Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02

ACTION TAKEN
County League Asks County
for Aid in Carrying Out
Relief Work

E BRUNSWICK, Feb. l.
Representatives of the Middlesez
County Anti-Tuberculosis League
appeared before the freeholders yes
terday afternoon and requested that
an appropriation of $1,000 a year be
allotted to them to assist in carrying
on their investigation among the tu-
bercu1osis sufferers in the county.
This amount was asked for in view
of the shortage of funds in the hands
of the league with which to pay the
salaries and expenses of the three
nurses employed in the county in
visiting and ministering to the 1000
patients now listed in the county.
Appropriations for this work have
never been provided for in this eoun~
ty though other counties do so in adj
dition to the amounts set aside to
are for t~ubercular patients confined
in the various institutions. In Nor
ris county $4,000 is appropriated an
nually for the purpose while Mon
mouth county allots $4,000, Camden
county 81, 500 and Bergen county
$1,000.
While the request of the delega-
ton was not granted they were prac-
tically assured that an effort would
he made TO assist them later In the
year in the event that an effort
that their own funds became ex.
hausted.
Following mum erous conferences
between the legal staff of the Penn
syivafia Railroad Company and the
county solicitor, Frederick T. Rich
ardson, In regard to the obligation
OF the county and the railroad COM
pany in the hole in the wall improve
ment at South Amboy, the problem
now seems to be close to a settle
nent. Mr.. Richardson advised the
freeholders to that effect yesterday
and predicted hat all legal obstacles
would be removed by next Thurs.
day which would allow the freehold
srs to proceed with the preparations
for the actual construction work.
The North Raritan improvement
association in a communication to
the board requested that guard rails
De erected at the approaches 10 two
bridges in thai section of the coun-
~. AT the present time the absence
OF rails Is said to create a very dan
gerous condition owing to the grade
OF the approaches. Freebooter J
Fred Orpen was authorized to In
yestigate the condition and provide
the necessary safeguards.
The am organization thanked
the board members for the bridge
improvements that have been made
In that locality during the past year
and at the same time asked that the
roads in that vicinity be included in
the repair work to be done this year.
some time ago the association re-
duested the freeholders to take over
the New Dover road as a county
road and provide for it's improve
$500 [EaA wy-- ,-. 1900.
from the township committee as we'll
a. q map OF the road will be request
ed by the freeholders, however, be-
fore such action is taken.
ASsembiyn1an Adrian G. Cham
ssriaiu OF Essex county, formerly a
resident OF New Brunswick and
well-known to the members of the
Board OF Freeholders, was presented
with q basket of flowers at the open-I
Of the legislature a few weeks
sgc, for which he expressed his sin
thanks and appreciation in a
'etter TO the board.
The annual debt statement for the
past year, as compiled by County |
F. William Hilker, was
presented to the board FOR approval. |
rhe statement shows the net county
tebt to be $S.S13.632.S9, which ie
-t4AO0 anu IN EAAly CQLIlS |
GER cent OF the average valuation of
last three years, which is
SOL, ,652.66.
The report OF Mr.. EIilker for the
OF January shows the follow
condition of the county finances
On deposit in banks on the first of
the month, S~1s0.S3S.09; receipts,
s~431,1ss.15, ana disbursements, |
%~460,130.66.
A note of $4,000 was authorized
10 meet the county expenses.