Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-20
PAVE BLAZING
STAR ROAD SOON
Freehoders Decide to Repair
Roosevelt Road Report on
Explosives Was Received
Hx star ccrrespondent.


gineer to proceed with surveying ana
making the necessary plans for paw
ing the Blazing Star road in Roose-
velt, at rhe meeting OF the County
Board of Freeholders held here last
night. This road for some time was
the foremost matter of discussion
and last week two joint sessions were
held by the freeholders with the
Roosevelt borough council in an en-
deavor to settle the matter. but no
definite action could be decided up
on. With the agreement that Roose-
welt was to take over Railway ave-
nue. and maintain it the board finally
have announced their intention of
aiding the borough in the laying of
I bituminous concrete road thirty
three feet in width from Emerson
to Railway avenues.
A resolution was passed by the
board authorizing an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the repair
of bridges throughout the county.
This will be a temporary bond issue,
drawing 6 per cent. and running for
a period not to exceed six years.
This increase in bond issue brought
| forth a supplementary debt state
ment by County Treasurer William
Hilker. The percentage of bondage
| in proportion to the tax rate of the
county is shown as 1892 per cent.
A letter was received from the
state highway commission notifying
| the freeholders that the highway
| department was taking over Route
Z of the state highway systems. It
had gone in effect on May 16 and
concerned the Hightstown- Manalap-
an road, a section of about two and
a half miles. Also that they were
| taking over Route IS, effective jan
uary Is, and pertaining to one
wick township OF the Princeton
Another letter from the commis-
sion was received stating that all
! matters that were expected to be
| brought up before the highway de-
| partment should be referred to the
| state engineer at least five days be-
| fore thu request is made to the con1-
mission SO that he might investi-
\ gate the situation and make a re-
| port or Recommendation some time
before the matter comes to the at
1 tcntion of the commission.
The weekly report from Camp
| Raritan was received and read. On
| August g the following explosives
were shown to be on hand: Black
| powder, $3.50 pounds; Pyro cot
ton, s,s76.o9s pounds: smokeless
powder, 1S,21o.1e5 pounds; high
explosive shells, 2,29S.66S: shipped
| during the week, col; low explosive
| shells, 5,440,9s0. shipped during the
week, 1000: sodium nitrate, 10,05o.-
| ss1 pounds.
A letter was received from the
officials of Spotswood calling the at
tention of the board to the condition
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river at Physical Culture City just
below the town. The bridge is on
the road affording the only entrance
and exit to section beyond and
with coal and foodstuffs to be
brought in this coming winter 1t may
cause inconvenience and possibly suf-
ferng to the people living beyond,
1t was pointed out. The road has
been in public use for the last
twenty years and according TO letter
from Bernard MacFadden on jan
uary 5 he had decided the road over
to the township, which has not as
yet accepted it. If they do accept
the board has promised that work
will Immediately be rushed and that
County Engineer Alvin B. Fox will
be instructed to proceed.
| A one-quarter mile strip of road
South Amboy city line and known as
Raritan avenue, was taken over to
be considered and maintained as
county road.
A letter was received from John
Toolan,. of Perth Amboy. in behalf
tof his client, F. Chzciola. who
entered claim against the county
because of injuries he received on
August 6 while driving from Fords
Ito Rogans corner. The. letter states
that the accident was caused by the
| poor condition of the road. The
matter was referred to County So
llicitor Frederick F. Richardson.
| A letter was received from the
| Pennsylvania railroad in answer to
a notice issued previously by the
board complaining of the condition
| of the Bordentown turnpike be-
| tween South Amboy and Old Bridge.
The road had formerly been the en-
trance to several of the large pow
| der works in that vicinity but when
| business slackened down the road
| was seldom travelled and the board
| turned it over to the railroad for
maintenance. 1t had become worn
and no repairing had been done.
The board called the attention OF
the railroad to the matter and they
icpoIteu yesterday ludt IL udh DSSta
recently put into shape
A resolution by -Freeholder Haight
was read and accepted whereby Sam
uel z. Bishop was appointed rep
resentative Inspector on the repav-
ing of the Woodbridge Roosevelt
road. His pay is to be $500 a day
he is to begin as soon as the laying
Of the. new surface Is started.
The freeholders approved the
salaries of all the employees in the
Sheriff's Office. This Is the first time
that the board has done such a thing
as previous to the enactment of new
ruling IL had always been left to the
Court OF Common Pleas. No changes
were made in the salaries of those
employed in that of11ce.
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