The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
The Proposed State Street Bridge

The proposal to build bridge from State street to Kossuth street. the East Side of the River, will be sympatheticaly received by property owners State street.
 The recent effect of events has been transfer northerly direction. This transfer about by reason number forces the chief of which per haps realization that the South city ed by Long Island Sound that below State street only small territory exists, and that is already compacty built up. '.a.e s4
 improvement of Golden Hill street. the erection of certain business buildings of improved ype the construction of the Congress street bridge were factors in the norhward march of business but the underlying fac tory doubtless territorial.
 It is unlikely that these large improvements would have been made exactly where they made if had been concluded that the business movement would be south.
 Another factor which doubtless exists behind the State street bridge proposal the of the ticut Company to get it's the river with less pedment from other traffic. This is legitimate desire The Connecticut Company exists to serve Bridgeport in cidentay for it's profit and the swift passage of it's would convenience Bridgeport much it would convenience the company.
 But, if the company wants bridge at this point should say It should not only but it should indicate to the city the proportion of the which it would be willing to bear
 The be recognized that Bridgeport go ing to build any bridges for joint with trolley companies unless adequate share of the cost of struction and maintenance is assured by the company
 The justice of this principle has been recognized by the General Assembly, upon the initiative of Bridgeport in law which provides that the equitable cost of high way bridges jointly by and trolley companies may be equitably assessed
 This law has been frequently pointed out by this newspaper. This newspaper indeed, factor in curing it's passage It is curious therefore, that little discussion of the State street bridge by it's friends contains any reference to the fact that if it built the trolley monopoly should pay equitable share of the cost.
 Such bridge would be on the main line of traffic between and Boston It would receive large by traffic merely in transit through Bridgeport to other parts of Connecticut and to adjoining sates It would be entirely for the state to contribute share to the cost of the bridge
 third by the state one third by the trolley pany and by city might division of the cost.
 It would be much better in the long run if propos- improvement might be frankly discussed their promoters.
 It is not necessarily against proposed improvement that it would benefit private interest, but 1nents must not be proposed primarily to benefit private interests and promoted the public interest only involved
 All cards should be laid upon the table. The people of Bridgeport intelligent and They pect the broader business of their city to be laid before them frankly honest president of private would the affairs of that corporation before directors.
 There would be congestion of the Stratford bridge were trolley traffic Without trolley traffic the bridge would strong enough of many years Whether the needs of State street justify new bridge matter open to argument But, if bridge is to be built it must be built terms that will be fair Bridgeport and it's citizens whole.
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