Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-29

not be allowed to stop winter tIdi-
&c on the state highways OF new
Jersey IL the State Highway De
partment can help 1t. according 70
state Highway Engineer nomas ..
Wasser. who today announced the
eompletion of plans of h depart
meut for keeping the roads clear OF
eno,v on a statewide scale. The net
work of state roads has been divided
into thirty-one sections, averaging
W twelve and fourteen miles In
,eneth. For each section. 1t Is an
there will be units OF two
or three trucks, with snow plows
attached. and with crews ready at a
minutes notice from headquarters
here to go out on the road ana nght
he snow king.
The warning of approaching NOW
storms will come from the United
states weather bureau
here, which is cooperating IN JGe
work, from five to ten hours IN a.
vance of the actual arrival OF the
storm and will be transmitted at
ance TO the Trenton highway once
n viii then be flashed to the sec
lions of the state which are threat
enad with A tie-up, and the crews
will take road, ready for action
"A wear ago Engineer Wasser IN
.,g,,rated his snow removal system
wbich was nut to several severe tests
surine the winter and produced re-
snIts which called forth praise MOI
,nIy throughout New Jersey, put
sIicited the commentator OF rOau
,~f3cials of other states as wen. ms
years arrangements have peen au,
yanced to a much greater degrees VI
perfection than those mace d yea
ago. uv;I, have
sichtv-one truck plows and three
trucks equipped with high speea
-otarv snow brooms, operated WIFI
senarate motors, and two tractors,
eouipped with locomotive type snow
nlows for heavy work. THESE lass
banned represent the most improves
anrinment. The brooms are the nrst
~ the. kind used for highway pur-
noeas he original machine havlng
Keen designed only last winter. my
locomotive type was built to meet
I'm requirements of New Jersey Ior
removing heavy snow drifts ana WI" ~
he assigned to the northern emu VI
he state. ,soo mon
viii be available to answer SIC
.alls. OF these o 4Vo aae have
raad monthly employees who's nave
ro1,rteared the;r services at n
so,r of the day or night tho ex-
no oomnensation. The balance OF
tbe men will be shovelers employ
"a % do emergency work
- tho state. 1t Is with the CO.
,neratton of the contractors tnat tne
low removal plans are maze pos
sible as the state itself mas not 2
snmo,ent force of men to meet sucn
, hig nrob,em OF organization. Inc
trncRs and blows are being sent 20
fhair stations preparatory to the aa-
,ance o. severe storms. The trucks
1sed for this purpose are To ~.
,mong those sent TO New jersey py
he federal government from wal
surpius material iii
The eastern ends of the state wiz
oe kept clear for trafhc WIN r rhe
oo,hinad forces mentioned. The
MANS announced today. call Tor the
,overing of the northern and west
srn ends Of the state with the forces
NJ the maintenance division OF the
STATE Highway Department. Here
Wa snow will not all be
hut tho highways will be made pass
Ahle for either motor or sleigh. In
The southern end and along the sea-
coast. where onlv light falls of snow
are expected, the maintenance men
will also use their equipment to re-
move the O The removal forces
in all four compass points OF the
state have been instructed to keep
in constant touch with the highway
commission offices in this city. Dur.
ing the hours of the day, Assistant
state Highway Engineer Edward e.
Reed. assisted by Norman Appiegate,
of the Equipment Division, will di-
rect the work. At night Superinten-
dent CT Maintenance Alex w. Muir,
aided by Joseph lyman of the equip
ment division, will be in charge.
Following are the sections int
which the road system has been al
vided for this work, together witt
the cooperating contractors:
Route i, Section A. Trenton, Mer'
Ger county line, near Hightstown
J. j. Barrett; Route I, Section B
New Brunswick, Mercer county lin
near Hightstown, Utility Construc.
tion Company; Route 1, Section c
New Brunswick, Railway. Conrad
Sebolt; Route 1, Section d. from
Rehte 0 at Roselle Park to Route
/. then through Railway to Peril
Amboy, C. H. Winans; Route 2, Sec
ton Is, Trenton city line to bridgs
at Burlington, Ralph Sangiovan
ma.
Route 2, Section f, Burlington tt
Camden city line, j. N. Kelly Con
struction Company; Route 3, Sec
ton G, Camden line to Berlin, ]. N
Kelly Construction Company; Route
8, added section, Berlin to Harmon,
ton, contractor not yet selected
Route 4, Section HI, Perth Amboy'
Red Bank, NJ. Irving Demarest
Route A, Section I, Red Bank-Brad'
lev Beach, William p. Mcdonald
construction Company; Route s
Section J., Observation-Disclosures
Gray Construction Company; Route
s, Section X, Morristown-Dover
Gray Construction Company: Route
&, Section L, Dover-Budds Lake
Salmon Brothers.; Route 6, Section
M, Camden-Mullica Hill, M. Staub'
Route Z, Section NJ. Hightstown'
Freehold, Ellis Cottrell; Route Z
Section o, Asbury Park-Freehold
state forces.
Route s, Section p. Butier-Mont