Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
AMBOY AVENUE
RELIEF IS NEAR
Top Service Material to be
Laid on Street at
Once
| RESOLUTION is PASSED
May Mean Action to Turn
Road Over to City viii
Come Soon

NEW BRUNSWICK. June 60
Another step forward in the Amboy
avenue paving program was taken
by the Board of Freeholders yester-
day, when a resolution presented
by Freeholder Walter Quackenbush
was unanimously adopted providing
for the repair of that portion Of ths
road remaining under the control OF
the county.
For the immediate reconstruction
of the portion north OF Inslee street
$4,000 was appropriated and It Is
the purpose of the freeholders to do
the repair work with county forces.
using Type n or National road SUR
facing material.
Just what the next move on the
part of the county fathers will be
was not made known. but the latest
action would seem to indicate that
the request of the city and state
authorities is 10 be complied with.
the county repairing the road ~
then turning it back to the city. y
With this point of contention be-
tween the city and county settled
it is expected that tho city engineer
will be able TO proceed with the pre-
liminary work incident to the re-
building of the entire road.
Freeholder Quackenbush's reso-
luton which provides for the next
step in the work is as follows:
Whereas. the condition Of St.
Georges avenue from a point one
hundred feet north of Inslee street
and running thence to the city line
at the Spa Spring street bridge is in
a state of disrepair and in immedi-
ate need of reconstruction. and
Whereas. immediate repairs are
essential to safeguard traffic during
the reconstruction of this road by
joint agreement with the State
Highway Commission. City of Perth
Amboy and this board, now there
fore
BE it and it is hereby resolved.
that this road be reconstructed with
Type y of county forces and that
there be appropriated for this work
a sum not TO exceed S12, 1000"
Not only was the Amboy avenue
| job considered, but a letter read at
| the meeting would seem TO indicate
( that some agreement had been
! reached between the freeholders
| and the officials of the Public Ser
vice Street Railway Company re-
garding the pavement between the
tracks on upper Smith street, as well
as the repairs to the two
switches on outer State street.
The communication from Fl. C.
| Stonaker, general superintendent of
the trolley company, which reviewed
the understanding arrived at be-
tween the officials al a conference
held last Monday. requested the
| freeholders to take formal action
| on the suggestions so that the mat
ter might be presented to the exec
| utive committee OF the Public Ser
vice Company for approval. No ac-
! ton in this connection was taken.
| but the letter was referred 70 So
| hcitor Richardson for consideration,
! with the instructions 10 report back
to the freeholders at their next
meeting.
Under the tentative plans consid-
cred. and which appear to be sat
| isfaetory 70 all concerned the coun-
ty is to pay for doing the work for
which they will be reimbursed BY
the trolley company in five years.
In addition TO financing the cost
of the entire job, the county will be
expected to lay the concrete base
free Of charge, while the public SER
vice company will change the tracks
10 grade and relay the ties and bal
last and lay the reclipped block
pavement.
The proposed work Contemplate.
the finishing of the paving job OF
Smith street by paving between th'
rails and for distance of two fee
on either side and at the same tint
preparing the State street switehe.
in a similar manner before the nes
pavement is laid at that point.
II is estimated that the entir
cost for the finishing of the two job
will amount to S40.500. of whicl
amount $4,000 viii be required 70
the Smith street job.
The superintendent in his com
munication said that he would rec
} ommend to the company the imnle
date repair or rehabilitation of tn
Smith street tracks just as soon a
the county officials approved OF tbs
plan.
1t is assumed that in view Of ths
many complaints regarding the<'
tracks by the freeholders and the ex'
messed willingness on the part OF
trolley company official to assist II
| the matter. that definite action o1
the subject will be taken by. the free
holders Just as soon as the legal as
poets are considered by the solicitor