Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
AWAKE WILL NOT
COME TO BRIDGETON.

At Oity Hall Saturday night in the
Isl ronucil chamber. there was meet
inc called at the request of special
committee of City Council. This
committee had in charge the PROPOSE
E tion OF Harry S. Amw axe to give him
nersonally the water power OF the
raeeWay and the site of the old nail
mill plant for manufacturing pur'
poses.
AS a result of all the arguments d
the meeting of the Park Commiss
Saturday night, Mr.. Amwake will no
longer consider Bridgeton for his
nurnoses. and the whole matter is at
an end.
There we're present at the meeting
Saturday night, Messrs. VIM. A.
Logue, Walter H. Bacon. Hugh l.
Reeves and Samuel IredeIl of the Park
Commission; Messrs. David O. Jones,
William Daniels, W. Frank Woodruff
and Joseph McGraw, of City Councils
committee Messrs. p. Kennedy
Reeves, John Smalley, Harry Fl.
Hankins, John f. Meyers and Fl L.
Tyler, as a committee of the Citizens
Association.
It was after s O'Clock when Plesi
dent Logue called the meeting to
order. and stated its object. Mr..
Zones, of City Councils committee,
Explained to the Commission that at
the last meeting of City Council the
proposition of Mr.. Amwake was re-
ceived through the Park Commission.
The Commission having made no
Recommendation or explanation of the
matter, City Council had referred the
matter to special committee for
Investigation. The committee, know
ing that the Commission had better
idea of the situation, had asked for a
meeting of the Commission to get it's
views concerning the proposition.
Mr.. Bacon, of the Commission,
promptly brought the matter to the
point by moving that the proposition
of Amwaks in asking for the exclusive
and perpetual grant of the city water
bower ard the nail mill plant site,
was viewed with disfavor by the Com
m ission. The motion was promptly
seconded, and with very little debate
was unanimously passed.
Mr. Bacon took occasion to say that
in his opinion as lawyer. the city
had no authority or legal right to give
x,ik
eration, the property.
Mr.. Jones, for Councils Commit
tee thanked the Commission for it's
meeting. and said that he thought he
when he said that the matter would
be promptly ended by refusing Mr..
Amwake his requests.
Mr.. Reeves and Mr.. Smalley for the
Citizens Association suggested that
in their Judgment the Park Commits
sion had acted for the best interests of
the city, and each declared that they
thought little of the project as it had
been presented by Mr. Amwake. @E4
About this time Mr.. Amwake
arrived at City Hall and entered the
Council chamber. President Logue
acquainted the gentleman with the
action of the Commission, and asked
him If he had anything further that
he desired to say. His reply was
prlef. He said that it seemed that
nls proposition had been met by the
people of Bridgeton with surprising
" and rather remarkable spirit of
unfriendiiness and antagonsm, andshe
therefore Withdrew the proposition he
made. Then the meeting of the Com
mission adjourned
To one of the Citizens Committee.
after the meeting, Mr.. Amwake said
that he would now go to Pottstown.
Pa and build a chemical plant.
showing the people of Bridgeton what
he could do.