Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-21

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of the road
Wen; Turnpike Repaired.
Residents and property owners in
Plainsboro have petition before the
freeholders asking that the Trenton
New Brunswick turnpike be repaired
from the Mercer county line into New
| Brunswick. The request was that the
road, which is now said to be In a de-
plorable condition. be drained, four
inches of stone laid as base and COW
cred with a surfacing material of war
| renite or some other similar material.
The members of the delegation pres
81. at the meeting pointed out this
road was the most direct route to
Trenton from New Bruniwck and had
been used to such an extent that IL Is
now in bad condition necessitating
immediate repairs.
A North Brunswick Township dele
lgation was present at the meeting with
1.-THE request that this road be repair
led, they laying emphasis on the New
brunswick end of the road. Another
delegation of men wishing better roads
Twas present from the vicinity of Stel-
ton, and New Market. They claimed
that the Stelton-New Market road had
lbeen put in bad condition since the
Lincoln Highway between Metuchen
and Highland Park was closed. thus
making the use of this other road
necessary as a detour. Resurfacing
said, the placing of crushed stone do
ling but little good.
| George Anthony. owner of New
Brunswick automobile bus route. ap-
lpeared in person before the board with
1.-THE request that Woodbridge avenue
from Highland Park to Camp Raritan
be repaired at once. He gave a heat
ed talk in which he made charges that
1.-THE road was not getting the full bene-
lft of the money which the county is
spending on it. He claimed that ma
iterials, which should be used on the
road, were being stolen and used for
lprivate purposes, that the men doing
the road work were spending more OF
their time under shade trees than in
finishing their Job and limited at
"som ebody getting some sugar out OF
1.-THE deal" Freeholders Haight and
lLobelein both denied the statements
made by Anthony and Supervisor of
Roads Walter Quackenbush said all Of
1.-THE holes In the road had been filed
land that 5000 had been appropriated
this year to keep this particular road
lin repair.
A communication from the State
Highway Commission informed the
board that hearings to learn the re-
,quirements of the various counties of
1.-THE state for road appropriations from
1.-THE state motor vehicle allotments
would be held in Trenton on June 3.
iAftWaIh On Juiit anu at <tt4aHtlC tAtl
ION June ~. In the meantime each
icounty must submit statement show
ling the total mileage of county roads.
Ithe appropriation of the county for
1920 road repairs. appropriation for
NEW roads and extraordinary repairs
lin 1920, complete maps showing the
roads, statements of cost and the order
lin which roads are being repaired. The
Istates appropriation for road work
Ito the county Will be available in July.
ALTHOUGH the money due the county
lfrom the motor vehicle department.
Twill be allotted possibly next month it
Twill not be available until February or
March of next year
i The members OF the road committee
iof the freeholders. County Engineer
, ALVIN Fox and County Solicitor Fred
, lerick Richardson were authorized TO
meet with the highway commission,
. representing MiddleseX county In se-
lcuring its road appropriations.
. County Engineer Fox was instructed
to prepare plans and specifications for
1.-THE improvement of the following
lroads which 1t is believed will posi-
ltiveIy be repaired this year:
Lincoln boulevard, from Cedar ave-
1Euc to Sherman street, with concrete.
! This road lies between New Market
and Bound Brook.
New Brunswick avenue from Ro-
gans Corner to Fords avenue, Fords,
with Warfentte on concrete base.
Road from the railroad station Mt
Jamesburg TO the Heimetta line with
concrete.
Rcsurfaclng of concrete road from
Roosevelt to Woodbridge with warren
tie.
4 communication was received
from the Pennsylvania railroad in
forming the board that repairs had
been made to the Rocky Hill cross
ing at Monmouth Junction and 10 the
Middlesex avenue bridge at Metnch-
en-. The Public Service Railway Com
pany had a letter before the board
informing II that the matter of re-
placing Belgium block between the
tracks in Main street, South River,
had been referred to their executive
offices for action.
The Middlesex County Board OF
School Estimate, in communications
to the board, stated that it would re-
quire $50, ,S95 to pay the expenses for
the year commencing July l. The
County Vocational School Board also
had communication before the
freeholders asking that Easton ave-
nue., New Brunswick, be repaired.
pointing out that the bad road made
1t difficult for the busses Carrying vo-
cational students to travel oVer this
road.
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