The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-05-11
$4,000 FOR
COUNTY ROADS

The statement issued by 0. P.
0pdykep supervisor of maeadam
roads for Hunterdon County, shows
the entire schedule of repairs and
Improvements planned for the cur
rent year.
The Pennington hitehbuse road
is recognized as being in such bad
condition, and of such Importance TO
the public generally, that a special
allotment of $4,000 has been asked
from the state for its rejuvenation.
The State Highway Commission, in
their recent trip over the Hunterdon
County roads, estimated an expendi-
ture of from $130,000 to $145,000
would be required to put the White
house road in first-class shape, and
at least $4,000 would be required
for repairs alone Should the allot-
ment of $4,000 be not forthcoming,
it will be necessary to pare down
the other roads appropriations and
divert sufficient moneys to keep
this highway traveleable.
Mr., opdyke's entire schedule
is as follows:
Road No. 1--Lambertville to Rim
goes, cold patching, surface dress
ing, and shoulder to gutter cleaning,
$1,000
No. 2-Ringoes to Pennington,
major repairs ,scarifying, cold patch
work, and shoulder to gutter clean
ing, $500.
No. Whitehouse to Fleming
iron, special allotment Ask frlm
state, $4,000.
No. 4-Ringoes to Woodsville,
cold patching, surface dressing and
drainage and gutter work, $6,l50.
No. 5-Frenchtown to Spring
Mills, major repairs. shoulder to
gutter and cold patching, $3.50.
No. 6-Asbury to Ludlow, Shout
der to gutter, cold patching surface
dressing, $500.
No. Clinton to Hampton, scar
flying. cold patching, surface dress
ing, drainage and cutters, $S,540.
No. S-Glinton to High Bridge,
gold patching surface dressing,
$1,000.
No. 9-High Bridge to Lower
Valley (Califon), major repairs,
cold patching, silrfacee dlaessing,
drainage and cutters, SCOOPS.
No. 10-Flemington to French
town, two courses dressing, cold
patching. drainage and CUTTERS,
S25, $50.
No. Whitehouse to oldwick,
major repairs, cold patching, sur
face dressing. drainage aud cutters
$500.
No. 12-Oldwick to Lamington,
cold patching, surface DRESSING,
drainage and cutters, 81 $50.
No. 13--Ringoes TO Ringoes sta
ton, cold patching, surface dressing
and drainage and cutters. $728
No. 14-Lambeftville to Mercer
County line, Geld patching, surface
dressing, drainage and cutters,
$1,710.
no. blower VAL. tcahfon)
tc Morris County line shoulder to
gutter, hot patching and surface
dressing, $l.l9i.
This reyes ents totu eADendi-
lJre Of 94,907, exclusive # the
Pennington to Whatehouse road
wa ch would bring the tot,il up tC
Sla3,907. OF this amount the
cta,ty will raise $4,000 by taxat
ion, and $71,950 comes from the
state. There will be deducted how
ever the sum of $1212s.9S. for pay
ments to Lambertville city and the
borough of Hampton, leaving the
net state receipts, S59,S2i,02. Other
deductions from the total sum are
for repairs to road roller, new roll
Ter, and alterations To trucks, finally
leaving the total amount available
S95,000.
Mr.. Opdyke SAYS that conerets
would be the ideal substance for the
rebuilding of the Hurterdon County
highways, but that its total cost
would be s4.410,0O0, at am estimated
cost of $4,000 pr mile. This total
nre,lndes all consideration Of such a