Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-17
BOARD ACCEPTS
NEW ROAD BOND.
Work on New Brunswick Ave-
nue. From Rogan's to Fords
Will be Started Soon.
BY Stan correspondent.

BY Stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 17:-
The Board of Freeholders, in ses-
sion here last night, approved the
bond of the Utility Construction
Company of New Brunswick for the
paving with warrenite on concrete
base of the part of New Brunswick
avenue which extends from Rogan's
!. Corner to Fords. This work will be
slstarted as soon as the road, which
must be used as a detour during the
construction work on New Bruns-
wick avenue, Is repaired sufficiently
70 take care of the traffic which will
be diverted over it. The bond
night was also satisfactory to the
Wood bridge township committee.
A letter was received from the
city of South Amboy Informing the
board that a break in the pavement
on Washington avenue just below
the Raritan River railroad bridge
should be repaired. The strip is
about six feet long. The matter had
been referred to the Public Service
Railway Company for action but
nothing has been done as yet. Free
holder Dey was instructed to have
the necessary repairs made and the
Public Service Company billed for
the work.
C. B. Ames, of Metuchen, had a
communication before the board in
Forming them that on September
q tractor or some heavy machine
with iron wheels going north on
Piainfield avenue from Metuchen
had damaged the road considerable.
Ames, the letter said, traced the
tracks to the Woodbrook farm. The
fl.ak q
fragrant violation of the motor We
hicle law. The freeholders decided
to send a copy of this letter to the
Woodbrook farms and If 1t was
learned the machine belonged TO
that place the owners would be held
responsible for the damage done.
An opinion that the 100000 in
temporary improvement bonds sold
by County Collector F. william Hill
ker to the Perth Amboy Trust Com
pany was lawful, was rendered the
board by Caldwell C Raymond, bond
attorneys. A letter was received
Eroln the New Jersey Commission of
Motor Vehicles inviting the free
bolders to submit suggestions for ie-
Visions In the state motor vehicle
laws. Several questions were asked.
such as rs the present method of
registration of motor vehicles ade-
nuats2 shaala .hs sniog;.t !. !, 4. !, Of III. u
power or weight Of the vehicle Are
there any changes in the present
cate?"
Z. C. Conn, of Colonia. had
communication before the board in
which he declared that the road
from his home to the Colonia sta
ti9n is almost impassable and asked
that repairs be made. Since the re-
moyal of the, base hospital, he de-
clares, the amount OF traffic has
been greatly reduced.
An application from the New
York Telephone Company asking
nue. in Woodbridge for the purpose
of laying additional conduits in or
der to improve facilities was re-
ceived and referred to Road Super
visor Quackenbush. A blanket bond
IS on file with the freeholders which
would cover this work.
A report of explosives at Morgan
and Camp Raritan for the month
ending August 81 was received. At
Morgan 5000 high explosive shells
were shipped. leaving e. total of
474,21S; 1.752.7s9 low explosive
shells are on hand. none have been
pounds of smokeless powder were
Hbipped. leaving 464.533.61 pounds
on hand; 1o2.946 pounds of am
b1onium nitr I e were shipped, leaving
none on hand: 2S4,700 pounds of
TINT are still at the camp, none being
shipped. At Camp Raritan 96.450
pounds of black powder are on hand
none being shipped: s.576,o96 pounds
of pyro cotton. none shipped; 49,
210,721 pounds of smokeless powder,
$50 pounds being received and asa
pounds, shipped away; 2,117,067 high
explosive shells, $1,000 shipped;
5.42z.239 low explosive shells, none
shipped; 10.050.9S1 pounds of sodium
nitrate, none shipped.
Freeholder Dey reported that a |
flaw existed in Washington road in |
Sayreville- near the South River |
bridge. The matter was referred to
Freeholder Applegate to take up |
with Contractor Riddle and learn |
whether the warrentite surfacing or |
the concrete foundation Is at fault.
A resolution was adopted accept
Ing the bond and bid of George |
Gundrum of South Amboy to build |
a bridge over Ireland Brook, be-
tween Helmetta crossroads and |
punham's Corner.
{ The. Steel Equipment Company, of /
Avenel. had a petition before the |
board requesting permission to open |
a street in order that storm sewer
might be laid. 1t was decided to |
allow the company to do this work
following their fling s2,500 bond |
for the proper repair of the road at
the conclusion of the work.
A re ution was passed author
i=ins Co nty Engineer Alvin B. Fox
to prepare plans and specifications
for retaining wall to be constructed |
on Woodbridge avenue near Raritan
arsenal.
The matter of repairing Livingston |
avenne, New Brunswick, from the
city line to Adams station was dis
cussed and 1t was decided to scrape
this dirt road and give it some
necessary repairs.