16 gauge, $1.62 per foot /:
200 feet Is inch, 16 gauge, $3.50 per
foot; 100 feet, "a inch, IA gauge, So
10 per foot.
George Gundrum--50 feet, SO inch,
IA gauge, $4.65 per foot.
Loder & Sharpe-50 feet, As inch,
IL gauge, $40 per foot.
The above bids had been received
about two weeks ago and were ap-
proved by the State Highway Com
mission.
A resolution by Freeholder Dey
authorizing the advertising for bids
on a road scarifier to be attached to
the Buffalo-Pitts macadam steam
roller, and secure figures as TO what
allowance would be made on the
present machine IL a new one were
purchased, was passed.
The contracts for furnishing the
county with crushed stone for road
repair work this year were awarded
in q resolution introduced by Free
holder Haight and passed. The Rar-
itan Mercantile Company OF Perth
Amboy will supply at $3.50 per ton
all crushed stone, which the county
will do its own carting. For stone to
be delivered at certain designated
places tho contracts were awarded
to the same Perth Amboy concern
and Conrad Sebolt, of New Bruins
wick.
A resolution was passed anthoriz-
ing County Collector +. William
Hilker to borrow $4,000 in anticipa-
tion of taxes. The report of the
county collector for the month OF
March follows: Balance, March /,
S76,S1649; receipts, $1S4,S72.97;
total, s211,189.46; disbursements.
$117.s4695; balance, April l, $685.
242.61.
The report of Charles Herbert.
manager Of the county farm, showed
the income for January to be $S4.11.
Eight applications for admission OF
tubercular patients were granted. III
was decided to have the county solic-
| itor represent the freeholders at the
hearing in, Newark on April 20 on the
application of the Jersey Central
| Traction Company for increased troll
| lev fares. Last nights meeting was
the first night meeting to be held by
the board under their new arrange
ment.