Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-18
MANY REQUESTS
REQUIREMENTS
Highway Problem Continues
to Give FreehoIders Greatest
Concern--Met Yesterday
WOODBRIDGE COMPLAINT
Paving Company Smearlng
Oily Substance on Surface y
Instead of Replacement
WOODBRIDGE COMPLAINT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 49,
Road problems continue to occupy
the attention of the Board of Free
holders. At the meeting yesterday
several requests were received for
permanent improvements under the
1923 building program while fur-
ther action was authorized on work
that has been contemplated for
some time.
Plans were adopted for the COM
pletion of the Smith street paving
Job under the agreement recently
reached by the freeholders and the
Public Service Railway Company.
Freeholder Walter Quackenbush ln-
troduced the resolution calling Tor
the preparation of plans which VIII
be submitted to the board members
by County Engineer Frederick Z.
Schneider at the earliest possible
date so that bids on the work may
be asked for.
Further steps were also taken In
the scheme to open up new I'M
proved roadway to the shore by the
approval of the plans for one mile
stretch of concrete pavement on the
Old Bridge -Matawan road. Bids
will be asked for on the work at
once. The freeholders have not been
formally notified of the intentions OF
the State Highway Com mission in
assisting in building this road. but
it is believed that within the next
few weeks the state body will pre-
pare to connect up the road just
authorized by the county with the
one mile stretch on the Old Bridge
end that was completed short
time ago. With the completion of
this road another improved road
from New Brunswick to Freehold
will become available.
Contracts with the city of New
Brunswick were also approved and
an appropriation of $4,000 was
sist the city and State Highway
Commission in repaving Albany and
French streets in this city with a
! concrete and bitulithic surfaced
roadway This work will not be
started until after Labor Day.
Complaints were registered
aga inst the methods being used by
the Hastings Paving Company In re-
Pairing the asphalt block paveme:lts
On Main street and Railway avenue E
Woodbridge. and County Engineer
Schneider was instructed to see tha'
all work was stopped Immediately
Township Committeeman William
Hoy of Fords. personally appeared
hefore the freeholders. He said ls.s
paving company is smearing the sur
face of the road with an oil-liKs
substance instead of replacing the
broken blocks as they had beer
ordered to do. He asked that the
board take some steps to preVen
any further smearing. The mem
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selves as very much displeased with
the work being done and immeui
ately ordered that the work bt
stopped and that some substance bt
placed over the oil as a means o
drying it up.
A letter from the Hastings com
pany was before the freeholders IL
which they justified their repair
work on the grounds that it woult
prove more satisfactory and length
en- the life of the road than If th'
cid blocks were replaced by new
ones. This system which consists O
spreading and rolling a layer OF thu
same materials that the blocks arr
made and then covering with grit
has been in use since 1915. accord
ing to the company's communication
and has proven highly satisfactory.
The contractors explanation tail
! ed to Satisfy the freeholders. VIII
intimate that efforts are being mad
By the contractor to repair with
smear of materials instead of repia C
ing the blocks as was ordered. Botl
the board members and the town
ship committee members discldir
any responsibility in permitting tn
contractor to use the method tha
was pursued.
The borough council of Milltown
beaded by Mayor H. B. Meyers, re
Guested permanent road improve
ments in two sections of the towr
He was assured that the one-mil
stretch from Berdine's Corner on tn
Cranbury turnpike to the bororg
line, about one mile in length, woul
be included in next years road pro
gram, though there seemed to b
some doubt on the part of the free
] olders as to whether they Woul
he in a position to pave the roa
from the opposite end of town t
Tanners Corner.
Mayor Meyers. in asking for tn
latter improvement, pointed out TN
need of a paved road from that sec
non of South River. as at the pie
emf time traffic from the Cranbur
rike must go to New Brunswick be
fore getting to road that will lea
TO South River and points near III
shore. The present road is in e,
/ cellent condition at this time. but
4 winter and early spring is almol
impassa BILE.