Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-21
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kEEHOLDERS
Other Matters Before
UNITY Board at Meeting
! Held Yesterday

ter from Conrad Sebolt was re-
wed by the Board of Freeholders
sterday Concerning the blasting
the quarry adjoining the county
orkhouse, informed the freeholders
pat great care was used in making
ne blasts n that the complaints
nade to h freeholders On the sub
Iect were greatly exaggerateN. In
structions have been issued 20 the
men employed there 20 eiminMh
their powder charges as p means OF
eliminating any future CO aplain,s.
Despite the fact thu. tho blast
charges have been red -ced, Warden
Masterson of the wor'ihous. assert
ed that the flying stones continued
to rain over the COUNT premises
whenever a blast is mad damaging
the states Of the roofs. b leaking win
dows and doing other damage.
The freeholders informed Mr.. Sc
bolt, who was present hat more care
would have ~ be taken by his en-
ployes, so Hat the inmates of the
workhouse and county farm might
not be injured by the flying stones.
Resolutions were adopted accept
ing the proposition of the Public Ser
vice Street Railway Company in re-
pairing the pavement between their
tracks at Sewaren and Midtown. The
usual number of complaints were
also made against the practice of the
trolley company in falling to prop
erly relay pavements hat they have
torn up for the purpose of making
repairs to their roadbed. These
complaints will also be referred to
trolley company with the request for
prompt action.
The pavement laid on Borden
town avenue. South Amboy. and be-
tween Helmetta and J%amesburg
cepted by the board as being COM
plete and the county treasurer was
authorized to pay the balance due
to the contractors who did the
work.
Harry Rooms. Of Perth Amboy,
was appointed as an inspector on
the State street paving job at SC
per day and Robert Let's of Sayre-
vile was delegated to look after
the county's interests on the retain
ing wall now being constructed at
Quaid's switch at S~ayreville at a
similar salary.
The Tice Towing Company enter
ed complaints against the county
lOI llilc lOSt ny lWO VI Their luz
boats in being held up at the Wood
bridge creek drawbridge on June 6
and June 20 when the machinery
of the draw failed to function. The
loss of three hours time was claim
ed by the towing company for
which they have billed the county
for $3.50. The claim was referred
to County Solicitor Richardson for
attention.
A communication from the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company inform
ed the county body that the cul-
bridge would be cleared. This Gull
vert carries the water of Hurds
brook and the cleaning out of the
Instructions under the railroad
property is a part of the freeholders
scheme for preventing the future
flooding of the streets at the corner
OF Railway avenue and Main street.
The freeholders of Somerset
county were in attendance at yes
terday's session and the two boards
reached an agreement relative to
the rebuilding of the Somerset
street bridge. which is a joint struc-
ture between the two municipali-
ties. Bids for the work will be re-
CCANCQ at oOIIlClNilIC HEAL WSth.
A conference was also held be-
tween the members of the two
boards and the city commissioners
OF New Brunswick for the purpose
of deciding on a plan to properly
provide for the draining of surface
water on Hamilton street. New
Brunswick, as well as the rebuild
ing OF the culvet over Mile Run
brook. The site was visited imme-
diately after the meeting and it is
expected that the city will care for
the drainage problems while the
two boards of freeholders will re-
build the culvert.
County Treasurer F. William
Hilker was authorized to issue
$21,500 in temporary notes to de-
fray the cost Of erecting the bridge
and two culverts on New Brunswick
avenue between Perth Amboy and
Rogan's Corner.
Joseph Fertig. assistant superin-
tendent of weights and measures,
submitted his report for the month
of June. showing that a total of
1926 inspections of various kinds
of measuring and weighing devices
had been inspected.
A communication from the State
Highway Commission together with
the copy of a notice tent out by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture called attention to the pos
stble freight car shortage that will
exist with the early settlement of
the coal miners strike, and advised
the securing of a supply of road
building materials in anticipation of
q car shortage when coal transport
fafinn iS reS1Ined