Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-31
ALL PHASES Of
BRIDGE PLANS
TAKEN CARE Of
Hanson's Bills Allow Either
Tunnel Body or PoN
Authority to Act
MOVE is TO PLAY SAFE
One Bill Provides for Appro-
priation of $4,000 If N.
Y. Gives Like Amount

Assemblyman Thomas L. Hanson
OF this city. has introduced In the
lower House three bills designed 10
nrovide fer the advancement Oh
work on the Perth Amboy-T
Vile bridge, regardless or wnelner
the legislatures of the states OF New
Jersey and New York deciue "
nlaca this work in the hands Oh tne
bridge and Tunnel Commission or
with the Port of New York autnor-
ity. a as
No decision has been reached as
vet between the members OF the
legislatures of the two states as TO
what body will have control OF TINS
construction work. AS this was the
last week for the introduction OF
bills Assemblyman Hanson decided
to ''play safe in seeing that the
bridge project is given some ad-
vancement this term by introducing
bills which would meet the situation
despite the fact that it is not yet
known under whose jurisdiction the
work will be done.
One bill of the local assemblyman
provides for an appropriation of
$4,000 by the state of New Jersey,
on condition that New York appro-
PIRATES a like sum, to be spent by
the Bridge and Tunnel Commission
of the two states in having surveys
made, borings taken and plans pre-
pared for the construction of the
bridge.
This is the bill which State Senator
Morgan r. Larson. of this city, has
prepared and will care for IL it is de-
cided to report it out of committee
and it goes to the senate. AS the
bill carries an appropriation, it could
not be introduced by Senator Larson,
all such measures originating in the
lower House.
The other two bridge bills intro
duced by Assemb blyman Hanson are
companion bills and were drawn up
upon the advice of the attorney of
the Port of New York Authority.
One bill gives this body the actual
bill provides for an agreement by the
states whereby in the event that the
tolls collected on the bridge are not
sufficient to care for the interest due
on the bonds and the amortization,
the states will make up the differ
ence.
Now that bills have been regular
ly introduced and referred to COM
mittees for consideration 1t will be
possible to go ahead with whatever
plan meets the approval of the two
legislatures. Another conference be-
tween the legislators of both states
who are pushing this project to the
utmost will be held before the next
session of the legislature next Mon
day and an effort will be made to
decide on which is the best course
to pursue at present.
Although the majority OF the legis-
lators have not spoken for publica-
ton as yet with regards to their
opinion on whether the work should
be placed in the hands Of the Bridge
, and Tunnel Commission or with the
Port Authority, 1t is rumored at
Trenton that the bill favoring the
appropriation of $4,000 so that the
Bridge and Tunnel Commission
might have the necessary prelim-
mary work done and the working
plans drawn will likely be the one
which will be reported out of COM
mittee. There is no confirmation of
this report, however
1t is pointed out by some of the
bridge advocates that IL this bill is
passed 1t will give the two Iegisla-
lures a whole year in which to in
vestigate the advisability of permit
ting the Port of New York Author
ity to handle this work instead of the
Bridge and Tunnel Commission. T.
i is decided to allow the Port Au-
thority to take control, such a bill
can be introduced at next years leg
islative session. In the meantime,
Il is pointed out, considerable prog
ross will have been made as the pre-
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