Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-26
ACTION ON ROADS
BY mFREEHOLDERS
Work to be DoEe to Repair and
Maintain County Highways
Was Discussed at Meeting

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 26.-
With the Approach of milder weather,
the attention of the Board of Free
holders begins to again be taken up
with matters pertaining to roa main
nan and repair.
In the matter of permanent pave
ments, for which a great number of
petitions have been presented, the
hands of the board are tied, it is
claimed, unless the bill authorizing
the raising of the bonded limit is
passed by the senate.
Though the ounty and the borough
of Metuchen nave practically COM
pleted their portion of the work on
the Amboy avenue pavement in the
borough, the Public Service street rail
way company has shown no DISPOSE
ton 70 start work on their portion.
as was agreed to last fall.
This matter was brought to the
attention of the board yesterday by
Director William S. Dey, who declared
that the roadway should be immed
lately completed.
1t was during the discussion with
Public Service officials last year over
this much needed improvement, hat
Freeholder Clarence NJ. Haight exacted
a promise from the company, that
they would rebuild the roadway this
spring, by laying new ties and rails
and paving between their tracks and
"a III "oA SAi4AS
or Belgian block.
AT the present time the centre of
Amboy avenue is in a deplorable CON
dition. the rails at some places being
about a foot above the new road sur
face and at other places below. Be-
tween the tracks the only surface. be-
ing the worn out macadam, which the
company is expected to replace,
The Public Service company will be
m of their promise, and re-
Quested to start work on their por-
ton of the job.
From the Chamber of Commerce of
the city of South Amboy, a petition
was received requesting hat Borden
town avenue be permanently paved
through South Amboy, n to Old
Bridge If possible.
The improvement of this street was
proposed by the ~freeholders, at the
time developments seemed to indicate,
that the State Highway Commission
would close the Northumberland. and
pave the Pennsylvania cutoff.
This proposition was yesterday re-
ferred to the road committee, and it
Is generally understood that Borden
town avenue will be paved provided
the county is authorized to increase
It's bonding capacity.
Tive requests by petition for the
county to take over township roads
were received and referred to the
road committee.
The petition from Sayreville Dor
ough would d Raritan street to the
a now controlled by the county.
This road is the connecting link be-
tween the borough and the Parlin
road.
From Midtown the request was for
the taking over of the road along
the trolley line between Midtown and
Tanners Corner, South River.
Complaints nave been made to the
freeholders of the terrible condition
of the road near the clay banks run
ming between Woodbridge and
Gross's corner In Fords. Though this
road Is not a county highway the
board will advise Woodbridge town
ship. under whose jurisdiction it is,
of the objections which have been
made of the existing conditions.
Following the investigation con
Quoted by members of the Board of
Freeholders last week, the conclusion
was reached that the bridge to re-
place the one destroyed by the
freshets at Suits corner on the Gran
b~ury-South River road should be
constructed of concrete instead OF
wood.
BY q resolution presented by FREQ
holder Robert Va~ndenbergh, County
Engineer Alvin B. Fox was yesterday
authorized to repar plans and spc-
ciications and advertise for bids ON
the new bridge.
Culverts on George street, New
Brunswick, and on the Fresh Pond
road were reported as being in need
of repairs. These conditions will be
Investigated by the committees hav-
ing them in charge.
An investigation, looking into the
feasibility of using drain pipes or
erecting O. concrete bridge on the road
leading from Dunham's Corner to
Rhode Hall. will be held next Thurs
day. During the freshets II thaw-
ing out of the ground the wooden
bridge at that place has been dam
aged and owing to the fact that the
road is highly important to the far
mer in that vicinity, members of the
board have decided to permanently
remedy the conditions.
The Raritan River Railroad Com
pany will be requested to repair the
planking on the Tanners Corner
bridge and the Henderson n Ma
tional Fireproofing crossings at
South River.
At the railroad siding to the Such
clay banks near South Amboy, the
crossing over the Parlin road is once
more said to be in poor condition,
and the company will be asked to
make the necessary repairs.
Should the bond bill introduced at
the request Of the state freeholders
association be passed ext Monday,
the county authorities would then be
in a. position to proceed with their
road building program for the cur
rent year.