Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-21
7 " D BIG ROAD
WORK KPR0IE.CTS
ARE UNDER WAY
New Brunswick Avenue City
Line to Rogan's Corner
to Be Repaired
CURB-TO-CURB PAVING
Unfinished Portion of Old
Bridge -MataWan Road Or
dered-4 Miles, Concrete

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 21.-|
Two of the major road building pro-
jects which have come to the atten-
ton of the Board of Freeholders dur
ing the last year, took definite form
yesterday afternoon when County
Engineer Morgan f. Larson was di-
rected to prepare the plans and spe-
cifications for the building of these
roads. both of which will be of con-
crete.
The request of the Woodbridge
township committee, for the paving
of New Brunswick avenue from the
Perth Amboy city line to Rogan's
Corner, was favorably acted on whae
Freeholder Walter r. Quakenbush
presented a resolution authorizing
the preliminary work.
This road, which is slightly less
than mile in length will be paved
from curb to curb, the county finan-
cling twenty foot strip through the
center while the balance of the ex-
pense will be borne by the township.
The cement curbs and cutters were
built by the township last year, and
the sewer through the road is about
complete.
Work will be started next week
in laying the extension of the gas
mains and making the connections
| to each lot. About six weeks will be
required to do this work., which will
complete the utility connections that
are to be made. 1t is expected that
! by the time this work is complete
| the county will be ready to proceed
with the actual paving work.
Plans for the laying of the four
mile stretch of concrete, twenty feet
In width on the unfinished portion
| of the Old BridgeLMatawan road
| were also authorized by a resolution
| presented by Director William S.
Oey. These plans after being ap-
proved by the county body will be
submitted to the State Highway
Commission for approval, as that
body has agreed to pay one-half the
cost of the improvement providing
the county will appropriate a similar
amount.
A one mile stretch of concrete
pavement is also to be laid by the
! freeholders on Main street, Sayre-
Vile, but plans for this work were
not ordered as there is possibility
that a curb to curb job may be pro-
vided for through the assistance OF
the Sayreville borough council
Freeholders George S. Applegate,
J. Fred Orpen, Louis J. Bellon ana
Robert R. Vandenbergh and Engl-
neer Larson and Solicitor Richard-
son were named as a committee TO
confer with the borough authorities
and attempt to obtain hnanclal alo
In paving the full width of the street
Provision has also been maze III
! the 1924 road building program Tor
| laying an additional one mile strip
| of concrete pavement on the River
road between Highland Park ana
| Bound Brook. Freeholder }. Fred
| Orpen declared yesterday that the
residents who have petitioned Tor
This work are undecided as to which
| end is to be improved first and plans
/ for the work will not be ordereu
until that point is settled.
The southern end of this road has
been improved for several miles by
the freeholders during the last three
years, but the residents on the oppo-
! site end are insistent that this years
work be in that section.
Two petitions protesting against
the present condition of Railway
avenue in Woodbridge township
were presented to the board, and In
both applications the county was
asked to provide a concrete pave
ment to replace the existing surface
which was declared to be worn out
and beyond repair.
One petition signed by sixty resi-
dents of the community asked that
| the road be paved from the Avenel
road to it's southern extremity, while
the petition of three dozen car own
ers asked that the Improvement be
| carried as far north as the retorma-
tory. Both petitions we're referred
TO the road committee for considera-
tion.
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