Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 25:-
The dangerous conditions to pedes-
trians using the Convery place bridge
vas called to the freeholders atten-
ton in a letter received from the
yesterday. The county fathers were
Western Improvement Association
urged to consider the building of
sidewalks as a means of safeguard
Ing pedestrians, who are compelled
to walk in the roadway where auto
traffic is heavy.
Freebooter Walter Q~uakenbush
asked that the association be noti-
fed hat the matter had been called
to the freeholders attention by him
several months ago, but hat on ac-
count of a shortage of finances the
board felt that the work could not
be done this year. The request was
referred to the road committee.
Mr.. Quakenbush said that the
bridge was planned with walks at
either side but that the financial
condition of the county prevented
the building of the walks at the time
the structure was erected.
The paving between the trolley
tracks on outer Smith street, Perth
Amboy, was formally approved and
accepted by the freeholders, condi-
tional to the acceptance of the work
by the Public Service Trolley Com
pany.
An application for the opening of
the new concrete pavement on State
street received from the Perth Am
boy water board which guarantees
the proper relaying of the roadway
after their main extensions are made.
Mr. action xR-lG fa1xon hU 3hA hoard
as a whole, the matter being left to
the discretion of freeholder Quak-
enbush.
The road repair schedule for the
present year was returned, approx
ed by the State Highway Commits
sion. The work done to the various
roads of the county in accordance
with schedule will be paid for by
an appropriation of s125,000 by the
county and an allotment of STAT, 900
by the state from motor vehicle
funds.
At the request of the township
committee OF Raritan, the freehold
ers will meet with them at 3 O'clock
Saturday afternoon to confer on the
elimination of pools of surface water
in the vicinity of Fords.
The Tall Cedars band was granted
permission to use Lincoln avenue.
Jamesburg, on the evening of June
8, for holding a block dance.
The Withholding of ten per cent
of the cost of the borough of Metu-
chen's share of paving north Main
street as decided on by the borough
council at their last meeting, was
concurred in by the freeholders. This
money which is due the contractor
will be held by the borough until the
work is completed, according to the
plans and specifications. though the
balance due will be Immediately
paid over to the freeholders who
contracted for doing the work.
During the last month a quantity
OF explosive materials lave been
shipped from Raritan arsenal, ac-
cording to the report submitted TO
the freeholders. The black powder
has been reduced by also pounds
of the 1900 that vas in storage a
month ago pyro cotton remaining
amounts to ~1.670,519 pounds, though
of the 5,474.403 pounds of smokeless
powder previously reported only 30
pounds have been shipped.
The amount of grenades remains
~3,779,975 and the ~2,253,248 high ex-
| plosive shells is unchanged. The
1,445,720 rounds of %shrapnel has
been reduced by 29.307 and 306,959
low explosive shells are in storage
after the shipment of $50 rounds.
Following a short conference with
Township Committeeman Joseph C.
Chamberlain and Earl c. Wilson and
Ezekiel Barclay, of Cranbury. the
freeholders unanimously adopted
resolutions recommending to the
State Highway Commission that they
construct a storm sewer along that
portion of the state road running
through Cranbury.
The resolution will be forwarded
to the commission with the request
that they construct as soon as posi-
BILE an adequate sewer from the sta
ton road to a point 1900 feet south
erly to the lake, as a means of pre-
venting the future flooding of the
road. Freeholder ~Vandenbergh in
formed the freeholders that the a.
listing condition was a serious as
the water at times covers the read
to a depth of eight to ten inches,
following heavy storms. The high
way body will be asked to arrange
a meeting with the freeholders to
consider means of remedying the
present condition and eliminating
the possibility of serious washouts in
the road.