Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-30
COUNTY GETS
STATE RULING
tuberculosis Site a Menlo PIX.
is. Not Approved County
Board Meets

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 30
The Board of Freeholders yesterday
afternoon received from the STATE
Board of Health a letter informing
them that the Menlo Park site for
the proposed Middlesex county tu-
b~erculosis sanitarium had been re.
jected by the state board. it being
considered by the members of the
board as unsuitable. The letter
accomI anieG a resolution adopted
by the state health board denying
the application of freeholders for
permission to build on the Menlo
Park site.
The freeholders did not enter
into any discussion as to what dis
position would be made of the prop
erty at Menlo Park, about one mite
from Metuchen and located near
the Newark-Trenton fast line tracks
The properly was purchased by q
former board with the view OF
eventually having a tuberculosis
hospital erected there. A set Of
plans costing $4,000 vas also or
dered at the time.
The Perth Amboy Evening News
yesterday carried a story telling OF
the rejection of the Menlo Park site
by the State Health Board no Off
cial word from that body having
been received when the News ac-
count was secured from other
sources.
A letter was received from the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
informing the board that the COM
pany's chief engineer is now work.
ing on the South Amboy Hole-in-
the-Wall situation and will be able
to advise the board of contemplated
action in about ten days.
In reply to letters from the free
holders complaining against the
failure of the Public Service Rail-
way Company to make certain street
repairs between their tracks, the
railway company informed the
board by letter that it Is ready to
pave with Belgian block the short
stretch of road from Woodbridge
Creek bridge to the end CT the new
West avenue pavement in
Other roads requiring repairs be-
tween and alongside of the trolley
tracks are Sewaren avenue, WOOD
bridge and Main street, Midtown.
In the former case the Public Ser
vice Company asks the county to
pay part of the cost and in the latter
Ease the railway COMPANY offers 10
place broken stone between the
rails. The freeholders want a SUR
facing put on these stones. The rail-
way company offered to pay sew
enty-ive cents a yard to the county
if the county does the work.
w. A. Allgair. of South River,
complained about the overlooking OF
a brook in that town following heavy
rains. The freeholders decided 10
meet with borough officials and the
Raritan River Railroad officials at z
o'clock Saturday afternoon to IN
spect the situation. The meeting
will be at South River.
N. T. Jensen, of Fords. in a letter
to the board, said he was unable 10
accept the position of road inspector
| on the Iselin road at Sc a day and
suggested the name OF Michaei
| Lewis. of Iselin. The suggestion was
favorably acted upon.
director William Dey had photo
graphs taken in Woodbridge June 8,
showing the flooded conditions in the
| street near the Woodbridge Hotel
following a heavy storm. 1t was de-
cided to make an inspection trip
at $3.50 o'clock next Wednesday art
ernoon. Committeeman Salter. OF
Woodbridge. was present ana also
brought before the board the neeo
of improvements to the Railway ave-
nue bridges. he pointed out thai the
| opening is not sufficiently large 10
| carry away the torrent of water re-
| sulting from a storm. and also said
he Pearl stree. bridge should be
raised about two feet. These two
cases will also be investigated or
Wednesday by the freeholders.
County Engineer Fred Schneider
I also pointed put that two large pipes
are needed at the Wedgewood ave.
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