Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-20
From City Electrician FRANKIE
for New Unit in City's
Lighting Plant

The aldermen expect to receive
from City Electrician Jay 3. FRANKIE
tonight estimates on the cost OF
placing an additional unit in the nau.
nicipal lighting plant which will
make possible the establishment of
at least four more white ways
along the business streets of this
city.
A resolution was adopted unani-
mously by the board two weeks age
eQuesting an estimate on the amount
of money necessary to carry out this
work so that white ways" might be
established in outer Smith street
from the railroad tracks to the car
barn; State street from Washington
street to Pulaski avenue; Hall ave-
nue., from State street to Catherine
street and New Brunswick avenue.
from Smith street to the Central rail-
road tracks.
There were two large delegations
of about $50 men present at the last
aldermanic meeting requesting
white ways" and they were told
that the present municipal lighting
plant is not sufficiently large to ham
die the increased load. Addition of
another unit will be necessary. AL
derman-at-Large Calvin said, and
the cost of this unit will be learned
tonight from City Electrician
FRANKIE.
Many other matters OF Importance
are scheduled to come before the
board tonight including the Fayette
street crossing. appropriation OF
$4,000 to equip a library in the new
school in Hall avenue, and construc-
tion OF a pedestrian bridge over tina
tracks at Washington street
Amboy Avenue Situation
| At least another week will be re-
quired before the work of placing the
shoulders along the newlx-nsvss1 = 49, :.
ton or Ainboy avenue viii have been
| completed, according to City En-
gineer Booz, the placing of the bftu-
minous top dressing now having been
about completed. This surfaci1z
was scheduled to be finished late
this afternoon. There still remains.
| however. the working of placing
shoulders along the edge to lessen
the danger of vehicles going over the
| concrete sides of the road.
The state has announced its inten-
ton Of connecting up the old and
new roads where the two almost
meet at the city line. It IS expected
that the state will have made this
connection before the contractor has
completed its work on the shoulders.
There will be no straight-Iine con-
nection with the old road at the city
line as the state has refused to as
sist in paying part of the cost OF
bridge over the Spa Spring Creek.
which is necessary if the two roads
are TO be joined without a curve or
sharp break in direction at this point.
The aldermen tonight will proba-
bly, receive from Engineer Booz oftl-
cial notification of the states infen-
tion to make the connecting Link be-
tween the two roads but there is lit
tie that the local board can now do
to assist matters, except to see to It
that the contractor makes all posi-
Bile speed in placing the shoulders on
the road.
The top surfacing Of the southern
side of Smith street between State
street and Madison avenue was START
ed this morning and good progress
was being made. As soon as this
work is completed as far as Maple
street the northern side Of the street
viii be torn up and the concrete base
laid.