Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09
Survey for Million Dollar
Raritan Bridge Starts Soon

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On motion of Freebooter Haight the
freeholders. TIE South Amboy council
and the state engineer will meet in
the South Amboy City Hall Tuesday
night at s o'clock for q further dis
cussion of the situation.
Director Dey also said that while
the closing of tho Hole-in-the-Wall
was up to the county board, they
will not consider IL unless a bridge,
satisfactory-to residents Of that section
II erected and II must have sufficient
roadway and SIDEWALKS on both sides
The only solution, he said, was for the
county and the city to reach an agree
ment.
In HIS letter to the board, Mr..
Thompson pointed out that plans are
ready and funds available for the paw
Ing the Pennsylvania and tho
continuance of paving from the bridge
to the Morgan brick road and urged
that right of way difficulties and other
Instructions be removed that the Hole
in-the-Wall may be closed and the
road completed.
His letter follows:
1.-THE plans of the State Highway
Department are now ready and funds
are available for the paving of that
section of State Highway Route 4 in
South Amboy between the north end
of the brick pavement on the Nor
gan road and the westerly end of Stew
ems VENUE and between Scott avenue
and Broadway. over what is known
as the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
panys right OF way. 1t was the in
tention of the State Highway Commits
sion to pave this entire section early
this summer. .Rigbt~of way dificul-
ties have arisen which make ii nee
essary that the State Highway Com
mission secure. assistance in removing
the obstacles to the progress OF the
work. The route selected for the
state highway Is from the Amboy
bridge through Scott venue and the
Pennsylvania right of way, thence
over the Pennsylvania right Of way
and Main street, South Amboy thence
to Bordentown avenue, to Pine street,
thence TO the brick pavement and
Morgan. 4
The state Highway department has
made repeated efforts to. secure from.
the Pennsylvapia. Rat'saeI 10 AdonveyA
Sonce OF tic 1snt OF way, between
IN uveYr1e and South .Amboy. to the
DBfate for the use OF the State Highway
Commission. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Is quite willing toFconvey to the
state this right of way provided 1t
may have definite assurance that the
Hole-in-the-Wall will be closed by the
county or city. or joint city and Il
ty resolution, In order that a long
standing obstacle to its yard develop
ment near Mechanicsville may be per-
manentiy removed. It is unnecessary
to recite TO you the conditions attend
ing the present status of the Hole-in-
the-Wall. as / think you are all quite
familiar with them. 1t is our under
standing with the officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad that they will
build a bridge over their yards for
the traffic between Mechanicsville and
tho xraQfartu mart NJ S0lth AmhOX
and will convey to the state the right
of way desired by 1t providing the
Hole-in-the-Wall Is closed. We have
been told that action In this matter
must be taken with the city Of South
Amboy.
ION Tuesday night. May 6. the State
Highway Engineer and Mr.. Robbins
met with the mayor and city council
OF South Amboy to discuss the prop
ostition, and requested a formal state
ment of the council as to what 1t
would require in the shape of a bridge
Or other means of communication be-
tween Mechanicsville and South Am
boy, as a conditional precedent to an
agreement to closing the Hole-in-the-
Wall. 1t seems to be the preponder-
ance Of option in the council that said
council had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter. hat Ii was one with which the
county authorities would have to deal.
I am. therefore, making an earnest
appeal to your board that 1t takes
such form OF action to close the Hole
in-the-W Wall, or to put itself on record
as to what 1t would require as oon-
dition precedent to closing the Hole
in-the-WalL
I'VE were referred by the county to
the city. We are again referred by
the city to the county. l think you
Will agree with me that but little
progress could be obtained IL such
conditions were obtained all ove the
state. The Hole-in-the-Will In itself
is a repsoaeh to the community with
which fact should not be permitted to
stand In the way of such an improve
ment as the State Highway Commits
sion proposes to make between the
Amboy Bridge and the westerly end
of South Amboy. Nothing can be
done toward the improvement of that
section until a decision is had in this
matter.
II would respectfully request that
if II be given YOU power to take ac-
ton looking toward closing the Hole
in-fhe=Wail, hat you make a state
ment to the State Highway Commits
sion under the conditions which 1t
may be closed. so thatsthe State High
way Commission may present to the
Pennsylvania Railroad a clean cut
proposition whatever the conditions
may be"