Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-02-17
COUNTY ACTSON
H0LE-|N-WALL
Application for improvements
Made to the Board of
FreehoIders
BOARD TO TAKE ACTION
Road improvements Also Pc
titioned by South Amboy
and Jamesburg
TO TAKE ACTION

NEW RRITNSWICK, Feb. IL
Applications for improvements of the
existing conGidon AT the Hole-in-the
Wall at SontIl Amboy and two sep
arate requests for road improve
ments of & permanent nature were
before the freeholdeis yesterday for
consideration, while the numerous
bids for the furnishing of two trucks
to the country were received ana
the merits of the different trucks IN
vestigated before an award was
maze.
Director William S. Dey and a del
egatioIl of citizers living near the
far. Gus Eoi=-in-tllc Wall informed
the boarC, of the necessity of some
acton toward widening the driveway
under the tracks. This portion or
the roaG was paved with concrete
last yeer hut since that time the
railroad compan. in putting in new
wooden bents have encroached on
the ten toct striI of concrete mates-
tally decreacing the width of the
passage.
A scheme 5as beer worked out by
the director, whicn il adopted by the
county aithCritia.s ard the railroad
officials VIII settle the arguments
over the much discussed hole.
Under the plan to be submitted 10
the railroad company the tracks
above will be carried on heavy iron
girders while the roadway below
will consist of two strips of concrete
pavement ten feet wide and the ad-
dition of a f1ve-foot walk on one
side and a sewer for the proper
drainage of the place on the oppo-
site side.
In addition to the widening of
the roadway at that point the resi-
dents of the locality further petit
toned the freeholders to improve
the street running between Main
and Bridge streets.
Contrary to the usual request Tor
road repairs the, delegation present
Yesterday indicated their preference
for a patent pavement over concrete
for the reason that it could be torn
up any time for the purpose oil
making gas and water connections.
= Freeholders Clarence NJ. Haight,
Walter Quackenbush and Director
Dey were delegated as a committee
to take the matter up with the rail
road company in an effort to get
their cooperation in the matter.
A delegation of citizens living
Che road running from Englishtown
20 Jamesburg armed with a peti-
ton signed by the majority of the
residents of that vicinity. put in their
order for road work early. as they
are desirous of having the county
start work next year in laying con-
crete road over the five nile stretch
in this county.
This request was made for the
reason that Monmouth county free
holders have signified their inten-
tions of building the six miles of
road from the county line to Eng
lishtown with a similar material next
year.
Freeholder Robert II. Vanden-
bergh declared the road to be about
the worst under control and favors
its building as soon as possible.
The request was referred to the
road com mittee to be considered in
their 1928 road program.
True to their promise or threat
''ade to the freeholders last year,
that they would give the freehold
ers no rest until they had received
some recognition in the matter of
road work. a delegation of ladies
living along the River road were
again before the board anu request
tu l1ldl tltS Dt SlNtH COtlNlNNC
roadway in that locality
This delegation also presented a
petition containing the names of
many of their neighbors and insist
ed that at least a mile of the road be
improved this year and that the
balance to the county line at Bound
Brook be included in later pro-
gram.
The freeholders promised to give
the matter their attention and re-
ferred it to the road committee at
the same time promising that the
road would be properly oiled this
year for its entire length
The Mack truck was selected as
the one best suited for the county's
needs. following the receipt and
opening of bids from nine dealers
Perth Amboy Garage Company was
awarded the contract for furnishing
two of the three trucks and a half
ton outfits at cost of S12.511 so.
The freeholders pointed out that
they had selected the type for two
fold reason first that the make was
considered the best and for the fur
ther reason that it is manufactured
in this county by company which
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