Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-14
NEW DELAY FOR
HOLE IN WALL
Penna. Railroad Fails to Have
Plans at Board of Free
holders Meeting

Another weeks delay at least. in
solving the problems in connection
with the dangerous condition at the
hole-in-the-wall at South Amboy,
has been o~ccasioned by the failure
Ecf the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to submit the plans, prepared
by their engineers, to the County
Board of F~reeholders for approval.
Director William S. Dey, yester-
day asked Thomas j. Mulvihill, the
freeholders' clerk, if the plans had
arrived or a letter explaining the
situation. and received a negative
answer. T~hereupon the member of
the board from South Amboy said:
THE people think we are kidding
them, but we are not trying to kid
anybody, and I think further action
in the matter should be taken at
once"
The members of the board were
unanimous in directing Mr.. Mulvihlli
70 remind the railroad company of
their promise to submit the plans
this week.
A short bonus discussion then
took place. after which Acting
Chairman Pierce read an invitation
from +. D.. Neidermeyer, pastor of
the local Presbyterian church, to
n Legionaires inviting them to the
services given in his church on
Armistice night. This was unani-
mously carried by the post.
Mr.. Pierce then reminded the
members of the County dictionaries
banquet to be held at the Packer
House October rs. to which he
urged everyone to be present and
hear the reports from the delegates
Of the national convention.
Comrade Pierce also urged the
L6gionaires to do whatever they
possibly could to help build the
membership of Post As, saying that
1t would relieve some of the burden
from the state commanders hands.
He moved that each member bring
a friend and double the membership
ut least here in Perth Amboy.
About one-haIf of the road has
recently been paved by the county
Though there remains an unpaved
stretch of about four miles near the
county line that is practically i'm
passable.
The request for cooperation on
THE part of the freeholders, to as
sist in making the road a national
highway, vas referred to the road
scommittee.
Fifty new cases of tuberculosis
were called to the freeholders' at
itention in the report of the Middle
sex county anti-tuberculosis league
for the month of September, which
shows twenty-three cases in Perth
Amboy, nine in New Brunswick, one
in Metuchen and seventeen in the
balance of the county. Nearly 1000
eases are under the supervision of
the organization in the county at the
present time.
Treatment of two patients suffer-
ling from the disease was authorized
by the county authorities yesterday.
one being sent to White Haven and
1.-THE other to Bonnie Burn.
Another week will also elapse,
before the freeholders will arrive
az a decision as to what they pro-
pose doing n the award of the con-
tract for the paving at the switches
of the Public Service Trolley Com
pany tracks on State street, Perth
Amboy. Only n bid was received
last week for doing this work, it be-
Ing n rendered by the trolley |
company. Freeholder Walter Quack-
enhushs chairman of the committee
having this work in charge, asked
that another week be allowed them
to further consider the bid.
IlAoANS dIO lLQSI way on the part
OF the Old York Road Chamber of
Commerce of Philadelphia, to have
ffe cid stage road between Phila-
sdelphia and New York dedicated as
a federal highway, according to a
communication just received. The
only portion Of the road in this
county under the jurisdiction of the
Board of Freeholders is Livingston
avenue from New Brunswick to the
Icourty line, near Trenton, the bal
Iance OF the road being the state
highway between Highland Park
and Railway, a portion of which is
now being rebuilt.
The freeholders endeavored at
The last session of the legislature
70 have the southern section of the
odd road, Livingston avenue, taken
over as a state highway, it being
The most direct route between this
city and Trenton by about four and
Ia half miles, but were unsuccessful.
Another attempt will be made at
sfhe next session of the Legislature
ACCOMPLISH that result.