Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-08

mating on the west side Of the port.
"(b) That it lies adjacent to and
easterly of the existing breakup and
classification yards Of each of those
railroads, with which it can be read
lily connected.
"(c) That the cars from trains
broken up and classified in those
yards Will then continue to move to
this shortest connecting belt line by
the shortest and most direct route
and in the right direction.
"(d) Conversely. that the same
principle applies to westbound
movements.
This is a middle belt line ex-
tending from a connection with the
Baltimore &c Ohio Railroad north
along the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, crossing Newark Bay by the
bridge of the Pennsylvania and Lee
high Valley Railroads. thence north
ward on tbs west side of Bergen
Hills, generally east of the break
up Yards of the New Jersey rail-
roads, to a connection with the West
shore Railroad in the vicinity OF
Bellman's Yards. together with the
Newark and Elizabeth branch of the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey from
Port Newark northward to Newark
Transfer. thence eastward across
| the Newark and New York bridge OF
the CentraINRailroad of New Jersey
to a connection with the above
route.
'It is from this line that a connec-
ton is made to the essential tunnel
from Greenville to Bay Ridge, num-
Der IL, by which means all OF the
railroads terminating on n west
side of the port shall be brought 10
the easterly side of the port for d.
rect delivery in standard cars with
ont breaking bulk of all freight des-
| tined for Long Island, the Bronx
and New England points. And 1t is
by means of this same belt that at
! appropriate locations there can be
established suitable facilities for the
I consolidation of the car float ana
lighterage movement that must con-
tinue."
SpeciaI Problem In Manhattan
The report calls attention to the
need of preserving the waterfronts
for shipping and tells OF the
ty of solving the Manhattan problem;
Many projects had been supmitteu
and examined. But:
1.-THE Perth Authority decided that
any plan for Manhattan which did
not free the Hudson River water
front for shipping would be incon-
sistent with the best public policy
and uneconomic. This section has
been and will continue increasingly
10 be in demand as the berthing
Mace of the fast passenger liners
plying to all parts CT the world and
for such coastwise shipping as brings
~perishable food products for the
markets of Manhattan. The available
space l. none too large to be alio-
Gated solely as time goes on for those
specific purposes.
"On the other hand, the opposite
shore front on the New Jersey SIDE,
which can be furnished with imme-
date rail- head connection for STAN
dard fl eigh+ cars without breaking
hulk. offers facilities for heavy car
go loadings direct from rail to snip
which is impracticable on the cor.
responding opposite shore front Of
Manhattan. Therefore. impelling
reasons require any method devised
for the service of local
freight should free these waterfronts
for those respective purposes.
1.-THE ideal solution would be tc
have only that which is necessary fof
consumption in or for shipment from
Manhattan itself handled on the is,
land o. Manhattan. and this idea
has been kept in view in a study oil
the general comprehensive plan
Manhattan must continue to be sup
piled Will. all those things necessary
10 the support of the people and the
maintenance of its business ant
home life, and until other and bet
ter means than now exist r pro
videi the waterfronts of the Hudson
River on both shores ~unavoidabl,
would be compelled to furnish space
for the needed rail- terminals"