Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-04-08
QUESTION OF FINANCES
AGAIN ISSUE; COUNTY
HEARS LOCAL NE

NEW BRUNSWICK, A
Following a caucus of
two hours, which had beer
by about thirty minutes OF
sion with the Perth Am
Der of Commerce deleg
Board of F'reeholders yesteruS. k;
ernoon unanimously adopted a.. Il
luton authorizing the county enginyA
eer to advertise for bids for the paw
ing of West avenue, Sewaren. the
work to be done in two sections. The
first section will extend from the
Woodbridge Creek bridge to Wood
bridge avenue and the second Sec
ton from Woodbridge avenue to the
Port Reading road. Bids are to be
offered on each section and a lump
sum bid for the entire job is also re-
quested. The proposed work is to
consist of a warrenite top on con.
crete base. ass
The resolution as adopted read
follows: E
BE it, and 1t hereby is, resof
that the County Engineer be direc
to prepare plans and specihcatic
and present the same to this boa.
for It's approval or rejection, for tn ii
improvement of West avenue, Sc
warren, in two sections.
Section /. to extend from Wood
bridge creek bridge to Woodbridge
avenue, and
Section to extend from Wood.
bridge avenue to the Port Reading
road, bids to specify the amount for
which each section viii be built and
also to specify the lump sum for
building both sections: and be II
further
Resolved, That this road, be con-
structed with a six inch tconcrete
base, two inch warrenite bAthulitic
top. to be twenty feet in width: and
be it further
Resolved, That the first consEuc-
ton hereunder shall be Section
The Perth Amboy delegation. V-
resenting the Chamber OF CONNER =
| consisted of President Isaac AlperA
Albert Leon. John Pfeiffer and
| Secretary Bergen. Director Williar(I
S. Dey asked IL anyone wished to
address the board and Mr.. Leoh
| took the floor declari-.s he had been
given to understand on his last APT
pcarance before the freeholderb
that a resolution was to be INTRODUCES
ed by them authorizing the paving
Of West avenue. The Perth Amboy
| delegation. he said, was now before
| them to hear the verdict.
Mr.. Alpern informed the free
holders that it was the opinion not
only of the Chamber of Commerce
but of residents in Sewaren and
Woodbridge as well that this road
should be included in this years
program. Mr.. Pfeiffer said the point
had been reached where something
must be done to the road as 1t is q
| link in an important chain.
Director Dey informed the delega-
tion that J. H. Thayer Martin. OF
Woodbridge. had made an erroneo,
statement when he informed tn
| freeholders at their last meeting tha 1
the state would give 100000 aid on
the road. The amount to be allot-
ed Middlesex for the entire county,
the director said, is expected to be
| less than this amount.
MIR. Dey said all of the board
members were aware of the neces-
sity of the roads being repaired and
were in favor of the work being
done if sufficient finances were
available. There is at present the
sum Of $65,000 appropriated for this
work. he said. and the general esti-
mate is that the entire job would
cost 100000. The director INFORM.
ed the Perth Amboy delegation ant
others interested in the roada tha
the money on hand would mike 1
possible to do more than half III tn,
work and that the freeholdefs%prQ
posed to pave as far as finds per.
mitted
Mr.. Leon. again taking the fioor,
declared that paving the street part
way would not be satisfactory as
nothing would be gained the remain-
ing unimproved part of the road be.
| ing practically impossible. The re-
quest, he said, is for the paving of
West avenue in it's entirety and not
for halt or any part. He also said
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