Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-18
NEED NEW SPAN
OVER CREEK
So Says Dey in Opposing
Driving of Piles for Span
Over Woodbridge Creek.

BY stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. Is
Declaring that in his opinion no
further money should be spent on
Woodbridge creek bridge as the
structure IS out Of date. Director of
the Board William 5. Dey, at the
meeting yesterday. said "a new
"a and / shall oppose the ad-
vertising for the furnishing and
driving of forty piles"
This statement was made when
Freeholder Walter Quackenbush
presented a resolution calling for
the advertising for the forty piles,
though the resolution was after a
lengthy discussion revised and
passed calling for the quantity
more or less" though both Mr..
Dey and Freebooter Fred Orpen
opposed the passage. The material
according to Mr.. Q~uackenbush is
resuired co repair and strengthen
the buikheads.
The bond and contract of the
Utility Construction Company of
this city for the paving of the Blaz-
ing Star road In the Borough of
Roosevelt was approved by the
board and ordered filed.
Authorization was given to
County Treasurer i. William Hill
ker to borrow an additional S45.-
600 in anticipation of taxes for the
current year to be used in meeting
county. The notes for this amount
Will become due and payable June
rs. 1921.
Though bids were received by the
freeholders last week for the fur
nishing of eighteen different types of
cars, from which one was to be selec-
tea for the use of the supervisor of
roads. the county fathers are ap-
parently in as much of a quandry
in making a selection as if they were
trying to purchase a a for them
selves Immediately after one of the
annual automobile shows.
This matter was not mentioned in
the public meeting yesterday but
from the noises emanating from the
committee room, those within hear
ing distance would be led to believe
that the balIoting was in progress
with only six of the seven freehold
ers voting. and the subject of the
voting a Paige coupe at $1,000 or
a Chandler coupe at $3,076, with
three votes faVoring each type.
With eighteen selections ranging
in price from 1921 for one of the
famous ones said to be made of tin"
to the aforementioned automobile
at $3,075 it is a certainty that the
county fathers have a grave ques-
tion to settle.
A belated report from the Morgan
General Ordnance depot for the
month of January was received indi-
eating a marked decrease in the
amounts of explosives in storage at
that place. Additional and later re-
ports are to be asked for from Nor
gan as we'll as Raritan arsenal: The
Morgan report showed that of the
4,507,20 pounds of smokeless pow
der in storage at the end of Decem-
Der, the mount was decreased dur
ing January by 10000 pounds while
125 high explosive shells were
leaving a balance of 474,-l
029. The amoun of low explosive
shells remains unchanged, there be-
ing 1,752,739 in storage.
Two small bridges in Raritan
township, which are under the con-
troll of the Board of Freeholders,
were reported by the town clerk as
being in need of immediate repair,
the report incidently reminding the
freeholders hat the condition of
Woodbridge avenue is still in need
of repair. The bridges mentioned are
the ones at Potters station and at
NAAOilo HRilu ONtA 9IAAl OAONK dAAd
the complaint was referred to Free
holder Quackenbush for attention.
In a letter from the State Board
of Health the advice was given that
before the site for the tuberculosis
hospital can be approved by the
state, formal application must be
made by the county for the approval
and a public hearing on the matter
arranged for in accordance with the
health laws of the state. 1t is very
doubtful If this hearing will ever be
requested as medical men of this
county are known to be opposed to
the location for which $4S,000 was
paid by a former board of freehold
ers.
The State Board OF C~hildren's
Guardians in a communication re-
quested to be advised rs to what
provisions were made in the county
for the care of children suffering
from venereal diseases. This matter
was referred to Freebooter Louis ].
Belloff.
The usual weekly session of the
board will be held next Thursday
afternoon.