Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-15
ANOTHER ROAD
To BE FIXED
Freeholders Take Action on
Boulevard in MiddIeSex
Boro; Award Contract.
DISCUSS NEW MATERIAL
Other Road Matters Are Dis.
cussed by County Board--
Action on FordS Road.

by StaR Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. Is
Proposals for building another coun-
~ road were received by the board
of freeholders yesterday, and the
Contract for the work was awarded
to the lowest of the two who ten
Adered bids. The road on which the
bids were received is known as Lin
coin boulevard in the borough of
Middlesex
The pavement to be laid is of a
concrete surface on a bed of cinders,
but on account of the lateness of the
season and the likelihood of freez-
ing weather before long. 1t is very
doubtful IL actual work will be start
ed before next spring. great deal
of time in getting action on this
Improvement was lost on account of
differences of opinion between the
members of the county body and of
the state highway commission,
though both bodies reached an
agreement and approved the project.
M. Irving Demerest, of Sewaren
was the successful bidder and was
awarded the job on his figure of
$31,253.S2. The only other bidder,
the o. G. Julian Engineering and
Construction Company of New
York. who submitted a figure of
31,924.93.
Though Type r surfacing mate
rial had been decided on as the ma
teria1 to be used in paving the road
leading from Tanners Corner to
Deep Run bridge at Old Bridge. that
action was yesterday repealed in IA
yor of another patented paving ma
terial, of which the county fathers
have recently become very much in
terested. The new material, which
is known as bitho-slag, has as its
base Stag instead of stone and by
the contracts under which 1t is pro-
I posed TO use the material the newly
favored substance will be supplied
at about six dollars per ton more
than the type X.
A contract with the Highway I'm
provement and Repair Company of
Caldwell was entered into earlier
in the year for supplying Type r..
but since that time the material
has apparentl ylost out in favor, as
the Utility Construction Company of
this city, was later awarded the con-
tract for furnishing bitho-slag. The
former company is to be advised of
tie action taken, they being inform
ed that the county has incurred no
obligations with them In reference
10 this road.
fTs5eslne TYPE IL contractor Is to be
|, given a further jolt by being in
ttructed to start work not later than
4 next Monday on other roads for
which they were to furnish the sur
face material. This ultimatum
which is to go forward today threat
sns the nullifying of the contract
with the county unless immediate
results are shown.
A delegation of taxpayers living
e along the New Brunswick Wood
i bridge turnpike were again before
II the board in reference to having
some much needed repairs given
II to the main road in their locality.
Il This same delegation waited on the
II board week ago, at which time
y they Were assured that the repairs
4 would be made providing the Pub
lie Service Trolley Company could
pc prevailed on to care for their por-
: lion of the road.
The trolley company has express
ed their Willingness to proceed with
1he ", TX, and with that assurance
fhe freeholders have decided tc
make temporary repairs.
BY resolution from the borough
of Spotswood and the township ot
Monroe the county board has beer
advised of the dedication to the
toWhSilp Oh the private owned rOaC
leading into the Physical Culture
City below Spotswood. This roat
leads over the bridge over the Man.
ilapan river which collapsed sever.
al months ago. throwing an auto
mobile load of people into the river
-, Poles of various kinds along boil
sides of Amboy avenue, between
Fords and Rogans corners, wher,
i the new road is to be laid by tn,
4 county and Woodbridge township
will have to be moved before tn,
work on the road can proceed. Thi!
matter was taken up yesterday anC
the companies to whom the pole.
belong will be notified to move then
in order that the contractor will
not be held up when he starts to lay
the curb.
Citizens of South Brunswick
township living along the road lead
ing from the Pennsylvania railroad
to the Black Horse lane have peti
toned to have the level of the roaC
in that locality raised. During we
weather the road is almost impass
able to pedestrians on account o
the lowness of the road according t
the petition presented. Freeholde
Louis ]. Belloff was instructed t,
Investigate the conditions.
Next Thursday night at s o'clocl
the regular monthly night meetin;