Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-15
MORE SIDEWALKS
IN WOODBRIDGE
Township Committee Takes
Up Many Matters-Have
Park Commissioner

WOODBRIDGE, May 19.-At the
meeting of the township committee
held last night several ordinances
for improvements in various parts
of the township were introduced.
freen street as we'll as Main street
Is to have sidewalks in accordance
With a resolution by Committeeman
NlcElroy. Barron avenue and Second
street are to have gas, water and
sewer. Hurd's brook is to be partly
Iredged. The township is to have
park commissioner, David r..
Brown having been appointed 10
mat position by Mayor Neuberg last
a.ght.
Leon McElroy, chairman Of the
judiciary committee, reported that
as far as he could ascertain the
township has no right OF ownership
. strip OF road IN Keasbey lead
ing from Fees corner to the Rari-
tan river. Mr.. Fee, of keasbey' at
whose in~stigation the matter was
taken up, persistently declared h a
according to maps in the hands oil
he National ~Fireprooing Company
and a federal survey map, the town.
ship has a right to about five hun
bred feet OF the road. Since Com
mitteeman Hoy informed his COL
leagues that there is some discrep-
ancy between Mr.. McElroy and Mr..
Fee, he asked hat the matter be
referred again to the engineer Tor
further investigation.
An ordinance calling for sidewalks
on Hoy avenue, Paul street and Ling
street, Fords, introduced by Com
mitteeman Hoy was passed at its first
and second reading.
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McElroy calling for sidewalks on
Main street from Amboy avenue
easterly to Railway avenue, and side
walks on Green street from Amboy
avenue easterly to Railway avenue
was passed at its first reading.
A communication was received
from the Pennsylvania railroad re
lative to holding a conference TO
eliminate a crossing of the railroad
between Colonia and 1selln.
Committeeman MeElroy introduce
ed a motion which was adopted au-
thorizing the township attorney to
draw up an ordinance for sewer
water and gas e. Barron avenue and
Second street.
The State Highway Commission
urged that the shade trees located in
the township be looked after and
that the dead limbs be trimmed. The
matter was referred to the road COM
missioner.
A report was read regarding the
cleaning of Hurd's brook and recon-
mendation was made to dredge it
partly. The cost is said to be in the
vicinity of $4,000. Committeeman
McElroy urged that the work be
started at once and upon his motion
the engineer was authorized to pre-
pare plans and specifications for the
dredging.
An ordinance by Committeeman
aleF-lrcv for the establishment of a
new grade on Upper Main street was
adopted.
Committeeman Hoy's motion to
authorize the attorney to draw up
ordinances for King Georges road
from Poplar to Pond road was
adopted in spite of some opposition.
The township attorney was au-
Lhorized to prepare an ordinance
for sidewalks on Albert street on mo-
ton of Committeeman McElroy.
Committeeman Hoy reported that
The work on the sewer system in
.ifopelawn is to begin within two
weeks.
David r. Brown was appointed by
Mayor Neuberg as park commission
e. to look after the filling up of the
township plot with the waste from
various parts of the township. Mr..
would see that the waste is
dumped on the assigned place. Com
n itteeman Hoy voted in the negative
when Mayor Neuberg announced the
appointment.
The township committee accept
an invitation Of the Memorial Day
naittee to attend the parade on
Nay 80.