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VOL. XLI. No. 258. n PERTH AMBOY, N. J., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1921. THREE CENTS De,,„red By cm,,
PRICE OF MILK
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City Nurses' Say Prohibitive
Price Causes Children to
Lack Proper Nourishment
REPORT AT MEETING
Mothers Protest 17 Cent Rate
Nurses Say--Cannot Buy
Enough for Children
k The fact that the present price of
E milk is so prohibitive that miny mo
thers in the city are not able :o nour
ish their children properly was
brought cut at the meeting of the
Board of Health last night when the
nurses present reported statements
made to them on numerous occasions
as they were making their rounds in
the city.
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Mothers have protested against the
seventeen cent rate, the nurses said,
and have repeatedly and emphatic
ally declared they could not afford
to buy enough milk to feed their
young children. It was also brought
out that in several instances cases of
actual malnutrition have been dis
covered. being directly attributed to
the inability of the mothers to pro
vide milk in sufficient quantity.
- The entire staff of nurses came
out very strongly in support of' the
contention and were united in their
agreement with these statements by
their co-workers, expressing them
selves as being opposed firmly to
the price regulation by the local as
sociation of milk dealers.
Act on Clark’s Milk
Further action in regard to the re
a«mittance to Perth Amboy of milk
from the Clinton Creamery was tak
en at the meeting. The action fol
lowed the attempt of George Clark,
the owner of the creamery, to have
his product readmitted after tests
made some weeks ago showed the
milk to be filthy and unfit for use.
At the last meeting of the board Mr.
Clark appeared and
prove the decision unjustified but de
cision was reserved pending a more
conclusive probe to be made by the
b°Health Officer Carl S. Thompson
~ Informed the board that additional
■i tests had been made recently of the
W milk coming from Clark’s creamery.
The same milk is used by South Am
boy and is shipped through Perth
Amboy. Several samples were taken
upon the arrival of the milk in: this
city on its way to South Amboy ana
analysis showed them to be in excel
lent condition, Dr. Thompson con
tinued. . ... _ _ __j
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fact that much time was consumed
In taking the samples of milk and
that the entire shipment was gone
over in an effort to get the worst
bottles Results of the analyses
were submitted for the inspection of
the board and all showed the butter
fat, solid matter, and bacteria con
tent to be above the requirements of
the board, while the sediment test
also proved to be satisfactory.
Some argument ensued over the
manner of taking the samples it be
ing contended that the worst bottles
should not be secured but that bot
tles should be taken at random.
President Urbanski supported the
action, saying that the milk should
stand or fall by its worst bottle even
though no two bottles of milk test
up in like manner, as Dr. Thompson
pointed out.
Bottles selected by the investiga
tors were tested and revealed the
butter fat content as 3.8; total solids,
12 04 and bacteria count 3,000 in
one instance, while a second analysis
resulted in butter fat content of 3.5,
solids 12.22, and bacteria 4,000,
meeting the requirements of the
local board in every particular, even
in view of the fact that Perth Am
boy has a higher standard than any
other city in the state.
Aside from inspection of milk con
» signed to South Amboy and Key
port tests were made of milk ship
ped’by Mr. Clark to Rahway and
Keyport. In each case it was found
that the samples selected tested up
to the standard of the Board of
HC\n effort was made by Health Of
ficer Thompson to have reports sent
from the state department of health
(Continued on page 2)
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^ or be sure to write plainly, mailing
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Evening News Office.
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Information Bureau.
Washington. D. C.
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—
9703 Are Eligible To Vote
At The 1921 Primaries;
1080More Than Last Year
REGISTRATION YESTERDAY
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Primary registration tabic of those entitled to vote at this
year’s primaries, Sept. 27, follows:
1921 1920
First Ward—First Poll . 447 427
Second Poll. 559 530
Third Poll .. 618 550.
Fourth Poll . 488 469
Total .2112 1976
Second Ward—First Poll . 570 593
Second Poll. 371 614
Third Poll . 312
Total .1253 1207
Third Ward—First Poll . 586 526
Second Poll. 616 505
Total .1202 1031
Fourth Ward—First Poll . 426 434
Second Poll . 622 508
Third Poll . 448 372
Fourth Poll . 433 355
Total .1929 1669
Fifth Ward—First Poll . 493 498
Second Poll . 462 434
Total . 955 932
Sixth Ward—First Poll . 543 510
Second Poll .. 588 582
Third Poll . 556 506
Fourth Poll . 295 211
Filth Poll . 270 _
• ______
Total .2252 1808
CITY TOTAL .9703 8623
wm j.uflu more voters at
this year’s primaries than last year
if all of those privileged to
do so go to the polls Septem
ber 27. The total number of those
who voted at last year’s general elec
tion and those who registered yes
terday is 9,703 as compared to 8,623
eligible to vot at the 1920 primaries
ftn increase of 1,080.
All of the wards showed an in
crease in registration and this would
indicate that more interest is being
taken in the primary this year than
was generally expected. The largest
gain in registration was in the sixth
ward where 2,252 have qualified to
vote at the primaries. This number
is 444 higher than the number of
voters in that war privileged to cast
a ballot at last year's primaries.
General Increase.
The increase in the fourth ward is
second high, there being 260 more
registered there this year for the
primaries than last year. In the
third ward there are 171 more reg
istered this year, in the first there
are 136 more, in the second 4 6 more
and in the fifth 23 additional.
Above Expectations.
As all of the primary books, as
returned to City Clerk Arthur E.
Graham this morning, did not speci
fy the number that registered yes
terday the total registration of yes
terday between the hours of 2 and
10 o’clock could not be ascertained.
It is said to have been above expec
tations, however. The women came
out strong at practically every one
of the twenty polls yesterday, mak
ing the number of women voters in
the city eligible to cast their ballots
at the primary considerably more
than the men voters.
Last year there were eighteen
polls but owing to the increased
number of voters it was necessary to
add two more polling places. Yes
terday marked the first time these
polls were in use. they being the
third poll of the second ward and
the fifth poll of the sixth ward.
There were 312 registered at the for
mer and 270 at the latter poll.
The various candidates were ac
tive yesterday afternoon and last
night getting the voters to register
in order that they might vote at the
primaries, the increase being mainly
due to the work of the politicians
who "rounded up" the voters in all
parts of the city and saw to it that
they registered.
Cannot Vote.
Those who failed to register yes
terday or did not vote at the general
election last November will not be
permitted to vote at the primary
election, September 27. Those who
registered yesterday need not reg
ister again for the general election
in November but all others must reg
ister for the election at one of the
two remaining registration days,
either primary day, October 18. Vot
ing at the primary does not auto
matically register a voter. He must
register for the general election, in
addition to casting his primary bal
lot.
Most of the primary booKs were
NOTICE:
All Memberb of Jefferson Tent. No.
43. The Maccabees are requested to
meet at Woodmen’s Hall. 284 Hobart
Street tomorrow morning, 9:30 A. M.
to attend the funeral of our late Sir
Knight, William Sheehy, Jr.
Signed,
GEORGE A. ANDERSON.
Record Keeper.
in the hands of City Clerk Graham
before midnight although there
were three of the boards who failed
to make their returns until this
morning. These books are being
taken to New Brunswick by the city
clerk this afternoon to bo turned
over to the county election board.
The work of printing the sample
primary ballots will now be speeded
up as it was necessary to wait until
yesterday to get an estimate of the
number of voters to whom ballots
must be sent.
LEAGUE NAMES
American Named as Judge of
International Court of Jus
tice at Geneva
GENEVA, Sept. 14 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—John Bassett Moore,
on the United States, was elected a
judge of the international court of
justice by the assembly of the League
of Nations on the second ballot in
the voting for members of the court
which began here at 10 o’clock this
morning.
Dr. Kafcl Altamira Crevea, of
Spain, Dr. Ruy Barbosa, of Brazil,
Viscount Robert Finlay, of Great
Btitain, Dr. Alexandro Alvarez, of
Chile, Dr Antonio S. De Bustamente,
of Cuba, Dr. Andre Weiss, of France,
Dr. Yorozu Oda. of Japan, Dr. B. T.
C. Loder. of Holland, and Commen
datore Diomso Anziootti, of Italy,
were elected by the assembly on the
first LVot.
Mr. Moore’s election was confirm
ed by the council of the league.
Conference Choices.
The council of the league which
meet at the secretaria simultaneous
ly with the meeting of the assembly
in Reformation Hall, confirmed the
assembly choice of Viscount Finlay
Dr. Weiss, Dr. Oda and Signor An
zillotti,, who consequently were def
initely elected to the court.
Mr. Moore Accepts
NEW YORK. Sept. 14—John
Bassett Moore announced at his
residence hero today that he would
accept election to. the court of jus
tice. He is sixty-one years old.
Elihu Root declined election be
cause of his age, seventy-six.
Mr. Moore has been professor of
international law and diplomacy at
Columbia University for twenty
years, and has a long record for
public service, involving interna
tional- relations.
.Sent List of Suggestions
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14—The
American government has sent to
the governments of all the powers
invited to participate in the con
ference on the limitation of arma
ment and far eastern questions, a
list of the topics suggested for dis
cussion.
“The Most Wonderful Picture Ever Produced”
YOU’LL LAUGH—YOU’LL CRY—YOU’LL LOVE IT!
“THE OLD NEST”
Daily Mat. at 2 Opening at the Prices
Every Night Mat. 30c, 20c
_ , „ Nights, 25c, 50c
7 and 9
Including W ar
O’clock Monday, Sept. 19 Tax
The management of the DITMAS debated for sometime before booking
this picture. It being impossible to show It here at the usual prices of admis
sion; but rather than have Perth Amboy miss this massive production It was
decided to play it, although having to advance the admission slightly. The
management knows you will receive your money’s worth a hundred fold and
that you would rather pay the few cents additional than have this great
production not play this city.
Plenipotentiaries Named and
Approved to Carry on Par
leys With Lloyd George
NOT TO GO TO INVERNESS
London Hears Premier is Dis
satisfied With Irish Reply
Asks Couriers to Go Back
DUBLIN, Sept. 14 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—The appointment of
plenipotentiaries to the proposed
conference at Inverness with British
representatives, to discuss the Irish
question, was approved by the Dail
Eireann, hero today.
Official bulletins announcing ap
proval of the plenipotentiaries said
this was done "in view of a possible
conference with representatives of
tho British government."
The Dail’s plenipotentiaries, Hwas
explained, were not appointed to go
to Inverness in response to the pre
mier’s invitation, but have been
chosen to carry on possible negotia
tions which may or may not follow
the receipt by Mr. Lloyd George of
the Dail cabinet’s reply.
niun
The appointment of Ihe plenipo
tentiaries is considered in political
quarters as a move toward throw
ing responsibility for any breach in
negotiations on the premier.
Reports circulated in well posted
circles today that Mr. Lloyd George
indicated to the Sinn Fein couriers
conditions which mignt involve such
a breach.
The appointment of plenipoten
tiaries approved were Arthur Grif
fith, founder of the Sinn Fein and
Foreign Ministers of tho aDil cabi
net, chairman; Michael Collins, fi
nance minister; Robert C. Barton,
who lias been ona of the leading
figures In the preliminary negotia
tions.
Earn on J. Dugan. Sinn Fein mem
ber cf parliament and a leading fig
ure in the arrangements of the Irish
truce.
George Duffy, who has acted as
representative of the Sinn Fein
abroad.
LONDON, Sept. 14 (By The Asso
ciated Press)—"Although no act
ual hitch has occurred in the Irish
negotiation” said the Evening Stand
ard otday, "the premier was so dis
satisfied with Eamon de Valera’s
reply that he asked the couriers
sent to Scotland to return Immedi
ately to Ireland to convey to Mr.
De Valera the premier’s stand on
the points raised.
"In view of the indefinite charac
ter of the Sinn Fein proposals,” con
tinues the newspaper, “the couriers
were in effect told to go home and
to do something better. Mr. DeVal
era’s note was so full of reservations
as to precipitate all sorts of difficul
ties were they not cleared up in ad
vance of the coming conference.
“These reservations also did not
accept Mr. Lloyd George’s first con
ditions—that the basis of the whole
conference must be in acception
of Ireland’s conclusion within the
empire.”
See Release of Irish
BELFAST, Sept. 14:—There is a
theory here that the mission of
Harry Boland and Joseph McGrath,
Sinn Fein leaders who went to Gair
loch to confer with Premier Lloyd
George, was to obtain the release of
Irish Republicans who have been in
terned. Sinn Fein leaders living in
County Tyrone have been expressing
during the past few' days belief that
their comrades soon would be re
leased.
YOUNGSTOWN WOMAN MAKES
CHARGE AGAINST LOCAL MAN
Elizabeth Sera, of Youngstown, O.,
having traced to this city a man
whom she claims is the father of her
child, has had Michael Vargo, of
294 Hall avenue, arrested and last
night attempted to get an order from
Recorder Pickersgill compelling Var
go to support the child. The action
was dismissed by the recorder after
Overseer of the Poor Math Hansen
refused to sign the papers in the
case on the ground that the party
most concerned was not a resident of
Perth Amboy.
George Kemeny represented the
plaintiff, while David Wilentz wras at
torney for Vargo in the action, said
by the recorder to be one of the most
peculiar and complicated ever
brought to his attention. Another
hearing in the case will be held to
morrow night.
Trade Name* Filed
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 14.—
A trade name has been filed by the
Perth Amboy Tobacco and Confec
tionery company, wholesale and re
tail dealers, located at 221 New
Brunswick avenue. Perth Amboy.
Charles Esscnstadt and Isidor Niko
maroff conduct the business.
RESENT ATTACK
ON UTILITY BO.
Public Service Troubles Laid
to That Sort of Policy
Toward the Public
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MISDEEDS ARE BLAMED
If Company Goes Into Bank
ruptcy it Goes by Own Mis
deeds, is Claim j
TRENTON, Sept. 14—Opening
the argument today before Judges
Rellstab, Wopley and Davis, L. Kd
wai,l Herrmann, counsel for Pub
lic Utility Board, criticised former
Attorney General Robert H. McCar
ter, counsel for the company, for
his attack on the rublie Utility
Board, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Herrmann said:
“As counsel for tho Public Utility
Commission, I wish to resent the
villlflcation heaped on this board by
counsel for the plaintiff yesterday
afternoon. The bill of complaint
did not indicate that such abuse and
villlflcation was to be permitted in
this case.”
”It has been the policy of the
Public Service Railway Company
all through three years of this liti
gation to criticise the Public Utility
Board. Very much of this com
pany's trouble has been caused by
this sort of policy toward the pub
lic."
No Ruling on issue
At the opening of the case this
morning Judge Wooley asked
George R. Record, counsel for Jer
sey City, and other city counsel,
what their desire was.
"We have asked to be made par
ties to the suit,” Mr. Record replied.
"We cannot rule on that point
now," eald Judge Wooley. "Of
course we will pass on the ques
tion, but cannot decide it today.
"We will state however, that be
fore the court decides the question
of granting the Public Service Com
pany the preliminary injunction we
will rule on your question.”
Misdeeds Are Blamed.
"If the company goes into bank
ruptcy it goes by its own misdeeds,”
declared R. Edward Herrmann, conn
sol for the utility board, in opening
ills argument this morning. Ho at
tacked the contention of Robert H.
McCarter, made yesterday to the ef
fect that the company Is being ren
dered bankrupt by the seven cent
fare rate. Mr. Herrmann claimed
today that there is no deficit what
ever as set forth by the Public Ser
vice Railway Company, but on the
contrary, the company has sufficient
funds. Counsel for the utility board
intimated that it has been the com
pany’s own policy of extravagance in
Its operations that is responsible for
any plight it may be in at this time.
TRENTON, Sept. 14.—After a bit
ter attack yesterday afternoon by
former Attorney General Robert H.
McCarter, counsel for the Public Ser
vice Railway Company, against tho
admission of the 13,000 pages of tes
timony and 600 exhibits in tho ten
cent fare suit of the company, and
the answering argument by L,. Ed
ward Herrman, counsel for the Pub
lic Utility Commission and Attorney
General Thomas I>\ McCran, the
United States court denied the mo
tion of Mr. Herrmann that tho entire
record bo admitted.
However, the court granted per
mission for either side to support
allegations by reference to particu
lar parts‘of the record referred to.
The result is that while the court
will not have to consider the entire
record as made by the Public Utility
Board during the past three years,
its attention may be called to any
pertinent part of tho record.
Judge Victor B. Woolley announc
ed the decision after a conference
with Judges J. Warren Davis and
John Rellstab, his assoc iates in the
case, Judge Woolley said:
"The motion is that this entire
record be introduced ns evidence in
this case. The motion is denied as
made. We are at a loss, however,
to see just how the plaintiff can sus
tain its contentions or the respon
dent support its case without refer
ence to the testimony. Therefore, the
complainant and respondent may
support their allegations by specific
references to this record. In this
way we will get before us just those
Troops Pass Through Pity.
The third section of tho First Ar
tillery Brigade of United States
regulars that have been at Mo-ntauk
Point, L. I., during the summer pass
ed through this city yesterday after
noon on their way to Camp Dix.
The brigade was in command of
Captain Evans and Included 4 76
men, 557 horses and mules, eighty
five wagons, six automobiles, one
motorcycle and two trucks. The de
tachment came over the ferry from
Tottenville having marched through
Staten Island from Fort Wadsworth,
whera they were in camp Monday
night.
Who Owns This Horse?
LooksLikeCaseForS.P. C.A.
The ownership of a sorry speci
men of the horse family occupier]
the attention of Patorlman Law
rence Marmon for some time yester
day after he was notified that the
animal was sick at a Cleveland ave
nue address.
Upon his arrival at the scene Offi
cer Marmon found the horse badly
in need of food and water. No one
in the immediate vicinity would ad
mit ownership of the beast, but on
lookers volunteered information to
the officer that the horse was tho
property of Ferdino IJatty, of 730
Raritan avenue. Tho officer went
to-that address and questioned
Batty, who maintained that tho
horse was owned by Frank Captuny
of Hall avenue.
Continues Search
Continuing his investigation Mar
mon found that the next owner of
the animal was thought to be Frank
Peppers, who in turn “passed the
*
buck” and pushed the ownership off
on Ole Olesen. Mr. Olesen alleged
"rooked dealing in the matter, say
ing he expected to find the beast
‘in good working order,” as he ex
pressed it, when he purchased the
Animal.
Finding that this was impossible.
Mr. Olesen, requested the shooting
of the animal and was informed that
the process •would entail an expense
of $3 for hauling the carcass away.
Upon hearing this the last owner
led the beast back to Its former
owner at Raritan avenue.
Ownership in Doubt.
Officer Marmon reported that the
real ownership of the horse is still
In doubt and that the alleged own
ers refuse to stand the expense of
having the animal hauled away if it
is killed. As a result the horse is
being held for further investigation
by the authorities, in an effort to
leterminn who really should stand
the burial expense .
FREEHOLDERS IN NEW STATEMENT
DEFEND ROAD PROGRAM; ARE NOT
OPPOSED TO CONCRETE, IS CLAIM
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Indictment Found Against
Screen Star for Death of
Girl at Party
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14—Two
charges today have been placed
against Roscoe “Fatty" Arbuckle,
motion picture star, in connection
with the death of Miss Virginia
Rappe. The San Francisco county
grand jury late last night voted an
indictment charging manslaughter,
but District Attorney Matthew Brady
declared that prosecution on a mur
der complaint already under way,
would not be halted. The grand
Jury indictment does not come with
in limits of the justice court, but
of the superior court. A warrant for
the film comedian's arrest on the
manslaughter charge is expected to
be issued Friday.
The murder complaint was sworn
to by Mrs. Bambino Delmont, a close
friend of Miss Ra,ppe.
The grand jury indictment came
after two sessions each lasting many
hours. At last night's session Zeh
Provost and Alice Blake, show girls,
testified and Grace Ralston, a nurse
who attended Miss Rappe, was clos
eted with the Jury.
Zeh Provost and Alice Blake were
guests at the party where Miss
Rappe is alleged to have suffered in
juries from which she died.
The grand jury’s voting of an In
dictment charging Arbuckle with a
lesser offense than murder will not
make him ready for furnishing of
bail. If the murder charts is with
drawn he will be able to obtain his
freedom pending a hearing on the
manslaughter charge.
Zeh Provost before the grand jury
last night is said to have altered
statements made to Attorney Brady
last Sunday that brought charges
from the attorney that the witnesses
were being intimidated. Miss Blake
corroborated her story. Miss Ralston
told of being present at the post
mortem on the body of Miss Rappe.
W1IC Ijcaves u> am null
NEW YORK, Sept. 14:—Mrs.
Roscoe Arbuckle, who was known
professionally as Mima Durfee, left
New York today for San Francisco
to help her husband if possible, al
though she has been separated from
him for five years.
"I am going to him because I think
it is my duty to bo near him," she
said. "I want to help him in every
way I can. I don't just know- how 1
can bo of service to him, but many
things will turn up that I can do.
"When we were married I was
seventeen and my husband twenty
one. That was back in 1908. Five
years ago w-e agreed to disagree and
I receive a separate maintenance.
Unfortunately—or perhaps fortun
ately, as you please—there are no
children. We were not bitter against
each other, we simply decided that
we would remain good friends. Mr.
Arbuckle has been very generous in
his treatment of me in regard to
finances'. I have not had to work
through these years and last Febru
ary he made me a present of a fine
automobile.
"A reconcilation ? That depends
on whether I find that my place is
with him and whether he finds that
he is ready for a return to the life
wo led when we were married, when
I was his inspiration. All I know
now is that I am going to a friend
who needs every bit of help he can
get."
Mrs. Arbuckle was accompanied
on the trip by her mother, Mrs.
Flora Durfee, of Eos Angeles.
HAILnUAU HAo itIILtU
SOME ACCIDENT CLAIMS
Adrian Lyo-n, chairman of the
lawyers’ committee, appointed by
Judge C. Hommann to look after
tho interests of the dependents of
the volunteer firemen killed in the
gra lo crossing accident here on June
1 5, when the Eagle Hose &. Chemical
Company’s motor fire apparatus
crashed into a Central Railroad of
New Jersey express at tho Market
street crossing killing nine firemen,
reports that tho railroad company
has settled with several of the fam
ilies, the money having already been
paid over to them. Other claims are
expected to he settled within tho
next few days. Chairman Lyon de
clined to make public at this time
the names or amounts of those with
whom tho company had settled, but
stated that this would probably bo
made public within a week or so.
Scoffs at Harding Speeding
TRENTON, Sept. 14.—State. Mo
tor Vehicle Commissioner William L.
Dill yesterday treated lightly press
reports of President Harding's alleg
ed wild ’’joy riding” in New Jersey
yesterday over slippery dirt roads,
speeding, it was asserted, at tho rate
of 110 miles in 150 minutes.
“I do not believe a bit of it,” said
Dill when his attention was called to
newspaper reports. "It was hardly
possible over rain-soaked roads.”
Will Offered for Probate
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 14.—
The will of Marie McMurray of Perth
Amboy was offered for probate to
day, the hulk of tho estate is left to
a sister, W. M. Randolph, who is also
named as executrix. The will which
was drawn on May 21, 1921, was
witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Meyer. To William J. Govers. W'en
del G. Randolph, Mrs. Harry L.
Smith and Mary A. Densmore is be
queathed the deceased’s jewelry.
If your ooai or gas range floes not bake
or burn. I will make It or no oharge. F.
J Larkin. 2fi7 McClellan St. Tel. 566-R.
1174—3-14-t‘ M. W. 8.*
Carpenter wom ana promptly
attended to. Geo. H. Thompson. 87 Lewis
St. Phone 1409-W.
5474—1-* 5-7/ed. Sat. tX*
Cite Instances in Effort to Prove That Demands of People for
Special Kind of Paving W as Followed Out-Tell of Coun
ty Road Patrol System and of Manner in Which Board
of Freeholders Put Into Effect County Road Program
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 14
In another statement issued today
by County Solicitor Fred Richardson,
the County Board of Freeholders de
fends its road program, citing num
erous instances to prove their stand.
The statement follows:
"Since the statement issued by the
Board of Freeholders last Thursday
there have been requests that fur
ther information be given on the
general policy of the board respect
ing road repaid and road improve
ment moneys. The following state
ment is made with the intention of
giving this additional information.
Taking each of these things up in
order the road repair program will
first be explained.
"Each of the seven members of
the Board of Freeholders have a
certain district assigned to them at
the beginning of each year and the
roads in this district are under the
jurisdiction of the freeholder having
charge thereof. In the early part
or the year the freeholders adopt a
road repair program which appor
tions to each of the ninety odd roads
in the county a certain sum of
money to keep the roads in repair
during the current year. This road
schedule must be approved by the
State Highway Commission before it
becomes operative and it sometimes
happens that the State Highway
Commission will transfer the amount
appropriated from one road to cer
tain other roads which, in their opin
ion, are more important. These nine
ty odd roads embrace somewhere in
tile neighborhood of 300 miles of
roads and this county had about
$250,000 to take care of its road re
pair work. The road repair program
is then carried out on the basis of a
schedule approved by the State
Highway Commission. In some sec
tions the work is done by residents
of the road, whose work in turn is
supervised by the freeholder in
charge. Tn other sections the work
is done by the county patrol forces I
in charge of a foreman and under
the general supervision of the road
supervisor. It must be remembered
that the men employed on the coun
tv patrol, on the county trucks, etc.,
together with tho cost and mainte
nance expenses of road equipment
are all paid for out of tho general
road repair funds.
jTogram Aimorrm jo
"AM nouily as practical the road
program is adherred to, but of course
it is necessary from time to time to
make changes in appropriations to
meet unexpected conditions in cer
tain sections.
_VTho taxpayers of this county will
pay $1 25,000 in 1921 for the upkeep
and repair of their roads and the
stato of New Jersey appropriates a
like amount to the county. Every
expenditure made by the county and
all work done by them is checked
over by the state and approved be
fore the state pays its motor vehicle
funds to tho county; and the county
before receiving the money must give
an itemized and derailed statement
showing tile work done and tho ex
penditures made. This work and
these expenditures ate subject to tho
approval of tho SUie Highway Com
mission—w'lO in turn issue a check
signed by the governor and comp
troller.
Severe Traffic in County.
"It is beyond question that tho
county roads of this county are sub
jected to very severe traffic, on ac
count of the geographical position of
Middlesex county. In this connec
tion it is also recalled that the coun
ty has overburdened itself by taking
over roads that should more prop
erly bo maintained by municipali
ties. Every expenditure of the road
repair program is certified to by the
county supervisor of roads and also
by the. freeholder In charge of the
particular district where tho repair
is effected before being presented
to the board for payment; it is then
passed on by the board as a commit
tee of the whole.
"The matter of road Improvement
when permanent or extraordinary
repairs, as they are called, are to
be made, have given the Board of
Freeholders no little concern. When
the present Republican Freeholders
took office in 1918 they found very
little permanent road money avail
able—for the reason that the bond
ing rapacity of the county was prac
tically exhausted. They proceeded,
however to do what work they could
with the finances available. Natti
ially, some necessary work had to
lie laid over until additional bond
ing capacity was had. The result
lias been that 1920 and 1921 have
scon heavier road improvement pro
grams than either of the two pre
vious years.
IjI’IIIIIII «'II » »
"Tn begin with the Hoard of
Freeholders is limited in its choice
of pavement. Tinder rulings from
the attorney general’s office, con
struing the county road net, the
County Boards of Freeholders are
restricted to advertising for one typo
of pavement and cannot legally ad
vertise for alternate bids on differ
ent pavements. This was attempted
in Essex count?*’ and the State High
way Commis.-.on. through its engi
neer, promptly notified Essex coun
ty that unless this procedure was
immediately discontinued, no state ,
aid would he forthcoming, as their I
procedure w as palpably in violation i
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of the statute. This state of affairs
has made it necessary for the Board j
of Freeholders to, at all times, con
fine Its advertisements to one type jS
of pavement, and under the law this j
type of pavement must be selected j
before the freeholders advertise for 4
bids. The question narrows itself J|
down to yvhat particular type of 9
pavement should be laid. In this the 9
freeholders have invariably been 1
guided and they felt properly so, "
by the petitioning residents demand
ing the mad, and they have tried to,
as far as possible, meet their wishes.
"Certain roads, for example Jack
son street, South Itiver, was laid
with warrenite at the specific re
quest of the residents of South River.
To illustrate the sentiment on thh
particular job, Mayor Burton, of ,
South River, now chairman of the |
State Highway Commission, on May
25, 1920, wrote the board as fol
lows:
" 'I have talked with a great many
of our citizens and taxpayers • • •
they seem to bo unanimous in the
opinion * * * warrenite on concrete
base bo your selection. * * • I un
derstand it is your practice in build
ing roads through a municipality to
furnish as far as possible the type ot
pavement desired by the municipal
ity. That fact that so many citizens
and taxpayers nro so much in favor
of this type of pavement seems to
bo duo to the excellent condition ot
the roads leading from South River
to New Brunswick and from Sayre
vllle to South Amboy.’
"The so-called Fords-Rogan’s Cor
ner road was laid with warrenlte at
tho request of the residents of that
road, which request was publicly
slated in the meeting of the Wood
bridge township committee when
this improvement was discussed.
"The taxpayers of Plainsboro ask
ed that the Trenton-New Brunswick
Jurnpiko bo surfaced with warren
^ o ’or some other patented pave
ment which has a ff>-e-year guaran
tee." In tho instance of the Trenton
turnpike tho freeholders prevailed 1
upon the taxpayers to lay ‘typo R*
instead of warrenlte.
"Space will not permit iUuftratro -
the demands that have beenj-W^P*
on the board to lay I n o' ’’parti tiuiar
types of pavement now beinft dis
cussed, but suffice it to say that in
each and every instance, and nearly
every road laid through a munici
pality has been laid with this under
standing, the municipality itself has
approved of tho pavement laid. In
no instanco has it even been inti
mated that the board particularly
favored patented pavements and
that unless such and such a pave
ment was laid the improvement
would not bo given.
1Id Several Types
"It will also be recalled that this
board has laid several types of pave
ment including^ warrenlte. It has laid
"Type It” and bitoslag pavements,
together with amesite—none of these
are patented pavements. In addi
tion to these pavements it ha", also
laid two roads with concrete. One of
these concrete roads, the first ever
laid by the county of Middlesex is in
Freeholder Vandenberg’s district
and extends from Helmetta to
Jamesburg. One of the first bitoslag
roads laid in this county is in Free
holder George S. Applegate's district
— tills extending from Tanner’s Cor
ner to Old Bridge. It was regard
ing tills road that the president of
the George W. Helm Co., on March 1,
1921, wrote:
"This road Is one of the biggest
improvement made to the roads In
this section for many years,” and he
also suggested in this letter, and his
suggestions were based on conversa
tions with "many tax payers in this
section” that possibly with the pres
ent macadam foundation there could
he laid, with no very great expense,
a hard surface similar to that be
tween Tanner’s Corner and the Old
©ridge road on the road from Spots
wood to Old Bridge.
"It will also be recalled by some
people that at least on one occasion
complaints have been received from
the citizens of South Amboy In ref- '<
erence to the noise of the trucks on
the concrete pavement In that city
and on innumerable occasions tax
payers have expressed the opinion
that asphaltic pavements should bo ,
laid through cities on account of the
noise of concrete pavements.
• The Board of Freeholders has j
tried to discharge its duties to the ^
entire county in building roads and
while suggestions from the petition- s
ing taxpayers have not been of them- J
selves conclusive on the board, nev
ertheless, in the absence of any proof
t the contrary the board has shown
these wishes every consideration. ;
There is no instance on record where
a delegation has requested a con
crete road from the freeholders
where this request has . not been
granted. The board has, as has been
previously stated, at all times tried
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