Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-09
BELGIAN BLOCK PAVING
BETWEEN TRACKS ON
ROAD THROUGH F0RDS
Settlement Reached Yester-
day Between Co., Twp. and
Public Service Company
INSPECT MORGAN AGAIN
Conference Next Week in So.
Amboy on Elimination of
Old Trolley Tracks
BY Evening News Stan Correspondent. ]

BY Evening News Staff Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 9.-Fi-
nal action was taken by the Board of
Freeholders yesterday in the matter
of completing the pavement of New
Brunswick avenue from Rogans to
Fords. A conference was held re-
Gently between representative of the
Public Service Railway Company at
which this matter was discussed at
length and settlement was practi-
cally decided upon. Yesterday the
freeholders took definite action and
the work of finishing the road will
be started at once.
To Lay Block Paving.
Although the franchise which the
trolley company has calls for ma
cadam pavement between tracks and
on either side for short distance
the municipality has requested Bel
gian block and this latter paving will
be used. The county will lay the
concrete foundation, the cost of
which will be borne jointly by the
township and county. The Public
Service will furnish the Belgian
block and the county will lay it.
The county will pay for the laying
of this block with the understand
ing that within five years the Public
Service Company reimburse it. 1t is
estimated the work will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The free
holders decided to set aside $4,000 in
order that the work might be started
at once.
Reports Are Received
The reports Of the superintendent
hand assistant superintendent of
Fweights and measures for inspections
during the month of August were
received. They showed that Superin-
tendent Nathan Robbins had found
41179' correct while three were incor-
rect and condemned. Joseph Fertig,
the assistant, superintendent, found
249 correct and three incorrect. Di-
rector William S. Dey pointed out
fhe difference in the amount of work
,!C1e by the men and the matter of
tividing the county into districts and
aIloting certain districts to each man
was discussed as was also the num-
erous complaints received in New
Brunswick of the condition of scales
used by dealers selling ice. 1t was
decided to have both the superin-
.endent and assistant superintendent
present at a conference to be held
with the freeholders next Thurs
day.
George L. Burton, chairman of the
State Highway Commission, had a
letter before the board confirming
his verbal report of the acceptance
of the Blazing Star road at Roose-
velt by the State Highway Commits
sion. it now being complete.
South Amboy Tracks
Director Dey again brought up the
question of action being taken to
cause the Public Service or Jersey
Central Traction Companies to re-
move the tracks no longer used in
South Amboy at Main street and
Stephen avenue. The director stat
ed that the jarring and shocks re-
sulting from trucks going over these
tracks resulted in the walls of houses
in that vicinity being cracked and
ruined. 1t was decided to hold a
conference at 10 o'clock next Thurs
day morning at Main street, South
aAmboy, with Superintendent Hitch
cock of the Jersey Central Traction
Company. State Engineer Thomas
Wasser, Chairman George L. Burton.
of the State Highway Commission,
Martin White, superintendent of
maintenance of way of the Public
Service Railway Company. and the
engineers.
Henry E. Cooper, of Jamesburg,
was named inspector on the Spots
wood -Englishtown bridge at a salary
of Sc per day. A discussion was held
on the price which should be paid
road inspectors. Director Dey re-
ported that Chairman Burton had
told him state road inspectors were
getting SO a day. Others on the
board declared inspectors on state
jobs were receiving s120 and ex-
penses. 1t was generally decided
that this matter be looked into so
that the county get the services of
inspectors as cheaply as possible.
Report OH Explosives
The report for the month of Au-
gust from Morgan showed 474,052
high explosive shells on hand: L.
5S9,912 low explosive shells in stor-
age. and 4,5S7,1S6 pounds of smoke
less powder. The freeholders were
Informed that more men had been
laid off at Morgan and the road
committee was instructed to investi-
gate the matter and determine
whether there are enough men at
the plant to safely guard the expio-
sives
A resolution was adopted author
lzing the county treasurer to borrow
S25. 900 in anticipation of taxes, the
notes to mature Dec. is.