Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-13
CHANCES FOR sEwAREN ROAD.

1t looks very much as IL the Board OF Free
holders had succeeded in having their own way
in regard to the paving of West avenue through
Sewaren. connecting Perth Amboy with the bor-
ough OF Roosevelt. They have agreed to pave
half of the road at once, which they were willing
to do all along. and have promised to pave the
other half when the first half is finished. AS
the freeholders were willing to pave the second
half next year anyway, we fail to see where any
! advantage has been gained by those who have
advocated the paving of the road in its entirety
this year.
Some seem. to think that under the present
arrangement the first half of the road, extend
ing from the Perth Amboy city line to Wood
bridge avenue in sewaren will be finished by
July so that the other half can be finished be-
fore cold weather stops all paving work. If this
is done it will be because those/members OF the
Board of Freeholders who are anxious to be
candidates for the various lucrative Offices that
are to be filled at the election this fall fear the
big vote that is polled IN this end of the county
and deem it prudent to come near
giving the people what they want.
Under ordinary circumstances it would be
very easy for the freeholders to see that only
half of the Sewaren road is paved this year.
In the first place, it would be so easy to delay
the start on the first half so that it would be
100 late when it is finished to start the second
half this year. If this plan does not work, it will
be equally easy to find that the county treasury
does not warrant any additional road building
this wear once the season Is half over. 1t will
be claimed that the road program for this year
has been completed, that it has cost more than
was anticipated, and therefore the second half
of the sewaren road will have to wait. as the
treeholders have intended that it should all
along.
The only hope, as said before. is for the people
at this end of the county. where the greatest
number of voters live. to remember those who
have attempted to fool them in such a way as
this, and when they come up as candidates for
various offices that they would very much like
to have next November, let it be known ex-
actIy what is thought Of them as public officials.
This. Sewaren road is an important highway
In this section of the county and there is a gen.
eral demand that 1t be improved. AS long as the
Board of Freeholders continue to hand out fat
contracts to patent pavement concerns when the
same work can be done equally as good at much
less cost without the use of the patented ma
terial, the people are not going to take much
stock in the cry that there are not funds enough
in the county treasury to pave this road for It's
whole length. The money saved on patented
paving material would probably pave the second
half of the road, that the freeholders now re-
fuse to pave on the grounl that they cannot
afford to do so.
If the eyes and ears are kept out OF other peo-
pies business, the nose will follw suit.
There are men too busy doing things to boast
of what they are going to do.
And sometimes when you cast your bread
upon the waters it comes back buttered.
No doubt, the first ultimate consumer was
patient old job.
1t is easy to find people who'll lend YOU money
if you don't need it.
Write your worries down in a notebook-and
save them for a year or two hence.
Champagne cures a Denver man of hiccoughs.
Same thing can start them. Extremes meet.
Paris will stage bull fights. That's a false step
in a world trying to curb cruelty and bloodshed.
One idea Of sarcasm Is to have the government
propose a sales tax on every purchase just at
a time when an end to the so-called buyers