Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-08
MORE COUNTY
ROAD REPAIRS
Report on Explosives Also Re-
ceived by the FreehoIders--
Roosevelt Highway Work

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. S-An-
other material reduction in the
amount of explosive materials stor--
ed at the Morgan General Ordnance
Depot was indicated in the monthly
report read at the Board of Free
holders meeting yesterday. With
the shipment during the month of
the entire lot of INT amounting to
234,700 pounds there now remains at
that place in bulk smokeless pow
der only. The amount of smokeless
powder was reduced during the
past month 47,127 pounds. leaving
a balance of 1907, 200 pounds. The
quantity of loaded shells in storage
remains unchanged. there being
404.21S high explosive shells. and L.
752.739 of the low explosive shells.
No report was before the board from
Raritan Arsenal.
Notices to contractors are being
advertised for today calling for seal
ed bids for the improving of Blaz-
ing Star road in the borough of
Roosevelt with a bituminous con
crete surface on a concrete founda-
ton. The plans for this work were
approved by the freeholders several
weeks ago., but the matter has been
held up awaiting the approval of the
State Highway Commission. Pro-
posals for this improvement are to
be received October 2Sth.
One year having elapsed since the
construction work on the Wood
bridge-Sewaren road was completed
the freeholders nave now accepted
the job and authorized the payment
to the contractor of the balance due,
which amounts to 81 1908 40. Under
the terms of the contract the build
er of this road. NJ. Irving Demarest.
will file a bond guaranteeing a
maintenance of the surface for four
years.
A delegation representing the tax
payers of Raritan Township again
appeared before the board in ref
erence to putting Woodbridge ave
nue. from Highland Park to Bon
hamtown in a passable condition. As
pointed tut by Martin Conway, the
spokesman of the delegation, the
money spent on repairs to this road
in the last few years has practically
been thrown away. At the present
time the road is unfit for travel of
any kind on account of the holes and
ruts in the road and according to the
co~mplainants this condition has ex-
listed since last winter A portion of
this road on the Highland Park end
was repaired a few months ago, but
nothing has been done near Raritan
Arsenal as the F~reeholders claim
their appropriation on that road has
been practically exhausted for the
year. The Public Service Street
Railway Company will be communi-
Gated with and a further hearing
held neXt Thursday.
That part of Railway venue
which was paved by the Union
County Board of Freeholders and
which has been lately learned is on
the Middlesex county side of tire
boundary is to be paid for by Mid
dlesex. At the time this improve
ment was authorized there was some
question as to Just where the
boundary was. and by an agreement
between the freeholders of both
counties, it was decided that the i'm
proved county roads be connected,
each county to bear their portion of
the paving expense when the bound
AIRY dispute was settled. This work
was done by NJ. Irving Demarest OF
Sewaren. who will receive approx
mately $1,000 from this county as
Their portion of the expense.
Bids were received from -four con-
tractors for erecting concrete retain
ing walls along the Woodbridge New
Brunswick Turnpike. though one bid,
that of George Gundrum. was with
drawn Just before the bid opened.
Andrew Keys, of Woodbridge. was
the lowest bidder, who rendered a
proposal of S2,190 for the work, and
was awarded the contract. The other
bids received were from Joseph Nc
Keen. of Woodbridge. who bid 1850.
I'd Abraham Van Pelt, of Milltown,
who bid s2.31S.