Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-31
ROAD MATERIAL
ACTION TAKEN
FreehoIders to Get Bids on
Different Substances for
County Work
BRIDGES ARE DISCUSSED
Matter of Sidewalks on New
Brunswick Ave. in Wood
bridge Comes up

NEW BRUNSWICK. Marcn 5l.-
Preparations for launching the pre-
liminary details in connection with
the 1922 road building program were
made by the freeholders at thelr
brief session yesterday afternoon, by
authorizing the request for bids for
furnishing various types VI ioao
construction materials.
The bituminous concrete sub
stances on which the county board
is asking for prices, and on which
PROPOSALS will be received on April
is. are Warrenite, Topeka, type X,
bithoslag and national. Unit prices
per square yard are asked Tor with
the material furnished and layed
where required.
on the same day bids are to be
received for furnishing, and apply
ling substances used in the repair OF
macadam roads. These materlalS
are classified as coal or water gas
tar of which 10000 gallons each OF
the penetration and surfacing dress
ing will he required, as well as coal
tar patching material.
Plans and specifications are to be
prepared by County Engineer Fred
| c. Schneider on the motion OF free
holder Clarence NJ. Haight. for tue
rebuilding of the three bridges or
culyerts across New Brunswick ave-
nue. between Rogan's corner ana
Perth Amboy., Mr.. Haight in bring
ling this matter before the board for
consideration said the bridges should
be widened to the full width of the
, road as Woodbridge township con-
templates building sidewalks along
the road as II means OF elimlnatlns
the danger to the pedestrians VINO
/ npl1p1 IN WALK III the
roadway.
Freeholder J. fred Orpen at the
same time assN-ted that similar ac-
ton should xbc taken on Somerset
street. New Brunswick, as the con-
ditions existing there are dangerous
to the residents of that locality. Ihe
Somerset street project, however,
would be joint affair between MIG :
dlesex and Somerset counties ana
for which plans have been partially
prepared. County Engineer Schnel-
der and Solicitor Frederick f. Rlch-
ardson were instructed to take the
subject up with the Somerset au-
| thorities and attempt 10 get quich
action in the matter.
In the absence of any definite
word from TIE State Board OF
Health. as to when that body might
lbe expected to visit and investigate
the site for the county tuberculosis
hospital, Freeholder Louis }. Belioil
who is exceedingly anxious 10 see
1.-The hospital erected this year, re-
louested the clerk of the board 10
again take the question up with the
state body in an effort to get I'M
mediate action.
A letter from the township com,
mittee of Woodbridge, requested
NNndpeW0nl ave-
nue. be replaced as a means OF again
onen:np nm that section. Freehold
or Haight, who had inspected the re-
mains of the old structure informed
tht freeholders that the rebuilding
of the bridge was most essential as
the residents of that community at
the present time are competed "
make a detour of several BLOCKS III
order to reach the main road. Inc
county engineer was Instructed tc
look over the situation and submit
his report at the next meeting.
In reply to a complaint OF the
freeholders that the asphalt ploch
pavement on Railway avenue, WOOD
bridge needed repairs, the Hastings
Paving Company of New YORK IN
formed the board that the repal,
worl, would be taken care OF neX'
week. ct, ~,
Former Mayor John J. Quaid, OF
Savreyille. again called to the free
tolders' attention the need of max
ing repairs to the culvert under Pine
creek road, which he says is very
much. neglected and a grave menace
to the travelling public. THIS mat
ter was complained of year ago
according to Mr.. Quaid's communlca
) 4ion and he was assured that the
necessary repairs would be made
but instead of repairs the conditlon
; is rapidly becoming worse.
This work is especially asked loi
on the grounds that all he has got.
: ten from the county is an lncfeaseo
tax rate since the building OF
stone road by the county about TWEEN
ty years ago.
Three new patients suffering from
, tuberculosis were granted admission
l to the Bonnie Burn hospital, by th'
action of the county authorities at an
experse of fifty-four dollars week
= resolution presented by Free
holder Robert r. Vandenbergh. was
adopted authorizing County Irea
| surer f. William Hilker to borrow
$4,000 in anticipation of taxins
which became due in June.
= The bond and contract of Josepf
Kferst, of South Amboy, for paint
. ing Convery Place bridge in PERU
Amboy was approved and ordere'
filed.
Receipts from the county farm
for the month of March totale'
s69.6o which was derived from thu
farm. =,
The next meeting of the board VII
be the regular monthly meetlnl
2 which will be held next Thursda,
afternoon at which time bids will b.
received for furnishing stone for tn
repairs of county roads, and IN
possible adoption of the 1922 roa'