Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-23
NEW FEATURES
ON CROSSINGS
Residents Engage Forrest L.
Smith to Work Out Their
PROVIDES LOWER BRIDGE
Grade of Proposed Bridges
Over Street Crossings
Would be Reduced

A new grade crossing plan where
by the proposed high bridge over
the Lehigh Valley and Central Rail
road tracks at the Washington street
crossing will be eliminated and the
grade of the proposed bridges over
the other street crossings Will be de-
creased will be submitted to the al
dermen for consideration Monday
night. This plan is being prepared
by Forrest L. Smith, who has been
retained by a committee of men rep
resenting residents here who believe
neither the grade crossing elimlna-
ton plan submitted by the rallroadS
nor the one worked out by Special
Engineer BooZ, will greatly beneht
the city.
In this plan, which was adopted
by those present at the mass meet
ing in the Western Improvement AS
sociation hall on Monday night, the
Washington street bridge will go be-
tween the tracks of the Central
railroad and the Lehigh Valley. the
former being depressed and the lat
ter elevated more than either ths
city's or railroads plans call for =
present
The overhead bridge at Washing
ton street would be about 30 rect IN
height if the city's or railroads
pIans.are put into effect, 1t is point
ed out by proponents of TINS new
scheme, whereas under the new plai,
the Washington street bridge Woula
he slightly depressed from the pres
emf grade instead of elevated about
thirty feet
According to the advocate of this
new play the city would be saving
money and the high bridge would
not be present to act as dividing
bulwark between the two sections oil
the city. No condemnation of prop
ertv in the vicinity of Washington
street, East avenue and Park avenue
would be necessary. it is claimed
and there would be no dead street
| ends to act as a hindrance TO Iur-
ther development of that section.
In causing the Lehigh Valley &c
! elevate their tracks in order to al
low sufficient headroom at TINS
! crossing the seven-tenths OF one pei
cent grade will not be exceeded, the
proponents of the new plan mann
| tam The Lehigh Valley grade VII
NOT start it is said until it leaves the
! lower yard and it will not lhterier.
with the tracks in the upper 9al'
or at Convery place. . l.,
Another point brought OUT y,
those advocating the new piahs /
that the further elevating OF tne he
high Valley tracks will mean IN"
New brunswick avenue will not nave
| 10 take such a deep dip under t.'
Tehigh tracks. This cut under I'M
Lehigh Valley tracks, it is clalmea
can be reduced eight or ten feet uh
der what the present plans call Io'
The railroads plans call for dli
of about sixteen feet in New Bruins
wick avenue in order TO pass uiiuo
the Lehigh Valley tracks, wherei;
the new plans, it is maintained. wii
reduce this cut to possibly SIX o
eight feet. ,-.-..,, tt
At Hall avenue, it is sald, IN
thigh bridge now crossing the trach
ycan be eliminated and brought ai
most down to the present stree
level. At Market street the prluS
will he equal to the present graz,
according to the new plans, While q
smith street there would be a prldg
with n height of only four feet.
These plans are now being com
pleted by Engineer Smith and WI
he presented before the alderme
Monday night. The committee Whlc
is having these plans drawn up WI
meet again tonight to further con
sider them and it extends TO Tn
public in general an invitation I
hear the plans explained Monda
. night at City Hall.
1t is the contention of those sup
porting the new plans that the chan
ges suggested are logical ana
they are carried out the city VIII
, benefited more than by either IN
railroads or the present city's plans
,, The committee in charge of havin
the new plans drawn up include
MAIDS J. Dinesen, John Olsen, Em
Koyen. f. x. Urbanski, William Sci
lers. MAIDS H. Madsen and John sea
man. Although these new plai
would mean that the Central Ral
road tracks would have to be az
pressed more than present plans ca
for, it is declared that the srade
! not excessive.