Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-09
MAY RUN CARS
ON NEW SPAN
Present Plans Will Accommo-
date Trolley Tracks, Local
Men Are Told.
HEARING AT TRENTON
Action to Be Taken BY City to
Get Legislation to Provide
Trolley Cars.
HEARING AT TRENTON

[By Evening News staf Correspondent
TRENTON. March s.-From the
information given out by Engineer
wasser of the State Highway Com
mission at the hearing of the COM
mission in Trenton today on the new
bridge across the Raritan river be-
tween this city and South Amboy.
there is a possibility that trolley
tracks may be placed on the struc-
ture.
The engineer stated that the pres
ent plans of the bridge would ac-
commodate a one line trolley with
out any additional strengthening of
the structure.
However, the commission let it be
known, that even though the struc-
ture as planned would accommodate
the trolley tracks. there is no law
which gives the commission the
right to lay tracks for a pub
lie utility.
AS the commission cannot finance
the laying of the tracks, it was decid-
ed by the Perth Amboy delegation
and the representatives of the Jersey
Central Traction company to take
the matter up with Senator Thomas
Brown, with a view to having him
introduce legislation that will give
the commission power to make al
lowance for the work and have the
state reimbursed by the trolley COM
pany.
Perth Amboy was represented at
this hearing by Mayor William C..
Wilson. City Engineer Morgan Lar
son and Isaac Alpern-, Charles SAT-
ran. and William Mills of South
oa T. q
Tingley, vice president, and william
il. Hitchcock, superintendent man
sger of the Jersey Traction Com
pany.
Mayor Wilson was the first
speaker of the delegation from
Perth Amboy. and South Amboy to
appear before the State Highway
Commission for a hearing. He told
of the meeting held in Perth Amboy
on Monday afternoon, and told of
the general sentiment being for
trolley tracks on the bridge and
provision for water mains. The
mayor told how the city as a whole
appreciated the trolley system. and
stated that inasmuch as there was a
difference of opinion about the loca-
tion, no objection would be made
to the site as approved by the state
highway commission.
The mayor requested that allow
ance be made for the placing of a
panel in the structure to contain
the names of Perth Amboy's service
men in the Great War. as form of
a memorial.
Mayor Wilson stated that PERTH
Amboy could have the panel made
up, so that there will be no extra
cost to the state, the only request
of the commission being for room
on the structure to place the panel
Isaac Alpern representing the
Perth Amboy Chamber of Commerce
told the com mission that the men,
bers of this body were interested In
the trolley proposition, inasmuch a;
the trolley is needed for every indus.
try in Perth Amboy. The speaker
stated that people from Perth Am
boy work in South Amboy, Keyport
and Matawan and people from these
places work in Perth Amboy. and ir
many cases could not be accommo'
dated by trains. Mr.. Alpern also
stated that large proportion OF
Perth Amboy's business comes from
out of town. This speaker entered
no objection to the location.
City Engineer Larson stated thai
he had no objection to the location
of the bridge. He requested a copy
of the plans for the proposed struc'
ture, as soon as possible.
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