Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-25
HIGHWAY BOkD
MEMBERS HERE
Inspect Cleveland Avenue
Following MisunderStand-
ing-AIdermen Waited
PUSH AMBOY AVE. WORK
Commissioners Do Not In
speCt Amboy Avenue But
Engineer Does

State Highway Commissioners
Walter Kidde and Percy Stewart
found themselves in a peculiar posi-
tion this morning when, while pass
ing through this city. they were met
by a committee prepared to make an
inspection of the Amboy avenue paw
ing with them. The committee con-
sisted of members of the Board of
Aldermen, City Engineer Booz and
the contractor doing the work.
The commissioners denied they in
tended to make any inspection of
Amboy avenue and said they came to
this city with the intention of meet
ing Highway Commissioner Abraham
Jelin at the Packer House and con-
tinuing to another part of the route
where they were going to make an
inspection. There seemed to be a
misunderstanding somewhere which
resulted in the odd predicament. The
commissioners made no inspection of
Amboy avenue.
City Engineer Booz this morning
received word from the State High
way Department at Trenton that
members of the State Highway Com
mission would make an inspection OF
the Amboy avenue paving job at IL
o'clock and the aldermen were at
once notified so that they might also
be on hand. A few minutes before
IL o'clock one of the cars of the
highway department arrived at the
spot near Inslee street where the al
dermen had congregated. The car
contained Highway Commissioners
Stewart and Kidde. The aldermen
expected them to get out and max e
flao inc To-, I..t 4 af
the car. There were no state high
way engineers accompanying the
commissioners.
Not aware that the aldermen were
waiting for them. the two commits
sioners thought it was an accident
that they should meet the city's gov
erning body. Believing the commits
sioners anticipated making an in
spection, Alderman-at-large Calvin
at once commenced to tell the state
officials what was being done and
what had been suggested in the way
of improving the base of the re-
mainder of the road.
The aldermen were somewhat
taken back when they were told by
the two commissioners that it would
be useless to discuss the matter as
they were not on an inspection tour
of Amboy avenue.
City Engineer Booz then explain
ed that one of the state engineers
had telephoned him this morning
and informed him that the commits
sioners would inspect Amboy ave-
nue. at II o'clock. Peter McKeon,
the contractor in charge of the paw
ing job said he had received a sim
liar notice and therefore was on
hand.
Commissioners Kidde and Stewart
pleaded ignorance to any such an
arrangement, declaring they were
scheduled to inspect another piece
IF road and not Amboy avenue.
When City Engineer Booz told the
commissioners that the use of Gin
ders on the remainder OF the road
would be necessary in order to Sc
cure the proper drainage, the COM
missioners declared it would be use
less to further carry on the discus
sion as the matter now is in the
hands of the departments chief en-
gineer and the highway commission
is awaiting "A report from him as
what suggestions he has for complet-
ing the Amboy avenue paving.
The commissioners told the alder
men that although they might dis
cuss the matter they could not take
! any acton today and therefore ii
woul- be a waste of time. The COM
missioners they were scheduled
to meet Commissioner Jelin and
then continue their journey to the
place where they were to make an
inspection.
in an effort to untangle the sit
uation, City Engineer Booz return
cd to his office while the aldermen
remained at Amhoy avenue The oity
engineer located Engineer Robbins,
of the highway department, and they
returned to Amboy avenue and went
over the si.ua ton with the alder
men. Robbins again stating that the
use of cinders on part of the road
still to he paved would solve The
drainage problem.
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