Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-14
BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS
RECEIVES ULTIMATUM
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described" declared Mr.. Apologize,
to which the highway representative
replied: 81 don't think you do it In
the proper manner"
Concrete and surfaced roads in the
northern section of the county were
reported as being in good condition
by Mr.. Reid, though the roads listed
as in need of attention were charac-
terized as very disappointing.
Ihe specific roads complained of
were the western section of the
Woodbridge-Iselin-Oak Tree road,
which he declared to be in bad
shane, though the opposite section
in Freebooter Quakenbush's terri
tory was said to be in good shape.
The New Mark t-Stelton road was
reported as full of holes a condi-
ton that has existed for a number
of years and the METERS have road
was found to be in need " attention.
While inspecting the Plainfeld-
South Plainfield road, which was
founf to be too dirty to take a sur
face Treatment, Mr.. Reid said he
found a county road gang scraping
the shale and dirt from the cutters
and Using it on the road surface In
an effort to fill the holes.
While not openly charging that
the money spent or the above roads
was wasted, the assistant state high
way engineer inferred that 1t should
have been used to a much better ad-
vantage in providing road surfaces
that would be satisfactory.
Commissioner Jelin advocated the
permanent paving by the county
mex year of the unpaved portion of
the Old Bridge-Matawan road and
the River road declaring these two
thoroughfares to be essential to the
county as we'll as the state to assist
in carrying the heavy transient
traffic through the state. He in
formed the freeholders that sub
stantial financial assistance would
be accorded the county by the COM
mission If this plan was carried out
though the scheme for paving the
eight miles of road did not appear
TO be very favorably received by the
frenholders.
The appearance of Freebooter j.
Fred Ofpen at the meeting late in
the afternoon seemed to inspire al
attack on Commissioner Jelin, Orpen
asking him why the highway COM
mission had failed TO carry out the
repairing of road shoulders in Gran
bury as advocated by the freeholders.
a aioO 1ot3NACitNu NAAS
cause of the delay on the part of
the state authorities in failing to
build the intersection of the state
highway and Somerset street, New
Brunswick. as agreed to and con-
cluded by saying to Jelin: II don't
think OF anything that you have
done for the benefit of the Middle
sex freeholders since you have been
on fha gfata rOn niCciOn |
Mr.. Jelin in reply to the remarks
declared that the Cranbury job IA
being held in allegiance until the
county and borough showed some
inclination to come to terms on the
$4,000 drainage project, While the
Somerset street intersection question
was being held up until the free
holders portion of the paving work
Is complete.
The commissioner also declared
that Middlesex had Jared we'll at the
hends of the state body in the paw
ing of the Dunellen-Bound Brook
road, the repairing of Woodbridge
avenue, Highland Park, the provis-
ion for rebuilding the Albany street
bridge, New Brunswick, and the
maintenance of routes number one
and thirteen, which he declared was
more than Mr.. Orpen had done to
the roads in his district.
Director Dey in continuing the
on Commissioner Jelin took
exception to the newspapersaccount
of the highway commissions charge
against the road conditions of Mid
dleseX county by saying, while point !
ing to the article in question: 81
this could have been done In
a different way. 1 was on the board
when Mr.. Jelin did work for the
and he is the last man that
to come here and criticise u.s."
Following the heated discussion of
the road question and the refusal
of the freeholders to accept the
suggestions offered for lettering
their road repairing system, an en-
al made for the entire
board to accompany Mr.. Reid to
Bergen county today for the pur-
pose of inspecting the roads In that
locality which have been held up as
an example for the Middlesex free
holders.
Arrangements were also made for
a complete inspection of the roads
of this county by Mr.. Reid and the
of Freeholders one week from
today.
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