Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-05
COUNTY PLANS FOR FIGHT
ON PAVING BETWEEN TRACKS
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at its next session, to be adopted.
A resolution was presented by
Freebooter George A~pplegate and
| passed by the board, authorizing the
acceptance of the paving work done
on Jackson street, South River. h
work was done by the East Jersey
Bridge company, and payment OF
95 per cent. of the contract price was
authorized.
A resolution adopted by the Bor-
ough of Roosevelt on August /, was
before the board, requesting the
county to take we the Pershing
avenue road in Roosevelt and i'm
prove II with a permanent pavement.
1t was set forth in this resolution
that this road is the connecting
street from the Industrial section In
Chrome to Roosevelt avenue in Car
teret. 1t was all pointed out, that If
the county takes owe this road,
there will be a complete permanent
road to the Carteret ferry. The mat
ter was referred to the road COM
mittee. Mayor Herman and a dele
CATION, were present at the meeting
and took part in the committee seS-
sion on the subject.
A communication from the Public
Service Railway company, in reply
to a complaint from the freeholders
In regard to depression of rails on
Ferry street, South River, was re-
ceived. The Public Service COM
pany notified the board, the matter
had been referred to the operate
officials for investigation.
Albert Leon Before Board.
Albert Leon of Perth Amboy. APP
pcured before the board at yester-
days session, and expressed his sim
aarl a nnrpni1tinn of tho action ia knn |
by the ~freeholders in awarding con-
tracts to improve both sections of
West ven SeWaren. He stated,
you have rendered a service to the
business men of Middlesex county
that cannot be overlooked and l am
certain that every man using this
road will thoroughly appreciate the
Improvements made by the board"
He cordially thanked the members
Of the board. for the courteous man
ner in which he and a delegation
had been received, at two different
hearings.
The freeholders received a letter
from the State Highway Commission,
enclosing a letter from Walter r.
Darby, commissioner of public &C
at Trenton. The latter COM
munication requests the highway
commission to withhold any advance
allotments from the motor vehicle
fund for 1922. The custom has beer
for allotments to be paid in advance.
is not in compliance with law,
and as a result records are mixed up.
the communication pointed out. The
letter further stated that there is a
sad lack of proper accounting in diff
counties, and that in many
cases allotments are spent before the
proper time arrives for improve
to be made.
Monthly Reports
The Morgan Ordnance Department
for the month of July, was
the board at yesterdays meet
.ng. The report follows:
High explosive shells, 474,052,
none shipped: low explosive shells,
66S,499; shipped, 1857, leaving a
balance of 1,5S9,912; smokeless pow
Ter, ~4,5S7.1S6 pounds: none shipped.
A letter was received from Nathan
Robbins, commissioner OF weights
and measures in the county. enclos-
ing a report for the month of July.
The report stated 11S weights and
were accepted. sealed and
and one was condemned
by the county sealer, Joseph Fertig,
during the month. Mr.. Robbins re-
ported that he was injured in an u
tomobile accident, and was not ac-
tive during the past month.
The monthly report of County
+. William Hilker was re-
by the board yesterday. The
showed deposits in banks on
July 1 of ~$365,157.36; receipts dur
ing July, $~91,535.S0; total $456.6 93.-
l6; disbursements during month.
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