Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-17

The first big step toward making
the proposed intracoastal ship canal
from Raritan bay to the Delaware
river a reality, was accomplished
late yesterday afternoon when the
senate, by a close margin, passed
Assemblyman Harold G.. Hoffman's
bill providing for the use of the
moneys derived from the Morris
canal abandonment. TO acquire a
right of way for the canal. The
tsii which passed the assembly last
week, now goes 10 Governor Silzer,
who will sign it, making it a law.
The canal bill, Assembly No. 40,
yesterday passed the senate by vote
OF i2-3, eleven votes having been
needed. to pass 1t, after a scathing
fire Of criticism against the bill had
come from Senator Whitney Of Nor
ris county.
Senator Larson, of Middlesex.
sponsor for the bill in the upper
house. explained the measure, which
provides that New Jersey shall ex-
pend the sS75,000 received from the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in
connection with the reyersion of the
Morris Canal property to the state.
on right of way for New Jerseys
link in the federal government in
land waterways project. 1t was said
that if New jersey furnished the
right of way, the federal authori-
ties would build the canal. The
proposed canal would run from Rar-
itan Bay to the Delaware river at
Trenton.
This bill is like robbinE Peter 10
pay Paul" was Senator Whitney's
protest against the plan. THE fed
ersl government has never indicated
they would appropriate the money
for the canal"
Senator Whitney then went on to
say that there were so many bridges
over the canal in Morris county that
it would cost about s550,000 20
straighten the roads which run over
the canal in Morris, and to abandon
the bridges.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company" declared Senator Sinlp-
son. Democrat, Of Hudson, in sup
port OF the bill, has been present
cd with S100,000000 and in return.
graciously gave the state $ST5,000."
Simpson continued by defending
the canal project against the attacks
OF Senator Whitney.
The vote on the measure was as
follows:
Ayes: Republicans, Blackwell,
Mercer; Bright. Cape May; Larson,
Middlesex; Mackay Bergen; Mathis,
Of Ocean; Pierson, Of Union; Reeves,
Cumberland; Roberts Burlington;
Majority Leader stevens, OF Mon
mouth; Senate President Wallworln,
or Camden. Democrats: Agans, Of
Hunterdon; simpson, of Hudson.
Nays: Senator Whitney, Repub-
lican: Senators Barber, Of Warren
and Hays, of Sussex. Democrats.
Pass Bridge Bill
Assembly bill No. 336. introduced
by emblyman Thomas l., Hanson,
of this city. passed the senate during
Yesterdays prolonged session and
now goes to Governor Silzer for his
signature. This bill authorizes an in
vestigation into the desirability and
practicabilty of q bridge or tunnel
between Perth Amboy and Totem
vile. a sum not in excess Of 5000
being appropriated TO pay New Jer-
seys share OF this survey work. The
bill is along similar lines 10 one in
troduced in the New York legisla-
ture by Assemblym5n Vaughan.
Commissions representing New Jer-
sey and New York win work to-
gether in carrying on the investiga-
ton Of the proposed project.
Owing to the many other impor-
tant bills before the legislature there
was considerable doubt expressed as
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