Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-10
LOCATION AND TROLLEY
TRACK Differences
ARE NOW CLEARED UP
City Officials Following Session in Trenton Yesterday and
Meeting With Citizens Here Last Night, Will go Before
State Board of Commerce and Navigation, With No
Objections to Any Plans made by State Engineers.

as often as at present. The bridga
will be thirty-seven feet wide, be.
tween curbs. making it possible for
two lines of traffic to 90 in opposite
directions at the same time. or four
cars abreast When a trolley crosses.
however, If it will be necessary to
reduce this number to three abreast
in heavy traffic at the point where
the car is passing. There will be
two five-foot sidewalks on either
side.
After the reason for selecting the
new site had been explained to the
complete satisfaction of all present
the trolley question arose. Accord
ing to Col. Whittemore, the highway
department has no authority TO do
anything in the way OF putting troll
ley tracks on the bridge. The high
way commission member said that
body could not spend any money ex-
cept for highway purposes Failure
to provide for tracks on the new
bridge would be an absolute destruc-
tion of the Jersey Central Traction
company property. declared L. C. :.
Tingley. the vice president of that
company.
At this point in the hearing State
Highway Engineer Wasser explain
ed that the bridge would accommo-
date a single track without any ad-
ditional strengthening or widening
and that headway could be so ar
ranged that the trolleys could rur
without necessitating a turnout or
the bridge structure itself. Il fee
that il the commission want to &c
as far as they can TO help these
matters. they can put the matfel
before the Public Utilities Commis-
I eli g. - x~<
4 the company would be obiiEBd *
pay. This is the solution il the rtrel<
ley company is 10 be taken-c9x0
and the municipalities benHlI<i1-
| Mr.. Wasser declared he would 11kp|
to see the track on one side Of fh<
bridge as there will never be ami
room for two trolley tracks.
Superintendent Hitchcock pointes
out that the trolley line could 1cas.
the highway after crossing ths
bridge in order to arrange for
turnout between Smith street anc
Scott avenue, South Amboy. H
said it might be possible TO provide
their own right of way in this case
During the discussion as to the
strength of the bridge as proposed
/ it was pointed out that allowances
was made in the plans for a twenty
ton truck and a twenty ton trailer.
Engineer Wasser pointed out that .
trolley would not weigh more than
| forty tons and that there would be
no strengthening necessary unless II
would be redistribution of the floor
1 beams.
| Chairman Burton advocated speed
| in the case in order that the attorney
general might advise them as to the
/ legality of making allowances for the
\ tracks on the bridge. The plans
i must be completed soon. he pointed
1 out and turned over TO the war de-
partment If their financial assist
ance is desired.
With reference to the matter OF
/ putting the city's water mains on the
! bridge. Col. Whittemore inquired as
! to why such a suggestion had been
Z made. He said he had laid man,
water pipes and that all of the pipes
entering Jersey City go under the
/ river. Engineer Larson replied that
/ the main reason was in order that
| they might be more easily repaired
4 The colonel replied that the city
would have trouble with expansion
| joints and Bridge Engineer Mead
| added that the city would have more
/ trouble with the pipes exposed than
! otherwise. This discussion was not
4 pushed.
/ Mayor Wilson and Engineer Lar.
son were well satisfied with the out
come of their efforts and made
verbal report last night TO those In
1 terested in the subject at city hall
/ There was no objection voiced bH
anyone present after an explanation
| had been made as to why the state
had selected the new site for the
bridge.
4 Now that the site has been agreed
! upon, and such a report is being
| made to the Board of Commerce and
/ Navigation this afternoon. il is ex-
/ pected that the war department viii
also approve of the states selection
at the hearing TO be held Saturday
morning in New York City.
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