Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-04
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HUDSON ROASTED
BY TRADE BOARD
Condition of Turnpike Affords
West Hudson Body Chance
to Criticise.

The Hudson County Board of Free
holders came in for a roasting last
night at a meeting of the West Hudson
Board of Trade. in the office of former
Assemblyman Joseph A. Riordan, oil
Harrison. 1t was unanimously decided
after a report was made by a commit
lee which saw the f%reeholders IN refer
ence TO repairing the turnpike, to re-
sort to drastic measures to bring about
c~ognizance of the demands of the West
Hudson towns.
Members of the board last night told
the committee TO visit the freeholders
again, grimly this time. The secretary
W. ordered to write a letter to the
councils of East Newark. Kearny and
Harrison asking them to send com
munications to the board and inviting
them to go with the committee to the
freeholders.
Speaking of the condition of the
ihoroughfare Mr.. Riordan said its con-
dition nearly prevented the people OF
Harrison and KearEy from seeing
President Taft. Former Governor Muir
phy. he said. was aware of the state OF
The road and had decided to bring the
president 10 this city over the Plank
IVdOt dltAi II d. oAii1 Ut tAC
ton of the West Hudson committee
that he agreed to come over the turn
pike.
Chairman Edward Gaffney, of the
committee which consulted with the
~freeholders. reported that the latter said
tEey were repairing the road. The
members laughed when he quoted the
f~reeholders as saying they were unable
a. 60 Tho rad hnP1IISE If sank.
This is not a fact" the chairman
stated emphatica1y. 1T doesn't sink
it blows away Several members sat
UP and looked surprised. but Joseph A.
Riordan and Samuel Worrnington, who
knew. nodded corroboration. 1.-The
stone that has been thrown over the
top OF the road, practically in buckets
fulI. is of the poorest and cheapest
lind. 1t is not blue stone. it is shale,
Consequently it will not stand the wear
and blows away. Not only this, but
the road spreads under the car tracks"
john Z. O'Connor, president of the
hoard. then told the members that I'M
less they got busy at once all the traf-
&c would be diverted to the Plank road
and West Hudson would lose 1t.
The project of building a hospital in
NNtSt ElBuSOtl. IduIittiNd ~ Tic bpoi ~
Of Trade two years ago, Incorporated,
talked Of enthusiastically for a time
and then allowed to rest with a CON-
anittee. was brought from its catilep-
tie stste last night and the work of
r@viving ii started.
The secretary was instructed to send
a communication to Dr. Henry Alters,
chairman Of the hospital committee. to
,.11 his lTa1,a n,ftfan fndpfbar and Get
busy. The president and members ap-
peared to be determined that the hos
pital would be built in the nea flu
ture. It was explained that it was not
intended to build the hospital on the
scale of the Newark institutions. as
its decriers stated. 1t was to be an
emergency hospital. At present. it was
pointed ont. the Newark ambulances
were often halted with a patient be-
cause the bridge was open. This might
mean q death, they averred.
The Hudson County Park Commits
sion also came in for a series of severe
raps. In the past they have deprived
Kearuy, Harrison and East Newark of
their proper appropriation, said the
board. These three towns and the rest
OF West Hudson were on the map, very
much. declared the president, and in
tended to get all that was coming to
them. A committee of five, consisting
OF President John r. O'Connor. Thomas
]. Butler. Joseph "A. Riordan. with
Philip A. McAviney and Samuel Worth
ing, was appointed to see the commits
sion. A resolution was unanimously
adopted asking the Park Commission
to purchase the Phil Kearny estate for
park purposes.