Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-17
FOR
COUNTY BOARD
Many Requests Received by
FreehoIders for Work to
Be Done

3 Evening News Staff Correspondent.l
NEW BRUNSWICK, June IL
Numerous communications from or
ganizations, business interests and
private individuals were received by
the Board of Freeholders at its reg
uiar meeting held yesterday after
moor in the city hall. IN reference to
conditions in The county.
The board was extended an invi-
tation by the Freeholders' Associa-
ton of New Jersey to attend the
dinner to be held by the association
at Atlantic City July %.
In a letter to the board the ref
erence to the %planking on the rail-
road bridge at South Amboy, the
Public Service Company promised
that the matter would be referred
to the proper department.
Regarding a dangerous telephone
pole on the road between Old
Bridge and New Brunswick, action
on which had been taken by the
board a letter was received from the
New York Telephone Company say
ing that the pole was not their
prom w, but belonged to the Pos
"a Klefegraph and Gable Company.
I've f~reeholders directed the matter
t3ken up with the cable company.
A communication was received
from the borough council of Metu-
,hen saying that the council had
! requested the Public Service Com
any to pave its tracks on Main
street between Middlesex and Plain
Yield and that in case no
action was taken by the company
1.-THE borough would direct the work
1 done and Their collect from the
Public Service.
A resolution was received from
the city commission of New Bruns-
wick in reference to the paving or
1 Harvey street to Mile Run brook.
The road is owned Jointly by Mid
4 dlesex and Somerset counties and
THE city of New Brunswick and its
paving will open the Lincoln High
way throughout the city.
A letter from Charles Bloomfield
allied attention for the third time
) the error in the line of the road
Ehjoining his property. Bloomfield
pnays the road is more than our
let over on his property and re-
g iests that the matter be adjusted.
" ne case was referred to the county
NJ gineer
II. Freebooter Applegate brought up
g question of plans and specifica-
ons for the Metuchen paving work
nd it was found that although the
preparation of plans had been au-
thorized they had not been submit
ted. The matter was referred to
- county engineer.
u. S. Robson of Pennington, man
%..cturer of a new road binder APP
yn.red before the board in al eff
iusto have his product adopted by
w nounty. 1t is a new material,
=. ting of a powdered substance
70 is spread over gravel and
4 cnl'oads, setting in a somewhat
81 J. YEP name to concrete. 1t has
* tomoproved by state highway
emainoions and it is said that the
ne Iuneproximately 81 500 per mile
street wThe f~reeholders decided to
ip' WiHnew substance. on a piece of
IS 1t ere.
c~areyas decided to confer with the
. AvEh Clay Company, of South Am
boy, in reference to the DOR condi-
ton of TT e crossing of the railroad
spur used by the clay company at
Washington road. near South Am
Z The Pennsylvania Railroad will be
be/notifed to replace the planking
oH the high bridge at M~etuchen, fol-
lowing the report of the poor con
EDITION of the floor of the bridge.
2 A. notice to the Public Service was
authorized requesting them to place
a red light at the New Brunswick
end of the Landing bridge.
In accordance with the action
taken at the last meeting of the
board, Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures Nathan Robinson appeared in
response to the work being done by
him.