Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-06
Contract LET
BY YFREEHOLDERS
LiddIe & Pfeiffer Get Lumber
Job -Metuchen and County
Agree on Street Paving.

TBy Evening News Star Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, May 6.-Bids
were received by the freeholders yes
tterday for the furnishing of various
sizes of timber, three contractors
submitting prices. Liddle & Pfeif-
fer of Perth Amboy was awarded
the contract for the material. they
having submitted the lowest figure.
The following were the tenders
submitted Liddle & Pfeiffer, $62.50
per thousand feet for white oak;
Perrine & Buckalew of Jamesburg'
$65 a thousand feet for long leaf
yellow pine, and the East Jersey
Bridge company $40 and SIS thou
sand feet for two and three inch
stock respectively in either white oak
or yellow pine.
An agreement between the county
and the borough of of Metuchen re-
lative to the paving of North Main
street, was received and filed after
the signing by the officials of both
bodies. Under the terms of the
agreement the. entire road surface
will be paved from curb to curb, the
work being done under the super
vision of the county. though the ex-
pense will be borne jointly. The
borough officials have guaranteed
that all water and gas connections
will be made before the construction
work is started and that no breaks
in the pavement for this purpose will
be permitted for a period of ten
years.
If sewer becomes necessary in
the town before the ten year period
has elapsed it will be constructed
in such way as not to interfere with
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sewer problem in the event that it is
found necessary within that time,
would be in the construction of
trunk lines under the sidewalks. with
the lateral connections provided for
by tunneling under the roadway.
A resolution was passed authoriZ-
Ing the payment to the city of New
run5wick the county's share of the
Improvement to two brooks in this
city, amounting to $7,3S035, or half
the total cost. This improvement
was made to eliminate the damage
to roads and property caused each
year by the overfowing of the
streams following the freshets and
heavy transforms.
The board of estimate of the coun-
ty vocational school board presented
their annual statement showing that
S64,S34 of . the county's funds will
be required in addition to the amount
allotted by the state to carry on the
vocational training for the year be-
ginning July /, of this year.
The cannon captured from the
Spanish during the war of 1898
which was recently mounted on the
lawn in front of the court house as.
we'll as the lawn will hereafter be
cared for by the Spanish American
War Veterans. At the request of
the veterans the freeholders by reso-
luton yesterday relinquished their
responsibility in caring for the plot.
The seven poles along the roadway
at Deep Cut bridge in South Amboy
which the freeholders complained of
as being dangerous on account of be-
ing SO close to the roads edge. are
to be removed and reset by the Pub
lie Service Company according to
letter received from the company.
County sealer of weights and mea-
sures. Nathan Robins of Metuchen,
was authorized to attend the annual
conference of sealers which is to be
held by the government at Washing
ton the week beginning May 23. The
freeholders contribute SIS each year
TO pay for the trip.
Three men were named as inspec-
tors. on improvements being done by
the county at the rate of pay of Sc
per day. A. Stillwagon on the New
Market-Bound Brook bridge; Alvie
Peterson on the Jackson street,
South River. pavement and j. H.
Robbins on the Plainsboro- -Aqueduct
Cranbury road.
The following list of bonds and
contracts were approved and orderd
filed: Andrew Keyes. Woodbridge,
coal tar grade UB; NJ. Irving Dem
crest. Sewaren, coal tar products
grade X; George Gundrum. South
Amboy, water gas tar: the Gallon
Iron Works for pipe; the Utility Con-
struction Company for "extras" on
the new road being laid through
Fords. and Harry Scott. of Cranbury.
for 'extras" on the Holmetta-James-
burg paving job.
Strong baby chicks at Kelly & McAlin-