Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

safest kind OF a bet that the action
taken by them will not be one that
will favor the building of a bridge at
an expense to this county exceeding
SO, 900 900.
Especially not when the approach
to that bridge on the New Jersey siie
is in another county, fifteen to
eighteen miles away by road from the
centre of Essex county.
On an air line the New Jersey APP
proach of the bridge is not over
eleven miles from Broad and Market
street. But TO reach it by any means
of conveyance except an air ship,
and have not seen any of them used
around here for commercial, or
pleasure purposes yet, vehicle
would have to travel at least eighteen
routes connecting this county with
other roads that would run to the
bridge approach.
One is the new Lincoln highway,
the old Plank road; another is the
Kearny turnpike, while the third is
the Belleville turnpike although this
latter connects with the Kearny
turnpike at a poipt west of the Hack
ensack river. The Lincoln highway
and Kearny turnpike both connect
with the Hudson boulevard system.
which would be the route used to go
northward to the bridge approach, al
though after leaving the boulevard
there would be a considerable trip
eastward through the streets of West
New York.
And mark this when you come to
consider the commercial possibilities
of the $42, 600 coo bridge to Essex
county. Heavy trucking is not al
lowed on the Hudson boulevard,
Trucks from this city to use the
bridge would have to traverse many
varieties of paved streets in Jersey
City, West New York and other Hud-
son county municipalities to reach
the bridge.
With the tunnels it is different. All
three of the roads leading from Essex
county would be convenient to the
Jersey City end of the tunnel, the
Kearny and Belleville turnpikes
being on straight line with streets
leading to the tunnel entrance.
Probably the most significant
statement made in connection with
the bridge was that of Martin Sake,
counsel for the New York State Com
mission. 1t was: THE New Jersey
approach to the bridge will be with
in six miles of the New York State
line and furnish an excellent oppor-
tunity for New York city to connect
UP with the highway system of New
York State on the west side of the
Hudson river, including the new
highway system In the Palisade State
Park"
1t certainly would be a grand OPP
portunity. The finest ever and five
counties in the northern part of New
Jersey would pay half of the expense
for the city and State of New York.
Wonderful opportunity! Great! Mag
nifcentl
AS Freebooter Malta put it, Essex
county should pay $9.900,000 to con-
meet the New York State and city
highways. 1t should not"
In connection with this Mr.. Sake
remarked that he did not anticipate
but what the New Jersey county,
Bergen, in which the six miles of
territory between the bridge ap-
proach and the New York State line
lies, would do all In its power to aid
New York State in connecting the
highways on the east and west sides
of the Hudson river.
Again 1t might be remarked that
Essex county should pay s9,90O,00O to
help New York State and Bergen
county get something from which they
would reap four-fifths, and undoubt-
eddy. more. of the benefits to be de-
rived Unless the writer is very much
mistaken. the sentiment of Essex
county will be that it should help out
New York State and Bergen county
not.