Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-25
.DEY'S QU|RY IS
NOT ANSWERED
Who is Dispenser of Funds,
Question at Meeting of Bd.
of FreehoIders
WARRENITE INTERESTS?
Or State Highway Commis-
sion--Haight Passes on
Paving Project Vote
WARRENITE INTERESTS?

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 25.-
Who is the dispenser of county al
lotments from the motor vehicle
fund. the State Highway Commis'
sion or the warrenite interests?
This question, in substance. threat.
ened for a while to disrupt the peacs
and harmony of the weekly session
of the Board of Freeholders yester-
day afternoon. when the proposi-
tion of accepting the State High
way Commissions plans for complet-'
ing under a joint county and state
contract the Old Bridge e-Matawan
road, came before the freeholders.
Director William S. Dey introduce
| ed a resolution directing County
| Engineer Frederick c. Schneider to
prepare plans and specifications fer
| having the four mile connecting
| link between the bith5slag pave
ment on the Old Bridge end with the
concrete pavement that is soon TO
be built on the Matawan end. Free
holder j. Fred Orpen moved for the
adoption which was carried by five
Affirmative votes. through Freehol-
der Clarence M. Halght, passed on
the roll call.
Director Dey Immediately asked
Haight why he had passed. Mr..
Haight replied, that he had taken
the matter up with the state ofii-
cials and had been informed that
the states share of the work would
have to be funded by the county.
He entered further objections to go-
ing ahead with the proposition on
the grounds that the expense would
practically eat up the 1928 motor
vehicle money leaving nothing for
road work in the districts of the
other freeholders.
The director fatty contradicted
the New Market freeholder by say
ing, "you did not take this up with
the State Highway Commission. You
took it up with Job Lippincott OF
the warrenite company"
Mr.. Dey's reply evidently struck
with considerable force, though Mr..
Haight did not deny the truth of the
directors stateemnt.
George l.. Burton, chairman of the
State Highway Commission in let
ter to Director Dey stated that the
State Highway Commission was
ready to enter into an agreement
with the freeholders for the purpose
of completing the road in question,
as a means of opening up new
route for the heavy shore traffic. and
that 100000 had been appropriated
for that purpose.
Both the director and the county
engineer informed the board in re-
plying to Haight's objection. that
the highway commission did not look
to the county to do the work under
the reimbursement act but that on
the contrary 1928 motor vehicle
money would be used for that pur-
pose and that the appropriation had
been made.
A general discussion ensued as to
lust what bearing this improvement
would have on the S125.000 state
allotment that is due the county next
year. Freeholder Haight reiterated
his previous remarks that 1t would
deplete the amount to such an ex-
tent that other county work would
be seriously curtaiied next year.
while Mr.. Dey and Mr.. Schneider
were just as sure that the opposite
would he the case. and that the
1923 state allotment to Middleaex
would be increased.
The matter was then closed when
Freeholder Orpen defended his
stand on the question by saying II
favor the adoption of the directors
resolution on this important road
which will be a benefit to the entire
county and we must remember that
we are here repres enting the entire
county and not any particular sec
ton"