Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-17

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The State Highway Commission Of New
Jersey under date of September s. 1922.
submitted to this office revised plans for
the construction Of a highway bridge
across Raritan River, New Jersey be-
tween Perth Amboy and South Amboy.
These plans are to supercede plans for a
bridge at the same locality approved by
the Secretary of War April 2 1921.
The revised plans differ only in the
number of approach spans and the ap-
proach from South Amboy is on a one
per cent. Ring grade instead Of being
level as was the case in the original
plans The clearance at the draw or nav
fgation spans are exactly tn same as the
e. two draw openings Of 40 feet hori-
zontal clearance and rs feet clearance
above mean high water with the center
pier and rest piers carried to sufficient
depth to provide for a channel 40 feet
deep at mean low water.
The approach spans are increased from
ten spans of about IA feet horizontal
clearance each to sixteen pans of 30 feet
horizontal clearance each. The verticlad
clearance at mean high water Of the APP
proach pans of the revised plans varies
from 10 feet at the South Amboy end of
the bridge to 20 feet and s inches at the
draw span. The vertical clearance at
mean high water of the approach spans
from Perth Amboy is 20 feet and 8 inches.
The vertical clearance of the approach
spans of the bridge approved April 2,
NtNS a. AAEou ne
water throughout.
The revised plans will be on exhibition
in Room 6o4. Army Building, No. 80
Whitehall Street, New York City. until
September 20, 1922. where they may be
seen and examined. II no oppoition to
the plans by interested parties develop
before the expiration Of the above time
limit they will be forwarded to the De-
partment at Warrington for approval to
supercede the plan approved by the Sec
rotary of War, April 2, 1921.
H. C. NEWCOMER,
Colonel. Corps of Engineers.
District Engineer.
was received and ordeed entered in the
minutes.
Application OF A. Harry Levine for re-
newal Of junk license was received and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Report of Protection Hook and Ladder
Co. of election of William w. Dey, Jr.
and Charles G. Fritz to membership, was
received and referred to he Committee
on Fire.
Request of Protection Hook and Ladder
Co. for exemption certificates for Oscar
Anderson. James Carr, Alfred Larson and
Thorwald Wodder was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire.
Letter from Hans Nielsen Company Of
fering for sale a tract of land on the
easteriy side of Catalpa Avenue fronting
on Raritan Bay a distance of about 100
1eet or more with riparian rights was
received and referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
Letter from the Board of Chosen Free
holders in reference to congested condi-
ton of the westerly side of upper state
Street was received and ordered placed on
file.
Report Of the Street Commissioner, as
follows:
Perth Amboy. N. ].
Sept. IS, 1922.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Perth Amboy, N. ].
Gentlemen :
A per the demonstration of the Heaiey
Basin Cleaning Machine held by the
streets and Sewers Department, Sept. 8.
isss, would respectfully recommend the
installation of one of these machInez in
the Streets and Sewers Department.
Ine machine to be equipped with dou-