Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
ANR0Y AVENUE
ACTION TODAY
City Will Receive All Consid-
GRAFTON Chairman of State
Highway Commission Says
ACTION AT TRENTON
Hearing is Being Held Before
State Highway Commits
sioner.
ACTION AT TRENTON
[By Evening New, Correspondent !

TRENTON. March "A delega-
ton of Perth Amboy and Middlesex
county officials today appeared be-
fore the State Highway Commission
and requested state aid on the plans
of the city to improve Amboy ave.
nue., which connects with st. George
avenue. Leo Goldberger. counsel for
the city. and Freeholder Clarence
Ha1ght were the spokesmen.
The commission named Chairman
Burton and Thomas f. Collins OF
Elizabeth, another member of the
board, to take the matter up with
the local authorities with a view to
improving the road which is report
ed to be in a very dangerous condi-
tion for traffic.
1t was explained to the commits
sion that the sum of $4,000 will be
provided by the city and county,
each paying half. If the state will
provide a portion of the money
needed for the work.
The section needing improvement,
the delegation declared, is in the vi
cinity of Alpine cemetery and the
new Barber Asphalt Company plant.
A desire to help in financing the
work was expressed by Highway En-
gineer Thomas j. Wasser and the
members of the commission.
City Is Represented
That the city will receive all con-
sideratiou, but no promise being
given at this time, was the word
received from George L. Burton,
state highway commissioner. by
Mayor William c. Wilson this morn
ing, during the hearing before Com
missioner Burton. In Trenton today.
concerning the condition of Amboy
avenue. in that section which is still
unpaved.
AS neither the city nor county is in
, position at this time to appropriate
the necessary funds to complete the
paving of this street, in the section
known as Koch Hill. aid has been
sought of the State Highway Com
mission. The commission arranged
for a hearing in Trenton today at
which time. both the Board of Free.
holders of Middlesex county and the
officials of this city were to lay the
matter before them for considera-
ton.
Those representing the city at the
hearing are: Alderman Christian
Anderson and Attorney Leo Gold
berger. The Board of Freehold
ers are represented by Clarence
Nj. Haight and Walter Quackenbush.
Mayor Wilson expected to attend
the hearing. but city business de-
tanned him. until 1t was too late
to arrive in Trenton in time for the
hearing. At few minutes before IL
O'Clock Mayor Wilson was informed
by phone that City Attorney Gold
berger was stating the city's side of
the case to the missioner.
Following the paving of Amboy
avenue, some years ago, it was found
that when the curb line was set that
the paving near Koch hill had been
placed on one side of the road, in
= stead of the center. This has been
a detrif1ent to traffic ever since the
paving was put down, and the gen.
eral demand has been for the paving
to be extended from curb to curb
seat this point.
Q Mayor Wilson said today that this
ystreet Is under the control of the
county. but neither the city nor the
county has money enough to COM
plete the paving, although the coun-
ty has contributed $4,000 toward
the work. The hearing today is to
impress upon the highway commits
sion the necessity of this street be-
ing completed and to have the COM
mission make an appropriation to-
ward the improvement.