Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18
Public Opinion
WATER FRONT AND PARKS.
EVENING NEWS

EDITOR EVENING NEWS
| have read with interest h article
written by Mr.. Carl Christcsen, also
your editorial in Tuesdays NEWS ON
the a~dvisability OF making use of the
shore front On the southern end OF n
city as a site for the proposed soldiers
memorial and public park. l have the
utmost respect for the opinion of all
men and m l believe that every
one has a right to his opinion, Il l
do not believe hat everyone Is right
in his opinion. BE sure your right
then go ahead" is an old legal mixim
and action along this line is what Is
needed at this time II We are going
to make improvements let US start
things right. [ believe thai there is a
whole lot of CONNIE sense In Mr..
C~hristensen's view of the subject.
-sllv I do not believe, nor have
81 ever believe1,.na. ans Sno,e p ,Us
erty was an ideal LOCATION IOt @TSSrV
park. Many and many of u resi-
dents in that section claim that the
only thing that can produce green IN
that section is paint and MIR. Chrlsten-
sen assures us that Ii is impossible
to even grow weeds in that section.
Now IL this be so, and l verify believe
1t to be so. how can we eVer expect
to create n beautiful park such as Is
displayed by the artist who designed
IfkC 0htIS1A
Bros. store, on this site? -,
Here we have a beautiful design with
walks. trees, shrubbery. etc. While
axpcrienced gardeners living right In
tho same neighborhood say 1t rs Out
of the question to produce anything
of a greenish hue in that location.
Some one is right and some n u
be wrong, and before h taxpayers
are put to great expense they should
know what is which in n matter:
Personally, I think that We snonid
get along with what parks we now
have, build a bulkhead at low water
mark along this whole section anu use
the extra space as a dumping round
for the next four or five years. by
this means a lot OF valuable n "a
be reclaimed. II the only expense 10
the city would be the cost OF uildinlg
the bulkhead az the contractors would
DE only too glad TO do the filling IN
for nothing. The garbage could also
be disposed of ia safe way by
use of this place. And then at n
end of four or five years We could see
| what we have and make u plans ac-
cordingiy.
Do we need docks? Why sure we
do. Let us tear down the shacks on
| Front street and instead or leasing
same TO an explosive concern convert
! il into a genuine dock. Their Is plenty
4 vi Wattt - Nah9 RB
| dredging and by working along those
| lines we will be using the property
| for the purpose for which IL was ac-
CURED. At present this city dock
property Is a disgrace TO the people
OF Perth Amboy. And then IL we
really are going to make a tar why
not utilize the street ends for docks
recreation piers. etc Fayette street
| Commerce street, Broad street, Wash
ington street and buckingham avenue
Why lay all of this valuable dock
property idle while VIC are trying &c
spend thousands OF dollars in an effort
to grow grass. trees n shrubbery
on attract of land that will not supporl
even weeds. Perth hmboy failed year
ago to provide suitable locations fo'
parks, IL is out OF the question nov
to remedy matters so Tar as the prin
cipai section 10 concerned. True W.
can have small sections here AM
there. but N We need a real park stt'
we have got to &c out to the north
western section, purchase the trac
just west of the present park site
l which would give us a park propert,
running from New Brunswick avenu'
northerly along the line OF F1oridi
Grove road to Brace Avenue ant
thence easterfy along Brace avenu'
to a point TO include the present cit!
property, which would Include tn
poor farm N present city park. an'
IL we are going { o erect a memoria
shaft in honor OF our brave soidie
BOYS this il the place to locate IL on
But N we mean business we must nc
without delay and procure the LAM
In question now before II Is built up
on. I feel in submitting those few sug
gestions hat they may be OF SOM
practicable use. I believe I am RICH
in my opinion. but do not claim irfat
fbElity nor do I aim ca belittle he opin
ions OF others Let us start right
we make a start at all
PRO BONO PUBLICO.