Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-18
ACTION
GETS RESULTS
State Highway Commission
Pleased With Support Given
by Counties

TRENTON, Nov. 1S.-That a road
building program equal to That on
1921 will be carried out in W.
without a hitch is the opinion ex-
pressed today in 6 statement made
by the State Highway Department
The commission feels that this ac-
complishment is assured because OF
the fine cooperation being offered
by the various officials in the plan 10
continue the building of the state
road system.
Had IT not been for the county re-
endorsement idea of Governor Ed
wards. the statements declare, the
possibility of considering any new
construction would have vanished
as all the commissions ~appropria-
tons for next yea have been used
up in work already planned
One of the largest programs set
before the commission Is planned by
Morris county. That county has
planned to do work a~ggregating
s5OO.OOO. Essex and Passaic
ties have also expressed their desire
of doing considerable work II the
commission will grant them the per
mission, Numerous other counties
have also expressed heir intention
of cooperating with the Highway
Commission in the construc-
ton program.
The commission also calls atten-
ton to the fact that although Mer-
Ger county was n of the first TO
report u~nfavorably toward the pro-
position. it now has expressed its de-
sire of doing its part.
The statement OF the Highway
Commission in full is as follows:
Because of the fine cooperation
the State Highway Commission Is
being offered by the different county
officials in its plan to continue the
building of the state system OF roads,
it can now be said with almost posi-
tive certainty that the entire 1872
program of construction equal to
1921 can be carried out without a
hitch.
Essex. Passaic, Monmouth, Nor
ris. Middlesex, Cumberland n Mer-
Ger have laid before Chairman
Thomas J. Collins, of the commits
sion's road committee, their plans
the improvement of sections OF
the highway system within their re-
spective territories. AS previously
announced, Atlantic, Burlington.
Cane May, Ocean, Camden and War
rem have placed themselves on rec
ord as favorable. 1t Is particularly
e to note that Mercer coun-
tv has signified it's willingness to CO.
with the commission in this
as this county was at trst
to be unfavorable to the
The counties of Ber-
gen and Union have made no deh-
.ite offers to work under the reim>
bursement idea.
..It NAV be of interest to the pub
lie also to know that the boroughs
~ Avon and Fort Lee, respectively
IN Monmouth and Bergen counties.
like to be considered In plan
for 1922 under the governors
suggestion.
.Monmouth has a reimbursement
program covering 5h miles on the
highly important Route A to the
aeashore( and Middlesex offers to
build the five mile section on Route
j from Highland Park to Metuchen.
cumberland proposes to construct
eight miles from Bridgeton to Mill
Vile on Route Is and six miles from
to the Salem county line
an Route 6. Mercer county a a
mile on Route 2 in the city OF Tren-
ton to be built.
..In ali the counties heard from to
date have jointly offered to build
next summer over sixty miles OF the
highway system, which In ltseiT
would be a satisfactory program for
a construction season. Thus, If we
rested here it could be Said without
exaggeration that the relm-
plan has met with hearty
endorsement and will be a success.
However, hearings by the road COM
mittee tomorrow at Bridgeton and
next Tuesday in Trenton for the pur-
pose of enabling Gloucester, Salem,
Hunterdon, Somerset and Sussex
counties to present their views are
expected to show hat these five re-
naming counties also want to par
ticipate in next years road work.
Therefore. after next Tuesday we
will be In a position, having heard
from all, to prepare a of the
offers received and make plans ac-
c~ordingly."
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION