Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
MiddIeSex Gets Largest
Grant OF Road Money!:
State Program Ready
Monmouth County Also to
fave Good Share of State
Funds-Routes Designated
RELIEF ROADS PLANNED
Union County to Get Aid in
Building Scotch Plains
Road of Concrete

TRENTON. April 3.-Eleven road
projects in nine counties will re-
ceive aid to the amount of $780,
600 from the State Highway Com
mission under an allotment formally
approved today.
The funds will be taken from the
motor vehicle reserve account,
which is established from automo-
bile license receipts to meet emer-
gency requests from counties. Sane
tion for the expenditures is being
grar ted now in order that opera
tions may be started for the early
con- pletion of the highways. Be
cause CT the numerous requests LOT
help none of the counties were al
lowed the entire amount sought.
Mi.Adlesex county received the
largest grant. 100000. as the state
share in the building of four miles
of concf etc between Old Bridge and
Matawan This important link was
advocated by .he Highway Commits
sion itself to take from the con-
gested Morgan-Keyport. road some
of the SHIRE traffic originating in
and about New Brunswick. The
highway advisory board. which
made a special study of conditions
in that section. approved of this re-
lief route. and extra efforts are 10
be exertel to. have it completed
promptly.
For the Absecon Boulevard, from
Atlantic City to Absecon. the Attain
tic freeholders will receive $4,000.
The cos. of the boulevard. it has
been estimated will reach $780,
900 The highway commission de-
clineo tc extend any aid to the free
holders under a former resolution
because the proposal for the use oil
asphalt blocks was held to bar COM
petition with a patented article.
Since the coI is have given tnelr
decision disa pproving the asphalt
block contract. the Atlantic free-
holders have signified their inten-
tion Of meeting the specifications of
the State Highway Commission. II
| declared to be the desire OF the
freeholders now to construct the
boulevard with a concrete base ana
asphalt top,
To complete the unimproved sec
ton of the Kings highway. afrord-
ing a better outlet for the Whlte
Horse pike, Burlington county Will
be allowed $4,000 towards the TWO
miles of concrete it will have to put
down and Camden county $4,000 as
a share in its halt mile. Burling-
ton county will also receive SILT
to help improve the Browns Mills
Lakehurst road IL it will agree to
take it over and properly maintain
it in the future as county thor
oughfare.
Hunterdon county will obtain
$40, 900 to assist in the extraordinary
repairs or reconstruction of the
Flemingt on -Whitehouse road, which
is badly in need Of attention.
To assist Union county in building
the Scotch Plains road of concrete
full width from Scotch Plains to
Plainfield. $4,000 was set aside and
similar amount was allowed Mon
mouth county towards two miles of
concrete between Freehold and
Smithburg, on the shore road from
Trenton by way of Allentown. Mon
mouth county will also get $4,000
for the Improvement of Reckless
Place, Red Bank, a connecting link
between state highway route and
Harding Road.
Mercer county's request that the
state expend $4,000 in the borough
of Pennington for paving between
the tracks of the Trenton & Mercer
met with an allowance of $4,000.