Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-14
SHOW INCREASE
IN EXPLOSIVES
Report is Made to Board Of Free
holders of Storage at Morgan
Bids are Received at Meeting.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, May lex
plosive materials stored at the Nor
gan General Ordnance Depot have
materially Increased during the last
two weeks, according to the last re-
port forwarded to the board of free
holders.
OF the materials shipped to Morgan
since the hyst of the month, the
largest Increase indicated, is in the
Amount of smokeless powder received.
The report for May / snowed 4o9s 55l
pounds OF that material in storage,
and since then abou five times that
amount or 2.266,356 pounds ave
been received, making q total OF 3
725.90T pounds. The amount of high
explosive shells nave increased 100
and low explosive shells show an In
grease Of 31S, making a total OF
Sg7,o5S of the former and 1,763.743
low explosive shells.
No report from Raritan Arsenal
was received yesterday.
Only one bid was received for the
erection of n concrete slab bridge
over Ireland's brook on the road run
ping from Dunham's corner to the
Helmetta cross roads. The proposal
for the work was made by George
Gundrum OF South Amboy who bid
1870.
No award was made the bid being
referred to County Engineer ALVIN
B. Fox and the road committee.
Bonds and contracts of the success
full bidders on stone, lumber and road
surface dressing were approved and
ordered filed as follows: Raritan Mer-
antile Company for stone; East Jer-
sey Iumbe and Timber Company for
lumber: Highway Improvement and
Repair Company for type r dressing.
and the Standard Bithulithic Com
pany for type w dressing.
Advertisements for bids on the coal
supp. required for county buildings
were authorized yesterday on a reso-
luton presented by Director William
8. Dey.
TO meet current expenses County
Collector +. William Hilker was au-
thorized to Issue notes in the sum OF
$4,000.
A resolution by Freebooter George
8. Applegate provides for the adver-
tlsing for bids on one hundred feet
of six foot In diameter corrugated
iron pipe.
The crossing over the fast line at
Railway avenue in Roosevelt is in
need of replanking and the depres-
sions OF Belgian blocks along the troll
ley tracks in South River need filling,
both of which cases Will be referred
to the Public Service Street Railway
Company.
In regard to bringing their tracks
TO grade on Smith street, Perth Am
boy, the trolley company has advised
that they are investigating the mat
ter.
II. H.. Riddle the contractor on the
on Main street, South River
the board that the necessary
at that place would be made
as soon as the asphalt blocks were
received.
At Midtown the Main street pave
ment has beer torn up by the gas
company to make house connections
Ind they will be requested TO repair
II once
A resolution was received yesterday
rom the board Of freeholders of
Union county, requesting the Middle
lex county board to purchase land
Vt Hart street and Railway avenue
this county in order to eliminate
. right angle urn In the road where
he two counties join.
The request also asks that the pro-
posed curve be paved to the point of
Intersection with the new Union county
Dad.
No action was taken on the request
ut It is not likely that the land will
70 purchased, but that the corner
gHll be left as II now exists.
The next public meeting of the
Will be the regular monthly
light meeting which will be held at
o'clock next Thursday evening.