Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-27
FINAL HOLE IN WALL
ACTION BY COUNTY
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Resolutions were adopted asking
the commission to Inappropriate
the $4,000 allotted for that road,
but never expended by the old COM
mission. Under the arrangements
with the Edwards commission the
county and state were to appro-
pirate equal sums to provide for the
completion of the four miles remain
ing unpaved-
The county fathers were requested
by the state Highway Commission
to lend their assistance in carrying
out Governor Silzer's suggestion to
conserve and preserve the shade
trees bordering the highways of the
state, by preventing the useless cut
ting and destruction of tops in max
ing way for electric and telephone
lines. It was suggested that future
pole lines be so erected as to clear
all trees.
In accordance with the suggestion
of Freebooter Orpen, the board au-
thorized the employment of four
men to direct traffic over that por-
ton of the River road that is about
to be reconstructed, Henry Master
son, R. Georgianna, J.. Cortelyou and
Samuel McDevitt were named to
serve as traffic officers for which
they will be paid at the rate of fifty
cents per. hour.
Freebooter Quakenbush reported
hat the crossing over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Avenel, the Central
railroad company crossing on outer
State street and the Belgian block
crossing of the Public Service COM
pany Just north of the Woodbridge
lcreek bridge, as we'll as their cross
ing on the Rahway-Carteret road
were in very poor condition and in
need OF immediate repair. These
companies will be asked to remedy
conditions at once.
Crossings of the trolley company
~ lnng the River road have not been
cared fer as promised according to
Freebooter Orpen and Clerk Null
vihill was directed to again call the
matter to the company's attention.
The borough of ~Sayreville was de-
clared responsible for the large
piles of dirt on Washington road
where the wIer mains are being
laid as we'll as for the impossible con
dition of Main street where a sewer
was recently installed, and as a bond
was filed for the protection of the
county.
The freeholders will Insist that
the broken planks over the Raritan
river railroad crossing at Parlin be
replace despite the assertion of T.
Filskor, superintendent of the rail-
road, that he failed to find any
Justification for the freeholders
previous complaint of the condition
of the crossing"
County Engineer Larson was di-
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prepare the necessary plans to pro-
vide for the surface water that
flows over the new development at
Stelton. c.. Parker Runyon. the
owner of the property, appeared be-
fore the freeholders and requested
the deep, open bitches along the
Stelton road be covered and provide
access to the land which has be- IN
'cut into building lots.
James De Hart who lives on tire
road leading from Midtown to Ber-
dimes Corner, also requested that
the bitches along that road be
cleaned out to prevent the backing
up Of water into his cellar. The re-
quest was referred TO Freebooter
Apologize and the engineer.
A request that the freeholders
provide electric lights together with
the necessary wires and poles was
In a petition igned by
about two hundred residents OF
Laurence Harbor. These lights aie
wanted along the old Matawan road,
now known as Laurence Harbor.
The matter was referred to Director
DEFY.
The American Legion was granted
permission to use the court house
Tuesday evening, August Z, for the
purpose of holding a meeting in the
interest Of convalescent service men
and the members of the board signi-
fed their intentions of accepting the
invitation to attend the meeting.
L. Cotton. of C%arteret, was named
as inspector on the Noes creek
bridge job at a salary of SIS per day
and Charles Richter of Midtown,
was named as Inspector on the Mill
town-Berdine's Corner paving
project at the same pay.
The monthly report from Raritan
arsenal was received showing a
slight decrease in the mount Of eY-
plos.ve materials in storage on July
10.
The next meeting of the board on
August 2 will very likely be the only
meeting to be held during the month
as the majority of the f%reeholders
feel that the work of the county
can be arranged so that any Of
them desiring to take a vacation.
may be able to do so.
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