Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-10
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
BUT NO WORK STARTED
FreehoIders Discuss Matter in
Committee Session, But
Nothing Results.
BY stan Correspondent.

BY stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 10. -
Disclosures made at the freeholders'
meeting yesterday show that none of
the contractors who have been
awarded contracts for the building of
roads in this county under the 1920
road building program have yet
started the work.
During the past few weeks con-
tracts have been given out for all
of the work embraced in the road
schedule for the current year, but
when the road question was first
brought up 1t developed that none
of the work had yet been started
and none of the members OF the
county body appeared to know when
tha work would be done.
A recess was taken during the
afternoon for the avowed purpose OF
learning why none of the contractors
have shown some signs of activities
on their jobs, but after an hour
spent in committee session the county
fathers again appeared in the meet
ing room, only to adjourn. without
making known the result OF their
Investigations.
1t has taken about eight months
for the managers of the county
business to determine the work they
expect to have done on the roads,
leaving four months, the majority
of which will probably be in freezing
weather, for the real work to be
done.
Bordentown avenue in South Am
boy was one of the first pavements
authorized, the contract for which
has been approved and signed,
though nothing has been done to-
wards getting material at the site
Or starting work on the excavating,
according to the information before
the board. This road which is to be
on a concrete foundation gives pro-
mise of suffering much longer delay
as the statement was made that the
order for the cement has not yet been
placed by the contractor.
The road leading from Jamesburg
to Helmetta was also reported on,
showing that noehing has yet been
done, though it was said the eontrac-
! tor was ready to proceed with the
work just AS soon as the engineers
Z stakes we're IN place. County Engf-
neer Alvin B. Fox stated that the
stakes had not been put in place as
he considered it bad policy to allow
the contractor to proceed with the
excavating until such time as there
could be some definite assurance
that the cement and other materials
would be on the job when they were
wanted. A slight delay on this
road was caused by the state high
way commission holding up the ap-
proval of the contractors bid, as it
had not been rendered as required
by the state body.
Nothing has been done towards
the Fords Corner-Rogan's Corner
road, though the contract has been
awarded. While the award has been
made there seems to be some con-
: fiict over the contractors bond, SEEM
ingly difference of opinion as to
just who Is to act as the agent and
collect the commission for furnish
ing the bond, local attorney or
real estate operator-this fact of
course not being made known by
those interested. but implied by 9TH
ers.
Neither has the resurfacing job
on the Woodbridge Roosevelt road
been commenced. though Freeholder
Clarence NJ. Haight assured the
board that work on this road would
surely be started next Monday. Bids
for this work were also received sew
eral weeks ago though none of the
materials IOr the WOrk are yet IN eV-
idence.
Residents living along the contin-
uation of Livingstone avenue in this
city, between the city line and Ber-
dimes lane were promised road i'm
provements earlier in the season,
but according to Freeholder E. Leon
LobIein nothing has yet been done
in that direction and the road at
certain points is now almost impas-
sible. Mr.. Loblein was corroborated
in his claim that repairs had been
promised by Freeholder Robert r.
Vandenburgh, though Freeholder
Belloff was of the opinion that
though the road had been taken
over as county road, no improve
ments had been promised. Mr..
Haight as chairman of the road
committee W instructed to look
over the roa Ind report with rec
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