Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-08
ROOSEVELT.
STORMY SESSION.
Borough Fathers Have Warm Eve
ming Here.

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Harmony by no means character
ized the last session of the borough
fathers held in borough hall Monday
night. So strenuous we're the pro-
ccedings that at one stage it looked
very much as though more severe
measures than mere verbal hits
would mark the close of the meeting.
The principal business before the
council was the hearing of testimony
in the disputed road question. AS
was predicted, nearly every voter in
the borough was in attendance and
the little chamber was packed to
Suffocation.
John r. Connolly, counsel for the
Taxpayers and Citizens Association,
presented his report taken from the
records on file in the county clerks
Office in New Brunswick, and which
Ito the majority of the voters bwas
proof sufficient that the ~.borough'S
rights we're being infringed by the
Chrome Steel Works. Mr.. Connolly
spoke for fully an hour, and quoted
from recent decisions of the supreme
court to show that the road in 'ques-
ton is a public highway, and as such
the Chrome Company had no right
to erect Il fence across it. In addi7
ton he produced several witnesses
who testified that the road has been
for over fifty, years a public thor
oughfare.
One of these witnesses, William
Turner, is eighty-three years ofitage,
and has been a resident of the. b0r-
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fled that he had frequently shipped
and received merchandise landed at
the dock.
The excitement commenced when
borough Attorney Peter f. Daily be-
gan to cross-eXamine Mr.. Turner.
Several citizens jumped to their feet
and declared that the borough attor-
ney being IA servant of the borough
had no right to attempt to impugn
the testimony of the borough's wit
ness. Mr.. Daily, however, declared
that his object was to determine tc
his satisfaction whether or not the
witness had worked on the road, as
he claimed, and received compensa-
ton from the towship authorities.
Lat this iuncture Lawyer Connolly
asked Mr.. Daily if he did not consid-
el a dedication and the usage for
twenty years or more equivalent to
an acceptance. THE records6HistSaid
Mr.. Connolly, will show to. Your
Honor, and members of the council,
that such a dedication actual and
implied was made, and that as |
have shown here tonight, is cofieeded
by the courts to constitute "a public
Highway" DS41 1919
Mr.. Connolly was frequently APP
plaudod throughout his remarks,
and, finally, Councilman John TX.
Bryan offered a resolution to the eff
feet that council instruct the, bofr
ough attorney to employ such assist
ance as he, in his Judgment, MAY de-
termine upon, and that the matter
be gone into thoroughly, dnd3a re-
port submitted to the borough count
Gil. The motion was carried sunani-
mously. Mr.. Connolly Immediately
rendered his services to the bor9ggh,
and said that he would gladly submit
the papers to Mr.. DAILY. The citizens
we're satisfied that they had reached
a point which promised to bring the
question to a head. The thought
that, as was done at a previous meet
ing, the matter would be laid aside,
and no action taken nettled them,
and only the intense interest mani
Tested brought about definite action.
Their are many in the borough
who know that no expense should be
borne by the people, that the road,
being public. the Chrome Company
is maintaining a nuisance in tnat
they have placed an obstruction
0cross the road and the matter
should be referred to the courts for
adjudication, without expense to the
borough.
The real thing, however, in the
way of Tillmanic tactics came when
the report of the old lighting com
mission was presented. The report
bore the signature Of but one mem
Der of the commission, Nathan Hor-
man. Mr.. Bryan objected to it's be-
ing received until submitted signed
by a majority of the members. Mr..
Herman, who is a brother of the
mayor. intcrjected some remarks
which did not please, Nj. BRYAN, and
the strenuous member from Chrome
promptly called him to order. The
discussion which followed waxed
warm until the mayor, who was pre-
siding, pounded his gavel and re.
stored order. The report was inall,
disposed of by referring it back tc
the committee.
But little other business of i'm,
portance came up and council along
toward midnight adjourned.
The principal topic of conversa
ton about town today is the roaC
dispute and its settlement will b,
awaited with interest.