Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-20
ASSEMbLYMEN
FAVOR BRIDGE
SURVEY IDEA
AssembIyman Thomas Han
son of This City Will In
troduce Bill Soon
MAYOR FAv0RS TUNNEL
Connecting Link Between
Amboy and TottenviIIe is
Discussed

The advisability and feasibility of
constructing a bridge or tunnel be-
tween Tottenville and Perth Amboy
were discussed at length last night
at a well attended meeting of inter
ested parties held in Borough Hall,
st. George, Staten Island. The
meeting, was arranged by the South
Shore Protective Association and, in
addition to New York residents, was
attended by Mayor William C. Will
son and Assemblyman Thomas L.
Hanson, both of Perth Amboy.
At the conclusion of the talks and
discussion, it was decided to have
bills introduced in both Trenton and
Albany requesting an appropriation
for survey of the site in order to
secure further data on the proposed
project.
Mayor Wilson favored the tunnel
idea rather than that of a bridge, he
pointing out that suspension
bridge would necessarily have to be
IT'S feet above the river in order to
allow ships to pass under it. The
other members, however, favored a
bridge rather than a tunnel.
Among the speakers at the meet
ing were: Mayor Wilson and AS
semblyman Hanson, representing
Perth Amboy and New Jersey: SEN
ator Mark w. Allen, Asse emblymen
Thomas Cosgrove and William L.
Vaughan, Borough President John A.
Lynch and Consulting Engineer
Theodore S. Oxholm, representing
New York.
Mayor Wilson said there was no
question in his mind as to the neces-
sity of a tunnel or bridge across
Staten Island sound connecting
Perth Amboy and Tottenville and he
promised to do everything In his
power to make the project a reality.
He presented a drawing of the Perth
Amboy City Plan Commission show
ing Fayette street as the proper
place for the entrance of such a
structure to Perth Amboy.
As a means of financing the work
Mayor Wilson said he believed a por-
ton of the $$40, bond issue
recently authorized in New Jersey
might be diverted for carrying on
New Jerseys end Of the proposition.
He said he would request the Perth
city council to adopt reso-
luton favoring the project.
Assemblyman Hanson told or the
promises made by the freeholders in
the past of getting bridge across
the sound. He agreed with Mayor
Wilson as to the possibility OF Sc
curing funds from the state to fl
initiate the needed legislation in the
assembly in order that a survey
might be authorized.
ASeaFV1 h (NnCe5TGxTn Ezfd he
aad introduced in 1920 bill for a
bridge to Perth Amboy, but it had
Jeen defeated, it having asked for a
10000 appropriation to defray the
cost of making a survey. He said
t was his belief that the Board of
Estimate of New York would have
o finance New York's end of the
President Lynch said it was his
,elief the appropriation should be
orth coming from New York and
ie favored the introduction of a bill
skiing for the necessary money to
Jay for a survey.
Assemblyman Vaughan spoke op-
about the project and
pledged his support. as did Senator
'llen. Engineer Oxholm said the
fridge idea is feasible and he be-
ieved that if the matter was handled
light il would be a reality. A tun-
tel, he said, from an engineering
tandpoint, may not be a success at
his point. The vehicular tunnel,
low under construction he said. has
aused considerable doubt being ex-
,ressed as to whether or not it will
'e satisfactory. The natural eleva-
ions at this point, where the bridge
3 proposed, he said are advan-
ageous for a bridge.
Following the conference between
hose who had spoken it was defin-
tely decided to have ssemblynen
Hanson and Cosgrove introduce bills
n the New Jersey and New York
legislatures, respectively, asking
unds for the survey.
The meeting was presided over by
augustus G.. Marscher, president of
he South Shore Protective Associa-
ion, under whose auspices and at
whose suggestion the meeting was
allied.
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