Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-10

Mayor William c. Wilson and City
Engineer Morgan F. Larson, repre-
senting the citizens of Perth Amboy
and the governing body as well. will
inform the Board of Commerce and
Navigation at a meeting held in Jer-
sey City this afternoon that the To-
cation for the new bridge across the
Raritan River as selected by the
State Highway Commission is ac-
ceptable to this city. The mayor and
city engineer. together with Isaac
Alpern, representing the Chamber of
Commerce. went TO Trenton yester-
day. where they appeared before the
State Highway Commission and had
explained in detail why the new site
had been selected for the bridge.
After hearing this explanation they
were satisfied that the new location
was the only logical one and at the
meeting held last night in the city
hall here, of those interested in this
matter, so reported.
1t is now practically certain that
provision will be made for the troll
/ ley tracks of the Jersey Central
Traction company on the new bridge.
| 1t was through the efforts of the To-
| cal delegation that this was made
| possible, as both State Engineer
I Thomas Wasser and George L. Bur-
ton, president of the highway COM
mission, spoke favorably for the troll
| ley service following a discussion
with City Engineer Larson, who
| jointed out several features which
had been overlooked heretofore in
considering the possibilities OF hav-
ing trolleys on the bridge.
Although both the vice president
and superintendent-ma of the
traction company appeared before
the meeting of the highway commits
sion yesterday they we're unable TO
convince the board of the practica- :
bility of having the tracks on the
bridge. Col. Whittemore. one of the
highway commission, in particular
threw cold water" on the hopes of
the delegation when he said the law
would not allow the state TO place
hese tracks upon the bridge. He
said the highway commission would
be only too glad to make possible
such means OF transportation, but
that its hands were tied by existing
laws.
An opinion from the attorney
general chanked the sentiment of
the board somewhat. however.
President Burton declared that if
there was any way to place the
tracks on the bridge he would be
in favor of it as he realized the need
of such facilities between Perth
Amboy and places, to the south.
During the course OF his talk be-
fore the highway commission, Mayor
Wilson referred TO the suggestion OF
the Perth Amboy EVENING NEWS
I that some allowance be made for
panels in the bridge structure upon
I uFhfRh tho N n aX-Car1riPe2
could be placed as memorial.
Mayor Wilson said:
II would ask another thing for the
citizens of Perth Amboy and that
is in planning the design of the
bridge the panels or spaces for pam
els, be left so that throughout Mid
dlesex we can have the names of
our ex-service men put on. We have
always had the idea of a victory
bridge. We feel that il would cost
very little to have the spaces left
in the panel work so that we could
erect our own tablets if we cared
to-"
Bridge Engineer Charles A. Mead.
upon the request of Chairman Bur-
ton. explained why the new site had
been chosen as the only logical one.
In addition to the fact that it crosses
the Raritan at its narrowest point.
ii is also a straight line with Con-
very Place and a road running from
Amboy avenue just in back of AL
pine cemetery, which road in time.
will probably be the street used by
those passing through this city on
Route No. 4, 10 the shore.
when we came to the final loca :
ton of the bridge" Mr.. Mead said,
I'VE found that we could reach rock
at very much less depth than on
\ the location of the old bridge. II the
location is projected il will be found
to rest on the continuation of the
Palisades
Engineer Mead explained that by
carrying the bridge at the same level
across the river clearance of IS to
rs feet could be had for boats using
the river. The present clearance is
only about nine feet. thus making 1t
unnecessary TO swing the new draw