Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-02
Work Will be Done by County
Men Rather Than by Con-
tractors in Different Sections
PLANNED BY FREEHOLDERS
Large Amount of Repair Work
and Finishing of Amboy Ave.
in Metuchen Also Taken Up

BIZ staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. April BY
the adoption of the patrol system
as means of providing repairs to the
county roads. the board OF freehold-
ers by their action yesterday hope TO
lower the cost of road repair work.
Up to the present time all work OF
this nature has been attended to by
local contractors, but beginning to-
day regular employees of the county
+ will do the work under the manage
ment of Road Supervisor Walter q.
Quackenbush.
After long consideration, the free
holders have concluded to adopt this
method in place of that in vogue dur
ing years past. A resolution presented
by Director William S. Dey and unan-
imously adopted by the board author
iZed the change.
1t is expected that emergency work
in particular will be greatly expedlt-
ed and at a minimum of expense by
the patrol gang. which will consist Of
a foreman and ten men. Only one
gang is to be used at this time, 1t
being in the nature of an experiment.
though it is said to be a success in
other counties where the method has
been adopted.
The foreman of the gang, Frank
Oughton, of New Brunswick was ap-
a day. The workmen of the gang,
who are to be paid fifty cents an
hour are being employed today and
will start work Immediately. Teams
required for the work are to be hired
at a maximum of one dollar an hour.
Work on the completion of the
Amboy avenue pavement in Metuchen
is expected to be started in the near
future, in accordance with advice from
the Public Service street railway COM
pany received yesterday,
Though the portion of the road
which is under the jurisdiction of
the county and the borough is prac-
tically complete. the centre of the
roadway, for which the trolley COM
pany is responsible has never been
rebuilt.
The Public Service Company in a
letter to the board yesterday stated
that the appropriation for this work
had been made. The agreement made
last fall by the municipalities and
the company provides for the relay
ing of new ties and rails and sur
face of either warrenite or Belgian
block, between the tracks.
= Repeated efforts TO have the Public
Service Gas Company, repair that part
of the Main street pavement in South
River which their workmen tore up
last fall, have failed to obtain the
desired results. TO the end that TINS
matter be Immediately attended to, the
company will be given another week
and at the end of that time, If repairs
have not been >.made< the work will
be done by the cortty and the bill
sent to the company
Complaints have also been made
of numerous breaks in the Main street
pavement, at points under county con-
troll. The maintenance bond on this
road is still In force and the contractor
T. H. Riddle will be notified to make
the repairs
A letter of thanks is to be rendered
the George w. Helm Co., of Helmetta
for the supplying of twenty-five loads
of cinders furnished free by them, for
filling in roads in that vicinity.
The road schedule for the year has
not yet been adopted by the freehold
ers but 1t is expected to be complete
during the next week.