Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-11
PLAN BRIDGE To
TOTTENV|LLE
Ex-senator Brown Says New
York Men Would Finance
Half Cost

a SIC 100000 bridge spanning the
Staten Island Sound from the foot
of Market street to Tottsnville, to
| be built by private interests, Wos
announced to be under considera-
ton today, by former Senator
Thomas Brown, who said he had
| been consulted by three New York
state men, n an engineer, who are
interested in a project of this kind.
The men interested in the project,
according to Mr.. Brown, seek 20
! form two corporations, one in New
Jersey and the other in New York,
each corporation to furnish halt Of
the sum necessary for the CONSTRUCT
ton of the bridge. Mr.. Brown re-
fused to make known the names Of
the men promoting the proposition
at this time.
In order to make the bridge a
paying proposition and receive a fair
return, IN tie money invested. the
plan Of the promoters is to enarg3
q small toll to all vehicles crossing
the structure. similar to the fare
charged by the ferries operating
across the sound al the present time.
This toll would be small, and the
time saved n crossing from Flew
York % New Jersey would repay for
whatever money might be collected.
The bridge promoters hold, ac-
cording to Mr.. Brown, that neither
the state of New York or New Jer-
Sc" are in a financial position at this
time to consider the building of such
a bridge, as they are already con-
structing a tunnel between the two
states under the Hudson river, and
until this is completed and other big
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little likelihood that the construction
of a bridge or tunlel, joining the two
states. between this city and Totem
Vile, will receive serious ~considera-
ton as state p%roJacts.
However, h promoters hold that
the traffic between the two states
at this point has increased to such
an extent that the ferries can not
give the service necessary to take
care of the traffic, and that a bridge
IS the only solution to the problem.
The engineer who has been inves-
tigating the project for the promo
ters, 1t is said, reports that it would
be an easy matter to construct a
bridge between the two states at
this point, because of the natural
raise Of the land. ,
On either side Of the sound there
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100 feet and this would mean that
the bridge could be constructed
It'll about the same grade as those
spanning the East river, between
Brooklyn and Manhattan. With this
natural elevation on either shore,
the bridge would be at least 200
feet above the center o fthe stream,
and according to Mr.. Brown. the
engineer. declares this would enaole
all shipping to pass under it
Mr. Brown said that he has taken
the proposition of the promote s
under consideration. but when ask
l. local capital would become in
terested said that he he thought not
as the project is very large and out-
side capital will have to be OBJ
tanned. Asked Ii there is any law
that might interfere with a private
project of this kind. he stated that
1t might be necessary to get special
legislation passed before actual con-
work could be started.
He declared that the matter at
the present time is entirely in a
nebulous state and the promoters
will avoid publicity in the matter
until something tangible is accom-
plished.