Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-24
Da.V, ave Crowded With
Bic Event Ends
With Banquet
CITY Is PRAISED
Visitors Paint Glowing Pic
~7H8 of Beautiful Park
A.ong TIE Raritan River
and Our Commercial
Development.


That Perth Amboy harbors almost
side by side one of the most ideal
public park sites on the Atlantic
coast and one of the most deplorable
nuisances in the state was shown
forcibly by the visit of Acting Gov
ernor James F. Fielder, members of
the State Board of Riparion Commits
siUners and other state officials yes
terday. While the visit was prima-
-fssllyy-s,s fissly-s, inspect street ends with
view Of transferring the riparian
rights to the city at the lowest prices
possible, the state officials could not
help but impress on the Perth Am
boy authorities the ideal site OF
public park along the river front
and the necessity for Immediate ac-
ton to open the Brighton and Mad
tson avenue sewers and clear the
ends of those streets of ship wreck
aga
During the inspection trips by land
and by water and at the reception
to the acting governor and other RI
parlan commissioners yesterday, it
was repeatedly pointed out that the
land at the southerly end of High
street and stretch bordering on
both ,ddes of the street, could be
made into one Of the most beautiful
garden spots in the east. Riparian
Commissioner NJ. f. Mclaughlin, es-
tally labored upon this conten-
He informed the aldermen and
city officials that under the
spafK faw- erigipatea for Atlantic City
@T'Le city could secure the rights for
the Gfrant nY,I nd n o1
sum of 81 and with the aid of pub
lie spirited citizens might secure the
water front land on both sides of the
street, for which the riparian rights
could also be secured for such q
nominal sum; that the city could
then fill In q distance of about a
hundred feet out to the solid filling
line and have cool and refreshing
public park. The acting governor
agreed with Mr.. Mclaughlin in this
contention. The latter told the city
officials OF how public spirited citi-
zens In Atlantic City had given up
the water frontage to be purchased
by the municipality under the public
park law, and as a result that COM
munity has a shore frontage in use
by the public which is the envy of
almost every other city along the At
lantic coast. He failed to see why the
same plan could not be carried out
to certain extent in this city, to
convert to good use tie property
along the Raritan river front from
the railroad bridge to High street.
sDuring the festivities at the dinner
in theNPacker House last night Mr..
Mclaughlin and other speakers re-
ferred to the inspiring sight of seeing
thousands of school children on
parade, as were witnessed yesterday,
and said in connection Herewith
there should be provisions for public
parks for the benefit of those chill
dren that they night thrive on fresh
air and exercise Prosecutor George
8. Silzer asked the question as to
where the children of this city had
any place to play except on the
streets.
Marine Graveyard Matter.
1t was Prosecutor Silzer who, In
the closing speech of the evening,
heaped stinglng rebuke to the al
legged unhealthful and unsightly
nuisance caused at the ends of some
streets which, he said, was especially
harmful to public health in the city
because 1t caused two important
sewers to be blocked up. 1t was his
contention that the city should step
In and demand immediate relief. His
one suggested remedy, that a nuis-
ance was indictable and that per-
son who maintains nj .dnce was
indictable, brought vigorous out
2 bursts of applause from some Of the
city officials, particularly the alder
men.
Acting upon the suggestion of the
states chief executive and other
members of the riparian board, the
city will proceed with work on de-
tail map showing the location o.
street eEds and other waterfront
eeEefGrty desired and the extent oi
encroachments on certain waterfront
property. This Is to refer part1cu
larly to the ends of buckingham ave-
nue., Broad street, and Madison anc
Brighton avenues. Such map will
be sent to the state riparian board
together with petitions for the pur'
chase of riparian rights at street
ends for the lowest prices possible
and for the removal of encroach
ments and the elimination Of the
alleged nuisance between Madison
and Brighton avenues.
1t is the intention Of the city to dc
away, rs far as possible, with the
marine graveyard. Secretary JohI
c. Payne informed the city officials
yesterday, while they viewed tn,
Gregory shipwrecking establishment
that John Fl. Gregory had but little
riparian right to waterfront proper
ty. and that a government permit te
him would expire next month. Ever
city officials were astonished to fint
the street ends blocked to consid
erably larger extent than they hac
anticipated. Many of them learned
yesterday, to their surprise. that tht
Gregc-y company had leased propert,
HeSt of Madi.on AvAnna and had 3ns