Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-24
|CITY'S CROSSING PLANS
MAY STAND TESTS
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erty had deprecated in value by
reason of grade crossing elimination
Mr.. Koyen mentioned Railway and
Newark.
MAIDS j. Dinesen followed Mr..
Koyen. stating that he represented
one hundred and fifty property wv +.
ers. He claimed that the thirty
three-foot bridge at Washington
street would have to be partially on
private property, according to the
railroad plans, and said this would
entail extensive condemnation pro-
ceedings. The Smith plan, Mr.. Dine
sen thought, would do away with
such a necessity and therefore
would save money. The witness also
coatended that the 6 per cent. grade
on the Washington street bridge
would be too great for safety in wet
weather and pointed out hat 5000
residents of Perth Amboy would be
cut off from the city by the railroad
plans.
MAIDS II. Madsen. secretary of the
Western Improvement Association
and chairman of the citizens COM
mittee from western Perth Amboy.
objected to the railroad plans for
the elimination because of the cost
to the city. Owing to the deep cut
at New Brunswick mi and the
steep grade at Washington street, he
thought the plans would be danger
Gus. Mr.. Madsen also pointed out
the drainage difficulties entailed by
the railroad plan, his arguments TAX
ing a trend similar to those of the
previous witness. Joseph Massopust
testified in like vein.
Alderman-at-Large Richard j..
Hals, ,alAd sho oAnntfan nf the
Smith arrangement on the ground
that they We're more fair to the city.
He complained that apparently
Perth Amboy had not been consid-
cred by the railroad in making its
elimination preparations. The
alderman protested against the deep
cut at New Brunswick avenue and
to the railroads intentions with ref
erence TO the Washington street
problem.
Mr.. Galvin's Testimony finished the
testimony of Perth Amboy and he
was followed on the stand by Chief
Engineer Owens. a railroad man of
twenfy-fouh years experience. he
said. Mr.. Owens said some years
he had prepared a set of plans
for the elimination of four crossings
in Perth Amboy and that h in
tention then was to elevate rather
than depress. He commended. how
ever. that no consideration was
given then to the Lehigh Valley
Railroad and that those plans could
not be used now.
The present railroad plans. ac-
cording to the engineer, are based
upon the ability of the Central Rail-
read Company to get the co-opera-
ton of the Pennsylvania and LehiGh
Valley railroads. According to Mr..
Owens testimony it seems that the
right of way of the Central Rail-
Rad is owned by the Pennsylvania.
His objection to the Smith plan was
based upon the difficulty of draining
the cuts properly. This item, he
said. would cost $150,0O0 more than
the railroad plans and that exclus-
i've of the condemnation of private
property hat would be caused by
the Smith plans. the whole addition
al expense would be in excess of a
half million dollars.
The next witness was Chief Engi-
neer Schall. of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. When questioned py
Louis p. Booz, special city ensi-
neer. because of his familiarity with
the plans, the Lehigh Valley engi-
neer gave as his chief objection 10
the Smith plan the fact that the
grade as proposed by Smith would
either compel the railroad to reduce
their number of cars or else provide
extra locomotives to haul them
The engineer admitted. after close
questioning. that the Smith plans
were feasible. but that they would
inconvenience the railroad and prove
excessively expensive.