Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-18
COUNTY BRIDGES
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NEED REPAIRS
FreehoIders Award So. River
Bridge Contract Consider
Financing Projects

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 49,
Repairs and replacement Of county
bridges Is proving a serious matter
with the county officials and many
structures are now reported as un-
safe and in need of immediate re-
pair. This phase Of the county gov
is serious not only from the
standpoint of safety, out the appro-
p%riations for work of this nature
during the present year will be en-
tirely inadequate and will necessi-
tate emergency borrowings.
Freebooter J.. Fred Orpen has
completed a survey of the bridge n
culvert conditions in Raritan town.
ship and reports that a vast amount
OF repair work should be undertaken
at once. Other men bers of the board
are also conducting an investiga-
fion of the bridges in the district
over which they have charge, ana as
soon as all the requirements are
known arrangements will be made
for the strengthening of the struc-
lures, In the mean time the most
serious conditions are being attend
ed to and signs erected warning the
public of the structures condition
Bids were received yesterday Tor
the replacement of two bridges ana
ether drainage problems were con-
sidcred.
The South River Construction
Company was awarded the contract
for a new concrete bridge at opert
street, South River on their bid oil
S739.20. the only other bidder pe'hs
JGrgen r. ~Jorgensen of Perth AM
bow. who submitted q figure OF
81, 439.7S.
Three bids were received for con-
structing a bridge on Wedgewood
avenue, Woodbridge, also of con.
crete construction, but the award OIL
the contract was deferred until next
week. The following bids were sub
mitted on this job: Joseph Mckeon'
Woodbridge, $3,4o1.31; Andrew
Keyes, Woodbridge, $4.220.99, n
the East Jersey Bridge Company
OF Perth Amboy. $4~.2S8.3O; 80,
A culvert under the tracks OF the
Pennsylvania railroad at East
Srotswood crossing was reported as
being clogged and causing the pack-
ed up water to overnoW over me
county road which was repaired a
short time ago. Freebooter George
q. A%pplegate will arrange to meet
with representatives u the
at the site next Monday morning FOR
ths purpose of remedying the con-
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The contract entered into with the
Fords Construction lor
,ha building Of the new culvert on
New Brunswick avenue just beiow
Rogan's Corner was approved anu
filed. ~.. gro dol
Damages to the extent of $52 dol
aars we're asked by W. A. Eppen-
ger of Tottenville, to pay Tor tne
cost of repairing his automobile
which was damaged when 1t went
into a hole in the floor of a bridge
rsar Fresh Ponds on May 2S. rms
bridge is one that the freeholders
exnect to repair under the emergen-
Nv that has arised. The claim was
referred to county solicitor ffeder-
SEX +. Richardson for
The monthly report from Rarltah
arsenal indicates the following eH-
- osIyes on hand August 10: Black
,wder. 1906 pounds; pyro cotton'
7724S6 pounds; smokeless poWder,
65O9.5S5 pounds; 2,916,42l hign anu
aa6.7S6 low explosive shells; ~l'994,-
733 shrapnel and 3,7S0,573
a detailed report of the case un-
der the supervision of the county
anti-tuberculosis league for tne
month of July shows a total OF ooo'
of which 316 are in Perth Ampoy'
141 in New Brunswick and Zzo IN
the balance of the county. Since the
filing of the last report slXtS,one
new cases have been listed. Ihree
were sent to out OF tne
county, institutions by the 1reeholor
ers yesterday on Recommendation OIL
the league.