Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-06
'HOLE IN WALL"
ACTION soon
Plans for Improvement May
be Before FreehoIderS at
Next Meeting

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 6.-At
the next meeting of the Board of
F~reeholders which will be next
Thursday, it is hoped that the plans
for the Hole-in-the-Wall improve
ments will be before the freeholders
for consideration, and it is also ex-
pected that the county authorities
will lose no time in approving the
plans and making the preparations
for getting the work under way.
According to a communication
from Superintendent a. Il. Clark
OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
pany, their engineers contemplate
the completion of the plans not
later than next Tuesday. n rail-
road company and the freeholders
have practically agreed on makiLg
the Joint improvement, though the
technical details have held up Inc
project to the present time.
An urgent appeal from the Cnam-
Der of Commerce Of South Amboy'
asking prompt attention In prevail
ing on the Public Service Company
to pave between their tracks on
Bordentown avenue, moved the
freeholders to a further tnvestlga-
ton Of the complaint. h matter
has been before the freeholders on
mere occasions but nothing mas
ever been done to improve the I'M
siehtly and highly dangerous concl-
ton. the rails being above and be-
low grades at different points
though the new pavement on n
road was laid about two years ago.
Freebooter George S. Apologize was
instructed to look into the matter
and report back to the board not
later than next Thursday.
Contracts for the improving CT that
norton of the Old Bridge-Matawan
road near the county line were ap-
proved, and the clerk was instruct
ed to notify the contractors to start
work on the road at once, SO that
all work may be completed before
String, when the farmers living IN
that vicinity put the roa 10 us
heaviest USE.
Director Dey complained OF the
need of repairs on the state hlsn-
way at South Amboy. The highway
will be asked to give
this matter their attention especially
at Main street and Stevens venue
and at the intersection of the latter
street with First street.
Liddle G. Pfeiffer of Perth Amboy
were awarded the contract for the
paving of the westerly portion CT
street, Perth Amboy. Two n
were appointed for Work
that is about to be Undertaken,
Thomas Heating for the bridge over
Woodbridge creek on the Roosevelt
Woodbridge Road, and T. j. Sulll-
van, for the Wedgewood avenue
bridge.
Director Dey reported that great
improvements in the manner OF Sell
v.ging shells at the Morgan general
ordnance depot had been put in FL
feet since the last visit of the plant
Nv the freeholders. and the precau-
lions that have been taken n the
installation of machinery that mas
been made, leaves little posslpllley
of danger to the employees Oh Inc
salvage company.
A noticeable increase IN the
amounts of black and smoke!ess
powder at the plant for the last
was contained in the report
by the war department
hut. is accounted for in the accumu-
lation of powder charges removed
from shells that were salvaged'
The explosives on hand at tAe
end of September were high explo-
siye shells, 46S,S77; low explosive
shells, 227,531; black powder, 1861
791 pounds, and smokeless powder
4,455,5S1 pounds.
Nathan Robins, county sealer OF
weights and measures, reported
1882 inspections for the last month
while his assistant, Joseph Fertlg'
90S.