Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-12
R. R. CROSSING
PROGRESS MADE
Actual Construction Work is
Now Being Planned to End
Crossings
DETAILS ARE ARRANGED
Some Railroad Condemnation
Cases Settled Decision
Soon in Other Properties
DETAILS ARE ARRANGED

Much progress has been made in
the grade crossing elimination work,
and indications are that early sum-
mer will see the actual work of dig
ging taking place. Up to the pres
ent time the work has been more or
less of a technical nature, such as
making minute inspections of the
grades, and sewers and completing
the necessary maps which will direct
contractors in their work.
Another matter of importance that
has been about completed is that of
the condemnation of the property
necessary for the widening of the
streets as the elimination takes
place. Many of the properties were
purchased outright, while others
were condemned One of the last
owners to settle with the railroads
for the purchase of his property was
John O'Buck. At the condemnation
hearing in the city hall here yester-
day, the commission completed the
cases of John Z. Toolan and Octavia
Galassi. There is only one case re-
manning before the commission and
that is the Perth Amboy Flour and
Grain Company. According to rail-
road attorneys it is expected that a
settlement will be reached in the
case of the New Jersey Roofing Com
pany.
Many details in connection with
the grade crossing elimination were
obtained by City Engineer Louis P
Booz, Jr., at the conference with
representatives of the Lehigh Val
ley, Pennsylvania and Central Rail
roads which was held in the Lehigh
Valley offices in New York yesterday
Besides Mr.. Booz, the other engi-
neers present were: George Hand,
of the Lehigh Valley; William Bow
les, of the Pennsylvania, and A. e.
Owens. of the Central Railroad.
Among the items discussed we're
the abuttments, for the Washing
ton street bridge; sewers to care for
the section from Park avenue to
Penn streetsand the location of the
tracks which are not shown in de-
tail on the plans that have been fl
ed. The information obtained by Mr.,
Booz, was along technical lines and
will aid him considerably in COM
pleting the plans for the city's part
of the elimination work.
An important point brought out
in the discussion in connection with
the location of the tracks, was the
moving of the tracks of the Raritan
North Shore Railroad to a point
further north. In order to move
this track the railroad company
must purchase a section of the land
now occupied by the Raritan Copper
Works athletic field. Mr.. Booz
stated, however, that the section OF
the land taken would in no way in
terfere with the baseball diamond
or the present grand stand, but
would take a section of the southern
end of the field.
Case Is Settled
The property of John w. Obuck,
and Mary, his wife, at 219 Washing
ton street, block 22S, lot %, has been
sold to the Communipaw Central
Land Company, for the sum of
s10,500.
This is a settlement of one of the
few remaining properties on Wash
ington street, over which there has
been legal proceedings. The con-
demnation commission which has
been hearing the cases will NOW
have one less case to handle. All the
property to be purchased because of
the bridge over Washington street
has been bought with the exception
of two remaining tracts, ToIolan and
Galassi. In the sale of the Obuck
property Wight, Wight d Golenbock
represented the Communipaw Cen
trail Land Company. while John w.
Obuck was represented by Joseph F.
Deegan.