Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-18
Definite Understanding Want.
ed With State Body as to
Reimbursement
THE CITY DEBT QUESTION
Barber Plant Interests Also
Come Up--Attorney at Board
of Aldermen Meeting

The aldermen last night unani-
mcIsly adopted a resolution request
ing the freeholders to return to the
control of this city, Amboy avenue
from Myrtle street north to the city
line in order that aid might be re
ceived from the State Highway Com
mission in having this stretch Of
road paved.
A committee consisting of the
members of the street committee.
namely, Aldermen Thomas Patten,
Albert G. Waters and John ]. Clark,
together with Alderman-at-large
Calvin and City Engineer Larson,
are in Trenton today comforting with
the State. Highway Commission on
this matter.
There was no opposition on the
part of any member of the board TO
the resolution requesting the county
to surrender the road to the city. 1t
was pointed out that such action
should be taken at once in order tc
speed up matters so that the paw
ing work might be started at once.
The resolution follows:
"Whersas, That part of Amboy
avenue lying north of Myrtle street
to the city line is now under the
control OF the Middlesex County
Board of Freeholders. and
"Whereas, 1t is the desire of this
board to cause Amboy avenue lying
north of Myrtle street "a the city
line to bs paw I'd by the State High
way Commission, and
"Whereas, This board IL advised
that same cannot be legally done
& while the said Amboy avenue is un-
der the control of the Middlesex
County Beard of Freeholders.
''Now, therefore be II resolved,
kThat this beard does hereby re-
y kluest that the Board of Freeholders
surrender its rights in said avenue
and that il return the con.roi there
Of to the city of Perth Amboy.
BE it further resolved, That
copy of this resolution be presented
to the Beard of Freeholders for ITS
consideration and favorable action"
The intention of the aldermen is
to have the road paved and curoed
its entire length at a width OF forty
feet, the state paying the cost OF
the twenty-five feet in the center oil
the road and the city and county
Z bearing equally the remaining ex-
pense.
The idea of traversing over a new
route through the property OF the
Barber Asphalt PaVlnS Company
has apparently been dropped as na
mention of this was made at last
nights meeting. The suggestion has
been made that an easier grade with
gradual curve instead of sharp
turns would result if the new route
was laid out but investigation of the
proposed route by the freeholders
and aldermen showed that this
would be an expensive undertaking
and that it would take so long nc
relief would be afforded this year
and possibly none next year. Even
though work was started on the
new route this year. it was~pointed
out on the day of the inspection II
would be necessary to spend consid-
erable money in temporarily repair
ing the present road.
The Barber Asphalt Paving Com
pany, which owns a large amount OF
property on both sides OF the road
for almost it's entire. length. is un-
derstood to be opposed to the paving
of the present road for a width
of forty feet and curbing it the en-
tire length. No formal opposition
was expressed against it at the reg
ular session last night by the COM
pany's local counsel, Andrew j
Wight. who was at the city hall and
conferred with the aldermen before
the meeting opened.