Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-16
ROAD AFFORDS
To BE REPAIRED
New Brunswick Ave. From
Fords Corner to Groves
Mill Ave. to be Paved.
ACTION BY FREEHOLDERS
Bituminous Surface on Con-
crete Base-0ther Road
Matters Acted Upon.
ACTION BY FREEHOLDERS
BY star Correspondent.

By Stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 16.-The
Board of Freeholders met last night
and approved plans and specifica-
tions calling for re-paving of New
Brunswick avenue in Fords from
Fords corner to Groves Mill avenue.
The plans and specifications are to
be presented to the Woodbridge
township committee for their ap-
proval following which bids will be
asked for. The pavement will be OF
bituminous concrete surface on a
concrete base, the surface material
Amounting to 12,087 square yards.
In connection with this Freehold
ers Z. Leon Loblein and Louis Bell
off were absent from the room when
when the vote was registered to ap-
prove the work. Later Freeholder
Loblein return and registered a vote
in favor of the proposition, but
Belloff did not appear to vote on
the work.
A delegation was present from
residents along the Trenton-New
Brunswick turnpike. This delega-
tion has been present on several
occasions relative to having the
road repaired. While they were
present the freeholders went into
committee meeting and came out
with a resolution. stating that the
county would take over this turn
pike from the end of the present
macadam pavement at Livingston
park to Bodine's Lane. The town.
ship of North Brunswick consent
ed to the county taking over this
stretch which amounts to about one
and a half miles. No action was
taken on the paving of this road.
but there is no doubt that this will
be paved very shortly.
On this resolution Freeholder
Belloff was again absent. failing to
vote. 1t seems that this same ro1c
from Mercer county line Is now
having work done on 1t being re-
paired with the type "R" pavement.
No advertising was done to pave this
particular road, and it looks as il
the work may be done on advertis-
ing the freeholders passed some
time ago, on which there were bids
for type "R" pavement. At that
time no road was specified. 1t be-
ing a sort of blanket bid.
There was a letter before the
board from the Roosevelt Industrial
Association in regard to the condi-
tion OF the. road leading from
woodbridge to Roosevelt, stating
that the road has been repeatedly
dug up and has bad cracks. etc.
The industrial association points out
how It AFFECTS the factories to a
great extent and asked that some
action be taken on It. They also
produced abstracts from a letter
from a Carteret ferry company in
which the ferry company practically
says that they cannot continue to
operate their ferry in a successful
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care of. In connection with this
the freeholders authorized the re-
surfacing of the road several weeks
ago, and proposals on the work are
expected to be opened at their next
meeting.
The condition of the road along
the Public Service trolley line was
again taken up and will be referred
to the Public Service company at
once. At one place where they are
responsible for the maintenance of
he bridge three planks have been
loosened for quite while. At an
other place the paving block along
Main street in South River has be-
come loosened also and has never
been put in place.
Next Thursday afternoon or night
Immediately after the meeting OF
the freeholders the members are to
go on a junket trip to Pittsburgh.
For several weeks past agents OF
patented paving material known as
bithu-slag have been much in evil
dence at the board meetings and
they have extended an invitation to
the freeholders to investigate the
material, which has been accepted.
This material is a bituminous pave
ment somewhat similar to the war
renite or asphalt.