Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-26
WANT ECONOMY
IN BRIDGE JOB
Will Not Cost Over $3,OOO,-
000--W Work of Making
Plans Rushed

TRENTON, July 26:-Rigid
economy in the construction of the
new Amboy bridge over the Raritan
river will be the policy of the State
Highway Commission, it decided
here yesterday when it set the figure
of 100000 as the limit for the
cost of the bridge and the approach
es. The commission unanimously
adopted a resolution instructing
Clarence w. Hudson, engineer in
charge of the bridge plans, to pre-
pare his plans with his figure as
The top limit. The huge new bridge
on Route Nc. 4 of the State High
way system. extending from South
Amboy to Perth Amboy.
Adoption of the resolution follow
ed a discussion at the meeting as to
h various types of bridge which
might be constructed over the Rar-
atan, and after Mr.. Hudson had pre-
sented two suggestions along this
line. He first recommended a con-
crete arch plan to be built on pill
Ing, which he estimated would cost
$~2,680,000. and also suggested a
plate girder bridge which would
cost $2~,245.000. Both these esti-
mates, he said, were exclusive of
approaches.
The engineer expressed a prefer
ence of a concrete structure but
said the plate girder construction
bridge. Charles p. Duffy, of the
commission, declared that in his
opinion the bridge should be kept
within the $3,000,000 expense money
by the elimination of all ornamen-
tation, as utilities rather than frills
are the things desired. If the plate
girder bridge would be cheaper and
still perfectly satisfactory, he urged
its adoption. He pointed out that
1t had been reported the bridge
would cost $4,000, 900 and thought
this impression ought to be dissi-
pated.
II don't think we are justified in
spending more than $4,000, 900 for
this bridge" declared Chairman
George L.. Burton of the board. 1--WE
must not be e~xtravagant and l
would not want to see hat bridge
cost the state more than that
amount of money"
George Paddock, Of Newark, an
ether member, voiced the same
opinion. He said the board should
Irst see that it has a bridge which
will take .are OF the traffic and that
1t was most important that it be a
bridge which will not fail. He ex-
pressed doubt as to the stability of
the concrete type of bridge recon-
mended by the engineer il view Of
the nature of the bed of the Raritaa
river, here the piles would be
driven for the foundation.
Another resolution adopted named
Chairman Burton, Colonel Walter. F.
Whittemore of Sussex, Thomas E.
Collins, of Elizabeth, as a special
m ~ ~ iftna nc tho hoorI - -@of~.
with Engineer Hudson to the end
that the plans and work on the
bridge may be expedited as much as
possible. Mr.. Burton is the commits
sioner living in the vicinity of the
bridge and Messrs. Whittemore and
Collins are the engineer members of
the board.
sTile commission yesterday award
ed contracts for the supplying of
1ignin binder, a road surfacing
material, to the ]. S. Robson, Inc,
of this city. which was the lowest
bidder. Fer the supplying of this
material for the main highways his
concern bid $~51,571.45. Morris R.
Young, of this city, submitted al
estimate OF $~51,747.97. For the de-
tours, the Robson Company was
the low bidder, the figures being
$~29.SS2.25.
1t is understood a law suit is like
1y to result from the bids submitted
by Robson Young who represented
the Robson Process Company,
claims that the lowest bidder is
offering a material which the pro-
cess company hold patents on. and
will contest the right of
he j. s. Robson, Inc, to take the
The firm Young represents sells