Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27

Chief Engineer Clifford M. Hol-'
land, of the commission. who made
all of the surveys and Investigations
into the advisability of constructing
the $40,000,000 vehicular tunnel uniI
der the Hudson river connectinR|
New York and New Jersey, has bee
greatly impressed with the bridgi
project and he is already at wor
securing preliminary data in orde
that he might complete a report
the matter and have 1t before tf
1924 sessions of the New York an
New Jersey legislatures some tim
next month.
City Engineer Louis P. Booz, Jr.
who together with Mayor William c.
Wilson, represented Perth Amboy
yesterdays conference, has alreae
received letter from Engineer Ho.
land requesting certain tolographiS
maps OF the city as we'll as high
route maps in order that hey f. /
further investigate the ideal l0ca 4
for the bridge.
The work OF getting these m |,
prepared was started this morning
the city engineers Office and ha
will be made in furnishing Engine
Holland with the desired inform
ton.
The various points at which
bridge might be constructed acre
the sound connecting Tottenville al
Perth Amboy were discussed
length yesterday but no decision
to which is the best location can n
reached until soundings are M Il
and the nature OF the river bed u
determined.
It was definitely decided to sec H.
more first hand information as
the conditions in Perth Amhoy an /,
Tottenville by making an inspectiW
on Thursday of next week. The III
specting party will include Engine
Holland, Senator Malk Allen, III
West Brighton, members of ~
bridge committee of the South Sh
Protective Association of Staten II
and: Mayor Wilson and City En-
neer Booz. 1t is expected that Ser
tor Morgan Il. Larson and Assem- b
men Thomas L. Hanson and Hard
G.. Hoffman also will JOIN the par
Another point brought out in
discussion yesterday was that
bridge would carry an enorm
amount of through traffic arol
having it go through the princiW
streets of the city. Both states
the session of last years legislatu
appropriated money to pay the c
of making the initial surveys.
The cost OF constructing the bridx
was discussed but Engineer HollafA
said he could not very we'll make al
estimate which would be within
| million dollars of the total cost a.
| the necessary preliminary survey,
had not been made and much essen
tial data was missing. 1t was gen
orally understood, however, that thu
| cost would not exceed $4,000, 900
| Under the present plan, the cost D
| the bridge would be equally divided
between the two states, making al
appropriation of S2,500,000 by eacl
state necessary.
BY charging a small toll, 1t Il
argued. the initial cost of the bridg,
| together with the upkeep expenses
| could be wiped out in twenty year.
| or less after which the structure
would be a source of income to botl
| states, The presence of the bridge
] it was pointed out, would result il
more traffic across the Sound than al
| present as many motorists who dt
J not care to be held up waiting fol
! ferries would take this route rathel
| than other ferries connecting Slater
| Island with New Jersey.
Among those present at the con.
! ference yesterday in addition to En-.
| gineer Holland, Mayor Wilson and
! City Engineer Booz were: Senator
Mark Allen. f. A. Grover, Augustus
| G. Marsher, president of the Soutt
| Shore Protective Association; + IT
Cozzens; owen O'Kelly, chairman oi
! the bridge committee OF the associa.
| ton; Joseph Neil. secretary of the
| Bridge and Tunnel Commission;
William I'll. Dey, secretary of the
| Staten Island Chamber OF Com
merce; Theodore Oxholm, chief en-
gineer of Richmond borough.