The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-10-02

arate contract for $3,702,921, of which
$1,014, 900 has already been expended.
Cost Of White Horse Pike Work
For widening about thirty-fve miles
of the White Horse Pike, between
Camden and Absecon, $201,324 has
been set aside for resurfacing about
four and half miles of Route 2, be-
tween Burlington and Bridgeboro,
$1O5O9S.
The operations for the current year
represent an outlay of $1O,774,312, and
it is anticipated this total will be In
creased by letting Of additional con-
tracts
These data are contained in a report
prepared for the commission by Major
William G. Sloan, highway engineer.
The state system now comprises $40
miles Of roads. BY taking over Route
II from Hackensack to the New York
state line, Route IS from Penns Grove
to Atlantic City and Route 20 from
Westville to Millville, the commission
has added lis miles to last years
total
Each route, when taken over, is
placed under supervision of mainten-
ance patrol crews and repairs are
made constantly, pending surfacing of
permanent type.
The report indicates that contrac-
tors generally have expedited the
work Of road building, which in many
instances is far ahead of the time al
lowed by specifications The best rec
ord of the year in this respect was
established by the Union Paving Com
pany of Philadelphia, which placed
four miles Of sheet asphalt on the sur
face of Route 2. between Burlington
and Bridgeboro, within fifteen per
cent of the time allowed.
Prison labor, now engaged in build
ing the Toms River-Lakewood sec
tion of Route 4, under a contract with
the Department of Institutions and
Agencies, has also established a good
record by completing 81 per cent. Of
the work in the time allotted for 35
per cent.
In the widening of the White Horse
Pike with gravel between Harmon
ton and Berlin, G. T. Kavanagh or
Bayonne has completed "a per cent.
of the work in the period set for 18
per cent. ]. F. Chapman & Son Of
Hillside finished ahead of scheduled
time on the section of Route 8, be-
tween Somerset county line and North
Branch, and Route 16, between South
Somerville and Woods Tavern.
SiIzer Names Board Members
Appointments to ten state boards
were announced by Governor Silzer.
In several instances present members
were reappointed. William H. Comp
ton of Trenton and James F. WEIGH
of Paterson, on the board Of public
accountants. William T. Kirk Of Bev-
erly renamed to the board Of COM
merce and navigation.
To the undertakers and embalmers
board the governor named John A..
Maxwell Of Somerville and George b.
Horner of Lambertville. Thomas ].
Wesser of Newark, former state high
way engineer, George H. Noble, Cliff
ton, and John G. Remington of Cam
den were reappointed to the board
of professional engineers and land
surveyors.
William Black is succeeded on the
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
by Louis Aurbacher, Jr., of Newark.
AS successor to Laurent ]. Tonnelle
Of Jersey City on the North Jersey
District Water Supply Commission.
John Wagner of Jersey City is named.
Shepherd Campbell of Newport and
Abram H. Jones Of West Creek were
appointed to the Board Of Shell Fish
cries.
AS announced by Governor Silzer,
the personnel Of the Sanitary and
Economic Water Commission, a new
body created by the last legislature,
comprises Attorney General Edward
L. Katzenbach, August Smith of Ro-
chelle, member of the board of com
merce and navigation; Albert W..
Drake of Plainfeld, member of the
board of conservation and develop
ment; George C. Warren, >Jr., of Sum-
nit, member of the Fish and Game
Commission; John c. higgins of Port
Norris member of the Board of Shell
Fisheries, and j. H. Guthrie Of New
ark, member of the State Board of
Health. Smith is chairman.
DIR. Raymond A. Albray of Newark
and DR.. C. F. Alfred Hane of Jersey
City were appointed to the State
Board of Dentistry. DR.. John Navin
of Jersey City named to fill the va
cancy created on the medical advisory
board by the death of DR.. John Brod'
erick of Jersey City.
Sue Salem Restaurateur
Suits to recover an aggregate Of
$1,000 damages for humiliation result
ing from their inability to obtain
service in a restaurant were filed in
the supreme court, Trenton, by j.
Alvin Jones, George w. HopeweIl and
William ]. Green, Philadelphia ne
groes, against the Victory Restaurant
at No. 1873 East Broadway, Salem.
1t is charged by the plaintiffs that
apforod tho racfat1rauf on Univ