The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-06
WEARISOME
PLANK ROAD.
Company Grants the coun-
ties Another Extension
Of Time to Get
Together.
AUGUST 20 FATEFuL DAY
Board Of Freeholders May
talk Until Then Road
Still Open.
AUGUST 20 FATEFUL DAY

The Newark Plankroad Company to-
day granted a further extension OF the
temporary agreement between it and the
counties of Essex and Hudson, not to
close the road until Aug. 20, by which
time it is hoped satifactory arrange
ment will be made as to the future Of
tie road.
Mr. Spencer Weart, the lagal repre-
sentative Of the company, gave out the
statement this morning:
AT d conference yesterday between
representatives of Hudson and Essex
County Boards of Freeholders, and the
Plankroad Company, matters progressed
SO satisfactorily as to justify the Plank
road Company in granting an extension
o fthe temporary agreement which would
expire tonight, for fifteen days more;
that would mean Aug 20. This was done
so tha tthe representatives of the county
could report to their different Boards and
bring the details of the arrangement into
shape"
MODUS vIyENDI."
'.What is the arrangement he was
asked.
Il cannot say" replied Mr.. Weart,
with smile. You see, this matter is
in this shape That the counties are now
reintroduced and they will make con-
cessions this way and that to bring
forth a solution Of this trouble. When
their Boards have decided upon a plan
then they viii submit that to the Plank
Road Company, which at present is SIM
ply silent in these preliminary proceed
ings
NO BIOGRAPHICAL DIVISION.
1T is said that at your conference
today the trouble is practically settled
NV an understanding that Essex County
sllsil lcontrol and ma in5ain TIE passaie
River bridge and that part Of the road
way to the Hackensack bridge which will
be under the control of Hudson County
asked reporter Of "The News"
Il cannot say anything about the de-
tails,'' replied Mr.. Weart. when the
counties come together these will be pub
lished, but, as / have said. the Plank
Road Company has nothing to do with
the question. To use a familiar phrase
1T is up to the Counties After that. it
is up to us. too"
County Counsel John Griffin for Hud-
son county merely corroborated what had
been said by Mr.. Weart, and Mr.. Joseph
L. Mum for Essex County Board Of
Freeholders said the same thing.
The propositions, whatever they are,
will be discussed by the Hudson Free
holders at their meeting tomorrow after
neon, and the same questions will be
threshed out at the Essex County Free
holders meeting this afternoon.
HUDSON INDIFFERENT.
Before the opening of Yesterdays con-
ference it was evident that the Hudson
County Freeholders cared little whether
the matter was adjusted or not One
Of their number charged Essex county
with the delay and this same member
said that if the matter had to be ar
ranged the initial move must come from
Mr.. Mum on the part of Essex. Con-
tinuing he said
THE situation is this: Essex forced
this question into the Court of Cham
Gerry. Testimony was taken as to the
usage Of the road and the proportion of
traffic between the counties. Now after
Vice Chancellor Stevenson has decided
that fve-eighths is Essex's share and
three-eighths Hudson's the County of
Essex has in my opinion shown a dis
position to balk the issue All right. let
Them do it. We don't care. Let them
Sbut nm the road I am not SO sure that
it would be a good thing for Hudson.
But If Essex will display the proper
feeling for a settlement why we'll quick
lv meet Them"