Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-23
S125.O0OF FOR
COUNTY ROADS
State Highway Board Gives
Out the State Vehicle Tax
Funds to Different Counties
JUMP FOR MlDDLESEx
Received $4,000 Last Year
--.Monmouth is Reduced
From $159,65
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TRENTON, Dec. 23-The state
Highway Commission at its meeting
here Yesterday made the annual ap-
nortionment of the motor vehicle
f,inds to the twenty-one counties for
the maintenance of their roads dur
Ing 1921. A total of $2,000.000 was
distributed. the amount being ABOUT
$500, 900 less than was available for
uses during the past year. In most
instances, therefore, the counties
will receive less money from tnis
source during 1921 than they were
given for 1920. Had the legislature
passed the 20 per cent; increase IN
fees proposition. as provided In bill
which was before 1t, more funds
would have been provided. Follow
ing is the way the money was al
Iofted for 1921, and the same figures
for the past year:
gen. s13O,000-s216.300; Burlington
s15o. o.OO0-s19O.55O; Camden. $780,
o00-s11S,450: Cape May. $4,000
sal. 200; Cumberland. $45,000-S36,-
05o: Essex, $4,000 $231, ,76o:
Gloucester, $40.0o0-$51.50o; Hud-
son. $3.50 O,oo0-s164.200; Hunterdon,
s45,O00-s41,2o0; Mercer. 100000
-s113.s00; Middlesex. Sl25.ooo-
k113.30o; Monmouth. $i!o.o00M
b15s,650; Morris. $S0,ooo-$ios.ooo;
s125. 5.OO0-$149,s50: Salem. $50, 900
Vs72 100: Somerset. $60,000-$S7,-
$50: sussex, $45.000-s41.200; Un-
lon. s75,OOo-$72.1o0: Warren, $46,-
o00-$41, 200.
Although Hudson county's portion
Is s160.O00, that county Is to turn
over the sum of $22.659.22 to Pas
sale county out of 1t. as Passaic last
wear gave Hudson this amount with
the understanding that 1t was to be
paid back out of the 1921 funds.
Thus Passaic will get that much
over $125.0O0. The commission holds
$140,0 900 in reserve out OF the total
amount available for distribution.
The highway board turned down
the proposition from the city OF
Asbury Park that 1t pay for the
policing, lighting and sprinkling OF
the section of Route No. A. highway
svstem. which runs through Asbury
Park. during the coming year and
hereafter. 1t was estimated that
The sprinkling would cost 5000 Tor
the mile of road through the city.
Labor from the state prison,
which has been withdrawn from the
Mo road camps, respectively AZ
West HOTtdl anu buoN -"
North Jersey. will be used when
work is resumed on the road from
the former Andover camp In Sussex
county to Allamuchy in Warren
county. Highway Engineer Wasser
reported that all the prisoners who
have been working on highways
have been returned to the prison
Tor the winter.
In a discussion as to efficiency In
employees doing road work, Col.
walter f. Whittemore, of the COM
mission, expressed the opinion that
these positions should not be used to
hpay political debts" but rather that
the applicants should demonstrate
their fitness for the places. The
,entiment was endorsed by the COM
nissioners present.
Letters of approval Of recent
highway Improvements were read
rom the Allenhurst Borough COM
nissioners concerning Normand
iyenue on Route 4 and from James
3 Mckay concerning the condition
pf the road from Elizabeth to Gin
ION. which he stated was far better
Than it was a year ago.