Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-13
SCHNE|DERHAS
RESIGNED job
Senator Gets County Berth
Following Conference Held
by Board of FreehoIders |
STARTS WORK AT ONCE
Many Bids Received on MAJ
terials for County Roads
Highway Talk is. Continued

NEW BRUNSWICK, April Is. -
Following secret conference when
lasted more than two hours, the
Board of Freeholders at their meet
ing yesterday afternoon announced
the appointment of Senator Morgan
F. Larson as county engineer to sue
ceed County Engineer Frederick G.
Schneider, who resigned his post. IN
his communication to the freehoId-
ers, Mr.. Schneider asked that his
resignation become effective at once.
He declared that his business oc-
cupies the greater part of his time.
After reading Mr.. Schneider's res
ignation a resolution was at once
presented by Freeholder Walter q.
Quackenbush making the new ap-
pointment which was unanimouslv
adopted The appointment stipu-
lates a salary of $S.450.
Both Mr.. Schneider and Mr.. Lar
son were. present at the meeting.
The last act that Engineer Schneider
officially performed was in connec-
ton with resolution by Freehold
er Louis ]. Belloff calling for the
Improvement of the Painsboro-
Cranbury acqueduct. Another reso-
luton introduced by Freeholdef
Clarence NJ. Haight asking for the
reconstruction of the Stelton-New
Market road was also adopted szsa
iier in the afternoon.
Yesterdays meeting opened with
the receiving of bids for the delivery
Of crushed stone for various Middle
sex county roads and also bids for
the furnishing of about 100 tons or
Type r surface top to be laid on the
countys highways in accordance
with specifications. After the bids
were read and received Director
william 5. Dey announced that they
VIII be awarded at the xt meeting
OF the board, declaring that it would
take some time TO go over them ss
they carried large variety of prices
Some OF the bidders offered the de-
livery OF the stone to certain parts
and roads Of the county and there
fore the engineer is to 20 over the
offers for comparison and determine
tion as 10 which was the lowest bid
Bids on stone were received from
the RarItan Mercantile Company of
Perth Amboy, Bound Brook Chemi-
cal Company of Bound Brook, An
drew Keys of Woodbridge, Conrad
Sebolt of New Brunswick, and the
delaware Quarry Company of New
Brunswick.
Bids on the gas and coal tar were
received from Joseph 2. Dash Of
Montclair, the Barrett Company Of
New York, Andrew Keys and Conrad
Sebolt, The prices quoted in connec-
ton with surface covering varied
greatly, Several grades were offered.
A communication was received
from A. n. Barber, secretary of the
Board Of Public Utility Commissions
ers, in which they notified the free
! holders that a meeting regardine
grade crossings throughout ths
county viii be held on April IL =
1915 A. NJ. in Trenton.
The Public Service Railroad Com
pany IN letter sent to the coun5v
stated that repairs in Fords. Sayrs-
vile and South River asked BY corn-
~ are 10 be effected shortly and that
the matter has been referred to the
proper channels.
IN response to communication
from the Board of Freeholders tbs
Philadelphia s. Reading Railroad
Company notified the board todav
that the grade crossing at the Ieelin
toad mad been repaired and has
oeen put into the best condition.
me Pennsylvania railroad asked
permission to make improvements
on the bridge in South Amhoy lead
ING 20 Mechanicsville which was
adopted. ~-N
Charles H. Herbert, OF nst,Ito,,,,
! offered his farm for a hosnIfa1 stss III,
10 the county fathers.
a letter was rarpfvo5 fe-... -,
j dette e. Lewis, Commissioner of ~
Depar tment of institutions sn5,
Agencies, informing that he has
MADE an inspection of the countv
workhouse in view of a cornri,, ~, =
made as TO the food served III
report stated that there was : 49,
OF variety Of the food, Ofherr-si :,
me woEkhouse was in good cond;1
tlon, Mr.. Lewis wrote. He alsk
asked that the county provide san /.
arate sections for the proper sem /.
70 ia1.1II tI, ailu eIassineation OF prisoners
In a resolution bv Trsat,,,,
Robert Nandenburgh tha cs,,.. r,,,.s !. +
was authorized to borrow szs fsta :.
anticipation of taxes. s
freeholder Belloff asked the FL
mediate Improvement of Sorna,-t, /,
( street which leads in Son1erss
county Numerous Conferences vvern
held with the Somerset county boa,.ss
and work on the Improvement = :
that road should have been on fhe
way by now. He pointed ont fi,e9
the cost OF the improvement woa,i,i
be about $4,000. which exnense l.
to be borne by both counties, The
clerk was authorized to Commune
cate with the Somerset board fnr
quick action in that direction.