Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
NEW BRIDGE OVER GREAT q
EGG HARBOR NOW ASSURED
Freeholders Take Active Steps Toward the Erection of the
Bridge Connecting Cape May and
Atlantic Counties
MET IN OCEAN CITY ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9Th

vored going ahead with plans for the
combination bridge.
Freebooter Foster said that while
the people along the shore were In
favor of the project, some of the resi-
dents of The country section were not.
Personally, he would like to see it go
through.
Freebooter Rodan offered the follow
ing resolution !:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Freeholders of Cape May County that
a combination bridge should be con-
structed across Great Egg Harbor Bay,
connecting Cape May with Atlantic
County; that plans and estimates
should be submitted for such a bridge
for our examination and approval; that
the engineers of each county and the
engineer of the electric railway inter-
ests be employed to proceed at one
with the preparation of such plans and
estimates; hat the cost of such plans
and estimates shall be borne as fol-
lows: One-third to be paid by Allan
tic County, one-third by Cape May
County, and one-third by the parties
representing a proposed electric rail-
way; that a committee of three be APP
pointed from this board with full
power and authority to carry this reso-
luton into effect and secure the coop
Grafton of the Atlantic County Board
Of Freeholders and of the proposed
electric railway interests
Freebooter William s. johnson, of
this city, moved that the resolution be
adopted. This was seconded by Free
holder John P. Fox, of this city.
Freeholder Clouting said that the
resolution provided no limit to the
cost. He would like to know the prob
able cost of preparing plans and speci-
fications.
Engineer Thompson said he would
guarantee, if the plans were placed III
his hand, that they would not cost
over 5000, il that much. This would
be only a preliminary plan, however.
Mr.. Thompson, a little later, said he
would guarantee to submit plans with
out cost.
Freebooter Fox expressed the view
that it would not cost any more to go
ahead with the plans than to hold
meetings of the board every few days
without getting on with the bridge.
+ Freebooter James Clark, of SomeTs
Point, said that he understood that
County Engineers Smith and Right
mire have practically agreed upon
a trolley line.
Freebooter Rodan desired to amend
the resolution by inserting a time for
the plans to be submitted.
Freebooter Fox said the committee
to be appointed would see to it that no
time is lost. Mr.. Fox moved, and the
motion was carried, that Director
Smith be a member of the committee.
Director Smith appointed Freeholders
Fox and Rodan a. the other members.
MI. Rodan made a motion, which
was carried, that a copy of the resolu-
ton be sent TO the Atlantic County
Board of Freeholders and the repre-
sentatives of the electric railway COM
pany.
Freebooter Clouting presented the
following resolution:
"Whereas, a committee of this board
has been appointed to confer with the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Allan
tic County for the purpose of prepar-
ing plans and specifications for a COM
bination bridge we Great Egg Har-
Dor Bay for a drive road and electric
roa1 therefore, be it
"Resolved, That should the Atlantic
County Board refuse to enter into the
agreement for plans for the combina-
ton bridge, then said committee be
and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to have plans prepared for
said bridge without accommodations
for an electric road"
The resolution was agreed to, and
the meeting adjourned.
Former Judge H. S. Douglass was
present at the meeting, he taking the
place of his brother, Joseph Douglass,
the boards solicitor.
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