The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19
KBARNY DIVIDED.
Second and Third Districts
Favor Forming a
Borough.

To devise some meansod bringing order
out of chaos was the Principal object 4
the citizens of the Second and Third dis
tricts of Kearny Township at a meeting
held in the Township Hall Tuesday
night. Vim. H. Greenfield, in calling the
meeting to order saidsthat something should
be lone to protect the taxpayers of those
districts from bearing all the burdens
that would eventually be thrust upon
them, now that the Fourth and Fifth
districts, or the Arlington portion of the
township. were in fair way of being
formed into a borough.
Mr.. Greenfield was appointed chairman
and Burton Canfield secretary. Ex-Free-
holder William Green declared that bill
No. 312, which had been introduced in
the House a few days ago, to adjust the
amount Of the bonded Indebtedness to
be assumed by the borough of East New
ark, was unjust to the township. 1t was
dangerous, and some action should be
taken to oppose its passage.
I'm fact" he concluded, "Assemblyman
Mullin should be requested to withdraw
it. 1t says that thes borough of East
Newark's portion shall be only for bene-
fits received within its limits. That
means no school bonds..
Robert J. Bruce was the next speaker.
He said the bill should not pass; that
it was an absolute giveaway and a trap.
Kearny Township would derive nothing,
while the borough would get all.
There is a niger in the fence in hat
bili,s' began Judge N. M. Forrest; sit
is against the township and In favor of
East Newark. 1t ought to be cried
down. J. asked Mr.. Muilin to withdraw
was that he was requested by our own
people to nave 1t passed"
Township Committeeman Bardsley at
this time arose and said that the bill
had not beens sanctioned by the Town
1T is not a bill, that Kearny wants."
he said sit is unfair and unjust" i.
"But why was bill No. 142 withdrawn"
inquired DIR ]. w. Reid,
Bill No. 142 was the bill drawn by
Township Counsel Parker and favored by
II can answer that. spoke up Mr..
ark Q Thursday last a final hear
ing was given to Bill No. 142. Assessor
Matthews and myself were the only ones
on the bill, and he was not limited to
time. Finally he drew bill No. 312 from
his pocket and asked Assemblyman Null
LIN to nt reduce Il II. ! saw ne , Pill some me
would be all right If ! were allowed to
make some amendments. The Mayor and
Common Council Of the borough repre-
scented the Montclair Railroad bonds, and
would not accept other amendments.
Then before I had a chanee to do any
thing Bill No. 142 was withdrawn and
Bill No. 312 was introduced by Mr.. Null
lin. The Committee. on Towns and
| Townships, continued Mr.. Parker, "then
said the bill would be reported without
Counsel Parker then gave a synopsis
TITS a good thing to be in a borough Z
spoke up a citizen. They get all the
1t is a serious business, and the Second
and Third districts should not assume
the burden Of debts. NOur taxes will be
greatly, Y inc e,,s q End 1T there re- Is i On n zone one
a borough o.. theatwo districts. If the
~bondholders fight, let them go to the
courts \ get Justice f we have to
East Newark will have to take It's
There is one other way said Mr..
paying the he int interess p 81 the e0i bonds. The The
matter will then go to the court and be
sorry to see the township broken up, and
lost, but If some action shoulG not be
4 taken. the township would De playing
right into the hands of East Newark
i ~ ~ In lllA q 0A4l1 ~kA11 I'd 0C 2Cllt
to Assemblyinan Mullin, asking him te
withdraw Bill No. 312 was. passed. sThere
is an undercurrent at Trenton" said Mr.
Parker, that can't be steamed. 1t Is
against us, and we must do our best.
A motion was then made that a petition
be drawn up for the formation of the
ough. All in the han voted in its favor
except Township Committeeman Woods
His reason for voting sEo," he said, was
that the two districts Were not thorough
.Ill stick to the old name, Kearny
Township" he concluded.
.Our tax. rate last year was s2.1s. This
year it will be s4n d citizen broke in.
Committeeman Worthington strongly
favored a third-class city, and said tha'
it would be better than a borough. 4
= Borough anaa a oSt 81 tie e two on disfri aha TORN
the petition that IS being circulated
for the formation Of the Fourth ant
Fifth districts into the borough Of Ar
property-nolders attached to It this morn
ing. The names represented over s26s.
coo tax valuations.
Each Of the Township Committeeman
matter masn W ypsk in the & hands SEQ, IF our aas Citizens ms
and that the committee could DO moth
ing to prevent the splitting of the town
s.ff one Of the b~oroughs to be formed
said Committeeman Bardsiey, rs in tn
NrWss then Waoi 1s a and t n n pHToa lave q & Ea as
sumo Its portion ofsthe bonded indebted
ness"
people npssss are wondsring what win Is be tn
next moves
1ILLUSTRATEB MEDITATION,
Rev. Montgomery HunK Throop, Of St
matthews E Church. viii givss an 4
81 rev evening al eight p M. There VII