The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-13
COUNTY WILL
REPAIR STREET
Contract for Restricting of Main
Street Awarded at FreehoIders
Meeting Wednesday.
JAS. YATES GETS CONTRACT

When the Board of F~reeholders met
on Wednesday, d contract for the re
surfacing of Main street, between the
Pennsylvania and Reading railroads,
was given to the Standard Bitulithic
Company, for the sum of $4,110. This
company was the only one to submit
a bid.
Councilman James Yates was award
ed the contract TO erect an addition
to the County Tubereular Hospital, al
Mortified. His bid was $2,729, and
was the lowest of five bids submitted.
Morris Young was the sole bidder
for furnishing the County with LAG, 600
gallons of lignin binding for a number
of county roads. His price was 1415
cents a gallon, and as this was two
cents a gallon less than the price last
year, he was awarded the contract.
Illuminated traffic signs are TO be
placed at several important road in
terseetions by the Road Committee as
follows: At the intersection of the
Mays NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. road with
Route IA; at the junction Of the Mays
L~anding-Egg Harbor road with the
PleasantYille-Mays Landing road in
Mays Landing; at the junction of the
Somers Point-Mays Landing road with
the Shore road in Somers Point, and
at Franklin ven and P~leasantville
boulevard in P~leasantville.
The board voted favorably on the
resolution of Chairman Tomlin, that
the State Highway Commission be
petitioned to take over that portion of
highway on Route 10 of the State road
plan from a point on Route IA at Sea
vile, near Cape May City, by way of
Palermo, Marmora, Beesley's Point,
Somers Point to Pleasantville, and
connecting with Route No. 4 at Abse-
con-. This highway was provided for
under Chapter 182-1S3 of the laws of
1923, and the Freeholders ask that it
be taken over by the State Highway
Commission as soon as possible, that
there may be one continuous route
along the Atlantic Coast from the be
ginning of Route No. 4 to Cape May
City.
County Engineer Nelson reported
that he had installed 142 direction
signs, lat road signs and 20 grade
crossing signs in the county. P. E.
Lane, local contractor, who has done
considerable work for the Atlantic
City Hotel Mems Association. made an
application by letter for a position as
a consulting engineer in the county
service at a minimum salary of $50 a
week.
A letter was read from the Atlantic
City Hotel Mems Association, in which
the Board was requested not to con-
struct a new bridge at Albany avenue
at a time when it will mean the clos
ing simultaneously of two important
b~oulevards. The communication was
received and filed.
Freebooter Reilly, of Margate, ap-
peared with a petition signed by $50
more residents, complaining Of the
condition of Pacific avenue in the Vi
cinity of Washington avenue. where
the drainage is eccentric. The petit
ton was referred to the Road Com
mittee.
Chairman Frank Swoboda, of the
Bridge Committee, announced that
there would be a joint meeting of his
committee and the Bridge Committee
of Burlington County Board OF Chosen
F~reeholders. on Nov. IA, to discuss the
subject of the proposed new span over
the Mullica River at Lower Bank, and
the removal of Chestnut Neck bridge
superstructure.