Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-04-22
BIDS RECEIVED
BY FREE'HOLDERS
Road Repair Materials and
Auto Truck Estimates Re-
ceived by the Co. Board.
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
Demarest, Reyes and Gund'
rum Get Supply Contracts
PA. Garage Furnish Truck
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IBy Evening News STAFF Co-seSpondent.l
NEW BRUNSWICK, April a.
Three bids were received by the
freeholders yesterday afternoon for
tar products to be used in road re-
pairs and each bidder was awarded
/ contract. The bids were as follows:
Andrew Keyes, of Woodbridge,
10000 gallons of water gas or coal
gas tar for macadam penetration. IL
cents per gallon; 10000 gallons of
same for top surfacing, 16 cents per
gallon; water gas tar in barrels to
make cold patches. 26 cents per gal
lon.
M. Irving Demarest, of Sewaren:
10000 gallons of Tarvia for pene-
tration, 161 " cents per gallon; 10000
gallons for surfacing. t61A cents per
gallon; 100 barrels Tarvia for cold
patches. 2S cents per gallon.
George Gundrum, of South Am
boy: 10000 gallons water gas for
macadam penetration. 1871 cents
per gallon; water gas for cold pat
ches, Az cents per gallon.
The contract for penetration was
awarded to Demarest, the contract
for surfacing to Keyes and for cold
patches to Gundrum.
Six bids were received on three
and one-half ton auto truck with
hydraulic hoist, the contract being
awarded to the Perth Amboy Gar
age Company on a Mack truck. This
eompanys figures were the highest
of the six, but the freeholders de-
cided that the Mack was the best
buy and worth the difference. The
fact that this truck is built in Mid
dlesex county and the company pays
much in taxes to Middlesex also was
considered. The bids were as fol-
lows:
Perth Amboy Garage Company,
Mack truck, $6.295. an allowance of
$500 on the county's two and one
half ton Day Elder and six ton Sauer
trucks, bringing the cost down 10
$5,695 and the two used trucks.
John J. Peters. Perth Amboy, KEEL
ly-springield truck. $5.7Ss.16. with
$500 deductable, $4,236.16.'
Aaron Gross, Metuchen, Oneida
truck, $685. with $1,000 deductable,
$4'625.
Central Garage Company, Perth
Amboy, four wheel drive truck, $6,-
327.SS with $3.50 deductable. So
477.3S.
Packard Motor Company, $5,796.-
SO, with $1,000 deductable, $4,496.33.
Garretson Company. Perth Am
boy. Maccar, $5,797.25, with ST.
1880 deductable. $4,674.75.
The Public Service company has
a communication before the board IN
which it stated that the freeholder
letter with reference to the plank
ing on the deep cut bridge in South
Amboy and the iron fence on the
east side of the bridge had been re-
30 he ting officer.
The State Highway Commission,
In replying to letter from the tree
holders complaining against con-
tractors working for the state, spill
Ing stones from trucks on paved
county roads, thanked the freehold
ers for this information and prom
!sed that immediate steps will be
Aken to stop this.
A resolution, adopted by the Mer-
GER County Board of Freeholders,
approving the awarding of the bridge
contract over the Milestone River be-
tween Cranbury and Hightstown 10
. the o. 8. c. Company. of Philadel-
phia, whose bid was $6,982.22, was
received. The Mercer county board
also informed the MiddleseX county
board that it would assume all cost
for inspectors on the work.
Freeholders Fred Orpen and Louis
]. Belloff were appointed as mem
bers of the Middlesex County Voca-
tional School Board of Estimate.
Timothy J. Nevill, of Roosevelt,
was appointed inspector on the new
Blazing Star road. the Utility Con-
ytruction Company having announced
its intention to start work Monday.
The clerk was instructed TO ad-
vertise for bids ON a twelve-ton
steam roller. an allowance to be
made for the old steam roller.
A supplemental contract will be
entered into with the Utility Con-
struction Company for some
additional work on the Fords-Ro-
gan's Corner road. The concrete
will be laid to a greater depth at
cross drains at Correlle, Lillian and
Hornsby streets at a cost of S14 per
cubic yard and reinforcing of lateral
supports along the road will be done
at a cost of 35 cents per square
yard,
The work along this road is pro-
crossing so favorably that the war
renite company will be instructed to
start spreading the top surfacing
next week. The Public Service COM
pany is now holding up the work as
they must move their tracks to the
center of the road