Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
To CONDEMN
PARDEE LAND
Steps Taken by Aldermen TO
Secure II Without Waste
of Time.
EXTEND C0NvERY PLACE
Pardee Refuses City's Offer
of $4,000 Unless Exempt
from Assessment.
EXTEND C0NvERY PLACE

Steps to procure the Pardee land
necessary for the extension of Con-
very place through condemnation
proceedings were taken by the Board
of Aldermen at their adjourned
meeting last night. A resolution
was passed to have three citizens
appointed as commissioners to deter
mine assessment of damages that
the Pardee interests will sustain
after the thoroughfare has been ex-
| tended over the Lehigh Valley tracks
and through portion of the Pardee
| land
| Pardee Wanted Exemption.
| Some delay was caused in arriving
at this conclusion because of the ex-
| tended opportunities given the Par
dee interests to accept the city's offer
of $4,000 for the property In ques-
ton. The clerk read letter from
| Ario Pardee, president of the c..
Pardee Works, stating that he would
accept the city's offer of $4,000 II
! he would be granted exemption from
payment of assessment that would
become necessary by the erection of
| a bridge over the Lehigh Valley
tracks, the cost of which he estimat-
| ed at 100000. Mr.. Pardee stated
further that he felt the assessments
that would necessarily be levied up
on his company and the detriment
and injustice done the company
| through this extension made the pro-
position poor one for the G. Pardee
Works. The communication was in
reply to a letter from the council
asking for final reply upon its
offer of $4,000. 1t was received and
ordered spread on the minutes.
Johan Jensen Objects.
AS soon as the Pardee matter
came up for action Johan Jensen, a
property owner in the western part
OF the city, arose and opposed the
| Conyery place extension on the
| ground that he might be assessed for
an act that he deemd detriment
! rather than a benefit to him. He
asked how the matter of bridge con-
struction and the extension was to
| be financed. Alderman-at-Large
Voorhees, replied that it would be
financed in the usual way by the city.
and property owners, but that in this
instance the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company would stand for a portion
| of the cost Of the proposed bridge.
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fff 81 Wssf5f f4f section, not On the
direct Iiro eI the Improvement,
Wosln be henefitted thereby Mr.
/ v oorAees replied in tile Affirmative.
The com p1 ainaht then said he owned
properly situated four or 1--WE blocks
| q way from the line of Improvement
i and he Objected to paying any as
assessments rnerer or claiming the Inn
Hprovement would divert automobile
ltrafiic from downtown parts through
! ConYery place and thereby establish
a nuisance there. Mr. Voorhees, re-
piled that was a subject he should
| lay before the commissioners OF as
sessment IL he so desired
The resolution passed to acquire
1.-THE Pardee property by eondemna-
/ tion procedure was signed by Mr..
Voorhees,. 1t follows
: Whereas an ordinance has been
adopted by this city to open up and
extend Convery Place from Sayre
avenue to Smith street, and
Whereas the G. Pardee Works
owners of land necessary for said
4 purpose have refused to treat with
! the city for the same,
Therefore be 1t resolved that
three judicious and disinterested
citizens of this city be appointed
commissioners to make and estimate
an assessment of the damages that
owner or owners will sustain by
opening up and extending said street
and to perform such duties In con
neetion Herewith as may be re-
quired by law.
| An ordinance to establish a grade
on Convery Place from Brace ave-
nue. to New Brunswick avenue was
introduced and passed upon its first