The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-03

safe and sanitary condition should be
the first charges against any moneys
realized from the settlement already
made with the Lehigh Valley railroad
OF realized hereafter from the sale OF
the canal property.
Advisory Road Plan
Receipt of many communications re-
lating to the plans of the advisory
board OF the State Highway Commits
sion to solve traffic conditions at va
rious congested points in the state
prompted the commission to empha-
size at its meeting that the recon-
mendations of the advisory board and
the proposed program outlined by the
Highway Commission are only tenta-
tive. Before final action Is taken the
Highway Commission proposes to con-
duct public hearings at which oppor-
tunity will be given for expression OF
opinion and the presentation Of rec
concentrations.
Commissioner Abram Jelin was des-
ignated by the commission to call upon
the chief of the Bureau of Public
Roads at Washington with view OF
urging additional federal aid for New
Jersey because of the expensive prof.
ects under way in this state involving
directly interstate traffic between New
Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
If an appointment can be made Mr..
Jelin will present New Jerseys case
before Chief Mcdonald of the bureau
at Washington this week. Later Mr..
Mcdonald will be invited to be the
guest of the commission at the New
ark Athletic Club for further discus
sion of the subject.
Asks Aid for Hunterdon
County Solicitor George K. Large
of Hunterdon, with delegation from
the Hunterdon Board Of Freeholders.
urged that the commission give spe-
cial consideration to Hunterdon lin
road building. Mr.. Large explained
that the ratables in the county had
decreased and its funds are so low
that it cannot match federal aid ap-
preparations, even where these are
available. The county is particularly
DESTROYS of having state aid in the
construction Of roads between Elem
ington and Frenchtown, Pennington
and White House and Lambertville
and Hampton.
Chief Engineer William G. Sloan rec
commended rejection of all bids receiv-
ed for the Cedar Bonnet bridge span
ming Manahawkin bay, Ocean county,
and readvertising. The commission,
however, decided to hold the matter
in allegiance The low bid was sub
mitted by the Krellwitz Contracting
Company of Newark at 1863 per cent
of the engineers estimate.
Former Chief, Engineer Thomas ].
Wasser, now engineer for the Public
Service Construction Company, was,
complimented by the commission for
completing the Swainton-O ceanview
road in Cape May county in sixty-nine
days, or thirty-one days less than the
time stipulated in the specifications.
Commissioner Jelin, who inspected the
work, pronounced it an excellent job.
Wants Paving In BelIcviIle
Commissioner Frank A. Neary of
Belleville urged the improvement of
Washington avenue in that town. His
request was that the state pave
twenty-two-foot width of the highway
through Belleville, which forms part
of Route 9 between Newark and Pat
erson. Major Sloan was directed to
investigate the cost.
Disposing of a request from J. 5.
Geiger & Son for final payment for
work on Speedwell avenue, Morris
county, part of Route 5, the commits
sion announced it's willingness to sane
ton final payment subject to the con-
tractor giving a release of all subse-
ouent claims. Geiger & Son had al
ready made known their intention Of
| putting in an additional claim be-
cause of delays and extra costs in
yolved in injunction proceedings and
other contingencies not contemplated
in the specifications.
Major Sloan was authorized to ad-
yertise for the renewal of upper and
lower track of wheels for. the turn
table of the first Passaic river bridge,
east of Newark on the Lincoln high
way section of Route No. l, with such
adjustments of machinery as are re-
ouired at this time. The estimated
cost is from $4,000 to 100000.
Qualify for Prison Jobs
ONLY two of four candidates who
took the examination for director OF
administration and state use indus
tries at the state prison qualified in
the test. it was announced. They
were Calvin Derrick, now serving tenn
porarily in the position, to which he
was appointed following the prison in
duiry some months ago, and William
]. Ellis, a psychologist in the Depart
ment of Institutions and Agencies.
Mr.. Derrick attained an average OF
1920 and Mr.. Ellis an average OF
1890 AS a war veteran, however,
Mr.. Ellis would be entitled to first
consideration in the event of per-
manent appointment being made from