Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
EXPERTS DISCUSS
BRIDGING HUDSON
Two State Commissions Hear
Bridge Tunnel Problem Is
Not Difficult.

NEW YORK, March 19.-Urging
prompt action to further the pro-
posed Hudson river bridge and high
way tunnel, members of the New
York and New Jersey Tunnel and
Bridge commissions, their counsel and
their engineers, at a meeting of the
Motor Truck Club of America last
night described the advantages to be
derived from q direct connection OF
the two States, and asserted only APP
preparation of the necessary money
and not engineering difficulties, stand
in the way of the projects compile
ton.
The meeting. held in the assembly
room of the Automobile Club OF
America, at PAT West Fifty-fourth
street, was attended by several hun
dred members of the club and guests.
Details of both the proposed bridge
and tunnels were given by members
OF the engineering firms engaged to
plan the work. Lantern slides showed
the ample traffic provisions, and the
engineering difficulties the designers
have Surmounted.
Members Of the two commissions
were the guests OF honor. The New
a York commission was represented by
r w. Bloomingdale, A. j. Shamberg,
and +. J. II. Krackle, w II. Noyes,
chairman, and Colonel j. Hollis Wells
and De Witt van Buskirk, of the New
Jersey commission, were present.
Martin SAKE, State senator counsel
for the New York commission, and
the first speaker, reviewed the unsuc-
successful attempts made since 1868
to bridge the Hudson
"ln the past seven years." said Sen
ator SAKE, the commissions carefully
have studied the proposal and have
concluded the desirable solution is a
yehicular tunnel in the neighbor-
hood OF Canal street, running to
Henderson street, Jersey City, and a
highway bridge in the neighborhood
OF Fifty-seventh street. The tunnel
system is estimated by the engineers
to cost s11,000000, and the bridge
$4z, 900 600.
Henry w. Hodge, OF Balier, Hodge
q Baird, engineers engaged by the
commission, gave some details Of the
proposed construction OF the bridge,
illustrating his talk with lantern
slides.
"The proposed bridge" said Hodge
will be the greatest artery of traffic
coming into New York. 1t will be
equipped to carry tracks for subway
trains. two tracks for elevated trains,
two tracks for New York trolley lines
and two tracks for New Jersey trolley
at will be borne in mind that
Brooklyn bridge so quickly developed
The population OF Broot Ign it. was
taxed to its capacity shortly after 1t
was constructed. But this bridge
will have such a large capacity 1t will
take care of the population not only
IN the present growing towns of
northern New Jersey, but also in the
new centre of population that will
spring up along the high and de-
sirable residence land along the crest
Of the Palisades.
1.-THE engineering difficulties have
been carefully considered and are
3nuch more easily handled than those
OF the Brooklyn bridge in the days
when it was built
c. .. Snyder, OF Jacobs q Davies,
tunnel engineers. told of the proposed
highway tunnels, showing lantern
slides of tunnels of various capacities,
from single tunnels with two lines of
traffic on the same level to tunnels in
pairs with two traffic levels in each.
Ghe estimate OF S11, 100000, he said,
was for two tunnels with one traffic
level in each.
J. A. c. Johnson, State senator of
New Jersey, and counsel for the New
Jersey commission, said he thought
the bill permitting combination of
New Jersey counties to raise funds
Tor the projects will be passed in the
present session. He denied the bridge
and tunnel will prove an outlet for
the citizens of New York-he said
they will be rather an inlet for a flow
from New Jersey.