Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-08
GOETHALS HERE
To VIE v SITE
Of NEW SPIN
Proposed Sites for Bridge
Approach in TottenviIIe
Are Inspected Today
| LUNCHEON IS HELD HERE
Various Street Ends Visited
in This City-Bruck
Avenue Popular

General George Goethals. WHOSE
engineering feat in building the Pam
anna canal gave him world-wide
fame, made an inspection trip IN
Perth Amboy and Tottenvile this AZ
ternoon for the purpose of deter
mining in his estimation, the best To-
cation for the proposed bridge across
Staten Island Sound. connectfng
Staten Island and New Jersey. Gen
eral Goethals was accompanied BY
twelve or more men from this city,
Staten Island and the New York Port
Authodity who are interested In tho
construction of this bridge.
| Although General Goethals had
F.; said nothing for publication early
this afternoon concerning the cro14<
ing site favored by him. others -
part indicated that the general dId
not favor the structure being buflt
in place where it would enter fho
heart of this city or Of TottenviIIe-'
| The place for the bridge. In flES
! opinion of many of those in the In
spection group, Is on the outskfrfs
of Perth Anboy and Tottenville,
this taking the heavy traffic around
the business section. rather than
through il.
The party made an inspection at
Toftenville prior TO coming to this
city, where luncheon was had at the
Hotel Madison. Those in the lunch
con party included: General Goefhalz
who has been engaged as a speciaI
engineer by the Port Authority:
Chief Engineer w. w. Drinker OF the
Port Authority: Anton Schwab, pres-
ident of the Staten Island Chamber
of Commerce; Augustus @. Marscher,
president of the South Shore Protec-
tive Association: Senator Mark Al
len, Assemblyman William l.
Vaughan and Frederick H. Cozzens
of New York; Mayor Wilson. Assist
ant Prosecutor John E. Tooian. Al
derman-at-Large Richard j. Calvin,
City Attorney David T. Wientz; City
Engineer Louis P. Booz, Jr.. Der
/ ben w. Bartholomew and Assembly,
man Thomas L. Hanson.
During the luncheon the subject
of the location of the bridge was dis
cussed at length in an informal
manner. The question of the amount
of business the bridge would bring
to the city if its approach were in
the center of the city, as com pared
to the effect of having the approach
es on the eitys outskirts was argued
at length. A majority seemed 10
hold that most of the traffic wan
through traffic and that 1t wound
greatly benefit the city to have the
approach near the center OF the
business district.
Immediately after the luncheon
the party started out in automobiles
II inspect the proposed bridge ap-
preach sites here.
Following the luncheon the party
went to the foot of Gordon street in
starting the local inspection trip. 1t
then went to Market street. Fayefte
street and Washington street. In
outer State street the point where
the proposed bridge would cross that
street and the railroad tracks wss
inspected after which the cars pro-
ceeded TO Bruck avenue, which has
/ been mentioned as the logical cross
ing place.
Although General Goethals said
nothing this location seemed to meet
with his approval. He inquired
about the location of the State High
way road to the shore and was taken
over the Cleveland avenue and
krochmally avenue road, which are
likely TO form new Etate highway
route through this city to the shore
within a short time.