Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-08

At the first meeting of the Perth
Amboy Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
committee, held last night in city hall,
the question of what would be finally
decided upon as a memorial was left
In the hands of a committee, but II
seemed to be the general sense of the
committee that a mem orial park to ef-
brace the Wonderland, Hayes, Greg
ory and Caledonia tracts, in the south
ern section of the city, would be the
most feasible and practical as well as
the most lasting memorial to the men
who have served the United States in
the world war.
Over half Of the committee Of 250
citizens crowded into the council
chamber at city hall. There was livel,
interest in the proposed memorial and
the matter was thoroughly discussed
with propositions submitted for ar
armory building, a liberty or COM
munity building and q -memoria
park.
The appointment of five committees
was left in the hands of the chair.
man of the committee. Mayor Franh
Dorsey. These committees will be the
plan and scope. which will hayt
charge of the decision on just what
form the memorial shall take; the
way and means committee, executive
committee, which will direct the va
rious activities. finanace and audi,
and the publicity committee. which
iieity VA felss,. Ws- w'of NC ~ the plan. N p
Jacob Goidberser started the gen
e-A discussion by advocating the cree
ton of an armory. building, which hi
considered the most appropriate. last
ing and useful. Chris Mathiasen IA
vored the armory plan. also owing
to its utility in all months of the yeai
ma 4 ION xlo fnr h<
veterans of the war. William G. Bur-
we'll, OF the War Camp Community
Service spoke for q memorial COM
munity building and John Pfeiffer
chairman of the Board OF Trades Me-
moral Committee. said that his body
was willing to cooperate in any plan
that should be adopted by the memo-
rial committee at large.
Alderman William C. Wilson, J.
Logan Clevenger, DR.. Fritz Abegg
Rev. William III. Bawden, Samuel Gar
retson and others spoke on the park
proposition as submitted by DR.. Abege
and Peter c. Olsen.
I. T. Madsen, president of the
Board of Trade, said that what wa'
wanted was action and the sooner
that action was taken the better.
All the speakers announced that
they were Of An open mind. and that
they would favor any proposition that
received the approval of the major
ity of the committeeman the park
project seemed to be the most pop
ular, with its memorial feature Q
huge monument, with gates at en-
frances dedicated to the heroes of the
world and other wars, and with pro-
visions for effective planting and
building, which will house municipal
and community activities
In favor Of the park and monument
proposition Il was also pointed out
later by Alderman Wilson, that II i'm
mediately furnishes much needed en-
ployment to a great number of men
and preferably TO returning soldiers
and sailors.
It is also within the powers of the
city government to create ordinances
making the large area inside the bulk
head the place for dumping all excava-
tions from new buildings and ashe:
and Stag from factories. which they
now have to pay to have hauled away.
This item alons runs into Thousands
of cubic yards monthly. This work OF
filling In on a large scale could start
as soon as the proposition was decid-
ed on, so that by the time the bulk
head wall was finished the fill would