Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
'AMbOY AVENUE
DETAILS MAY Z
Board of FreehoIders Adopt
Resolutions in Move to Re-
pair Present Road
ACTION ON NEW ROUTE
Feel That it Will Take 2 Years
to Build New Highway to
Woodbridge

NEW BRUNSWICK. April Is
The freeholders yesterday adopted
resolution in reference to Amboy
avenue. Perth Amboy, as fellows:
Whereas. 1t is the sense of this
board that the proposed plan of i'm
provement of Amboy avenue. Perth
Amboy. which contemplates the re-
alignment Of the road at or near the
Barber Asphalt plant. will incur a
delay of at least one or possibly two
years in the construction of this
road and necessitate an expense
which is not justified and will delay
1.-The entire project for a longer re-
k'iod of time when the condition of
7the road is such as to necessitate its
immediate construction in its entire
ty.
And whereas, il is the sense of
this board because of the foregoing
reasons tina. this road should be con-
structed on its present location.
Now, therefore be it and it is
hereby resolved that this board ar
range through its clek for. confer
ence with the state highway COM
mission and the city council of
Perth Amboy next Tuesday May 2
at Trenton in order to present its
views for the consideration of the
state highway commission, and en-
deavor to prepare plan whereby
this improvement wiIls be made on
the location of the present road"
A resolution was also adopted
yr;urting the return of Amboy avenue
from Mrytle street TO Inslee street
To the city of Perth Amboy.
To Improve Roads
At this session n resolution was
adopted naming the various roads
to be improved by bituminous con-
crete and the amounts to be expend-
ed in each case. Improvements of
this kind will total s337.000 which
sum yesterday was appropriated.
The roads to be repaired and the
amounts to be expended in each case
follow: Hole-in-the-wall. South
An,boy. $4,000: Matawan-Old
Bridge section No. 1. 100000; Wood
bridge-New Brunswick, $4,000;
Stelton-New Market, 100000; Green
street, Woodbridge, $4,000: Main
street. Bound Brook, $4,000; Gram
bury-South River road, $4,000;
River road. Highland Park. $4,000;
Ridge road. Kingston and Mon
mouth Junction. $50,000, and Hell
\metta- -Spotswood road, $4,000.
A letter was received by the board
yesterday from the Weldon contract
to the condition of the pavement on
Plainfield avenue, which connects
Metuchen and Plainfield. The let
ter informed the board that after
May the Amosite, company Win
have completely furnished its plant
and be ready to furnish the neces-
sarv material to repair this road.
William Brown, lawyer of Wood
bridge. had a communication be-
fore the board in regard to an oc-
currence which has effected the
property of Jonas Coddington OF
Woodbridge. The cutting and grad
ing of a road interferes with the en-
trance to Coddington's property and
$4,000 is needed for repairs. The
matter was referred to the road COM
mittee.
Edward Whitehead of South River
had a communication before yester-
days meeting in regard to the con-
struction of a bridge over Prentice
brook in South River. At the pres
ent time a street crosses the brook
and conditions make it difficult to
get through.
Keyes of Woodbridge, township
clerk, referring to the Main street.
Railway avenue repairs. The mat
ter was referred to the road COM
ulittee.
A notice was received from the de-
partment of commerce notifying the
board that the fifteenth annual con-
ference of persons interested in
weights and measures, will be held
in Washington from May 23 to 26.
A request accompanied same that
blhe official seaiers of the county at
tend this session. No action was
taken on same.
The application of Chris ]. Hoyer,
who lives along New Brunswick ave-
nue. between Fords and Rogan's cor
ner, to open up the pavement for
the purpose of connecting a sewer,
was received at yesterdays session.
He claims that his contractor alleged
that his sewer was connected with
the trunk sewer but this connection
cannot be found, the communication
states. The matter was referred to
the road committee with the sugges-
tion that the man be made to fur
nish the necessary bond to cover the
expense of the improvement.
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