Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-02
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National Company Is Now
Willing to Take $685.
for Their Property
END OF CONDEMN NATION
One Other Tract, That Of the
DonneIl Co., Will Be Con-
demned by State Board
END OF CONDEMNATION

TRENTON, April 2.-Condemna-
ton proceedings instituted against
the National Fire Proofing Com
nany for a section of its property
at the new Perth Amboy bridge will
he abandoned by the State Highway
Commission which was notified at
its meeting yesterday that the firm
is now willing to accept $4,000 Tor
the property.
The Fire Proofing Company de-
manded $149,597 from the HIGHWAY
Commission for the land, three
kilns, two machine shops and a
large smokestack in the right OF
way for. the bridge. This amount
was declared excessive and William
Newcorn, special counsel to the at
torney general was designated TO
conduct legal proceedings for its ac-
quisition. Mr.. Newcorn reported TO
the Highway Commission yesterday
that compromise can be erected
for $84,597 less than that asked
originally and he was authorized to
close the deal at this price.
Only one other tract, that of the
w. j. Donnell Lumber Company,
now remains to complete the right
of way for the bridge. The present
State Highway Commission has
offered the Lumber Company $29.-
600. No acceptance has been re-
ceived and condemnation proceed
ings will be prosecuted.
Delegations representing the
thirty-five property owners at Ham
ilton, near Freehold, were present at
tbo IJtfxt,x,ox, Con, mi Sior ,,oeatincr o. 70
protest against any change in the
alignment of state highway route
No. Z which would take the through
thoroughfare outside of the present
built-up section of their settlement.
Surveyors are at work in that vicini-
ty for the highway commission and
the Hamilton residents declare that a
proposed route to remove angles
from the road will ruin them COM
mercially by taking traffic away.
The Highway Commission felt that
their anxiety was ungrounded, but
promised to give consideration, but
the petition.
Charles II. Kavanaugh, of Bay
onne. contractor on State Highway
Ruore No. 16, under construction
near Morristown, appealed to the
commission for a ruling on the de-
mand of the State Highway Engi-
neer. Maj. w. G. Sloan, that the
section of new fill on the highway
be maintained in a passable condi-
ton for traffic. He held that he was
responsible only for placing the dirt
on the line without maintaining it
in good condition during the winter.
The cost for levelin the road off
6ac nfo1 oe -
Highway Commission will take un-
request that he be not penalized for
this amount.
Commissioner Kidde stated at the
meeting that bonding com panies are
offering bonds to contractors at
lower prices than those asked in the
past. This concession has resulted
from the demand of the Highway
Commission that a more favorable
premium rate be established for the
stats. A letter sent to Governor Sill
zer by the Towner Rating Bureau
maintaining that the X per cent
rate was not excessive, was read at
the meeting The Rating Bureau
admitted that s375,000 had been
paid in premiums on road work.
but held that losses on other classes
of contracts justified its change.
Awards of contra cts were made by
the commission to the four lowest
bidders as follows: Two miles of con
crete on Route No. 9 from tho
Sumerset county line to North
Branch to J. r. Chapman & Son of
Hillside at 9S per cent of the engi-
neer's estimate of a s123.2S6. Two
and one-half miles of concrete on
Route from Whitehouse in Hunter
don county to the Sumerset county
line to J. r. Chapman &. Son of
Hillside at 81 per cent of engineers
estimate. The G. M. Brewster e Sor
Inc. of Bogota, the Route 10.
Hackensack- Paterson addition at SO
per cent of engineers estimate.
The Tunnel Const Corp of New
York. the Saddle River bridge. at
Rochelle Park, in Bergen county for
s2S,S75.