Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-16

Resolved, That this board consent
to the CITY of Perth Amboy taking
over and acquiring as a city street
that portion of Amboy avenue Is
ing north of a point 100 feet norta
of Inslee street to the city line OF
the city of Perth Amboy, and be At
further
Resolved. That a certified copy of
this resolution. together with a Ger
titled copy of the resolution of the
city council of the city of Perth AM
boy be filed in the Office of the coun-
~ clerk. and be il further
Resolved, That the clerk of this
board be authorized and directed to
transmit a copy of this resolution to
| the said city council of the city OF
Perth Amboy.
Two bids were received for con-
strueting the new pavement on the
outer end OF State street. Perth AM
boy. both bidders being from thai
city. Liddle & Pfeiffer were award
ed the contract on their bid of $44,-
612.75 while the East Jersey Bridge
/ Company submitted a figure OF $45.-
776.72.
The foundation for this road is TO
be reinforced concrete which is 10
be laid at a cost of $3.50 a square
yard while the surface, an asphaltie
substance known as national, is 10
| cost S2.15 per square yard.
Green street in Woodbridge town
ship is to be paved in two sections
| by the Standard Bitulithic Com
pany of New York, they being the
] lowest bidder.
This road is to be surfaced with
warrenite at cost of s2.17 a yard
while the stone base is to cost sixty
| three cents square yard. About one
| mile of this road will be in Wood
bridge proper while the remaining
three-quarters of a mile will be en-
the Iselin end. -
Two inspectors were appointed
look after the -county's interest in
this work as there is a stretch Of
| Intervening road between the por-
/ uons to be paved of about two miles.
| Arthur Deter. Of WOODBRIDGE. and
n. p. Jensen, of Fords, were appoint
ed for the work at salaries of Sc
per day.
The following bids were submitted
for the Green street job:
Standard Bitulithic Company. SCI.
! 572.15; Andrew Keys, s63,155.29:
Harry Oliver. New Brunswick. s65.-
6S7; East Jersey Bridge Company.
s66,561.3O, and Liddle & Pfeiffer.
| S71,14755.
Inspectors were also appointed at
salaries Of Sc per day to supervise
| the erection of the culverts and
| bridge along New Brunswick avenue
between Rogan's Corner and the
\ Perth Amboy city line. William J..
Mullens. of Perth Amboy. was
named for the culvert az Mullens
Spring. Hans Larson of Hopelawn
( for the bridge west OF the Perth
Amboy city line. and Thomas Jen-
sen of Fords for the culvert just
east of Rogan's Corner
Chairman George L. Burton OF the
State Highway Commission. together
| with the members of the city COM
mission OF New Brunswick, appeared
before the freeholders following a
| conference with that body and re-
! quested county aid in paving Albany
and French streets, the connecting
I link between state highway route
; number one at Highland Park and
route thirteen at Mile Run Brook.
This project was favo-ably acted
/ on, the county appropriating $25.-
900 as their share of the expense
I which paved the way for like ap-
/ preparation on the part of the city
authorities which will be made at
| their next session. With this action
! on the part of the local governing
! bodies Mr.. Burton asserted that at
the next meeting of the state body
4 next week he would request an al
1otment of $4,000 10 provide for the
/ paving of a twenty-five foot strip
| Of the road.
Mr.. Burton asserted that the roai
| should be a state highway but such
control was prevented by the sta
1 tutes as the thoroughfare lays en-
tirely in an Incorporated city. De-
spite this fact the chairman declared
that It was imperative that the road
be rebuilt and suggested that the
county and state avail themselves
/ Immediately of the opportunity af
1 having a portion of the state roast
I tax used in repairing the most inn
portant road in Middlesex county
The freeholders as well as the
! commissioners were unanimous "A
I favoring immediate action and It is
( freely predicted that the three-inch 4
] asphalt block surface and REIN
I forced concrete base will be COM
/ pie ted and ready for use before the
snow flies again. --r-
Freeholder Clarence NJ. Haight
! asked for an emergency approprIa
I IOn OF SetDVO 10 repair w dli1ll
street, Dunellen, which he reported
as being in a deplorable and almo. :
| impossible condition. This request
/ was likewise favorably acted on by
the freeholders. it being the inten-
tion of performing the work with
county labor. The repair will con
| sist OF a Stag or stone base covered
/ with a binder material
The question of getting action on
/ the hole-in-the-wall improve n1enz
was also discussed and the clerk u
the board. Thomas j. MulvihfH. was
| instructed to write to the officials ok
\ the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
requesting that they hurry the pro-
| ject along. The freeholders express I
/ ed themselves as feeling that rha1
| railroad company favored the int}
provement in view of their attitud&
expressed when the situation xa&
looked over some time ago. though
since that time no word has bee
received from the railroad companI
in regard 20 what they VIII d. i
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