The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31
New Industry
TO OCCUPY VACANT
 RUBBER SHOPS,
Provided Citizens Do Their
 Part.

The feeling of despondency whic
 has settled over the town since tn
 closing of the Rubber shops, may b
 lifted if the citizens of the town tax
 the proper action, and we are cOnfiden
 they will. A reliable manufacturin
 concern offers to purchase the entir
 plant of the N. Y. B. & R Co.,, provio
 ed the town make very reasonable
 fair and legal concession. The buSi
 ness and professional men of the tow
 are unanimous and enthusiastic owe
 the matter, and when the facts ar
 fully known, we are confident the grea
 body of taxpayers will vote it with ;
 rush. A town meeting has been warn
 ed for June at p. m., to take actior
 on the matter, which we are confident
 will be favorable. The representative
 of the company will be present at the
 meeting and explain the position o1
 the company in full. Following is 2
 copy of the petition for the town meet
 ing handed to the selectmen:
 To the Board of Selectmen of the
 Town of NewtOwn: The undersigned,
 residents, taxpayers, and voters of the
 town of NewtOwn represent First,
 that the manufacturing plant former.
 ly occupied by the New York Betting
 & Packing Company, located in said
 town, is now, and for several months past has been, shut down and vacant, and that the said New York Betting & Packing Go. has removed its machinery and business to Passaic, N. J., and has declared it's intention not to resume the manufacturing business again in the town of ,Newtown.
 Second: That the closing of this plant has compelled a large number of families to move to other localities to find employment, and if continued, will compel many other families and inhabitants of said town of NewtoWn to take up their residence in other places; that the property and business of said town has depreciated and will continue to depreciate, while the bur- den of maintaing the highways and other governmental obligations will grow no less, and must fall on property depreciating in value year by year.
 Third: That the business of the Fabric Fire Hose Company of War wick, in the State of New York, has the capacity of it's plant in Warwick, and at Cleveland, Ohio, and pany to either enlarge it's present plant, or move it's manufacturing to some other town where ample factory can be had; that the officers of said company have made careful and full examination of said manufac turing plant formerly occupied by the New York Betting & Packing Co.,, and are satisfied that these two factories md other buildings will afford suffi- ,ient factory facilities to carry on the business of the Fabric Fire Hose Co. for some time to come; that the expense of moving the busi- ness, machinery and skilled mechanics )f the said Fabric Fire Hose Go. from the town of Warwick, in the state of New York, and at Cleveland, in the 'tate of Ohio, to said town of Newtown will be considerable; that other towns IS an inducement, to have the Fabric Fire Hose Go. locate it's business within jheir limits, to appropriate sum of money sufficient to cover said compa- ly's expense of moving; that the pur- 'hase, taking or leasing of the property | If the New York Betting & Packing 70. by the Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, and | jhe location of it's business in the said | own of NewtOwn would be of great | public use and benefit; that in consid- 'ration of the available water power with the factory of the New York Betting & Packing Go. in said own of NewtOWn, the said Fabric Fire lose Go. is ready and willing to pur- hase, take or lease the property of he New York Belting & Packing Co. n said town of Newtown, and will move it's business to said town, pro- ,ided said town or the taxpayers thereof will pay, appropriate, donate ,r otherwise ten thousand (S1O,OOO) lollars, to be paid to the said Fabric Tire Hose Go. in annual installments If one thousand (S1,OOO) dollars each or ten years.
 Fourth: That in the event of said own of Newtown or it's taxpayers de- ,iding to accept the proposition of the aid Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, said com 'any will agree to locate permanently n said town, and maintain and keep n good repair the highway fronting aid property from point at the San-- ly Hook depot in said town, to the ast end of the Sandy Hook Bridge so called) in said town, for a period of en years.
 payers, residents and voters of the aid town of NewtOwn, do hereby re- luest and petition the Board or Select nen of said town to call special | own meeting, in said town of New own on the 8th day of June 1901, at | o'clock, in the afternoon for the pur- pose of considering and taking action lpon the proposition or the Fabric l Fire Hose Company of Warwick in jhe State of New York, to wit, to pay, donate or otherwise to ;he Fabric Fire Hose Company the sum of $1O,OOO, or such other sum as nay be deemed advisable, in consider ltion of said Company purchasing, jaking, or leasing the property of the New York Betting & Packing Con- I )any, located in said town, and mov- ng to and locating permanently it's business in said town of NeWtown, md maintaining and keeping in good epair the highway fronting on said from point at the Sandy Hook Depot in said town to the east ,nd of the Sandy Hook Bridge from a period of 10 years: and for the purpose )f consideration and taking action up )n the aIviSability of either abating )r remitting the taxes upon the pro- perty of the New York Betting & Pack ing Company located in said town of per year for a period of 10 years, as an Company to purchase take or lease said property and locate it's business permanently in said town: or to take some other equivalent action in the nature Oflan appropriation, gift, dO- ma tion, subscription or otherwise, as to the taxpayers of said town of New town may appear feasible or advisable to conserve the public use and benefit in inducing the said Fabric Fire Hose Company of Warwick in the State of New York to purchase said property