Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-18
ANOTHER ROAD
To BE REPAIRED
Jamesburg This Time Comes in
for Recognition by Board of
FreehoIders Last Night.
6Y SfGn Correspondent.
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sY Sfon corrsspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK. JUNE Is. -
Plans and specifications as prepared
by County Engineer Alvin Il. Fox,
for the building of the road. reaching
from Jamesburg at GatZmer avenue
TO the ~culvert near the Helmetta
borough line. were approved by the
board of freeholders in session here
last night. These plans will be for
warded to the state highway COM
mission for their approval after which
bids will be asked for or this work.
The pavement will be of concrete.
A delegation came before the board
from Outcult requesting the improve
Iment or rebuilding of a bridge over
the Manalapan. There is some ques-
ton as to whom the bridge belongs.
| which was built twenty-five years
ago by private interests inc on private
grounds. and, as far as 1t is known.
1t Is still a private road. The taxpayers
pointed out the serious condition of
the bridge and II is the only means of
egress to their colony and they are
anxious to have something done.
The f~reeholders are willing to re-
\ pair the bridge, provided they can be
shown yhat the road leading TO the
bridge is q township or county road.
THE matter has been referred to the
county solicitor, Fred Richardson to
look up the lltIe Oh tnlS IOdu.
The freeholders ratified proceed
iings and minutes of the joint meet
ing held June IL, with the council of
the city of South Amboy in regard to
the paving Of Bordentown
Plans and specifications for the pave
lment were approved at the joint meet
ing and advertisements have been or
dered, calling for bids oil the work.
This improvement will be Warrenite
-u,.nN4 knaA npI nxtnn1 A1nnU
Bordentown avenue from Broadway
to Roses corner.
There was a communication before
the board from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company in regard to their
crossings over the road leading from
South Amboy to old Bridge. Several
of these crossings run into the old.
powder plants and zinc the plants
have gone out of business the roads
lave become neglected and are In a
bad condition.
Communication from the Public
Street Railway Company be-
fore the board in regard to h Rah-
avenue crossing In Roosevelt
township, which is a fast line cross
Ing. They state temporary repairs
nave been made and new planks have
been ordered and a new crossing VIII
be laid as soon as the planks have
received. They also state work
been started In laying the Bel
gain block pavement between their
on the road leading from South
River to Sayreville.
Their crossings at Georges road in
New Brunswick which was complain
ed of several weeks ago is also being
repaired.
l.. ID. II. GilmoIr. the general solici-
tor for the Public Service Street Rail
Company. was before the board
Of freeholders, in regard to several
matters in laying new tracks on roads
the county have or are about to
He used the usual plea of the,
railway company, that it is very poor
and have the usual amount of work 10
do this year. Last year. he promised
that the Amboy avenue pavement In
Metuchen would be taken are of this
spring and that work is now practical
ly done.
In regard to Woodbridge avenue
road leading from Highland Park to
Camp Raritan, the road which the
~freeholders have been frequently pc
titioned to repair and make passable,
Is to be improved with the assistance
of the Public Service. Mr.. Gilm our
stated that the company would fur
nish the necessary stone for mending
the road, and the freeholders have
agreed to spread this material. He