Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-21
MOVE IS MADE
TOPR0CEEDON
STATE BRIDGE
Highway Board Seeks Attor-
ney Generals Opinion on
Rights of the State
PENDING BIG SUIT
With Alleged "IrreguIaritieS"
in Connection With Land
Purchase for Approach

TRENTON, March 21.-That New
Jersey from now on will receive a
dollars worth of road for every
dollar expended" was evidenced
here yesterday at a meeting of the
bipartisan State Highway Commis-
sion when IL ordered a section Of
roadway on Hudson street, Hack
ensack. Bergen county torn up oy
the contractor and replaced with
material as designated in the speci-
flcations.
The section in question contains
about 200 feet and was built under
the old Edwards Highway Commis-
sion by the S. NJ. Brewster Construc-
ton Company. The matter came up
when the question of finally accept
ing this pavement was considered,
A report of the State Road Chem
ist, r. B. Gage, was read. Mr.. Gage
wrote that IN a certain section the
work was about so per cent of the
standard required under the speci-
fications, in that the concrete lacked
thickness and also qualify.
General Scott. chairman OF the
new board, lost no time in meeting
the situation.
Eighty per cent efficiency VIII
not be enough" g" declared the gen
eral UNLESS a road that is built
is 100 per cent perfect. it will be OF
no use. I would suggest that the
portion in question be ordered rip
ped up and replaced with material
Of high standard
This suggestion was readily con-
Cured in by Messrs. Jelin. Stewart
and Kidde, the other members OF
the commission.
Other pieces of roadway in various
sections of the state put down under
the direction Of the "ousted' COM
mission were ordered inspected by
individual members of the new body
before final acceptance and payment.
The highway commission yesteT-
day decided 20 seek the attorney
generals opinion as TO the state
rights in proceeding with the Perth
Amboy bridge project pending set
tlement of the suit against the MEM
bers OF the old body with reference
to alleged irregularities IN con-
nection with the purchase OF lanu
there.
The commission also directed its
secretary. 4. Lee Grover. TO take the
necessary steps in informing the
chancellor that in 'ruohc interest
the pending suit against the old COM
mission be brought TO trial and dis
posed of a soon as possible, 1t was
declared that the Amboy bridge res
gion is conSpicuously important in
view of it's affordlng a direct route
to the shore points.
Once more. the proprie,y Of sub
stituting in the place of a new bridge
over the Hackensack river leading to
Jersey City a tunnel was given con-
sideration. The matter was brought
up informally and the members of
the commission deemed it advisa BILE
10 compare the costs of the two
schemes.
With this in mind. it vas the opin-
ion that a consulting engineer with
an open mind" be brought in to
confer with the commission, EcaiiZ-
ing the necessity of immediate ac-
ton Commissioner kidde of Mont
clair, said he had several men in
mind who would admirably serve the
purpose of the commission.
Offhanded, Mr.. kidde offered the
names of c. p. Goodridge OF New
York, former chief engineer of the
Borough of Manhattan, and Clifford
Nj. Holland. chief engineer of the
New Jersey Interstate Bridge and
Tunnel Commission. Mr.. Kidde ex-
planned he thought MIR. Holland an
authority on tunnel building and re-
served the right 20 present names of
other engineers after further thought
and deliberation.
Members of the commission left
for a two-day inspection trip OF
roads in South Jersey this morning
shortly after 10 O'Clock. Accompany
ing the members was Acting State
Highway Engineer Edward E. Reed.
Wesr-Ever Frying Pans Just arrived,
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