Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
CONVERY PLACE
ACTION URGED
Mass Meeting of Residents
in Amboy Avenue to Out
line Necessary Steps.
RESOLUTION is ADOPTED
Ask Council to Proceed I'M
mediateIy for Extension of
Street. Urgent Need.

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Before an enthusi 7tic audience
which filled Casino hall in Amboy
avenue last night, the work done. by
the committee on the Convery Place
bridge during the three years they
have been in office and the further
| work to be done, was discussed in
detail. The meeting was opened by
MAIDS J. Dinesen, republican candi-
date for alderman in the sixth ward.
Carl Anderson was elected tempo
rary chairman and John Poulsen
acted as secretary
The history of the work in con-
nection with the bridge was told by
Martin Momberg. He said that the
city has recognized that the street
was needed and have gone so far as
to draw up some of the legal papers.
Land has been procured SO that
street 10 feet wide on the northern
side of the tracks can be made and
a street so feet wide on the southern
side. There now remains the work
of negotiating with the G. Pardee
Company and the Lehigh Valley
Railroad for land whereby the rail-
road tracks might be crossed. He
declared that the companies have
I not come forward in a business like
manner and he wanted the opinion
of the taxpayer as to what action
they should follow to get the prop
erty.
Bridge is Only Solution.
1t was the consensus of opinion
that the bridge was badly needed
because there was no other outlet
to that portion of the city except
over the dangerous grade crossing
on New Brunswick avenue The new
bridge would afford a safe and
speedy passage to points this side of
the railroad. 1t would make the
trolleys an advantage to the people
In that section of the city, which is
not the case at the present time.
If trolley system were ever to
come from this city to WOODBRIDGE,
and Port Reading it would be easy
for 1t to go that way. It takes the
residents of that section about an
hour and half too get to Woodbridge
at the present time. Only fifteen
minutes would be occupied with a
system running out Amboy avenue
The value of the property would be
increased and many people would
move to that section if there were
more facilities.
The half hour delays at the cross
ings are what prompt the merchants
to ask for the bridge. A man de
l1Verfng in that section loses from
two to three hours daily on account
OF the trains. The bridge would do
away with all this.
| Alderman Larson SDeaks.
| Regarding the matter of the cost
of the bridge it was stated by
George Larson, alderman from the
fourth ward, that the city engineer
had already submitted sketches of
suitable structure which would
cost in the netghborhood of $4,000
He said the L. V. R. R. had agreed
to stand some of the expense, but
not as much as the city wanted them
to.
The city attorney is under instruc-
t1on at the present time to confer
with the L. V. R. R. and the c.
Pardee Works in regard to the pay
ment of the bridge and the matter
of obtaining the remaining neces-
sary land.
Resolution Adopted.
The following resolution was then
read and adopted:
"At a meeting of the resident tax
payers and residents of the western
and northwestern part of Perth Am
boy, held in Casino Hall, on Amboy
avenue, Sept. 6, 1911, for the pur-
pose of expressing opinion Of all in
terested parties in the extension and
opening of Convery place from Brace
avenue to Smith street and after
such opinions have been heard, we,
the people gathered at the aforesaid
meeting, did adopt the following res
Olution:
Whereas, 1t is unanimously de
clared by al interested parties, that
it is Of the utmost Importance for
the welfare and further DEVELOPMENT
of the western and northwestern
part of our city that the said Con-
very place be opened and extended
from Brace avenue to Smith street
without any delay and as the city
has already purchased the necessary
land from Brace avenue to the Le-
high Valley R. r. tracks, but as
there still remains to be acquired a
crossing over the said tracks and a
parcel of land from the c. Pardee
estate in order to finish this street.
| we, therefore, most respectfully petit
ton the honorable board of Alder
men to proceed against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company and the c.
| Pardee estate and make use of such
provisions Of the law as provided for
such cases and without further delay
have this street opened to traffic.
| And 1t is further adopted at this
| meeting to select a committee to
| present this resolution to the Board
of Aldermen at their next regular
| meeting"
Committee of Twenty.
Twenty men from that section of
the city were appointed on a com
mittee to confer with the city faith
ers. They are John Hansen, presi-
dent; John Peterson, secretary:
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