Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-22
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT

oOWE I7INH ~ InLk ABOUT
In the building of the new state bridge over the Raritan
river and elimination of grade crossings through this city,
Perth Amboy is in line for two of the biggest improvements
ever planned for the city. While the new bridge has been
agitated for years and the elimination of the crossings de-
manded for a long period, few here thought that these two
big projects would come at practically the same time. That
is the case, however, with the result that starting next
year, projects that will cost in the neighborhood of $9,O0Q,
900 will be under way according to plans of the State High
way Commission and decision of the Public Utility Com
mission.
VIVA will the city look like five years from now?'
was the question asked recently at a meeting of leading citi-
zens at city hall. If Perth Amboy had had a city plan adopt
ed a few years ago before the new bridge and grade cross
ing elimination plans were started a ready answer could
have been made to that question. But as that was not the
case and as it appears that the best interests Of the city are
to be taken care of in the bridge and railroad plans as far
as possible, it is only reasonable to assume that fate has
been kind to Perth Amboy and that with these two big pro
jects completed this city will be a better place in which to
live, work, conduct business enterprises and to trade.
The building of the new bridge will also cause more
streets to be laid out and be improved so that traffic can be
diverted by the shortest routes to the new span. The grade
crossing elimination, which the utility board has ordered
will start next year and will cause considerable work on the
part of the city to relay sewers and water mains. Another
important feature of the crossing elimination is the matter
of a new railroad station. The new building should be one
that will be a credit to a city the size of Perth Amboy and
city officials now comforting with the railroad engineers on
the crossing details should insist that a station be erected
here that will be large enough to take care of this citys
needs for several years to come.
The re-routing of the road to Woodbridge is another
big project that will mean much to the city. With the COM
pletion of the new pavement to the township line another
serious problem for the city will be solved. Sidewalks along
New Brunswick avenue from the city line to Rogan's Corner,
work upon which will start soon, is another step forward.
The same can be said of the paving of outer State street,
which is now being pushed forward.
The appearance of the city as far as the business CEN
ter is concerned will also be changed considerably during
the next few years. New buildings that will do much to
make Perth Amboy look like the real thriving city that it is
will soon be under way. 1t is also safe to say that in the
near future several other important changes will take place
in the Smith street, State street, Madison avenue, Jefferson
street and New Brunswick avenue that will mean another
step forward for the city.
All of this means that the people of Perth Amboy have
something to talk about; a real chance to boost the city. If
some towns, in the West, for instance, had half of these big
projects planned for their communities the world woull
hear about it and then some. They have nothing to boast
about such as Perth Amboy offers still they find no time to
knock.
With the coming of these big projects, Perth Amhoy
will boom. Waterway improvements and shore front devel-
opment, including the erection of municipal piers and ware
houses, are the next project to bring to Perth Amboy. The
day is coming when the demand for these projects will be
SO great that the municipal and federal government will be
forced to take action. In this way the need for a city plan
is again shown and should be adopted in order to get ready
for the development of a better and greater Perth Amboy.