Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-28
WILL COLLECT
( BRIDGE DATA
Engineer Holland and Party to
Get First Hand Infor-
nation Here
ALSO AT T0TTENVILlE
Will be Here Next Thursday,
Dine With Lions, and
Have Inspection
ALSO AT TOTTENvILLE

Chief Engineer Clifford NJ. Holland
of the New York Bridge and Tunnel
Commission and others interested In
the proposed bridge over Staten ISL
and sound connecting Perth Amboy
and Tottenville, will secure some
first hand information next Thurs
day afternoon when they make an
inspection both in this city and In
Tottenville.
Engineer Holland has been sup
piled with numerous maps showing
the location of streets, sewers, rail-
roads, docks and the Typographical
features of both Perth Amboy and
Tottenville. He has studied these and
will make a personal inspection OF
the land next Thursday afternoon.
Although it was originally sug-
. gested that the proposed bridge be
4built across the sound so that it con-
Bhect with the easterly terminus OF
Market street it is understood the
plan now favored is to run the bridge
across the sound to a point north of
the Lehigh Valley coal docks, con-
Meeting up with a road to the main
seashore highway so that the heavy
traffic will not pass through the
congested business part of the city
The selection of point north of
the Lehigh Valley coal docks would
mean a saving in cost, it is argued
by those advocating the bridge, as
1t would be possible to purchase
that land cheaper than in the built
up residential section of the city.
Another thing which must be
taken into consideration before the
bridge is definitely located is the
II. r.atr hn6 4
ulaces in the sound there are holes
and channels in which the water is
considerably deeper than in other
spots. Ii such a spot W ere selected
ir would mean an added expense in
constructing the foundations for the
bridge.
The bridge would not be of the
type having a draw span through
which boats could pass but would be
of height sufficient to permit of the
largest vessels passing under 1t. Ihe
Teuuirements of the war department
would be met with regards to the
height. ,s
Although Engineer Holland has
not been able to figure out the ap-
nroximate cost of the bridge the
fipure of $5,000,000 has been men
toned as a fair guess. with the
states of New York and New Jersey
sbarine the cost of the work equallS
Il would make the cost of the struc
i,,re less than that of the new brldge
- he built over the Raritan River
tTonn this city to South Amboy.
arrangements are being complel..
"a for the inspection trip heNt
Tbursdav and the attendance OF the
5aieqation at the weekly luncheoI
- tbe Lions Club here. The meet
,,o. will be taken up entirely VIII
tnii,s IN on the proposed bridge Win
l1,,eineer Holland as the princlpal
lnea<er. Efforts will be made 10
lave the governor, senator ana as
en,blvn1en ils from Middlesex and i loca,
,ficiaIs and business men lnteresteu
n the project, present at this ses-
sion. -, i,o +ba in
.naction will have luncheon at the
psclFer House with the Lions Clup'
5fter which they will make the IN
nsction here and then proceed tC
Tottenville, where conditions VIII oe
Tha activity now being shown IN
ti,is nroiect would indicate that
streni1olIs effort will be made 10 nave
s,,e bridge idea approved by the
ierjslatures OF both states at theii
1924 sessions.