Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30

would be to open a direct route from
Cleveland Ave. to Spa Spring Road,
and another from Garretson Ave. to
Florida Grove Rd., substantially as
indicated on the map. This would
open, for building, land which il
now undeveloped, consisting of clay
pits some of which are now being
worked while others have been
abandoned. Perth Amboy needs
~low-priced residence lots. At the
same time the city has a dispropor-
tfonate amount of idle land. This
particular section includes about
1867 acres on which the average tax
valuation is $525 per acre. The land
8 of Amboy Ave. just across from
this property, without improvements
is assessed at the equivalent of abou,
$500 per acre These figures rep
resent a total difference of ratables
amounting to $395,000. This is a
figure to emphasize. Perth Amboy
will attack its industries: but
they should pay their own way, and
vacant land not used for factory
purposes should not be relieved from
its share of the cost of city govern.
ment.
1t is further recommended tina.
Front st. be widened and graded
from Smith st. to Fayette St., so as
to provide an approach and traffic
reservoir for the Tottenville Ferry.
1t is ever more important that Fay
cite st. be improved and extended
all the way to Convery Pi., to sup
ply proper direction of traffic and to
relieve the congestion which now
exists in the business district. 1t is
desirable that jefferson St. be ex-
tended through the triangular block
west of State st. Possibly in the re-
mote future 1t may be necessary to
extend Jefferson st. as far as Con.
very Pl.
The recent MAY II, 1920 decis-
ion of the Public Utilities Commits.
sion directs the widening of Wash
ington st. by 22 feet, on the south
side of that street, from Park Ave
to Penn St. It calls for a depres-
sion Of the Central Railroad and ar
elevation of the Lehigh Valley Road
at an intersection over which Wash
ington st. would pass at a still great
er elevation, so great in fact as tc
involve six per cent. grades on both
approaches. The masonry structure
under the approaches will be placed
in the middle of the widened street
leaving 20 foot roadways and 6 fooi
sidewalks for access to properties Oh
both sides of Washington st. at the
present level, north and south of the
approaches. The two sides of the
street will be connected around the
approach abutments at each side o.
the track. The northerly sidewall
on the structure will be reached only
by stairways. Both overhead side
walks will be six feet wide and will
communicate with the present stree
level at East Ave. and at a poin'
about 220 feet East of Penn st.
The decision mentioned, also or.
ders the elimination of four add
tional grade crossings New Bruins,
wick Ave. at both railroads, Smith
and Market SITS. at the Central Rail
road) and the improvement of ont
existing overhead crossing at Hal
Ave. Work is to begin by Jan. 1
1928 and to be completed within
one year.
At Hall Ave-, the crossing will b,
widened and the span will be INF
creased to accommodate additions
tracks.
AT New Brunswick Ave-, the cross
ing Of the Central Railroad will in
volve only a slight elevation of thu
street. The Lehigh Valley Railroa:
will pass over the street. The pres
emit street will be depressed 6 feet a
Prospect St., 6 feet at Amboy Ave
and 16 feet under the railroad
Street approach grades will exteni
from a. point 80 feet east of Pros
pect st. to a point 100 feet east o
Kinsey Pl.
Smith st. will be elevated rs feet
with short approaches.
Market st. will be raised 10 feet.
No street approach grades at an.
of these crossings will exceed 5 pc
cent. The Central Railroad will b.
depressed 1874 feet at Smith st. ant
ia feet at Market st.
The Central Railroad Passengel
station will have platforms with UNI
brella sheds, about 500 feet long, OF
both sides of the tracks in the opei
cut between Smith st and Market st
There will be exit stairways from
each end of each platform. TIL
new station building will be close t
Smith St., but will be reached b.
driveways from both streets.
Perth -.mboy is particularly for
tunate, in that the cost of the au
thorized and recommended program
of street openings will be relativel,
small in comparison withe tn
marked benefits to be obtained
Traffic may be encouraged to fol
low the desired routes by laying ap
propriate pavements and by adopt
ing a few one-way street regulation
Gas indicated on the composite map
and by the location of necessar.
traffic signs.
A well paved route, and bus lin
should be provided through that poG
| ton of the city bounded by Insle
| St., Central Railroad of New Jersey
| Myrtle St. and Amboy Ave. Thi
may probably be accomplished b
| routing some of the Woodbridg
| buses through State ST., Hall Ave
LJohnstone and Francis SITS, an
Thomas and Inslee SITS. Again, som
| of the New Brunswick buses coul
be sent through Brace st. and An
boy Ave.
Considerable congestion of auto
| mobiles occurs along Smith st. cas-
! Of the Central Railroad Of New Jeq
| sey and along State st. from Smitl
| st. to Fayette st. on Saturday after
moons and evenings. This is u t
the presence of downtown week-en
| buyers. 1t would ordinarily be
| simple matter to control this by pro
| hibiting parking along these street
| at the time mentioned: but 1t Will b
in the better interest Of local trad
to relieve the congestion in othe
| possible ways, hereinafter proposed
The industrial plants of the tow
are well served by the railroads an
their extensive sidings. The problem
| of freight trucking is mainly that o
serving retail business houses, an