Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
CITY CAN GET
PAVING HELP
County and State Ready to
Aid Amboy in Paving AM
boy Avenue
SAYS CHAIRMAN BURTON
Metuchen Improvement Gets
Real Start by Action of
FreehOIders.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 90
Perth Amboy could have had finan-
oial aid from the state ard county,
and the aid remains available for the
rebuilding of the much complained
OF Amboy avenue from the end of
the pavement near Alpine cemetery
to the city line. according to state
ments made at the freeholders meet
ing yesterday.
This matter was brought up for
discussion by Freeholder Clarence
M. Halght. who asked Chairman
Burton of the state highway COM
mission, why the city of Perth AM
boy had taken no action in the mat
ter.
Both the county and state have
agreed to contribute towards the
improvement and We are now
ready" said Mr.. Burton, but the
city of Perth Amboy has never sig
nified any intention to us of tafiinS
action in the matter"
Though this thoroughfare is un
der the control of the county it does
not come within the scope of the
state reimbursement act as it lays
wholly within the limits of an incor-
porated city, but a new road could
be laid under state and county finan-
cial aid from other funds If request
ed by the governing body of the city,
according to the opinions voiced.
While the matter was freely dis
cussed no action was taken, the
opinion being that the initiative
would have to be taken by the city.
Mctuchcn Paving
Metuchen'S request for action on
the part of the freeholders in refer
ence to the north Main street paving
project got off to flying start yes
terday by the adoption of a resolu-
tion authorizing the county engineer
to prepare the plans and specifica-
tions for the work. thereby permit
ting the borough authorities to pro-
ceed with the drawing of the neces-
sary ordinances.
Despite the fact that a concrete
surface was requested by the coun-
ell in place of warrenite, the reso-
luton as presented yesterday called
for a bituminouS concrete surface
and was favorably passed on by
four members of the board when
Freeholder Fred Orpen called atten-
tion to the fact that a patent pave
llent was not wanted. with the re-
suit that a revision was made call
ing Tor concrete.
Explanations were quickly made
that the substance specific was
through a typist's error though four
before the discovery was made that
the freeholders were about to vio-
late their prediction promise that
we always give the taxpayers what
they want"
Borough Attorney Wesley Benner
had a communication before the
board again pointing out to them
that the borough could do nothing
until affirmative action had been
taken by t.,e freeEolders. The ques-
tion was also raised as to what was
TO he done with the trolley tracks,
but one ke@n mind suddenly remem-
bered that the borough had promised
to care for that situation.
Sewer Project Taken Up
The sewer building that is contem-
plated was also mentioned as an in
terfering factor which might cause
the breaking of The pavement at
some future date. though the bor-
ousa officials have agreed to fur
nish q satisfactory bond insurinS
against any damage to the road in
thai manner. tn Iugh the bond can
not be filed until nids for the con-
struction are asked for.
Nearly a year has elapsed since
this matter was first brought to the
frceholders' attention, they finally
agreeing tc lay road but called for
bids on the old familiar warrenite
which proved rather distasteful to
MetHchen felix's. With the rejection
of .tcse bids ana the substitution of
concrete the freeho:ders said to have
lost interest in the project and the
feeling aXys's III the town that they
are attem pting to s.destep the issue.
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