The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-31

question warmly urges the construction of
the bridge at Hudson street. The extern
sion of Hudson street would, it is ad-
mitted. necessitate the building of two
bridges there being two bodies Of water to-
span at that point. But it is contended
that the ultimate cost of the two bridges
would be smaller than that of the single
bridge at Washington street. 1t is esti-
mated that the city viii have to pay $780,
600 for theprivilege of placing pier in the
Morris Canal, at the loot of Washington
street. When this is added to the actual
cost of a bridge at that point, the price of
two bridges will have been spent. There
would be no objection, it is urged, to a
bridge at Hudson street, and the property
owners on Hudson street would gladly pay,
in benefits, enough to cover the cost of the
improvement" and bridge at that point
wsuld have the additional advantage of
going straight into the Central Railroad
depot and touch none of the gridironed
section of the region beyond Johnson ay-
enue, that would be trayersed by e ronte
from Washington street.
The fact that it would cost 5000, 900 to.
plant pier in the Morris Canal is as large
an objection to the bridge TEE TArTLER
plans as to the Citizens Committees bridge
On the plan of construction, we suggest,
middle pier is not absolutely necessary.
For distance of fifty feet out FROM the
abutment on either side of the gap the
roadway might be supported by chains and
braces. The rest of the roadway from
either abutment to the middle might be 80
adjusted as to be drawn up with chains to
allow craft to pass through.
In conversation with a TATTLER repre-
sentative last evening, a gentleman Of high
standing as a fnancier, q man of brains,
and one who not only has the interest of
the city at heart, but knows whereof he
speaks, and one Of the Citizens Committee
of hundred, gave expression to some SEN
sible views. He said " My position in
reference to the bridge is exactly this ] am
in favor of whatever is for the best interests
tee of two from each Assembly District in
Hudson County should be appointed BY the
citizens of the respective districts to take
testimony invite all these corporate own
ers for the purpose-the Sugar House, the
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, the
Morris Canal and Banking Company, Gau-
tier & Co., Thompson & Force and all those
interested in that shore dedicated
to the commerce of Jersey City, to
say where the bridge can be built the least
detrimental to the commerce of the city,
acknowledging the fact that there must be
a means of Communication between Jersey
City and its sontherly limits without the
necessity of traverse to New York. If
that testimony develops the fact that the
bridge should cross the gap at Henderson
street, have it there if at Van Worst street,
have it there; and if Hudson street is the
most desirable location for it, put it at
Hudson street. have no fayors to ask of
Mattheson q Welchers, nor have lever had
a dollar from them, but it does seem to me
just that concern that employs 1900
men, feeds 5000 mouths, pays an annual
water rent OF $4,000 and annual taxes on
real estate amounting to $50, 900 "a sum to-
tai of revenue to the city greater than is
received from all the so-called millions of
south of the gap from Washing
ton street to Bergen Point--should be en-
titled to at least hearing"