Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-08-08
PUSH BRIDGE
To TOTTENv|LLE
Hearing Held in New York
Shows that Move for Bridge
is Growing Rapidly
HANSON REPRESENTS CITY
Will be Built as Soon as Pos
Sible, Opinion of Those at
Yesterdays Conference

A bridge over the Staten Island
sound between this city and Totem
vile to relieve the heavy increasing
automobile traffic between New York
and New Jersey is to be built as soon
as possible seemed to be the opinion
, not only of the speakers, but those
of members of the New York Bridge
and Tunnel Commission, and the
New York and New Jersey Bridge
and Tunnel Commission at the con-
ference held at the Hall of Records
in New York city yesterday after
noon. Assemblyman Thomas Han
son of this city, was the only repre-
sentative from here at the confer
ence which had been called by the
New York Bridge and Tunnel Com
mission to hear the opinions of the
various ones in regard to why the
bridge should be built at this point
between the states of New York and
New Jersey.
Staten Island was represented at
the conference by Senator Mark
Allen, Assemblymen Thomas Cos
grove and William l.. Vaughan, Bor-
ough Engineer Theodore Oxholm,
Stuart L. Ritz, vice president, and
D. MacAllister Mayne, of the South
Shore Protective Association. AS
semblyman Cosgrove was chosen the
chairman and he introduced the
speakers. Assemblyman Vaughan,
of Tottenville, who introduced the
bill in the legislature at Albany ap-
propriating the sum of $4,000 for
survey to be made by the bridge and
tunnel commission, was the first
speaker. He spoke of the importance
of the legislation and the relief that
would be given by bridge over the
sound for the traffic that is piling up
each year. Senator Allen also spoke
of the legislation and Borough En-
gineer Oxholm for the borough of
Richmond told the commission that
his office was at their disposal at any
time to secure any information with
regard to the land survey.
Mr.. Ritz spoke of the number Of
ferries on the north and east shores
of Staten Island ana how that these
same ferries were causing the con-
gestion on the south eide of the IS
land, where there is now only the
one ferry. Commissioner Grover
Whalen of plants and structures for
the city of New York, there to rep
resent the city suggested that som=
that the commission make a favor
able report in the matter to the next
legislature. Assemblyman Hanson
said that New Jerseys attitude was
the same as that of New York in
the matter. He spoke of the pas
sagfe of the bill introduced and
passed by the New Jersey legisla-
ture at it's last session and said that
Governor George S. Silzer was heart
lily in favor of the brideg between
Perth Amboy and Staten Island to
relieve the heavy automobile traffic.
Chairman of the New Jersey
Bridge and Tunnel Commission took
occasion at this time to ask Mr..
Hanson with regard to the $4,000
appropriated in the bill passed for
the survey, which the chairman said
had not been forthcoming as yet.
Mr.. Hanson explained as the bill
was passed at the last hour of the
session it had not been placed n
the budget, but that the bill mad
1t mandatory for the state to pay
over that sum to the commission
The New York Bridge and Tunnel
Commission will name a committee
of their number to take the matt.
of the Staten Island side up with
Borough President John A. Lynch
of Richmond.