Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-20
PAVING
WORK Is
DRAGGING
{ demand GALL0WS FOR BOY SLAYERS
Question of Bridge at End of
Road Now ConfrontS
the City
STATE WILL NOT HELP
Aldermen Take Up Street
Paving Bids at Adjourned
Meeting Tonight

Although the city is going ahead
with the paving of Amboy avenue
the question of connecting the new
road with the old road near the
Woodbridge-Pert Amboy line has
not been definitely decided upon.
The original contract did not in
clude a bridge or culvert over the
stream which crosses Amboy avenue
near the cit..- line but 1t was gener-
ally understood that the state and
city would finance this connecting
link together. The State Highway
Commission. however, has refused
not only to assist in paying its share
of the cost of a suitable bridge BIT
has also declined to have any part in
paying for the additional cinder SUBJ
base now being placed along the
unfinished portion of the road.
The work of completing Amboy
avenue is not progressing very fast
despite the announcement made
early in the summer that it would
be finished and opened to traffic on
Labor Day at the latest. No great
number of trucks or large forces of
men have been employed to speed
up tie work of putting down the
cinder sub-base and at the present
time considerable difficulty Is being
experienced in making the roadbed
firm in one part, the marshy condi-
tion of the base interfering with the
work.
To Award Contracts
The aldermen, at their adjourned
meeting tonight, will likely award
the contracts for the paving of
Smith street from State street to the
Central railroad tracks and Grace
street from Market street to Smith
street. The Kennedale Park sewer
bids on two motor sprinkler trunks
also are before the board for con-
sideration.
The bid of the Standard Bitulithic
Company is $599.70 lower than the
nearest competitor on the Grace
street paving job while the same.
concern is low on the Smith street
proposition by S573.05.
City Engineer Louis Booz will to-
night have the bids of Hammer
Construction Company and the Ex-
cavatjng & Material Handling Inc,
totalled so that comparison of the
lump sum bids of these concerns
might be compared. Three automo-
bile dealers have made bids on the
motor trucks.
1t is not known what other action
will be taken by the aldermen a.
their adjourned meeting tonight,
several matters now being before
them for consideration. A delega-
ton representing the Washington
Hose and Chemical Company ap-
peared before the board Monday
night during It's committee session
and asked for new apparatus.
The Washington firemen contend
thar they are located In the central
section of the city where fire, IL
permitted to get a start would DO
great damage to business houses, as
their present equipment Is not sull-
cieut to properly fight a big fre.
The Washingtons made a request
some time ago for new truck but
the aldermen never acted upon their
petition.
Members. of the Humane Fir~
Company also appeared before the
aldermen Monday night with the re-
quest that they be given fire-house
and piece of apparatus. Inc
members of this fire company nave
never been equipped with either
house or truck although they have
been organized for several years and
have made annual requests of the
the various boards for recognition.
Former Patrolman Frank Gene
IKE. who resigned from the police
force this year, appeared before the
aldermen during tho committee ses-
sion Monday night. 1t is generally
understood that Geneske is endeav-
oring to return to the force and Is
seeking the support of the aldermen
although the reinstatement must be
made by the mayor.