Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-20
COUNTY ROAD
WORK IS PUSHED
Freeholders Authorize Big Is
sue to Pay for Work in the
Schedule for 1921.
IN ADDITION TO S225, 900
Work to be Done in Various
Parts of MiddIesex, Some
Roads Leading to This City
IN ADDITION TO $225, 900

NEW BRUNSWICK. May 20
Road improvement bonds to the
valuo of $262. 900 were authorized
by the Board of Freeholders yester-
day to pay for the work contem-
plated under the 1921 road sched-
ule. this amount being in addition
to the $3.50, 900 in bonds which were
recently issued for the purpose of
meeting the county's financial obli-
cations in the construction of road
work classified as permanent i'm
provements.
The purpose of the bonds just au-
thorized is to pay for the repairing
and rebuilding of roads with a Bit
a stone base while the former issue
cared for roads constructed with a
permanent concrete base. While the
new improvement work is just get
ting under way the permanent work
is either complete or now in the
course of construction.
Though provision is made through
the latter bonds to defray the cost
of work on nine different roads, the
West avenue, Sewaren road was
omitted, which provoked a storm
of protest from Freeholder Walter
G. Quackenbush, at the time the
resolution was introduced.
Definite assurance was given the
Perth Amboy freeholder before the
vote was put, that the road improve
mept would be cared for at later
date, or just as soon as the con-
tract for the work is awarded. II
is understood that the work on the
Sewaren job is being held up for
the lack of plans to work from, but
whatever the reason the members
of the county board have not pub
lically stated.
Type r and bitoslag will be used
on the repairs to the nine roads
these materials being spread over
a crushed stone base. The roads
to be so treated and the amount OF
money allotted for each job are as
follows.
Roads to be improved with Type r
New Brunswick avenue from Perth
Amboy to Metuchen by increasing
the width six feet at a cost of $780,
900; Woodbridge avenue from High
land Park towards Bonhamtown at
a cost of $4,000; the Stelton-New
Market Dunellen road. $4,000: that
portion of the Trenton-New Bruins
lck pike lying within South Bruins
wick township. $4,000. while $780,
900 Is allotted to the Aqueduct Gran
bury road.
Bitoslag will be used on the roads
leading from Old Bridge to Spots
wood and Matawan at a cost of $10,-
900 and 100000 respectively. The
same material will also be used on
the River road from Highland Park
to Bound Brook and the Trenton
and New Brunswick pike in North
Brunswick township at cost of S25..
600 for each operation.
Although the total cost of thi!
work is estimated to be $290,000. aid
from the state will he furnished to
the extent of $4,000.
Road work to be paid for out of
the former bond issue include the
construction of Bordentown avenue
in South Amboy, which is reported
as practically complete, and the road
from Fords to Rogan's Corner which
at the present time is being held
up by the tardiness of the Public
Service Company in doing their por-
ton of the work. The Helmetta
Jamesburg and Middlesex borough
improvement both of which are COM
plete and the Blazing Star road in
Roosevelt on which work is Just be.
ing started.
Plans for the improving of Liv.
ingston avenue in North Brunswick
township were approved and will
now be submitted to the State High
way Commission for their approval
Immediately after approval by the
state body. bids for the work, en-
falling $500 square yards of surface
will be advertised for.