Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-06
NEW BRUNSWICK
AVENUE PAVING
PLAN APPROVED
Reinforced Concrete to be
Laid and Receipt of Bids
Authorized by County
RUNS TO CITY LINE
Many Other Road Matters
Before Board of Freehold
ers at Meeting

NEW BRUNSWICK, April g.
The freeholders yesterday approved
plans and specifications for the paw
ing of New Brunswick avenue from
Florida Grove road to Iiathburn
place, Perth Amboy, with reinforc-
ed concrete and authorized the re-
ceipt of bids on this work in three
weeks. The road will be twsnsy
feet in width and will be about
1,500 feet in length, extending
from the end of the present brick
pavement on New Brunswick ave-
nue. in Perth Amboy to the city Line.
Mayor Meyers and members of the
council of Milltown were before the
board with the request that the road
from Bodines Corners to Milltown
be paved with concrete of non-pat-
ent asphaltic surface. CommIttee
told county board members that
they had made thorugh Study Of va
rious types of roads and had been
convinced that concrete roads with
no curfacing were not as good as
those with a top dressing. In the
case of concrete roads with top
surface, the committee said, repairs
could be made and they woulG not
be noticeable. J. Randolph Apple BY.
counsel for Milltown, said the peo-
dressing as they believed it would
deaden the noise from the trolieys'
While running along this road
Commenting upon the request of
the Milltown residents for a con-
crete road with an asphaltic surface,
Freeholder Vandenbergh said he
thought it was a mistake for the
freeholders to lay anything but
strictly concrete roads as they might
be considered going back on their
word. Freeholder Quackenbush
maintained that the board should
give the people what they wanted
as long as it was not a patent paw
ing and when a vote was taken all
voted in favor of having plans pre-
pared for this road construction
work.
A communication from the STAN
dard Bitulithic Company informed
the board that this company was
ready to repair with warrenite Rah-
way avenue in Carteret, but pointed
out that repairs to the concrete
foundation must first be made and
adequate drainage provided before
the repairs to the top surface can
be made. This matter was referred
to the engineer. The road was laid
several years ago, the concrete base
| being guaranteed for one year
whereas the surface, under the
agreement, will be maintained for
five years.
Sheriff Wyckoff informed the
board of the appointment of Angus
tus Fillhower as court constable at
salary of $91.66 to succeed Thomas
Howley, deceased. The appointment
was conf med despite the opposition
of Freeholder Belloff who asked that
action be deferred for one week to
permit of investigation. Before the
death of Howley, he said, the sheriff
had told hiiA that Howley's services
were not needed. greeholder Belloff
maintained that there was no need
for a successor if the other constable
was not needed.
In another communication to the
board the sheriff informed the board
that Harry Kahrs had verbally re-
signed as a process server, same to
take effect April 2. This letter was
read and no discussion followed, it
being apparent that tn would end
the controversy over the domolishing
of the county automobile of which
Kahrs was the driver. A con. plete
"whitewa shing" &C the case and the
much talked of probe now seems
likely.
Solicitor Richardson had referred
to him tho matter of the county pay
ing damages to IN A ury Park man
as the result of pieces of concrete
falling frol-. the South River draw
bridge upon the automobile of the
plaintiff.
A letter from the highway COM
mission acknowledged receipt of the
freeho1ders' request that the road
along Route No. from Railway to
Keyport be widened and informed
the county board that 1t had been
referred to the engineering depart
ment. The freeholders do not ex-
pect the state board to take up this
work this year, but believes it will
be carried out next year.
An invitation was received from
the Public Utility Commission to at
tend a conference in the State House
at Trenton on April IL relative to
grade crossing protective devices. An
effort will be made at this confer
ence between railroad officials and
freeholders and officers of the var
ious counties to determine upon the
most practical warning signals for
such crossings.
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