Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-08
REACH DECISION TO BUILD
SEWAREN ROAD; 2 SECTIONS

SEWAREN ROAD; z SECTIONS
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that he was not aware what the road
program of the county for the year
was but he knew that this was n
most important road being consid-
cred and felt it good business to let
some other job wait for the time
being and use the money originally
intended for that in completing the
West avenue paving.
The request was made by Mr..
Leon to- know the exact amount
which the state will allot Middlesex
county this year for roads. He was
told that this would not be known
until June as Freebooter Clarence
Haight had gone to Trenton on Mon
day to secure information along this
line. County Treasurer F. William
Hilker stated that $425.000 would be
allotted to the twenty-one counties OF
the state by the state for road work.
Middlesex had asked for $4,000 he
said, but Highway Engineer Wasser
informed him that this county would
probably receive about $4,000.
Freebooter Q~uakenbush. of Perth
! Amboy, who was the father of the
| resolution authorizing some action
| on the road, pointed out that $65,000
| was now available without any state
| aid and it would be possible. In his
mind, to secure the remaining money
| necessary to complete the work.
Director Dey pointed out that
| residents in other parts of the oun
ty had made similar requests for
road improvements and declared
| that one or two had been of longer
| standing than the Sewaren road re-
| quest. making it necessary to care
| for these other projects as well as
| West avenue.
Freeholder Orpen explained that
| the income of the board was $1,000
600 a year. Already, he Sid, $780,
| 600 worth of bonds have been issued
and $35O,000 more bonds will be
| issued for the roadbuilding program:
This he pointed out makes a total
| Of 100000. In Perth Amboy, ne
said, $125,O00 more will be spent IN
| the erection OF a vocational school.
A tuberculosis hospital is also want
ed he said. He asked whether 1t
was good business to exhaust the
bonding capacity Of the county. =.
Mr., Leon in answering him SAID
that the tuberculosis hospital was
not to be considered as the freehold
ers did not contemplate ~expendlng
any money for such an institution
this year and possibly not ever next
year.
Mr.. Leon asserted that failure on
the part of the freeholders to pave
this road would impair the progress
of the entire county. Freebooter
Orpen declared the county shoulo
have a reserve of 100000 if they
-. 81 90 o,k IN tho hnnd market
but Mr.. Alpern, again offered to buy.
on behalf Of the Perth Amboy Trust
Company, of which he is president.
every bond that the freeholders Of
fer for sale. This brought forth APP
plause on the part of the audience.
Mr.. Orpen took exception to a state
ment of Mr.. Icons in which the
Perth Amboy man exclaimed thai
I'VE are not school boys" and asked
him to explain this remark. Mr.
Leon assured the freebooter it was
nothing personal and the matter was
dropped.
After again hearing Mr.. Alpern
Freebooter Quakenbush moved tina
the clerk draw up a resolution tc
advertise for bids on the paving OF
West avenue from woodbridge
creek to the Port Reading road This
was seconded by Freebooter George
s. Applegate and the call for the
vote made, Director Dey voted aye.
Freebooter Belloff asked il this
would interfere with the road pro
gram as already decided upon by
the board, he declaring that he op'
posed increasing the county debt.
The insertion of the clause calling
for a w~arrenite surfacing makes the
bids partly closed and not open az
the petitioners expected. The con
crete work can be bid upon by any
one, it has been pointed out. but III
order to secure the surfacing tn
contractor must negotiate with thu
warrenite company. This clause may
result in another clash before thu
work is finally put through.
The road is not quite two mile'
long and without my patent pavic.'
it is estimated that it could be bull
for $4,000 or $500 600. The use Of
q patent paving as a surfacing ma
terial, it is reported, will result II
the cost being boosted so that only
part of the road can be completed
Director Dey replied that he could
not answer this question and pointed
out that he had not voted for thu
work to be done this year. as thu
time of repairing the road was no
stipulated. Freebooter Quacken
bush then declared he wanted thu
entire road paved this year and HI
asked to amend the motion. wv
want it in 1921-not 1899" he de
clared.
At this -etage of the discussion
suggestion was made that a recess
be taken in order to consider tn
proposition privately. The freehold
ers conferred for almost three hour
during which time both Messrs
Leon and Pfeiffer were called in and
the financial status and road condi
ton explained to them.
1t Is understood that the resolution
finally drawn up was in the form o.
a compromise, as the delegation i
not assured that the entire road will
be paved. Both Mr.. Leon and Mr.
Pfeiffer were assured by the free
holders that an open bid would b
allowed on the work so that the low
est possible price might be assured
They did not remain for the intro
duction of the resolution, which con
tanned a clause calling for "a tw'