Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06

At yesterdays meeting of the
State Highway Commission a dele
CATION of Dunellen public officials
and citizens called upon the board
to urge the Improvement of Main
street. in that borough. which is a
direct artery of travel between Jer-
sey City and Easton across the state.
The highway commission recently
received bids for the construction of
this road but found later that lack
of funds would not permit the
awarding of contract for its recon-
struction this year. At yesterdays s
meeting the delegation asked that at
least the half-mile section of Main
street between Jackson and Madison
avenues be rebuilt at once as it is in
deplorable condition. 1t is esti-
mated by the Dunellen borough Off
cials that the states share of the
costs would be $4,000, the borough
to pay the remaining $4,000. The
highway board will endeavor to i'm
prove the road, it told the delega-
ton, through some plan of financing,
IL at all possible, and to this end re-
ferred the matter to Engineer Was
ser and Thomas Collins. of Elizabeth.
the commissioner in charge of this
territory.
At it's meeting here yesterday the
highway commission, upon recon-
mendation of Mr.. Wasser. increased
the salaries of the superintendent of
road maintenance, Alex Muir, AS
sistant Construction Engineer Ed
ward Moore. and Marvin Howell,
who is chief auditor and accountant.
Muir, who is responsible for the
maintenance of over 500 miles of
road, was increased from $500 to
$4,000; Moore. who has been acting
construction engineer during the ILL
ness of the encumbent of that posi-
ton, was advanced from $4,000. and
Howell, who is responsible for the
highway departments intricate ac-
counting system, was increased from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The commission ordered returned
to the mayor of Railway the bills
of all but seven men which had been
submitted for services rendered as
traffic officers on State Highway
Route No. 1, sections Nos. 8, 10 and
IL. 1t was held that the hiring of
more thanseven men was unneces-
harry.
At the request of the Camden
County Board of Freeholders. date
will be set when the highway board
of extending State Highway Route
Nos. 2, and 6, in that part of the
state.
Letters from the following were
received at the meeting commencing
the highway commission for its work
on the roads in the writer's terri
tories: Civil Service Commission
William d. Nolan, of Somerville,
Somerset county; Willis A. Seward.
West Portal Road. and other sections
in North Jersey: the commissioner
of the borough of Allenhurst, Mon
mouth county. A complaint was re-
ceived from s. G. Loveland. respec-
ting treatment of roads in Ocean
county. There was also a letter read
from the Monmouth County Bankers
Association, protesting against the
tearing up of the roads and the lay
ing out of detours, while new roads
are being constructed. during the
shore summer season. The commits
sion directed Engineer Wasser to
state in reply that everything would
be done i'm the future to avoid in
convenience in this matter.
Representatives of the State
Grange and the New Jersey Auto
motive Trade Association. 1t was
learned. will hold meeting in the
highway department offices here
next Monday for the purpose of dis
cussing legislation to be urged next
winter to provide for the future fl
nancing of highway construction.