Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
DORSEY OFFERS
RESOLUT|QNAT
SESSION TODAY
Would Place Body on Record
of Favorins State Control
of Bridge


to an open stand favoring state con-
troll of the two bridges in this county
which are now the subject of consider
able agitation will be introduced today
by Mayor Frank Dorsey at meeting
of the executive committee of the
league at a meeting in Newark. IL
acted upon favorably today, the reso-
luton will be put before the league
as a whole at the next regular meet
ing.
The resolution calls for support of
the measure introduced into the state
senate by Senator Thomas Brown of
this city, which, in turn, calls for an
amendment to the state highways law,
which would allow the state highway
commission to take over, maintain,
operate and repair the long frame
bridge between this city and Mechan-
icsville and the Albany street bridge at
New Brunswick
The executive committee, to which
Mayor Do.s.s was appointed at the
annual meeting last month, is meeting
today in the office of Mayor Charles p.
Gillen of Newark.
The resolution in full, follows:
Whereas. Ono of the great needs
of the State of New Jersey at' the
present time in the development OF its
the state highway system of the State
used prine4paliy for intra opd inter-
state ,tref1fc: and Z
Whereas, During the past ten years
the motor and other methods of trans
portation have subjected the main
highways of the state to an increase
of traffic beyond all expectation; and
Whereas, Many of the principal
highways and bridges of the state of
New Jersey were constructed in an
age Tseceding the motor vehicle age,
which construction was sufficient for
the amount and kind of traffic then
reasonably to be expected: and
Whereas, The advent of the auto
mobiles has within the past ten years
revolutionized the methods of trans
portation in the State of New Jersey
to such an extent that the principal
bridges and highways of said state
are burdened with constant traffic,
both day and night: and
Whereas, One of the bridges built
at the expense of Middlesex county
over tsl years past and before the
general use of motor drivn vehicles,
as a means of transportation. which
bridge is known as the Perth and
South Amboy bridge" extending
over the Raritan river from the city
of Perth Amboy to the south shore of
said river: and
Whereas. 1t could not have been
perceived by the governing body con-
structing said bridge at the time of
its construction that 1t would be bur-
dened, following the years of its con-
struction, with intra and interstate
traffic that was beyond all expecta-
ton; and
whereas, The said bridge forms
one of thep rincipal links in route of
the stat ehighway system of the State
of New Jersey; forms the principal
connecting link between the northern
and southern parts of New Jersey,
and the maintenance of said bridge is
necessary for the uninterrupted flow
OF commerce and transportation from
points without the State of New Jer-
sey from the north and northwestern
counties of the State of New Jersey
TO points south of the Raritan river
in said state, and likewise from the
seashore resorts, farming and agri-
cultural districts south of the Rari-
tan river and all other points in the
State of New Jersey south of the
Raritan river to points north of said
river; and
Whereas. The bridge extending from
the city of Pertn Amboy to the south
bank OF the Raritan river is wholly
unfit and insufficient TO bear with safe
ty the enormous traffic there on. and
is like,s at any moment to become
impossible; and
Whereas. The governing body in
charge of said bridge has manifested
and declared its inability 10 properly
maintain and reconstruct said bridge
because OF the enormous cost thereof,
and In view of the further fact that
ninety per cent OF the traffic over-said
bridge is through traffic from points
without the county of Middlesex; and
Whereas. Senator Brown OF the
county of Middlesex has introduced in
the senate OF the State of New Jersey,
a bill known as senate bill No. AZ.
which bill is primarily intended TO
have the maintenance and improve
ments of said bridge and the ap-
proaches thereto Immediately made
part OF state highway system of the
State of New Jersey. and the control
thereof. placed under the State High
wav Department:
Now, therefore. be il resolved, That
the New Jersey State League of Mu-
inequalities does hereby make an
open declaration favoring the passage
and enactment of Senate Bill No. AZ
into a law OF this stlte. and That we
pledge our support both individually
and as body. in support OF the pas
sage OF said bill:
And be IL resolved. That a copy of
this resolution be forwarded to each
of the members OF the senate and the
OF the state of New Jer-
-ay