Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10

freeholders yesterday in one of theil
old time star chamber sessions
while demands were made on them
for road repairs by a delegation Of
taxpayers living along River road.
James A. Smith, who was a candi-
date for freebooter on the Demo
cratic ticket last fall, headed the
delegation, and it is understood that
further demands were made on the
board than has been made by the
various delegations who have hereto
fore appeared before the county
body in reference TO that road.
An oil treatment has been asked
for in times past as means OF laying
the dust, but it is understood that
the residents of that vicinity are now
d%esirous of having the road included
in the schedule of roads slated for
permanent improvement.
While the paving of the entire
length of six miles from Highland
f,ark to Bound Brook is wanted, the
delegation made it clear that they
would expect at least W. miles OF
the road to be taken care of this
veal with the completion of the bal
ance within the next two a
A discussion among the board
I.A.mbers was participated in on the
ACCESSIBILITY of considering the paw
ing of the Lincoln highway from the
Highland Park end of the Albany
street bridge instead of starting from
the intersection of Raritan and
Woodbridge venue as was decided
ON at the hearing held asst Satur-
day night.
This road may be built by the
freeholders under the reimburse
ment act and it is felt that il the
work is actually carried through,
that portion that runs through High
land Park might as well be cared
for at this time as the pavement is
rapidly wearing out from the heavy
truck traffic that passes over 1t.
No decision was reached as to
what will be done in this connec-
ton. Freebooter Q~uackenbush also
raised the question of the need of
widening the bridge and increasing
the headroom of the bridge at the
railroad spur to Raritan arsenal h a
crosses over the highway at Metuch-
en-. This matter will be considered
when the plans are made as the
present condition proves unSatisfac-
tory, there being just room enough
for two cars to pass at that point.
Residents of Raritan township
living along Woodbridge avenue on
the outskirts of Highland Park Pc
liilOfltd tift lttfIolutto ~ ohS ny
with the gas company the question
Of extending their mains at that
point as it is expected that further
paving work will be done by the
county in that vicinity this year.
After talking the matter over the
board concluded that as that road
may be one of those to be cared for
under the 1922 program all utility
companies should be notified at once
to make the required connections
before the county starts the actual
construction work
A bridge in Raritan township over
the mill brook on the old meadow
was reported as being in a bad
state of repair and in need of imme- |
date attention. The structure viii
be examined by the freeholders and
either repaired or rebuilt.
Ra.Es for the care of county
eubercrlar patients at the Bonnie
Etirn institution have been raised
from SIT to SIS per month, accord
ing to a letter from hat institution
yesterday. The freeholders being
responsible for the care of those
now at that hospital have no alter
native in the matter and will be
amount, which was authorized by
resolution.
Just what the freeholders are go
ing to do in the matter of erecting
Il hospital in this county is not
known at this time but they have
expressed themselves as favoring the
erection of the first unit of such an
institution this year if possible.
Freeholders Robert r. Vanden-
'bergh and George Apologize were
named as a committee to represent
tn county board at the ninth annual
convention of the New Jersey Mos
quito determination League which
is to be held i'll Atlantic City the
first three days of next month.
The report of County Treasurer
r. William Hilker for the month of
January was before the board and
referred to the finance committee
for approval. In accordance with
this report there was on deposit on
the first of the month $~367,424.05
and the receipts of the month
amounted to $219,074.31. Disburse-
ments for that period totaled $4S7,-
5000, leaving a total of ~$9S,92S.16
on deposit in the various banks of
the county at the end of the month.
Funeral for Mrs. Schock
MATAWAN, Feb. 10.--The funeral
oil Mrs. Eva {. Schock, was held from
her late home yesterday afternoon,
the Rev. T.. J. Reedl, pastor, ofticia-
ting. Mrs. Schock's death followed
an illness of but a few days of pleu-
ro-pneumonia..
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by three daughters, Thelma,
fourteen; Eleanor, eleven. and
Charlotte, eight; her father, David
G. Walling, ST., of keyport; three
sisters, Mrs. Sadie Smith, and Mrs.
Joseph Lovett, of Keyport, and
Mrs. Lillian Bloodgood of South Am
boy and two brothers, David C.
Walling, Jr., of Keyport, n Lester
Nalling of Bedford.
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