Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-24

( Public parks are a necessity and
aldermen should stop biuffing and
get down to business to establish a
system here, according to Alderman
John J. Clark, one of the leading
Democrats on the Board of Aldermen
So far has the necessity of parks
impressed his mind, that he is work
ing upon plan to place benches
along Amboy avenue In the vicinity
of the cemeteries. That thorough
fare, to his mind, is now one of the
finest in the state and he believes
that tract OF land on its easterly
side and short distr zee north Of
Hall avenue, would make an ideal
site for public park. He also
favors a portion OF the aims house
property as d park site and holds
e hist0s 1t is decided to acquire the
: yill beN property mainly for the pur-
pose N,using 1t as q museum, he
would favor its acquisition. The al
derman stated that he would vote in
favor of any of those projects.
Likes Water Front Park.
Since he noted that officials OF St.
Peters Episcopal church were going
to apply to the legislature for per-
mission to sell property at the foot
OF High stSeet, which was formerly
the site of tae Ashland Emery & Cor
undum Companys plant, Mr.. Clark
has arrived at the conclusion that 1t
would be well for the city to acquire
that land, purchase a small strip
from the Perth Amboy Gas Light
Company. fill out to the bulkhead
line, establish a park at the foot of
High street and connect the terminus
of Water street with Raritan street.
The scheme, he concludes, is one OF
the best among the park ideas, con-
sidering that desirable water front
property for bathing and other rec
reational purposes are desired.
The end of High street has long
been viewed as favorable recrea-
stion place and Mr.. Clark believes it
would be a great thing for the city to
connect Water and Raritan streets,
hereby making continual long
Sshore thoroughfare from Fayette
street. around to tracks of the New
York & Long Branch railroad.
Good for Museum.
Mr.. Clark reiterated his statement
today that the Johnson property,
over which there has been consider
able agitation OF late, was too small
for park purposes. However, If the
city wanted to acquire 1t for a mu-
scum and place of historical worth,
he would vote for It's purchase. He
asked his interviewer II views of
property owners about the Johnson
property relative to making a park
of it had been secured He had
heard that they were generally op-
posed to such a move.
For Northwestern Section.
In Mr.. Clark's opinion, part of
the poor house farm and land on the
easterly side Of Amboy avenue, north |
of Hall avenue, were ideal sites for
public parks, and he would vote in !
favor of establishing parks there |
He said, an opinion from the city /
attorney, indicated that the alder |
men could not obtain funds for es- |
tablishfng parks without placing the |
amount necessary in the budget, un-
less 1t was desired to acquire land. |
He concluded that it would be we'll |
for the city to purchase the former /
Simmer pottery land, thereby maxi
Ing a square track of the aims farm
property and continuing it to New
Brunswick avenue. The poor farm
is sufficiently large at present to en-
able the use of slice of 1t for park
purposes. Mr.. Clark stated. but he
held that it would be well to acquire
the Simmer property to enlarge. the
aims house property.
In conclusion Mr.. Clark stated that
1t was near time the aldermen
stopped to merely talk about the park
proposition and got down to actual
business. He declared that ii had
been talked about for the past several
months with no definite result and
be wanted 1t understood that he, for
one. was sincere when 1t was first
started. 1t appeared to him that somel
of the others were not.