The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-06-12

ing.
This action follows that taken at
the last meeting, when Mr.. Ferguson
was empowered to hire a paving IL
necessary to make certain that the
/ dressing being laid by the state de-
! partment conformed with all specifca-
lions.
Friction has existed between the two
bodies ever since the state depart
ment refused to sanction contracts let
by the freeholders for the paving
| pointing out that the private concern
! charged S2.06 yard for the asphalt
surface. while the department estimat-
/ ed that it could be done for $1.76 and
offered to do IT for that amount The
state department had later sublet part
of the work to the Union Building and
Construction Company Of Passaic.
This also met with the criticism of
the county engineer
Mr.. Ferguson claimed that he had
tested three samples of the binder be-
! ing used on the, paving job and found
that two of them were not up to stand
ard. In the discussion Mr.. Ferguson
| expressed the opinion, however, that
the State Highway Department was
| trying to give US good job. for they
have twice as many men on the job
| there as they would put on similar
job"
In his charges against the plant in
| which the asphalt is being manufac-
| tured, he said that there were no
means to weigh the material being
used. The Highway Department would
not permit contractor to use such q
plant, he claimed He had taken the
matter up with the department and ex-
pected reply, he said.
The authority was given Mr.. Fergu-
son by a vote of to g. Director viii
liam w. Stalter. one of the dissenting
freeholders, said that he didn't favor
the motion for the reason that the de-
partment may be just finding its stride
in the work. There is no use sitting
here and fighting with the State High
way Department. for we, and not tho
State Highway Department, are get
ting the blame" he declared
Aide to General
Robert c. BellevilEe, Sd, Of Trenton.
has been appointed aide-de-camp to
Brigadier General Winfield s. Price.
of the Fifty-seyenth Infantry Brigade.
National Guard of New Jersey, with
headquarters in Camden. The brigade
includes, among other units, the 18th
and Hath Infantry Regiments. Mr..
Belleyille will start upon his duties at
once The brigade headquarters will
be at Sea Girt from July to 2S, in
elusive.
Mr.. Belleville enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard as a private and was
advanced to the Office of second lieu
| tenant of Company H, Hath Infantry.
the old Company A, of which his grand
father, the late Robert c. Belleville.
was captain during the Civil War.
The appointment Of Mr.. BeIlevi1le
will not interfere with his other du-
ties. He is secretary OF the Real Es-
tate League Of New Jersey, vice pres
ident of the Exchange Club and treas
urer of the Seaboard Storage and
Sales Company of Cornwalls, Pa.
NJ. J. Guard School Opens
Brigadier General Winfield S. Price,
of Camden, and a star of regular
army officers and sergeants opened
the annual camp Of instruction for Of
fcers. non-commissioned officers and
selected enlisted men Of the New Jer-
sey National Guard. One hundred
and fifty enlisted men and fifty Of
icers of the guard also arrived in
camp to begin the week of instruction.
Immediately after their arrival the
guardsmen were called to a confer
ence by General Price, who urged the
men TO make this encampment the
best Colonel Alexander McNab. OF
Trenton, gave a talk on marksman-
ship and Major John ]. Reddy, also
| of Trenton, spoke on camp hygiene.
Following the conference officers
went through a period of saber drill
ing, and took up equation. Colonel
John B. Schoefel, of Trenton, is
senior instructor. South Jerseymen
among the officers and sergeants who
will act as instructors are: Captain
William A. Brady, Captain Dallas R.
Alfonte, Sergeants Irving C. Hughes.
John P Nalley and Henry B. Wilson,
all of Camden.
State Rife Range
Final preparations are under way
for opening the New Jersey State
Rife Range at Sea Grit The activities
viii include school OF instruction in
small arms firing for members of the
National Guard under command OF
Brigadier General Bird W. Spencer,
inspector general of rife practice. and
Colonel Alexander ]. MacNab of the
United States Army.
Organizations of the National Guard
encamped at Sea Girt during July and
August will be trained in rifle, pistol,
automatic rife and machine gun prac-
tice and the use of a thirty-seven MILL
meter gun and trench mortar firing.
From August % until September 6 the
annual rife and pistol shooting tour