Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-24
COUNTY ROAD
PROGRESS MADE
Reports From Different Parts
of County Made to Board of
FreehoIders at Session.
By ssss Correspondent.

By staf Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. "a
Almost on the eve of primary cleo
tion day the MiddIesex County
Board of Freeholders have seen fit
to carry their 1920 road building an
other step forward. they having ap-
proved the plans and specifications
for paving another road In the
northern section of the county. while
road in the southern section has
been taken over as a county road.
The Blazing Star road in the bor-
ough of Roosevelt running from
Emerson street to Railway avenue,
has finally been put through though
II is thought that very powerful in
fiuences were brought to bear before
this step was actually decided on.
The plans for this pavement were
approved by the board yesterday
and will be submitted to the State
Highway Commission before any
bids are asked for. The resolution
authorizing this improvement was
presented by Director William s.
Dey and was unanimously adopted.
Immediately following the approval
of the state body bids will be asked
for.
A stretch OF road about one mile
in length running from Tanners to
Herbert's Corners, will from this
time on be under control of the
county. the township OF East Bruns-
wick being relieved of that respon-
sibility, on a resolution also present.
ed by the director Of the board.
at the request of the township it was
xuffh hn ~ 1sa
county would not be looked to for
any repairs this year.
Following the conference held be-
tween members Of the board and
the State Highway Commission,
both bodies have reached an agree
ment as to how Lincoln boulevard
in Middlesex borough is to be con-
structed. Bids are being asked for
today for laying the concrete road
and viii be opened October IA.
OF all the permanent work being
done under contract according to the
schedule for the current year, only
one operation is actually under way,
that being the resurfacing of the
road between Woodbridge and Roose-
welt. 1t was expected that the pro-
gress on the various roads would be
today, but as very little
progress is being made there was no
report available. T. H. Riddle. OF
this city, who was awarded the con-
tract for building Bordentown ave-
nue. in South Amboy and a represent
ative of the Utility Construction Com
pany. also of this city, who is to build
the Fords-Rogans corner road, met
in private with the board, but moth
ing was announced as to when either
job Is. TO be started. ------ -
Bonds and contracts of the STAN
dard Bitulithic Company for the
work on the Woodbridge Roosevelt
road were approved and ordered
filed as was the bond and contract
of Harry ". Scott for the work on
the Jamesburg-H g-Helmetta road.
Plans and specifications as pre-
pared by County Engineer Alvin b.
Fox for the retaining walls and pipe
railings along the Woodbridge-New
and adopted by the board. the engi-
neer being also empowered to ad-
vertise for bids on the work. This
construction is necessitated to pre-
vent the repeated washouts which
occur at several points along the
road at the time Of heavy rains and
spring freshets.
BY resolution of Freebooter F..
Leon Lebiein the board will cause
electric lights to be erected at both
ends of Dill's bridge in Old Bridge.
In a communication from the
Pennsylvania r. R. Company the
were advised that the
would include an appropria-
ton in their budget for 1921 to pro-
vide for the rebuilding of the road
bridge over the tracks on the road
in the lower end of the county.
This Information was received with
a great deal OF interest. as the coun
ty fathers have been endeavoring for
Over year to have the bridge rebuilt.
The roadway at that point is not only
wide enough for one vehicle at a
time, but the approaches are very
steep which prevent approaching
or machines from coming in
to each others line of vision until the
high part of the bridge is reached.
In the event that two vehicles meet
in that manner at the present time it
Is necessary that one back down
while the other passes.
Permission was granted to the Ma
tional Fireproof1ng company to lay
a standard gauge track across Keas-
and the branch line of the Lehigh
Valley tracks. which lead to the
factories in that vicinity. The re-
quest was asked for to enable the
to mine and remove clay
from their banks which can not be
readily handled with the present
Though the permission fos-
This work has been given as far as
the county and Woodbridge township
are concerned. the matter will now
have TO be presented TO the Public
Utilities commission before the tracks
may be laid across the road.
Freeholder Loblein reported two
matters on Amboy avenue in Me-
.uchen which were in need of atten-
tion. one being the breaks in the
shoulders at either side of the War
renite paving, the other being a mis-
sing man hole cover, which left a
hole at one side of the road into
which a vehicle might strike and be
damaged The breaks in the
shoulders will be repaired by the
under his one year main
enance bond, and the man hole viii
be covered until a new cover arrives.