Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-09
TOF|XSTREET
IN So. ANbOY
Award Contract for New Paw
ing on Bordentown Avenue,
Part of Route No. Four.
NARRENITE OR CONCRETE
County Road Repair Program
is Finally Started by Free
holders at Busy Meeting.
BIZ star correspondent.

BY. stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 9. -
After six months of the year having
passed, the county Board OF. Free
holders yesterday finally started with
their road building and repair pro-
gram for the year. Bids were re-
ceived and the contract awarded Tor
one new road. drawings and specinca-
tions for another were approved, the
county engineer was authorized 10
prepare plans for a third new pave
ment, while the road committee was
empowered to proceed with the re-
pairs on a fourth one.
The road ON which bids were re-
ceived and on which an award was
made was Bordentown avenue in
South Amboy, which was awarded
to t...-s ..ssrws--t b..Sder, r. H. Riddle,
of New Brunswick, for $141, ,4s9.I6.
This Improvement calls for the paw
ing of the street from Broadway to
Roses's corner, q distance OF nearly
mile and half and is to be paved
from curb to curb giving q thorough
fare fifty feet in width.
Though objections have been
heard from various sources against
the continued use Of patented paving
materials, the material to be used
on this road is warrenite on q con-
crete base. This type was decided
On at joint meeting held between
the freeholders and the city council
several weeks ago.
That portion of Bordentown
avenue between. Stevens avenue and
Pine avenue, will have the trolley
tracks shifted from both sides OF
- u n ha
at that point about nine feet in width,
being provided for by The Public
Service Street Railway Company.
Middlesex county will not share
the cost of this new construction
alone, but will be aided to very
considerable extent By the city OF
South Apboy.- -....s..'-
Three. other bids were submitted
for the work besides the one rendered
by Mr.. Riddle. The lump sum bids
Z being, the East Jersey Bridge com :
pany, Perth Amboy, $16g. g.676.24:
George .Gundrum. of South .Amboy.
$152,714.20, and Lidd1e e. Pfieffer OF
Perth Amboy. $151.653.16. A bid
submitted by the Utility Construction
Company was withdrawn prior to.the
opening of bids. ~ t@
BY the resolution awarding the
contract, County solicitor Frederick
F. Richardson was also advised 70
inKs 70 secure land for the new
fhoroughfare where releases have
not sbecn obtained. To what extent
condemnation proceedings will be re-
sorted to was not brought out at the
meeting.
Drawings and specifications were
also approved by the Freeholders
yesterday for paving Lincoln
Boulevard IN Middlesex Borough
from Cedar avenue to Sherman
avenue with concrete on nine inch
cinder bed. The amount OF surface
material required for this road ac-
cording to the engineers estimate
will be 3.540 square yards. Before
this work can go any further 1t Will
flrst be necessary to forward the
plans to the State Highway Com
mission and obtain their approval,
after which bids on the work will
be advertised for. With the new
the senate. some holdup on this work
il anticipated. as the senate will not
re-convene until the 9th of this
month.
On a resolution presented by
Director William s. pey, County
il Engineer Alvin B. Fox was author
/ ed to prepare plans and specifi-
cations for the paving of jackson
street in South River with warrenite
on q concrete base. After the pre-
paration of these plans they will be
subnitted to the freeholders for ap-
proTq, after which they will also be
forE rded to the State Highway Com
mig n for their approval.
k0rd expenditure of county money
in the paving of this street was OBJ
jected to by Freeholder Lewis j.
Belloff several weeks ago, unless the
borough of South River agree to
take over from the county Main
and Ferry streets, which are county
roads and for which the county were
responsible for maintenance. Though
Mr. Belloff voted in favor of the
resolution yesterday. the borough has
refused to take over those streets.
Residents living along the road
leading from Tanners Corner at
South River to Old Bridge. are also
to be treated to road improvements
according to resolution adopted by
the board yesterday, which author
ICES the road committee to repair
this Highway with type "R", under
a contract with the Highway I'm
provement and Repair Company.
Additional bids for road improve
ment work are expected to be sub
mitted at the -zext meeting. and in
q short time all the road work under
the 1920 road improvement schedule
Is expected to be under way.
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