Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-06
"H0LE IN WALL
ACTION SOON
Plans for Improvement May
be Before FreehoIders at
Next Meeting

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 6.-At
| the next meeting of the Board OF
| Freeholders which will be next
| Thursday, it is hoped that the plans
for the Hole-in-the-Wal Improve
| ments will be before the freeholders
for consideration, and it Is also ex-
pected that the county authorities
will lose no time in approving the
plans and making the preparations
foy getting the work under way.
According to a communication
from superintendent A. b.. Clark
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, their engineers contemplate
the completion of the plans NOT
later than next Tuesday. The rail-
road company and the freeholders
have practically agreed on maKihg
the Joint improvement, though q
technical details have held up n
project to the present time.
An urgent appeal from q Cnaih-
Der of Commerce Of South AmpUy'
asking prompt attention In prevail
ing on the Public Service Company
TO nave between their tracks on
B~ordentown avenue, moved the
freeholders to a further investlga-
ton of the complaint. This matter
has been before the freeholders on
occasions but nothing mas
ever been done to improve the IN
sig htly and highly dangerous concl-
tion, the rails being above n be-
low grades at different points
though the new pavement on the
road was laid about two a ago.
Freebooter George S. Applegate was
Instructed to look into the matter
and report back to the board not
later than next Thursday.
Contracts for the improving CT that
norton of the Old Bridge-MataWan
road near the county line were ap-
proyed, and the clerk was INSTRUCT
ed to notify the contractors to start
work on the road at once, SO nat
all work may be completed oefeIe
String, when the farmers living IN
that vicinity put the road TO us
heaviest use.
Director Dey complained of the
need of repairs on the state hlgh-
way at South Amboy. The highway
commission will be asked to give
this matter their attention especially
at Main street and Stevens avenue
at the intersection of the latter
with First street.
Liddle &c Pfeiffer of Perth Amboy
were awarded the contract for Inc
of the westerly portion CT
street, Perth Amboy, Two m
were appointed for Wo'K
that is about to be undertaken
Thomas Heating for the bridge over
Woodbridge creek on the Roosevelt
Woodbridge Road, and I. j. Suill-
van, for the Wedgewood avenue
bridge. -
Director Dey reported that great
improvements in the manner OF Sci,
shells at the Morgan genera'
depot had been put In Ell
feet since the last visit OF the plant
by the freeholders, and the precau-
tons that have been taken ana the
installation of machinery that mas
been made, leaves little posslollity
of danger to the employees or n
salvage company. -.
A noticeable increase IN the
of black and smoke!ess
powder at the plant for the tast
month was contained in the report
by the war department.
but, is accounted for in the accumu,
lation of powder charges removed
from shells that were salvaged.
The explosives or hand at the
end of September were high exp!o-
siye shells, 46S,877; low explosive
shells. 227,531; black powder, 1851
1911 pounds, and smokeless powder
.4.455,5S1 pounds. Il
Nathan Robins, county sealer OF
weights and measures, reported
1 .0S2 inspections for the last MONTH
his assistant, Joseph Fertig'
90S.