Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-10
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DOCK
AT new BRIGHTON is FILED
Residents Would Prevent Large Con-
Germ From Building ON the
Property.
BIZ Special Correspondent.

TOTTENvILLE, July 1o-The
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
at its meeting held in Manhattan re-
Gently, unanimously adopted the petit
ton of the citizens and taxpayers of
New Brighton for the requirement of
the property foot of Jersey street for
a public dock.
Comptroller Craig rebuked the rep
resentatives of the Tanner-Gross Cor
poration for its defiance Of the local
board of the Staten Island District
and the Board of Estimate an1 Appor-
tionment in proceeding to build n dock
and building to block off Jersey street,
while the petition was pending before
the local and city authorities.
In their petition the citizens and
taxpayers stated:
I'VE, the undersigned residents of
New Brighton, do respectfully petition
your honorable board to acquire right
and title of property at the foot of
Jersey street, New Brighton, Staten
Island, for the purpose of erecting a
public dock thereon and for the pur-
pose of preventing the Tanner-Gross
Company, Inc, from erecting q build
ing thereon, for the following fea-
sons, which we feel are vitality import
ant to the best interests of New Brigh-
ton.
First: Since New Brighton, in COM
mon with other communities, cannot
live within itself, but Is dependent on
commercial Intercourse for Its very ex-
~istence, there must be a means pro-
vided for carrying on this trade rela-
ton, and this means must be safe
guarded and augmented as far as pos
sible. At present we are entirely de-
pendent for this on the service o. the
railroad, and this failing there would
be no alternative. This condition
should not exist, and we feel that a
public dock at the foot of Jersey street
would be the only substantial remedy.
Second: AS long as New Brighton
is solely dependent on the services of
the railroad for transportation facili-
ties, there is little inducement for
other industries to locate here, and we
cannot expect any substantial COM
mercial growth until the above m
provement is made. Jersey street is
the only point left where connections
can be made with Richmond Terrace
for passenger and vehicle traffic.
Third: At the present time, more
than 81, 500, 900 annually m into
New Brighton in the form of wages
paid over n thousand men employ
ed in the Bayonne industries. For
years past the landing places of these
men have been shifted from place to
place to permit the extension of es-
IdDll5lllShh dlOhe IN ANCW oAAbubOi
waterfront, until now the foot of Jer-
sey street is practically the only place
available. With the foot of Jersey
street closed by the erection of a
building there will be nc outlet what
soever for these men to travel to and
from work. 1t does nat take much re-
Election to realizes the serious loss to
New Brighton, should these men be
compelled to move elsewhere"
The petition was signed by fifteen
hundred taxpayers.
Lawyer George NJ. Pinney presented
an additional petition signed by m
hundred and fifty business men and
taxpayers.
w. p. Tanner of the Tanner-Gross
Corporation at a meeting held in the
Borough Hall, stated that his company
would eventually employ one hundred
men.
They will be unable Il collect COM
~pensation from the city for the build
ing and dock erected at the foot Of
Jersey street. while the petition was
pending before the Local Board and
the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment.
Commissioner of Docks and Ferries
Murray Hubert says that when he is
sued the permit, 1t was understood
that IL they did any building while the
proceedings were pending, 1t would be
done at their risk, and this will pre-
clude them from getting damages.