Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-26
ALDERMEN MAY
MEET MONDAY
To Take Up tho Matter of
Securing Riparian Rights
at Foot of Streets.
FAVOR A BOND ISSUE
Ferry Company Pay Interest
on Cost of Buckingham
Avenue Rights.
Arrangements are under way for

Arrangements are under way for
a special meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen which may be held Mon
day night to act on grants Of riparian
rights to the easterly ends of Buck
ingham avenue, Washington, Com
merce and Fayette streets. There Is
every reason to believe that the city
fathers will pass resolutions to ac-
cept the offer. Of the riparian COM
mission made yesterday, as told in
the NEWS. Action may also be
started for obtaining similar rights
to ends of other streets, and an In
vestigation is likely to be started to
learn Of arrangements under which
individuals and corporations now
hold certain riparian rights.
Will Issue Bonds.
Present indications are that the
city will raise bonds for $10,560 to
pay for the grants to the ends Of the
four streets, each of which Ia to cost
$3.50 under the decision Of the
riparian commissioners yesterday,
which was that the city pay $40 a
foot for the perpetual rights. This
would give the city the authority to
do with the land what 1t chose. 1t
is intended to lease that at Buck1ng-
ham avenue to the Perth Amboy G.
T%ottenville Ferry Company for a
term Of twenty-five years for ferry
privileges. The cost for those prfvi-
leges are to be $3.50 a year and pro-
badly interest on $3.50 for twenty
five years. Acting Mayor Garretson
said today he would not favor letting
the ferry company have the rights
for less than a total of $500 a year.
Ferry Company Forced Action.
The Perth Amboy & Tottenville
Ferry Company caused the city to
be offered the grants at this time.
The company has been anxious to
get in operation and for that pur-
pose urged the city to hurry with
an application for rights to the east
erly end of buckingham avenue.
James S. Wight presented an appli-
. cation for the ferry company in &C
cordance with resolutions recently
passed by the Board of Aldermen,
The commissioners said they would
first have to deal with the city be-
fore they could act on Any applica-
ton from the ferry company and Mr..
Wight withdrew his application.
Vice Chairman M. f. Mclaughlin,
of the riparian commission, explain
ed that the city had first right to the
grants and made 1t plain that six
| months would be consumed If the
ferry company, any other corpora
ltion or individual made the applica-
ton.
Desired Four Thoroughfares.
! Joseph e. Stricken, appearing in
the place of City Attorney G. G.
Hommann for the city, informed the
commissioners that the city desired
the right to the four tho%roughfares
which were applied for a long time
ago. Thereupon Commissioner JOS
eph A. Birkholz said the city could
have the rights at any time It II
would pay the value of the land in
comparison with adjoining property.
Mr.. Stricken replied he thought 1t
| would If the cost was not prehibi-
tive. In response to a query Mr..
Birkholz said it would probably be
between SIS and $50. Mr.. Stricken
predicted later 1t would be $3.50 q
foot. Mr.. Birkholz made 1t plain
that the commission had no %alterna-
tive but to charge a municipality the
same price as d CUTpoTdllOu VI III
dividual. He declared the commits
sion had received three opinions on
that subject from the attorney gen
eral and the commissioners had to
abide by his decision.
City Might Have Leased.
In case the price was prohibitive
Commissioner Mclaughlin suggested
the city lease the rights for a term of
twenty-five years. This plan met
with disapproval on every hand, but
it will not now be necessary as the
price finally fixed after the hearing
seems to be satisfactory.
The delegation which went before
the commission at its meeting in
Jersey City yesterday is pleased with
the outcome. Acting Mayor Garrett
son said afterwards he was particu-
larly pleased with the statement OF
the commissioners that the city
could do with the land what 1T
pleased after its purchase.
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