Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-15
SMITH STREET
FACTION TAKEN
} BY COUNTY BID.
To Aid Perth Amboy Aldermen
in Fight Against the Troll
ley Company
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
Pavement Laid 2 Years Ago
But Tracks Have Not Been
Lowered at This Time
QUESTION OF FRANCHISE
Like Protest is Also Heard by
County Board From City of
South Amb0y

fBy Evening News staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July IS
The Board of Freeholders as a
whole was yesterday appointed as a
committee to assist the Perth Am
boy Board of Aldermen in getting
some action on the part of the Pub
lie Service Street Railway Company
in reference to putting that portion
Of Smith street west from the car
barns. which has been in such a de-
plorable condition since the new
pavement was laid by the county
and city about w years ago. This
course was taken following a re-
quest from the city thai some action
DO taken on the part of h county
to compel the trolley company to
live up to the terms of their fran
chise, which calls for the paving
between the steel rails and to two
feet on either side.
Complaint From South AmbOy
A complaint was entered by d.
recr~r William S. Dey, VII stated
that the Jersey Central Traction
Company had used three-quarter
inch stone as a filler or ballast be-
tween their rails along the new
pavement on Bordentown avenue,
South Amboy and that the passing
Rutos threw out the stone. which
later cut the asphaltic surface of
the roadway by the passing of
heavy trucks. doing serious damage.
This paving job was only recently
completed and was accepted by the
county about two weeks ago and
the freeholders are determined that
It shall not be subjected to undue
and nnecessary wear. This matter
will be taken up with the city and
at the same time the trolley COM
pany will be notified to clean up the
loose stone and keep 1t clean in the
future. If this matter is not properly
attended to satisfactory repairs Will
be made under the direction of the
freeholders and the company will
then be billed for the cost Of the
work.
The borough Of Roosevelt advised
of the need. of Installing drain pipes
x,-tk,aS1ew Rlazing Star Road. az
during severe rain storms the sur
face water backs up into Longfellow
street doing serious damage to pri.
vate property County Engineer AL
win B. Fox vas instructed to investi-
4 gate the matter and report with rec.
commentators next week.
The Blazing Star paving job, lone
4 BY the Utility Construction Company
Of this city. was inspected by the
freeholders yesterday and the work
3 approved and accepted. At the
4 Roosevelt end of this road the
Z ty board has recommended that a
n red light be erected as a warning to
autoists of the end and turn In the
4 road. This matter will be called to
the attention Of the borough Off
cials.
AT the last meeting OF the month
bids will be received for the furnish
Il ing of coal to the various county
Il buildings for the period from August
AZ / and extending to the same date In
1922. The amount required. all of
which will be g size. is IT'S tons
for the jail, 100 tons each for the
court house and county record build
ing and rs tons for the workhouse.
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Dill advised the freeholders that the
auto license of the a which de-
Atroyed the ratings on Deep Cut
Y bridge was issued to Frank e.
1 Spencer of Matawan. The damage
done in the collision amounted to
about SIS and the county will look
w TO Mr.. Spencer to pay for the dam
s. age done.
Washouts along the concrete high
Away in South Plainfield were report
" ed in a communication from the
;Brookside manor estates, which is
1ocated along that road and has suf-
ID Kered damages on account of the
81 drainage of surface water to their
q property. County Engineer Fox was
IL INSTRUCTED to investigate.
q The borough of South River con-
4 templates the building of a storm
s#soewer and representatives yesterday
II appeared before the freeholders with
x khe request that the county share a
u Norton of the expense, as two coun-
n ~ roads would be benefited by the
Il drainage provided. This request will
z be taken under advisement and will
M be reported on at a later meeting.
& At Woodbridge avenue in High
&Ns1and Park the freeholders are now
N making extensive repairs to the road.
u but the portion at the center where
Trolley tracks are laid is in a terrible
'htate and the freeholders will en-
deavor to get some action from the
~ trolley company so the entire strip
I of road will be placed in first-class
condition.
Action at IseIin.
A pole line being erected by the
+. Public Service Electric Company on
III lhe road leading from Woodbridge
#2to Iselin is being done without au-
n 4hority. according to the statement
made by freeholder Walter Quack-
II enbush. and road supervisor John
{ Ifesen was instructed to stop the
#swork If such is the case. These
%spoles are said to be located in the
Al ditches which border the county
road, and as the freeholders are re-
MI Bponsible for the condition of the
81 bitches, they intend to see to it that
1.-THE bitches are not unnecessarily
s$spbstructed.
E Red lights were ordered erected
#At two points which are considered
SSsto be danger spots. me on the New
III Market road at the end of Vail ave-
nue., Or Seventh street, where q
n sharp turn exists. The other light
Is to be placed at the New Bruins
wick end of the Landing bridge, the
work in both cases to be done by the
81 Public Service Electric Company.
Three poles along the Helmetta-
yamesburg road were reported as
3hcroaching on the county property
q And were ordered removed.
Thomas Howley of New Bruns-
wick had his name added to the
pheriff's payroll at a salary of s91.66
II Der month from the first of July.
H0wley was the Democratic court
oohstable who was let out with the