Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-12
To LAND
TO Be SETTLED
Ksyport Council Want the
Foot of Broad Street.
peciar to the EVENING NEWS.

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Keyport, Feb. 12.-The borough
will take up the mater as to the
ownership and title of the disputed
strip of land at the foot of Broad
street, which is bounded on the east
side by the Beach Park property ana
on the west by the land of the New
York and New Jersey Steamboat
Company.
The piece of property is claimed
by the New York and New Jersey
Steamboat Company by right of pur-
chase and they hold a deed for 1t.
1t is understood that the borough
will claim it, owing to the fact that
such land was always a public high
way and such was the intentions of
the original owners of the land, and
inasmuch as It was an open thor
oughfare and public highway for a
great many years, II must continue
to be such.
Practically no attention was given
to the small strip of land in ques-
tion until the period of the forming
of the Keyport Company, which
Immediately began operations to
build a new dock with the end in
view of operating a passenger boat
service from this place to New York
city, a proposition that the New
York and New Jersey Steamboat
Company would not give the people.
IT happened that the site of the
new dock was along the side of the
dock property of the old company
and to have a convenient location for
the storing of logs and other build
ing materials. the lower end of
Broad street was utilized by the
Keyport Company, hence trouble be-
gan.
The N. Y. and N. ]. steamboat Co,
claimed the new company to be tres
passing on their property and gave
notice to the effect that they would
allow them a certain number OF
hours to remove the material. II
has not been removed and a hand
to hand fight between the employees
of the companies at odds was only
averted by the presence of coo
reads. A compromise was effected
| The dock was built without further
| trouble.
At the completion of the dock the
| N. Y. and N. J. Steamboat Company
erected a fence around the land
hence cutting off all public entrance
to the new dock, and to enter ant
! leave the dock it became necessar,
| to cross the beach park property
The first fence was no sooner erect
ed than one night 1t was tori
down. The old company immediatel!
rebuilt it and placed guard over it
The NJ Y and N L Steamb0a
Company thereupon brought sui
against the Keyport company TO
| trespassing and also to test theil
ownership. The case was called last
fall before Judge Foster at Freehold
and the verdict was awarded In favor
of the present owners and fine OF
few cents was imposed on the Off
GERS of the Keyport company. The
actual result was that the court up
held the ownership OF the N. Y. and
N. J. Steamboat Company to the
piece of property.
The matter was dropped at the
time and was again brought forth
when Attorney D. P. Van Deventer,
of the Keyport company appeared be
fore the council Monday night and
stating the case requested them to
take 1t up. A. M. Brown was pres
ent and he spoke along the remarks
of Mr.. Van Deventer and also re-
quested the borough council to en-
play an attorney to investigate the
matter A motion was made to have
an attorney employed by the mayor
to consult the council in references
to the horoueh's title to Broad