Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29
S1O5,444 COST TO COUNTY
FOR WEST AVENUE JOB

s~51,503.32; The East Jersey Bridge
Company, $52.O10.60; II. II. Riddle,
S53,S3S; w. A. Ryan, $50. 672.40, and
Louis J. Selling, $57,967.
For section two the balance of
the bids submitted we're: Liddle d
Pfeiffer, ~$56,S03.95; The East Jersey
Bridge Company, $57,643.46; T. II.
Riddle. $5S,326.75; w. A. Ryan,
$62,02S.60, and Louis ]. Selling,
~$65.9S9.56.
Though warrenite proved to be
the favored material selected as d
surface for the Sewaren paving job.
another patent material known as
bothoslag received consideration in
bids that were submitted for the
half mile of new road that is to be
built on the continuation of Living
tson avenue in North Brunswick
township.
Like warrenite in cost, the money
to be expended for the bothoslag
represents about hal fof the cost of
the entire mou Of the bids the
balance being 70 rthe concrete
foundations, necessary drainage pro-
the construction.
Only two bids were received for
this work, which vas awarded to
T. H. Riddle on his figure of $685.
2S1.75, the other bidder being Louis
]. Selling who entered a proposal for
$32,S42. Operations on this contract
can be started at any time as it will
not be necessary to submit the
award to the highway commission
as no aid was allowed for the prof.
ect.
The new concrete and w%arrenite
pavement at Fords was formally
accepted from the Utility Construc-
ton Company as complete. and pay
ment up to ninety-ive per cent. or
the contract price vas authorized,
five per cent being retained by the
county as a bond Identifying against
any inferior workmanship or ma
terial.
Despite the fact that the Public
Service Company has seen fit to
shift their tracks and poles as re-
quested to do at the time the work
of ~excavating started, there seems
to he no disposition on their part
to properly fill in between the tracks,
much less provide a pavement as
demanded under the terms of their
franchise.
Following numerous requests and
suggestions of threats on the part
of the ~freehclders that some action
be taken by the trolley company to
properly pave between their tracks
at several different places, the
county body has failed to force the
issue, thought at the last meeting
the county supervisor of roads was
instructed to prepare a list of all
such places together with copies of
franchises, so that data might be
available when the matter is again
taken up with the trolley company.
This information is not yet compiled
on account of the detail work neces-
sary in connection with it, but the
,freeholders have stated that they
expect to have it before them at the
next meeting.
The usual form of reply was re-
ceived from the Public Service Street
Railroad Company, in connection
with the request of the reeholder
that the portion of Woodbridge ave-
nue., Highland Park, recently paved
by the county and through which
the company's tracks run, be put in
a better state of repair. This re-
quest, as usual, has been referred
to certain officials of the company
for attention. and when they feel so
disposed to answer the county OF
Middlesex may or ma not have
their request complied with.
Freebooter George S. Applegate
reported that rails of the company
in South River were in need of at
tention and repair, the connecting
plates having loosened. nusing the
rails to sag, forming depressions
along the pavement. This matter
will likewise be reported to the COM
pany and in due time, no doubt, the
renly will be received that we have
referred this to u operating divis-
ion for attention.