Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-10
SEWAREN ROAD WILL Be
PAVED FULL LENGTH
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stated yesterday hal the detour
which has been in a terrible state for
the last few weeks. was scarified
and rolled last Wednesday putting it
in a much better condition. Just
when the work on the road under
construction is expected to be COM
pleted is not known as no reports
are made at the freeholders' ses-
sions as to progress being made on
the different paving operations.
South Amboy Action
Unused tracks of the Jersey Gem
trail Traction Company on h road
leading from Stevens avenue to the
hole in the wall sat South Amboy,
were the subject of discussion among
the freeholders yesterday and the
conclusion was reached that imme-
date action on the part of the
ty board should be taken to affect
their removal.
Director William S. Dey, and Coun-
ty Solicitor Frederick l.. Richardson
were delegated TO care for the mat
ter, following the receipt of a COM
m"unication from u. J. Cooney Of
301 Main street, in which he declared
that one of the four bodies to which
copies of his letter was sent. would
be held responsible for any damage
done to his home by the tremendous
| jar or shock caused by trolley cars
and heavy trucks as they crossed the
old unused tracks.
The tracks complained of are not
| used, according to Director Dey, but
| were laid there at the time the troll
ley company intended to continue
their line to Perth Amboy. but were
later on abandoned and laid along
the Pennsylvania right of way.
In addition to the county, the city
of South Amboy. the State Highway
Commission and the trolley company
were advised OF Mr.. Cooney's objec-
tons to the tracks.
Strenuous objections were made by
the freeholders to the tearing up OF
county roads by heavy tractors rum
ming over the asphaltic surfaces of
county roads and causing hundreds
of dollars worth OF damage, follow
ing a report made by Director Dey
that such an apparatus belonging to
William Osborne, of .Metuchen, had
badly damaged the road to South
River today.
Tf/ driver of the tractor was hailed
on the road and ordered to stop, ac-
riding to the director. but he re-
fused to do so, but continued on
tearing up patches of the warrenite
surface as they adheared to the large
steel wheels. This same machine
was seen late last night going down
the Lincoln highway towards Me-
tuchen, leaving two wide tracks be-
hind it and holes in the road sur
face every few feet, where the sur
facing material. softened from the
heat of the sun, had stuck to the
wheels and had been ripped up.
The owner Of the machine will
be called on to make good the dam
age that has been done to the county
roads, and it is expected that the
state highway commission will also
take action in the matter, as the
damaging of highways by such a We
hicle or machine is expressly pro-
hibited under the state laws.
Report on Explosives
The monthly report from Raritan
arsenal for the period ending June
1, was received and ordered filed,
though no increase of decrease in
the amounts of explosives in storage
was indicated.
Nearly 1000, 900 shells are still at
the arsenal, there being 1,317,509 of
the high explosive type and 560,793
classified as low explosive. EXplo-
sives in excess of 100000 pounds
also remain there, divided as fol-
lows: Pyro cotton, 13,341,S66
pounds; smokeless powder. 1S,719,-
S29 pounds; sodium nitrate, 10,050,-
391 pounds, and black powder $685.
PA pounds.
A conference between the free
holders of MiddleseX and Somerset
counties and the commissioners of
the city of New Brunswick is to be
held at IL o'clock on the morning of
June 16, in reference to the dan
Gerous washouts hat are caused by
the drainage OF surface water from
Hamilton street, this city. to Mile
Run brook. at the county line. This
condition has caused a great deal of
trouble in the past and an effort is
now to be made to prevent a re-
currence.
Objections were also made on the
part of the f~reeholders to only one
report each month regarding the in
~spection of weights and measures
although two men are now employ
ed at that work. Both County Seal
err Nathan Robins and his assistant,
Joseph Fertig, will be asked to ap-
pear before the board at their meet
ing next week, at which time an eff
fort will be made to arrange for h
receipt or reports from edCil VI tueSc
officials each week.
The report submitted for the last
month by Mr.. Robins indicates the
inspection of 491 weights and meas
ures, all of which were found cor
rect and sealed with the exception
of three which were found to be IN
correct and condemned.
Two bridges in the county for
which utility companies are respon-
sible were reported as being badly
in need of repairs and in need of
immediate attention. they being the
Pennsylvania railroad bridge at
Metuchen and the Deep Cut bridge
at South Amboy for which the Pub
lie Service company is responsible.
Both companies will be asked to
make the necessary repairs.
On account of the crowded condi-
tons at the White Haven sanatori-
UNI no male tuberculosis patients
will be received from this county
except in cases where admission
cards have been issued from the
office of that institution. This ruling,
according to the advice received by
the freeholders yesterday, does not
apply to female patients, who VIII
be received there in the regular way.
The monthly report of County
Treasurer +. William Hilker was
before the board and was approved.
This report indicates receipts for
the month of S7,2SS.02, which
with the balance on hand on May l
makes a total of $500. 253.43. Dis
bursements during the month total
ed ~S2S0.459.41, leaving a balance in
the banks at the end of the month
of $~591,459.41.
AT the next meeting of the board
next Thursday chairman George