Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-27
LOOKING FORWARD
TO annexation
OF WEST HUDSON
Yelled Reference to Proposed
New Territory In Five
Per Cent. Ordinance.

That Essex county, and particularly
Newark, has In mind the ultimate an
nexation of the West Hudson towns OF
Harrison, East Newark, Kearny and
Arlington has been made very apparent
during the past few weeks, when fneas-
ures that affect the future of the city
have been under consideration. Per-
haps the most prominent indication OF
what is likely to develop in the near
future In the matter of taking into the
fold the towns across the river is con
tained in the new 5 per cent. ordinance
that has been unde consideration for
some time by the city. IN three diff
ferent places there are references to
the territory that may hereafter be
annexed to the city of Newark" and In
one instance there is a reference to the
track mileage In the West Hudson
towns.
While no direct Indication is given
as to the hopes or purposes of the city
In regard to the annexation OF the
municipalities on the other side CT the
Passaic, it is an open secret that the
members of the Board of Works have
discussed this phase of the case ssery
seriously, and 1t is limited that the
clause referring to territory that may
In the future be annexed to the city"
has a yelled reference to the West
Hudson towns and Is meant to apply
to them more directly than is evident
on the face OF the ordinance.
It would perhaps be premature to
take any action TOWARD such annex
alton at this time, as there are political
reasons for holding that matter under
cover until a number Of other and per-
haps more pressing situations are
cleared up.
1t will probably be recalled that eff,
forts have been made In The past to
join the West Hudson towns to Essex
county, and nc one has been more
anxious to bring about this result than
the people In the towns that at present
occupy such a peculiar relationship to
the rest Of Hudson county. 1t has been
contended that the interests OF the foul
towns affected are almost entirely
conferred In Newark and Essex county,
and the remote connection that they
have with Jersey City and the rest of
the county makes them scarcely more
than q very distant relation and d very
insignificant part OF h county to
which they owe allegiance.
It Is claimed that commercially
socially n In every other important
particular these towns are in reality
part Of Newark, while geographically
the territory Is really as much a part
OF the city as any OF he present out
lying suburbs. For years the people
In the West Hudson towns who have
occasion to transact business with the
Hudson county courts or the other
branches of the county government
have complained of the inconvenience
of reaching the seat of these Offices,
the only accessible route being a long
and tedious trolley ride across the
meadows, and the trip usually means q
whole days effort.
So far as political or any other recog-
milton IL concerned, the West Hudson
towns have received scant considera-
ton at the hands OF Jersey City, and
being o Republican district in a Demo-
cratic stronghold does not seem to hold
out much encouragement for an i'm
p%rovement in this phase Of the case.
The Legislature has been asked on at
least two occasions to consider the m
nexation Of the four towns to Essex.
but Hudson county always had enough
power to stave of this purpose, al
though the people Of the towns inter-
ested made frequent n sincere ap-
peals for the change. There are indi-
cations now, however, that such a
move MAY be made In the near future
with better prospects of success than
have attended any past attempt In this
direction, and the fact that the city Is
providing for such a contingency ID re-
tt&,i,k h l,av4x q, +hnAn xthA hdtyA ufsrfxynr.
for annexation in the past.