Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-16
ECONOMY PLEA
BY COUNTY IN
BRIDGE CASE
Quackenbush Has Resolution
for New Bridge Over Wood
bridge Creek
BOARD FOR REPAIRING
Matter Will be Taken up With
The Public Utility Com
mission
BOARD FOR REPAIRING

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. ia
wave of economy suddenly swept
over the freeholders in session here
yesterday afternoon when Free
holder Walter Quackenbush, of
Perth Amboy, offered a reso'uti "a
| linstructing the county engineer to
draw up plans and specifications for
a lift type of drawbridge to replace
the present bridge across Wood
bridge creek between Sewaren and
Perth Amboy. The estimated cost Of
this new bridge was placed at from
s135,000 to $150,000.
The suggestion of the Perth Am
boy freeholder that new bridge
be erected met with determined OPP
| position on the part of other mem
bers of the board who maintained
that it would be policy to spend as
much as 100000 to repair the pres
ent bridge and use the difference
for the tuberculosis hospitals the
erection of which the board has
pledged itself to. It was also point
ed out that the road program would
have to suffer If an amount in the
Ineighborhood of $150.000 was spent
in placing a new drawbridge over
Woodbridge creek.
Freebooter Quackenbush said the
bridge at present was in such a con-
dition that it can scarcely be opened,
having been opened only once since
last Saturday. The abutments are
badly cracked, he said, and repairs
would cost such a large amount that
erection of a new draw would be
advisable and norey-saving meas
ure in the end.
One of the principal objectors to
the new bridge plan was Freeholder
Fred Orpen, who decaIred that he
would favor new span II there
were not other uses for money,
which he believed Of more impor-
tance, such as the spending of $780,
900 for a tuberculosis hospital and
a similar amount for road work. He
said $150,000 would be too much to
spend at this time on the bridge,
when the money Is needed for other
purposes. In reply to these remarks
the Perth Anboy freeholder said
the law calls for the bridge being
cared for first and the tuberculosis
hospital and road repairs and extern
sions coming afterwards.
DR.. Louis J. BeIlnff declared him
self in favor of repairing the bridge,
instead of building a new one, and
financing at this time the erection
OF a tuberculosis hospital. Free
holder Quackenbush pointed out
that the Public Service Company is
responsible for the operating of the
bridge, which at present is done by
hand. No promises have been re-
ceived from the Public Service, he
said, as to what portion of the ex-
pense that company would pay.
At the suggestion of Director
William S. Dey, the clerk will COM
:nunicate with the Public Utility
Commission and request an inspec-
ton of the bridge by the bridge en-
gineer of that board in order that
he might report his recommends
tions TO the freehol6err. The board
can then act accordingly, Director
Dey said
Complying with the request Of
Middlesex County Anti-TuberculosiS
League Mrs. NJ. c. Winkler was APP
pointed county tuberculosis nurse.
the freeholders paying her $3.50.
which represents one-half Of her
salary the other half to be paid by
the league. Her expenses also are
to be paid by the league. AS the
1928 budget has already been made
up it was pointed out 1t would be
impossible for the freeholders to pay
the full amount OF the nurses sal
airy this year. but provision for the
full amount can be made next year
Mrs Winkler's appointment is effec-
tive February Is. Three new cases
of tuberculosis patients desiring to
&C to Bonnie Burns were reported
and favorably acted upon. A re-
porA from the executive secretary OF
the league showed that 1908 cases
of tuberculosis prevail in Middles sx
county at present, ASS of which are
in Perth Amboy. 246 in New Bruns-
wick 26 in Metuchen and S66 in
other parts OF the county.
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