Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-22
NEW BRUNsWICK's VIEW OF 1T.

The New Brunswick Times is inclined to
treat lightly the agitation that has been started
IN this city for the erection of a branch court
house. 1t declares that there ism t the slightest
shance of Middlesex county establishing a
branch court house here, and says that when
Perth Amboy's agitation is taken seriously the
Times may keep its face solemn long enough
to discuss the proposition on it's merits.
Evidently the Times has failed to grasp the
true meaning of the situation. We believe it
will have occasion enough to keep it's face
solemn before the agitation is through, and if
Nav Brunswick's business men should ever
find it necessary to come to Perth Amboy for
court business, thereby losing q whole day for
an hour or two of service, they will not see the
humorous side Of the situation so readily.
r This is the way the Times treats the matter
at present.
There isn't the slightest chance of Middlesex county
establishing a branch court house at Perth Amboy.
Still the agitation In Perth Amboy with such an end
In view is interesting, The only reason advanced thus
far has been that the branch court would be more con-
yenient for the lawyers and litigants of that city. On
that theory Jamesburg, South River, and Dunellen
might claim a branch court house with equal force.
II the court houses We're built for the conveniences of
lawyers and lugants the state would be studded with
them,
Conditions in Monmouth county, where there is to
be a branch court house at the shore. are different,
During the summer months there are a string OF popu-
lous cities along the shore and practically all OF the
court business springs from these resorts. In the win
ter months Freehold Is the logical county seat.
1t Will next be in order for a gentleman to rise in
his seat and move for a portable court house. In these
days of auto this and auto that, why not an auto
court house. 1t could be sent around the county early
In the morning to gather up the jurymen and constables
then or hnnRjn0 T. n front door n n r1a 1 n n
where his testimony could be taken. Then the chauf-
reur could speed to the homes or business places OF
the various witnesses and their testimony could be
secured without sppreciable loss OF their time.
When Perth Amboy's agitation is taken seriously,
we may keep our face solemn long enough to discuss
1t on its merits,
Its comparison of the conditions In Mon
mouth county with Middlesex shows the weak
ness of its argument. 1t admits that a branch
court house at Long Branch is practical be-
cause "during the summer months there are q
practically all of the court business springs
from these resorts"
But in Middlesex county there is a string of
populous cities along the sound shore all the
year around and a great part of the court bust
ness comes from this section in winter as well
as summer. Therefore, if it is practical to have
q branch court house in Monmouth county to
accommodate the summer business, it surely
ought to be practical to have a branch court
house in Middlesex to accommodate the court
business throughout the year.
There is a suspicion that the Times treats
this matter lightly because it realizes that
there are no answers to be put to the arguments
for the construction of a branch court house in
Perth Amboy. When all the surrounding
towns and country districts are taken into con-
sideration it must be admitted that Perth Am
boy is the logical place and most accessible.
Sooner or later a branch court house must
be erected in this city. It would not be sur
prising if this would be followed in a short
time by the removal of the county seat with the
branch in New Brunswick.