Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-01
DIRECT ROUTE
To THE SHORE
Keyport Work Complete by
Saturday, No Detours for
First Time This Summer
[By Evening News corresponden,.l

TRENTON. Sept. 1-For the first
time this summer automobiles going
to the shore resorts by way of Perth
Amboy. South Amboy, Keyport, Red
Bank and Sea Bright will have a
good road the entire distance. The
last link in this chain of good roads,
a short stretch in Keyport, will be
open for traffic Satul day, after hav-
ing been closed practically all sum-
mer. In Red Bank there is a small
job being done by the municipality
but this does not cause any interior
ence to the shore traffic.
Series of Detours
The shore road from Perth Amboy
to Asbury Park has been a series of
detours during the major part of the
summer, commencing at South Am
boy where Bordentown avenue and
Pine street were being paved. The
tearing up of the main street in
Keyport in order that a new concrete
road might be laid resulted in a long
detour through Matawan being made
necessary, this detour starting at
South Amboy and continuing to
Keyport.
The state highway department has
been rushing the construction work
in Keyport in order that the Labor
Day shore crowds might have good
roads upon which to travel to and
from the popular resorts along the
Atlantic coast.
Other Road Work
TRENTON, Sept. 1.-The State
Highway Commission yesterday at
ternoon apportioned to the counties
of the state their share of the money
by the legislature for
state aid in the construction of new
county roads. The total sum avail
able for distribution was $425,000
and the apportionment is for 1922.
The apportionment is as follows:
Atlantic county. 100000; Bergen.
Camden, $4,000; Cape
May, $4,000; Cumberland. $4,000;
$4,000; Gloucester, $4,000;
Hudson, $4,000; Mercer, $4,000;
Middlesex, $4,000; Monmouth. $21.-
900; Ocean, $4,000; Passaic, SPA
900; Salem, $4,000; Somerset, $16,-
600; Sussex, 10000; Union. $27 900,
and Warren, $4,000.
No New Road Programs
Burlington and Hunterdon coun-
ties did not share in the apportion-
ment because they have no new road
Under the state law the
highway commission must apportion
forty per cent. of the cost of new
county roads built according to the
state specifications, the county pay
ing the 60 per cent.
Contracts Awarded
The following road contracts were
awarded: Section 9 route No. 1 from
avenue, Railway, to the Rah-
line, warranite with
concrete base, the Utility Construc-
ton Company of New Brunswick
FOR 91H per cent of the engineers
estimate, which was $172,140.95.
Section 10, route No. l, from Rah-
line to Roselle street,
Roselle Borough, same type of
to G. H. Winans Company
Elizabeth, for 90 9-10 per cent
of the estimate, which was $176,-
The contract for six bridges on
No. 4, of route No. IL of
highway system in North Jer.
sey was awarded to Corp e. Corp, of
-hese cases the contract went to the
lowest bidder.
Awards Postponed
The award of several contracts
was postponed to Sept. 7, to enable
he Board to ascertain just what
funds are available for them. Among
.hese were: Section IL of route No. 1
street, Roselle, to Elizabeth
with w~arrenite top and concrete
oase. Section Z, route No. /, Hamil-
Square, Mercer county. Two
,ulverts on route No. IA and section
A of route No. ,. borough of
Other awards laid owe
for a bridge on route No. A, for
which the lowest bidder was C. s..
of Jersey City, brother of
Edwards, whose bid was
s14,S00; and for six bridges in route
No. -, section No. 3, for which Mr..
Edwards was also low bidder, his
igures being $4,000.
The commission announced that
he AncoraAtco section of route No.
the main highway from Camden
Atlantic City will be completed
Oct. 8, on which date the opening
If the entire route will be celebrat-
ID with appropriate ceremonies.
J. Buzby, a hotel man of At
antic City. had a communication at
he meeting inviting the members
If the commission to be the guests
# the Atlantic City Hotelmen's AS
ISOLATION OF that occasion and stat
ng that Governor Edwards and
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania
lad also been invited. The invi-
ion was accepted.