Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-15
HUDSON BRIDGE
PLAN IS URGED
BY GOV. FORT
Tells Legislature He Approves of
Plan and Wants Work
fastened.
Lrrom a stan Correspondent

| TRENTON, Eco. ~5.-Governo Fort
| last night sent to the Legislature a briet
message accompanying the formal re-
port or the New Jersey Interstate Brldge
| Commission The report is the same
presented to the New York Legislature
a few weeks. ago, at which time II was
first made public that the site selected
for the proposed Hudson liver bridge
was from 179th street, New York, to
Fort Lee. this State. Governor Forts
message is as follows:
Feb. Il, 1910.
To the Legislature:
] herewith transmit the report OF the
New Jersey interstate Bridge Commits
sion. This commission was appointed
2, 1905. BY the provisions oil tue sec
onu section OF mat resolution 5000
was appropriated TO de1ray the ex-
penaes OF tue commission, but the sup
plemental appropriation bill for that
year only save them sl.UVo ol that
amount. The commission. while 1t In
CURED considerable expense, failed to
make application for the sl,0OO appro-
priateu IN the supplemental appropria-
tion biil, and that sum iapseu INTO the
treasury Of the State.
By chapter 122 of the laws of 1908
this coiI.inisslon was continued TOT an
was made to meet the uneSpended ball
ance of the amount originally appro-
pllated, bo, by llein NO. % IL the sup
Elemental appropriation bin OF ls1s
bills Of he commission amounting to
S3,o2l.S1 were provided for and paid,
leaving of the so, 600 originally grant
I'd by joint resolution No. ., approved
f,piii z. l9os, the sum OF s1;e7S,i3,. winch
has never been appropriated to the
commission for its use, The bills of
49, Commission wficn have been in
CURED and paid during the past year
nave been met by the private sub. Grip
80. u LIZ commissioners themselves.
recommend NAT the commission be
made permanent, or the Governor author
lzed TO .appoln a permanent commission,
reasonable appropriation be MADE toward
the expenses incident to the work of the
The State of New York last year appro-
priated $4,000 toward defraying the ex-
penses oil the New YORK members of the
Joint commission.
That an Interstate bridge Ia possible is
now conceded by all engineers. and the
place and location OF sucn a bridge seems
The topography at 10th street, New
York city. and opposite that point on the
New Jersey shore. seems to indicate that
nature has provided the place for the
bridge. The bridge on the New Jersey side
may rest against tho Palisades, and on the
New York side a vast area of rock, which
makes p natural foundation for such a
structure. The cost OF a bridge at this
point would probably not exceed $S,Wo,oe,
while from two and a half to three times
this expenditure would be necessary at any
OF the points farther down the river.
New Jersey should either as n State or
through n district OF the State join in this
enterprise. the least we can do Is TO con-
fer with the state Of New York upon tke
subject and put our commission In possess
sion OF a reasonable amount of funds for
further Investigation and preliminary work
looking to the construction of n bridge.
When this bridge project is considered In
| connection with the proposed Hendrick
Hudson drive, and the great public park
made possible through the gift OF Mira.
Hartman and a number of private citi-
Zens In New York State. its importance is
made manifest, as well as the fact that II
will be a business proposition which will
produce sufficient revcnle to provide for its
cost after II Is once constructed.
The whole subject is commended to you
| FOR your favorable action on the lines laid
down. in tho report OF the New Jersey com
missioners, which is her with transmitted,
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN FRANKLIN FORT.
Governor.
The New Jersey commissioners are
Anthony r. Kuser, of Somerset Coun-
ty; Frank r. Long. Of Bergen County;
Frederick \. Eberhard, of Hudson
County; Victor l.. Mason, of Passaic
County, n Elias d. Smith, of Union
County. A full history of the commie-
sion's investigations is given, showing
that the old New Jersey n New York
Bridge Company has a charter that
holds good at the present day.