Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-15
WORK ON BRIDGE
TOSTART APR. Z
Physical Construction of New
Span Will be Started at
That Time
FUNDS AVAILABLE THEN
DuneIIen Request for Work on
Route No. 9 Denied by
State Board

TRENTON. Feb. 15:-The State
Highway Commission has decided
that work on the physical construc-
tion of the new Amboy bridge over
the Raritan river in MlddleseX
county will start on April 2. just
what the nature of this work VIII
be has not yet been definitely stated,
but the action was taken in order to
hurry the bridge project, which is
to form an important link in Route
4 of the state highway system. and
also to meet with the views of the
war department which is supplying
some of the funds necessary for the
construction.
The commission has awarded the
contract for the construction t1
Section of Route in Salem couh-
ty to Benjamin Foster Company, of
Philadelphia. The bid of this COM
pany was the lowest, being $254.-
021.53, or 80 per cent of the estl-
mate prepared by the commission.
The property of Arthur Brisbane,
famous editor, at the site of the
proposed new ManasQuan bridge IN
Monmouth county, will be purchased
by the state. The cost for the par
eel of, land is $4,000. Competent
real estate experts will be named
to take up the value of the Peter
J. Carter property in Railway.
which the commission would like to
acquire on Route No. /.
Approval was given by the high
way commission to the application
of the lIliZabethtown Gas Light
Company for permission to lay its
proposed siXteeninch gas main on
Route No. 9 through Westtield,
Union county,.
DuncHcn Project
The commission could not grant
the request of Dunellen for the
completion of Route 9 through that
borough at this time. as it has no
funds available for this project.
The State Highway Commission
has asked Highway Engineer Was
ser to make a report on the proDa-
BILE annual expense which the state
would have to bear if it takes over
the Lincoln highway between Hud-
son and Essex counties. County
Counsel Arthur Vanderbilt. of Es-
sex, has. asked the commission to
relieve the counties of this road eX-
pense. The section involved in the
proceeding is from Blanchard street.
Newark. to Marcy avenue, Jersey
City. now cared for by the respec-
tive freeholder boards.
House Passes Bond Issue
the $500. 1000 fond issue refer
endum, which ii approved by the
people would provide for completing
the sta-e highwa. system in hVe
years. passed the IiCuse here yester-
day without very much opposition
by a vote of Al to Is. Democratic
Leader Gaede, of Hudson, speaking
against the measure. criticized the
.tenGency of the sta.e to depart from
the &. c pciicA of pay-as-you-go, ca
ing attenti N. to the fact that the
pr1pes | bond issre would raise the
states indebtedness to nearly $100,-
1000 600. AsSemblyman Arthur Pier
son. of Un!ch sponsor of the Dill
declared that it was needed to flnlsh
the roaa' program as soon as 1t Is
economically possible, and won his
point on tie roll-o&n, according TO
Rel ublican plans.
Another obiec, iGr of the Demo-
cra,s to the bill was that the bonds
are to run fCf twenty years, while the
roads are likely - last but fifteen
years. This was denied by the I'm
ion men wEo also pointed out that
about 40 per cen. cf the work on
roads, sucn as grading. re-alignlng,
ana dr,ining, is periranent.