Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-01-25

Mr.. Harper was seen in his Office
in Newark yesterday. AS soon as the
sub;s was broached he Immediately
concurred. He said. in part:
Only Four Thinge to Do.
"Yes, by all means 1 favor that
plan. I think It's the only fair thing
to have the state run those two
bridges. Their importance should re-
ally take them out of the countys
hands anyway. The trucks in this
state would be hard put If they did
not have the two Middlesex county
bridges to run over, both on she way
to the southern part of the state via.
the Amboys bridge and to the west
ern and southwestern section of the
state via the Albany street structure.
THE Highways Transport Com
mttee, of which / am chairman,
woud, I am sure, back that to a man.
They are interested first, last and all
the time in the establishment of bet
ter highway systems for trucks and
all motor vehicles and since that Is one
way of obtaining better conditions, l
am sure they would all be interested.
II know how the entire state and
even other states use the bridges down
there. and how they are responsible
for most of the traffic running over
them. 1t certainly il rot fair that
Middlesex should have to pay tie en-
tire expense of them since the other
counties and states have, so much use
for them. / know that I use the
bridges considerably and I am per-
fectly willing to share the expense
OF the bridge with other motor truck
owners OF the state.''
Way No Less Emphatic.
Alfred ID. Way, Jr., executive secre-
tary of the Motor Truck Club of New
Jersey, was no less emphatic In his
support of the agitation to relieve
Midldesex county of the burden OF
the two bridges.
"I am sure" he said. that the en-
tire club, comprising 1900 owners of
motor trucks would agree that II was
the only fair and equitable PROPOSE
ton"
Both Mr. Harper and Mr.. Way were
of the opinion that the bridges should
be made a part of national high
way sysJm, but since that system Is
a matter for future years to adjust.
they feel that the state of New Jer-
sew should be responsible for their
upkeep now.
Wesley Bells of Harrison president
cf the club also Immediately gave his
. oval to the plan. Mr.. Bells. who
is highly interested in motor trucks
and motor transportation, op1<lting
as he does, a large number-of trucks,
was of one mind with Mr.. Harper in
backing the issue. When the matter
was thoroughly explained TO him he
said:
'I am in favor of anything along
those lines. Such action would tend
to improve the bridges and conditions
of the highways OF which they form
vital parts. Motor transportation men
are very vitality interested in those
two bridges and can see no objection
that could be raised to putting the
matter up to the highways commits
sion as they should be by ~ means,
the responsible factor"
Others I'm Favor.
Another fan who enthusiastically
fell in with the proposition was The
New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club of % Washington place. Newark.
1T certainly would favor that propo-
sition," said Mr.. Maxfield. land all the
members of the club would too. (there
are 2.2o0 members in the club, COM
posed OF prominent motorists from
all parts OF the state.) With the
amount of money the state highway
commission has at its disposal, l
should certainly think they would
take these two bridges over, knowing
as they do that they are both very
important arteries of travel, particu-
larlv in the summer time"
Mr.. Maxfield's organization of which
John A. Lawrence OF Bloomfield, is
the president. is the foremost pleasure
vehicle organization in the state.
J. T. Wasser of Jersey CITY. presi-
dert of the County Engineers Associ-
alton OF New Jersey. county engineer
of Hudson county and engineer for
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