Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-18
FAVOR BRANCH
COURT HOUSE
Prominent Lawyers and Busl-
ness Men Back Up Evening
News Sugge, ton.
BIG BENEFIT TO CITY
Many Feel Certain Any 0ppo-
sition Will be Easily Over
coms--Begin Fight,
BIG BENEFIT TO CITY

MAYOR TAKES STAND.

MAYOR TAKES STAND.
Mayor Ferd Garretson says
the establishment of o court
house in this city would afford
great convenience to people of
this city and vicinity who have
occasion to use the county courts
and who are now compelled to
y go to New Brunswick to do So
y y y y
That Perth Am1oy and this vicin-
ity is entitled to a branch county
court house and that it Is an In
Justice to residents in this part OF
the county to have to carry their
litigation for more than an hours
ride away, is the opinion of promin-
ent lawyers and business men, who
have expressed their opinion on the
proposition which has been suggest
ed by the EVENING NEWS. The
lawyers say that more justice could
be given the plaintiff in suit, who
many times compromises his case
with the defendant because of the
slow procedure In the New Bruno
wick court, where one lawyer sum-
med up the situation by saying
There are too many cases In that
court, that is all" The business
men, many OF whom are often wit
nesses in cases and who sometimes
have suits OF their own think that
they are entitled to more eonven-
fence In their legal matters.
Sites Are Considered.
Among the sites deemed most ad-
vantageous for the location of a
court house In this city are the city's
land at New Brunswick avenue and
Fayette streets and any part of land
near the library and postofilce build
ings at Maple and Jefferson streets.
Real estate men interviewed today
by the NEWS stated there were a
number of properties which might
make good sites for a court house,
but they deemed 1t should be located
as near to the business center of the
city as possible.
Clancy D. Boynton, president of
the real estate dealing concern of
Boynton Brothers G. Company, de-
clared the best sites to his mind were
the citys property III New Brunswick
avenue, property about Mamie and
Jefferson streets and the Sibies IL
PitnlaD property on the easterly side
OF King street. He believed any OF
those locations were suitable, and
he spoke favorably about having it
located in connection with the post
office, custom house and library
buildings at Maple and Jefferson
streets.
Mr.. HOmmann Favors II.
Counsellor c. c. Hommann. city
attorney, is in favor Of the new prop
osition, and like the rest OF the law
yers presented an argument for the
tribunal at this place because of the
convenience and the time that would
he thereby saved. He spoke of the
bulk OF the population being at this
end instead OF at the New Brunswick
end of the county and said that there
people would reap the benefit of a
more handy court
Mr.. Wight Sees Advantage.
Counsellor James S. Wight said
Individually he is in favor OF a.
branch of the court being located
here, but as q taxpayer because of
the expense necessary thereto he Is
opposed. He spoke Of the greater
convenience which the establishment
of a branch court would bring to
people In this vicinity.
Leo GoIdherper Talks.
Counsellor Leo Goldberger said:
Il am In favor of the establishment
of a branch court house here be-
cause it would save a great deal OF
time In litigation" He stated that
at the time just before the institu-
tion OF the District Court there was
complaint among some people but
those very people now approve OF the
Improvement in litigation wrought
by that court. In talking of the ex-
pense connected with 1t he stated
that the only expense would be the
original expenditure for the building
and site, as the same court could sit
here and In New Brunswick on alter
nate days.
In speaking OF the injustices under
the present system in trying suits
he said that manv plaintiffs We're
held off by defendants for six
months by the slow procedure of the
county court at New Brunswick. He
said that many times the plaintiffs
would compromise or not bring "a
suit because { the trouble, time and
expense, and because of the seat of
justice being more than an hours
ride from this city. MY opinion
is," he continued. "if we had r.
branch court manv suits would not
be brought for when the defendant
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