Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-22
LAUD MEMORIAL
BRIDGE SCHEME
Mayor Dorsey of Opinion That
Proposed Span Would be
Ideal Memorial for State.
MADSEN AND LYON FOR 1T
Would be of a Practical Nature
as it Will Serve State as
Men Served Their Country

In order to learn the sentiment on
the proposition made in an EVENING
NEWS editorial last Friday that the
new bridge over the Raritan river be-
tween this city and South Amboy be
made a memorial to the New Jersey
boys who died In the World War. sew
eral prominent men were questioned
today as to their views on the matter
| The general opinion Of those ques-
toned was favorable to the idea,
some original ideas in addition ru
those advanced in Fridays editorial
also being given.
1t was pointed out in the editoria
that owing to the size, location and
cost of the new bridge, which Will be
constructed at a cost of 50, 2,500000-it
would be logical and long standing
memorial to the New Jersey service
men who gave their lives during the
war
Mayor Frank Dorsey, in speaking
on the question of making the bridge
a state memorial, said that it was @
splendid idea. He was of the opinion
however. that Perth Amboy should
go ahead with a separate memorial
for her own boys who fell during the
war. He stated that in his opinion
this local memorial should not however
consist of shaft or column at the
bridge approach but should be more
centrally located in another part OF
the city,
When asked what his idea of the
bridge was as a memorial, Adrian
Lyon said:
II think 1t would be a very fine
thing. A memorial ought to be OF a
practical nature, what soldiers gave
was -service to the country. what
would satisfy them most in return,
would be that which will be of some
service to the people"
/. II. Madsen, president of the
Chamber of Commerce said:
The idea is splendid. We are get
ting off cheaply by not contributing
anything directly. We should find q
way to construct an arch at approach
of bridge as our part of the memo
rial. Nothing could be more lasting
than bridge across Raritan river"
Joseph l.. Stricken, prosecutor OF
Middlesex county said:
Fine. / know of nothing more
lasting or fitting. Hundreds of thous-
ands of people travelling from all parts
of the world would see it. A building
would be more of local affair"
John X. Sheehy, president of the
United Business Mems Association and
the Board of Education said:
II think it would be u fitting
memorial to the boys ana one which
would be lasting memorial. 1t would
not only be a memorial but would be
of great service to the people It
would be direct benefit to Perth
Amboy as it would add wonderfully to
the app earance and beauty of the city
TO those travelling to other states"
Alderman John J. Clark said the
idea was an excellent one as struc-
ture the size of the proposed new
bridge would be a memorial not only
to those who died during the world
war. but of those New Jersey men
who had fought for liberty from tho
time of the American revolution. He
suggested placing four columns or
pedestals at the approaches to the
bridge, two at either end. One could
be dedicated, he said. to those who
had fought IN the Revolutionary war
another to the Civil war veterans 3
third to the Spanish war fighters,
and the last to the heroes of the
World war Each OF these four me-
MORALS could have portrayed upon
them the type of soldier who fought
for this country in each of the four
wars. Alderman Clark said.