Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-25
Jelin Says No Plan Has Been
Made for Meadow Road
to the Shore
TILTs AT BIG SESSION
DeVoe and Hoffman Lock
Horns on Road Matters
Dey in Verbal Battle

SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 25-Nearly
zoo residents of Madison Township
braved the snow storm last night to
register their disapproval of the
proposed plan to build road for the
relief of shore traffic across the
meadows at Morgan and, at the con-
clusion State Highway Commits
sioner Jelin declared that If the pro-
posed road would cost, as has been
stated. over a million dollars more
to be built than it would cost the
(ttate Highway Commission to take
over and improve the road leading
from South Amboy. through the
Cheesequake section he would favor
the latter plan. He further prom
ised that no action would be taken
In the matter until after hearing
), had been held and all the municipal
! ities interested had an opportunity
to be heard.
The meeting last night was enliv-
ened by a brief verbal tilt between
Assemblyman Harold G. Hoffman
and Assemblyman Fred w. De Voc,
regarding the proposal of the State
Highway Commission to take over
and approve the Matawan-Old
Bridge road running through sMadf-
son township.
Assemblynlan Thomas Hanson and
Senator Morgan Larson were pres
ent, completing the entire Middle
sex county legislative delegation.
Senator Morgan Larson, one OF the
members of the commission of engi-
neers delegated by the State High
way Commission to make a survey
Of the traffic conditions and to offer
a proposal for the addition to the
state highway system to relieve the
shore route condition, was listened
to with interest by the members of
the Madison Township improvement
Association, under whose auspices
the meeting last night was held.
He said the commission was asked
to lay out the shortest route that
might be added under present laws
to the state highway system between
South Amboy and South Keyport. He
said that he had pointed out to the
kcommission the fact that the road
Pleading from South Amboy through
Cheesequake would offer a solution,
but 1t was determined that the work
of the engineer commission was to
find and report back to the highway
commission the shortest practical
route.
He said that in the report stress
had been laid upon the enormous
cost of constructing road across
the meadows; the cost of necessitat-
ing a bridge and the fact that the
meadow road would probably inter-
fere with the proposed ship canal
He paid tribute to the Madison
Township Improvement Association
and urged the members to continue
their work and set out for definite
objection.
Abraham Jelin, Of the State High
way Commission, stated that, whiie
the State Highway Commission had
approved the engineers to lay out q
short route, no decision had been
made to construct a meadow road
and that IL found that the latter
cost was excessive, the commission
would probably never build the road
He said that the first move to be
taken would be to bridge the grade
crossing at Morgan and this WORK
would soon be accomplished, as q
. result of a recent conference watr
railroad authorities. He said thai
the principal thought in mind was
10 make a short direct road connect
ing the state highway for the relief
of traffic and not merely a desire
to improve roads throughout any
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