Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
NOT CLEAR As
TOEXP[OS|VES
Director Dey Tells Board That
Scows Go in Every Day
LOADED With Something
nu star Correspondent.

By staff Correspondents.
NEW BRUNSWICK, May 2S:--
Conditions at the Morgan General
Ordnance depot as contained in the
weekly reports of explosives stored
there. are not as clear or satisfactory
as they should be, according to VIII
liam S. Dey. director of the Board OF
Freeholders.
While these reports are published
each week and show slight changes
in quantity from time to time, Mr..
Dew has pointed put that scows load
ed with something go in there every
day and the contents of their cargo
is not reported to the Board OF Free
holders.
with two or three scows being de-
livered each day n the laying OH
of some guards at the depot, as stat
ed by the director. causes a condition
to exist which should be looked after:
Both the reports for the week OF
MAY Is and MAY 22 were before the
board yesterday, indicating no
change In the amount of the explo-
sives in storage. The largest quanti-
ty of explosive is smokeiess powaer
which amounted to 2,225,90T pounds.
Amatol totals 102,946 pounds, high
explosive shells 367,65S and low ex-
piosive shells 1.752,743.
A report from Raritan arsenal was
also read showing unchanged condi-
lions. -
Only one proposal for furnishing
coal to the county buildings for the
current year was received, IL being
the one rendered by Lewis Board OF
New Brunswick. The bid submitted
was referred to the board for consid-
Grafton, 1t being for & coal ehVe
ed in bags at the court mouse anu
county record building for $14.20 per
ton and at the Jail in bulk for Sl5.iO
onI ~ hftlk at the lot
$3.50 per ton.
bids were also received for pipe as
follows, though no award was mace
at the time:
Bid George Gundrum, South Amboy
zoo #. SO in. Wit. pipe, sl.20S; zoo
in. Wit. pipe. 1914; 200 IT. Is in. pipe,
1915; zoo #. IL in. pipe. $i20; 100
IT. As in. rein. &C. $500; 100 IT. SO In.
rein. &C, S575; 100 IT. 80 in. rein. &C,
$500; 200 1T. "a in. rein. &C, $500; 2oo
IT. IS III. rein. &C, $3.50.
Bid of Andrew keyes, WoodDr1oge
200 IT. SO in. Wit. tile. $1.l64: 2oo
IT. 80 in. Wit. tile. 1912: 200 IT. "a In.
Wit. tile. s546: 200 IT. IS in: Wit. tile,
$500; 400 IT. IL in. Wit. tile, $3.50; 100
IT. As in. rein. &C. $1,000; 100 IT. 30
in. rein. &C, s65S; 100 #. 80 In. rein.
&C, 1850: 200 TT. "a In. rein. &C. 5000;
200 TT. IS in. rein. &C; sSss; eoo IT.
a In. rein. GCt FlVos "
tile, $50.
Bid Ioder & Sharp, Philadelphia, Pa.
100 lin. IT. SO in. dia. rein. &C. pipe,
$3.50: 100 lin. #. 80 in. dia. rein. &C.
pipe, s3.22; 200 lin. It. "a in. dia.
rein. &C. pipe. $2.05: 200 IT. lin. IL In.
dia. rein. &C. pipe. $1.6o.
Six foot in diameter concrete pipe
was also advertised for but the bid
for hat material was rejected as that
size was advertised for In error.
A resolution presented by Director
Dew was unanimously adopted, that
the New Jersey Central Traction Com
pany be informed of the complaints
made to the freeholders of the poor
condition of the trolley company's
roadbed.
The tracks. cars and roadbed are
eaid to be in a bad state of repair
and the traction company Is charged
with making no apparent effort 10
improve the condition.
AS authorized in the resolution
clerk of the board, Thomas j. Mul-
vihill. will notify the company of
the complaints and ask that immed-
late attention be given the matter.
Freeholders Clarence NJ. Haight,
Louis J.. Belloff and Z. Leon Loblein
were appointed by the director as a
committee to look over the trucks
allotted to the state by the united
States department OF agriculture ana
determine whether or not the county
afforded of obtaining two of the
trucks for road work.
These trucks which are now the
property of the state are Nash quads
without bodies n Pierce-Arrows
with army cargo bodies, and are to
be loaned to the various counties of
the state, If they are wanted.
fxA. a., - y, ~ n ~ a ra Tor
from the state highway department
all of these trucks will require a few
DAYS service of a mechanic TO put
them in running condition but after
repairs ere made, they will be an ideal
addition to a county road equipment.
Communications from the Public
Service Street Railway Company were
read. setting forth that various road
repairs had been made or were be-
Ing investigated.
The freeholders are expected to
meet in a body at New Brunswick
gardens In the vicinity of Old Bridge
at two o'clock next Saturday afternoon
TO investigate a complaint in regard
to drainage. A petition was before
them yesterday requesting that asys-
tenn of drainage be ~inaugurated in
that locality, as the farmers are I'M
able to raise crops on account OF the
soggy condition of the land.
A complaint was also received from
Mary NJ. CIaomrr OF South Amboy,
who said that her well had been ruin-
ed by the men working for George
Gundrum. the contractor, ON the Par
lin road, at the time hat improve
ments was made. Director Dey will
investigate the complaint and If the
facts warrent have the well repaired.
The Middlesex county authorities
will attend the hearing before the
state highway commissions at Newark
on the ninth of next month, at which
time they will make their claim for
state financial aid to assist in carrying
out the road building program.
The next freeholders meeting will
be held on the afternoon of June 8,
it being the regular monthly meeting.
Luke McLuke Says.
Nc mar fears the microbes that Turk
on a dollar bill or on the lips of a
pretty girl.
When you are counting a kiss often
lasts 80 seconds But when you are
married a kiss seldom lasts longer