The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-28
TALKING CONSOLIDATION.
Kearny Fayors 1t, Rather Than
Lose Arlington Factories.

Citizens of Kearny. who have hereto.
fore resisted all attempts at the CONSOLE
dation of their town with Harrison, are
now anxious for the success of the move
ment. it is said.
At the first meeting held by the Demo-
cratic Association of Kearny after the
November election, when It was known
that both House of the legislature fol-
1898 would be strongly Democratic. the
question was discussed whether q bill
for consolidation or for Strengthening the
line should be drawn. The former
measure was adopted, aud a committee
Was appointed TO draft resolutions In ac-
cord with the majority vote. The com
mittee, at a meeting held later on, pre-
scented the following preamble and
resolution that were unanimously
adopted:-
Whereas, 1t being apparent to the Democratic
representatives here assembled that the inter
ests of Kearny, in a geographical sense, are
identical with those of Harrison, and that one
municipal government for both would prove
both economical and wise to the people of both
sections. provided the union be efecJed on fair
equal terms; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting
be requested TO appoint a representative Com
mittee of KearnyiIes, whose business it shall be
to have drawn an annexation bill looking to the
end specified in the preamble TO the resolution:
whose duty it shall also be to confer with the
member of Assembly from this district and
solicit his support of the measure, and report
the result of the conference to this organization
as early as practicable.
This has been done. The next move
made was to draft a long memorial that
was sent before the Township Commit
tee. where it wa read aud placed on file.
1t set forth That Harrison, which is
strongly Democratic, was preparing a
bill TO straighten the line which would
be injurious TO the interests OF Kearnv.
for ii passed, il would place the large
mills and other valuable real estate in
Harrison. In conclusion a strong appeal
was made to the Township Commlttee to
with the association in defeat
ing the il injustice of STRENGTHENING che
lines" ana TO endeavor to bring about
consolidation that would make a third
class city OF the W towns, aud thus give
both sections u better and more economi-
administration of affairs.
The next and last move Of the Demo-
cratic Association through it's N
that it is the intention of the committee
to nave a bill introduced In the coming
Legislature, providing for the consolida-
tion Of Harrison and Kearny. There
the matter rests for the present, as far as
consolidation is concerned, but the end is
y0ts Lis O6uhOCFdIS OL dafFlSOQ are
not all in favor of consolidation. The
majority of them are in favor of straight
ening the line. making the Erie Railroad
track the boundary of Harrison on the
north and Kearny on the south,
and in a few days the friends Of
the scheme will give notice of in
~tention to apply for the same. In the
meantime the citizens of Arlington, who
are largely Republican, favor neither of
the schemes.
AT a recent meeting of the Republican
Club both measures were denounced in
strong language. AS a whole among the
of Arlington the sentiment is
they want to remain unde their
existing government. They claim its
are thriving under it and it's popu-
lation is rapidly increasing. In discuss
the matter they say If any change is
made it better be annexation of both
to Essex county.