Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-13
PLEASED At NEW
s. A. ROAD ACTION
Samuel Locker, Resident of
South Amboy Advises Accept
ance of r. r. Offer

m-tfl-Wall at south AmDOy.
by the recent action of the Road
Commission the attention of the citt-
gems of South Amboy is directed again
TO the subject of the Hole-in-the-
Wall. This matter has become some
thing of an irritation, by reason of
the repeated efforts that have beer
made to find some solution that was
practical and at the same time salts
factory 10 all-parties. Only failure
and wasted energy, and considerable
public mbney, resulted. And so long
as we try to do the impossible, this is
just what will always remain to us
I'VE i've been approached again
| and again by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company with generous and
practical propositions, without avail.
The state Is now trying to lead us to
see just what u~nprejudiced, intelligent
minds have long seen, that the best
/ remedy for the Hole" is to close IL,
and substitute therefore a new high
way that will be both practical, and a
long step in the line of improvement.
"A new bridge over h Raritan
river of modern type, n better To-
Gated, a continuous paved highway
from the new railroad bridge to the
Morgan road, thus removing all gaps
in the stretch of improved roads from
New York to the shore resorts, the wi
dening of h narrow stretch between
the end of Pine avenue and the con-
Meeting end of Morgan road pavement,
and the erection OF a new adequate
modern bridge at Thompson street to
| Mechanicsville, are parts of the pro-
posed plan the state has to propose.
The clear advantage to this city that
these plans offer are plain to the
thinking people of this city, who are
looking only toward the general i'm
provement OF South Amboy n It's
suburbs.
This matter is now laid squarely
before the City Qbuncil for its action.
Unquestionably the vast majority OF
our citizens feel that 1t would be to
the best interests of this city to ap-
prove the plans suggested by the Road
Commission, and for this city to OPP
crate in the matter in harmony with
the state authorities and thereby Sc
cure the advantage of their co-opera-
ton, taking care that the new bridge
to Mechs/icsville and its approaches
shall be adequate for both present and
future needs, SO as not to fall into the
same error we did in respect to the
Bordentown avenue bridge, which was
built too narrow at the beginning.
'It may be possible in the general
plan to provide such measures as may
| guard against too great personal in
Jury to the interests of any property
| owner affected. The principal and
| controlling Idea through the whole
matter, however, should be to yield
in the finish ia the greatest good TO
the largest number.
ITO all advance steps in the march
ON unicipal Improvement there are,
| of municipal improvement there are
| ests, either real or supposed, nay Up
| pear to be endangered by h change
and from these objection is to be ex-
pected. This is their right of self de-
Tense, and they are entitled to due
| consideration of their claims. and as
far as possible proper safeguards
| should be placed in their interests,
but where this is impossible. 1t Is man
ifestly plain that this misfortune
should not prevent the progress of i'm
| provements of vital Importance TO the
| general good.
South Amboy has already spent
| too much public money, n the coun-
ty has added its share to the general
loss, In PIT attempts to compel the
Pennsylvania railroad to do what both
they and the courts refused to approve
to warrant the continuance or our
former policy. We have made no pro-
gress and the annoying conditions
have continued to the detriment OF
the city, by delaying the improvements
that would have been made to the
| northern entrance to our city.
This policy Is the further warrant
| ed by the fact hat the entrance from
South River is now being connected
| up with the Main street Improvement,
leaving the northern entrance the only
one neglected. We now remain the
broken link In h chain, inc reason
| dictates that we should wake up to our
| opportunities, and take our place in
| the chain of connections uniting the
intermediate communities with the ex-
tremes between the metropolis and the
| seaside cities to the south of us.
1--WE should not be too slow to per-
cefve that the matter of the Deep
| Water Way from New York to Phila-
| delphia is surely taking strides to-
| ward naturalization. This great BEN
eft to the nationIs daily forcing its
Importance up0l the minds of the
congressional body at washington, and
like all big things 1t will require time
to bring to fulfllment. but successive
| strides are being made toward the
| final action. We should be In line
| with the coming changes, n not
loose Ay hardness what would come to
us If we had been alert, and had our
| minds open toward coming events.l
progress is the word that needs to
be emblazoned in burning characters
upon our municipal banner. what
! our people need most is wise leader-
| ship and their love for betterment and
active Advancement. and appreciation
| for improvement will lead them to
render loyal assent to all measures
promising good results.
Don't let us forget that our SOL
der sons are coming home with larger
visions than they took away. with
them. Their wives have been broad
ened by their observations. Big things
have been effected over night, as It
were, before their eyes, and small
obstacles have not the pessimistic APP
pearance they had before to them.
They will want the home town to
show up neayer to the conditions they
have seen elsewhere and so realize
| hat they have returned to a place
/ that remains on the map.
1.-THE present members OF our mu-
| nicipal body have before them an
unusual chance to bring to South Am
| boy substantial improvements that
| will make for the future benefit of the
| city in a broad public way. the init
ial steps toward a widening or our
municipal Influence and a realization
of some of the things that national
events appear to be guiding TOWARD
us. They are our elected leaders, let
us Civ to them our encouragement.
and outline to them our wishes kindly
and plSknly, and they will be likely TO
| give reasonable heed to the trend OF
our faith in the future of South Am