Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
ROAD PROGRAM DISCUSSED
BY FREEH0LDERS TODAY
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bridge will be MADE today, COM
| plants Of the insufficient width OF
this structure having been received
by the highway commission and
freeholders. The suggestion has
been made that''a new bridge be
erected over the Raritan river con-
Meeting New Brpnswick at Jones
avenue.
Commissioner Jelin spoke in favor
of wider 1g the road from Morgan to
Keyport so as to remedy traffic con-
ditions along this seashore route. He
also told of fayoring the opening up
of another route to the shore as a
means of reducing traffic congestion
ers asked that the state road from
provisions made for a permanent
road along this stretch. 1'''
Mentioned as a detour or alternate
route to the shore the Old Bridge
Matawan road was discussed. Part
of this road was raved last year and
the state will be asked to pave the
remainder Of it this year, it being
unpaved for a distance of about four
miles.
General Scott told his listeners
that he considered Middlesex county
like unto the neck of a bottle which
serves as an outlet for those motor
lists desiring to go north and south.
Therefore, the chairman said, Mid
dlesex should receive first Nconsidera-
tion in laying out a schedule of road
building. The generals idea is to
centralize alt work this year in con-
Meeting up the present good stretch
es of roads by laying new roads
where bad ones now exist.
Members Of the 'ffeetolders point
burg Home for B5yg and The Rah-
way Reformatory are in a bad condi-
ton for a distance Of about one mile
In each case and requested the state
to maintain the roads in each case.
The Trenton Pike is not a state
road at present but efforts will be
made to secure the consent OF the
legislature so that this might be done
this year. A bill providing for the
taking over OF this route as a state
road may be introduced tonight or
tomorrow, it was indicated.
The freeholders asked for reim-
bursement from the state for the
pavement of the Old Bridge-Spots-
wood road. The county paid for this
work last year under an agreement
with the old highway board whereby
it was to be paid back, but the old
commission was ousted and the
county now seeks reimbursement.
Assistant Highway Engineer Reed
informed the conference that the de-
partment is now considering eliml-
nation of the Morgan grade crossing
and the bad curve as the Eye Old
of the freeholders said it was his
willing to assist in maintaining
bridge over the tracks at this point.
Commissioner Jelin spoke in favor
of making the Trenton Pike the
state road to Trenton from New
Brunswick. This. he said. is the
most direct route to Trenton being a
continuation of Livingston avenue
and is several miles shorter than the
present route.
TRENTON, Mach 16.-Genera1
Hugh l.. Scott, chairman of the new
state Highway Commission, ana
Abraham Jelin, another member of
the board, will today make an in
speCtion toCr of a Part of the states
road system The territory covered
will include the route from Trenton
to Elizabeth and various other
routes in Mercer county, MiddleseX
county, n the Vicinity of New Bruns-
wick. and Somerset county.
The new commission held con-
ference yesterday afternoon behind
closed doors, fan.liarizing them
selves with the business of the de-
partment 1t was expected that the
board would confer with Attorney
General McCran, but the latter Off
cial could not be reached at the
state house here. The talk with the
attorney general vas said to be in
tended for the purpose of getting
information as tO the relation of
the road department with the states
legal officer.
In the inspection tour which the
two board members will makek to-
day, they viii be accompanied over
part of route by Frederick Schneider,
county engineer of NIiGdlesex county,
Jelin's home county.
There was said to have been no
mention of the appointment of a
state highway engineer at the meet
ing, yesterday afternoon, nor was the
question of naming q secretary to
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