Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-05-23
Z ROAD PAVING
JOB BIDS FOR
COUNTY BOARD
One Is Part of SteIton-NeW
Market Roads Only
Short Stretch
OTHER ON RIVER ROAD
Contracts Not AWarded-Act
to End Bad Turns at
South Amboy
OTHER ON RIVER ROAI

NEW BRUNSWICK. May 23.-
Bids on the construction of two
stretches of road. each slightly more
than one mile in length We're
received by the freeholders yester-
day. Conrad Sebolt. of New Bruins
wick was low in each instance. but
the contract was not awarded.
One road being 6,S25 feet in
length. is a part of the Stelton-New
Market road and commences at New
Durham Road. running as far as
Cedar Lane. The road will be con-
structed of eight inch concrete. This
road begins nowhere and ends the
same place." according to those who
are protesting against the manner
in which paving work Is being done
in different parts of the county. This
stretch of road is not adjacent to any
improved road there being stretches
of unpaved road on both the Stelton
and New Market ends of this stretch.
The bids for this work were: An
drew Keyes. $4S 613.75; Joseph f.
Burke, of Plainfield. s50,729.15;
Utility Construction Company, $57,-
106.50; Liddle e. Pfeiffer, $51 :
954.25; Fords Construction Com
pany. $51,445.SO; Conrad Sebolt,
$47.721.5o.
The other bids for road construc-
tion were received for the laying of
another mile of eight inch concrete
road part of the River Road to a
point where the Public Service
tracks cross the road. The bids for
this job were: Andrew Keyes, $42 =
647.S5; Joseph +. Burke, s47,-
712.65; Utility Construction Com
pany. $45,4S3.75: Liddle and Pfeif-
fer. 6.759.60; Conrad Sebolt $42,-
1910.
1t was decided to meet on Fourth
street, South Amboy, next Thursday
morning for the purpose of investi-
eating the elimination of the two
bad turns existing in the road lead
ing from the Hole-i WALL one
block west of Main street and
Stevens avenue. The Jersey Central
Traction Company has offered the
county some land it is likely prop
erty on the other side of the street,
needed to ease off the sharp curves,
will be secured. Director Dey ex-
poets the Hole-in- -the-Wall work to
be completed by the early part of
August.
freeholder Orpen reported having
inspected the Pumptown Corner
curve on the Plainfield- -Metuchen
road, and suggested that the town
ship committee of Raritan township
acquire the necessary, land SO that
the county might ease off the curve
and make a wide swing around this
corner. The freeholder also said the
Public Service is waiting for the
township to act in order that wires
might be strung along the road.
When this is done Freeh older Orpen
said, a warning signal light can be
placed at the curve also.
The county engineer was directed
to prepare plans for two box cul-
verts to be laid along the Wood
bridge-Carteret road of sufficient
width to permit of the laying of
sidewalks. The engineer was in
structed to prepare plans for a
$4,000 gallon iron water tank % be
used at the workhouse, the present
tank being inadequate to supply the
ninety-nine persons at that ihstitu-
ton. A petition from Sayreville res
idents asked that in paving the 1.6
miles along Main street the county
use asphalt on concrete. Freehold
er Belloff said he doubted the wis
dom of this move and action was
deferred.
A resolution from the Raritan
Township committee asking that
officials of the 'Ammonite Company
be indicted for the explosion which
occurred at the company's plant at
Nixon on March / was received and
will be referred to the grand jury
today. A resolution was adopted
thanking Commissioner of Labor
Andrew Mcbride and Factory In
spector Fred p. Rearwin for their
assistance to the county in the ex-
plosive investigation.
Martin White, superintendent of
maintenance of way of the Public
Service Railway Company, appear
ing before the board announced that
the various fast-line crossings and
certain trolley crossings in different
parts of the county will be repaired.
1t was decided to withhold action
started before the utility commits
sion to force the Public Service to do
this work.
County Engineer Larson was in
structed to make an inspection of
the counterweight on the South Riv-
er bridge in order to determine
whether or not it Is safe for vehi-
cles and pedestrians to use the
structure. DIR. David c. English,
who said he is New Brnuswick's old
est living resident boasting of hav-
ing bene born here. protested against
the suggestion that a street be cut
through the court house grounds.