Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-11
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going to build a million dollar plant
in Fords and a representative of that
company had informed him that they
would be willing to spend money for
better streets.
Former Judge Adrian Lyon. OF
Perth Amboy. appeared as an attor-
ney for the Boynton Lumber Com
pany, the Vulcan p~etinning Company
and the Electric Smelling g. Alumni
mum Company. he opposing for his
clients the extensive road improve
ments contemplated by the commits
tee. Mr.. Lyon objected largely on
the ground that 1t Is not time to en-
courage such a large expenditure
amounting. he said, to about $780,
600. 1T is unwise and unjust to the
taxpayers of the whole township TO
burden them down with this IN
c~rease." he stated. 1T is common
knowledge that we are going through
an orgy of expenditure. both individ-
ual and public. The burden on the
peoule is becoming intolerable. The
poorer people can hardly keep their
homes because of the tax rates
placed upon them" The speaker
said that the extension of the school
system must go forward and there
are enough essential expenditures
which must be made withou adding
the $685. 600 proposed for street inn
provements.
Work Called Necessary.
Andrew j. Wight, of Perth Amboy.
appeared as attorney for the East yer
sey Lumber and Bridge Company, IN
favoring the proposed improvements.
He pointed out that Woodbridge Is in
creasing in population and tnat inn
lprovements had to be forthcotai1g,
"Fords is growing" said Mr.. Wight,
and the people there want to be rid
of the mud. The times are hard, We
1 ahn NIT hnf this work iS HhSDfulGlN
necessary. The total expense viii not
be borne by the township at large
AZ the cur and one-half of the road
work will be paid for by the property
owners Woodbridge's finances are
not such that it cannot do this work.
1.-THE large interests are behind the OPP
position. Paved streets are big items
and 1 understand the property own
ers in Fords are willing to pay their
share. / therefore petition the COM
mittee to go on with the proposed
work."
A Mr.. Jensen. of Fords. speaking Of
Second street In particular said that
the township had spent enough
money for ashes, used as a fill on this
street in the past two or three years,
TO more than pay the cost of paving
it. Ashes must be put there, he said,
to make it passable, and after every
rain most of the fill is washed away
!lildhlHS 1T lltttSStiS " iCPlCiisA iAiS
supply many times during the year.
1.-THE speaker declared that Fords can
not get Perth Amboy people to live
there without improvements.
During some discussion on the mat
ter of paving Fulton street 1t eve
oped hi those who had been in ia
vor of having it paved, We're heartily
against the work, now being content
to get along with the present condi-
tion of that street instead of causing
additional expense. A protest against
1.-THE paving of this street was entered
by the NJ. D.. Valentine Company. A
Mr.. Smith, of Fords. explained that
in Fords the condition was different.
Whereas Fulton street is
lied, he said, the Fords streets are
not. On Fifth street, Fords he said,
all of the property owners favor the
improvement while on Second street,
all except one want the work done.
1T seems he continued, that many
people are against Fords and afraid
thar It is growing too fast. If they try
Ito hold us back we will go/Just that
much faster.
Wants to See Fords Grow.
y Charles Brown the next speaker
Ito take the floor declared that WOOD
bridge roper wants to see Fords
grow and it does not begrudgeg Fords
anything that it can get. h taxes
however, he pointed out, will go far
beyond any realization IL this improve
mont work is allowed to proceed.
The peak has not yet been reached,
he said. There is a strong tendency
at present to bring down the cost OF
living. IF further improvements are
made taxes must go up and in return
5 rents will be increased. Let us cal
a halt on these expenditures"
Ernest Boynton, the next speaker
Icmphasized the necessity of spending
money for additional school facilities
in the township instead OF uslnf
these finances on new roads. Al schoo
No. /, he said, $4,000 is being spen'
to prevent double sessions being made
necessary. At H~opelawn 1t is neces'
sary to double up in order to ac-
commodate an of the pupils, two OF
more rooms being needed At Ave
mel four rooms are needed &c
eliminate the present crowded condi-
ton. Mr.. Boynton pointed out. Sc
warren" he said. NOV is Is need OF g
school which will cost about $4,000
I'VE must not take money which
should be used for schools n spend
ii for roads The only way to get
labor for road work is to take i
from the factories. which will mea1
o%utbiddirg the wages paid at factor
les. We need the production toe
much toda! to take the men from tho
industries. The cost of one mile O
road today is about $4,000 as COM
pared with $4,000 about two year,
ago"
Mr.. Gardner, a resident on Fultor
street, declared in order to pay the
assessment which would be his share
of the expense it would be Necessary
for him to sell his property. hes,-
idents from H~cpclawn pointed out titGt
many OF them We're paying for theil
houses from month to mont! an
could not stand the additional bur
den of increased taxes
Mr.. Moran declared that there wa.
lmany women in the township living
on pre-war incomes who should be
considered before any action was
taken which woul result In an addi-
tion to their present burdens.
Makes Strong Protest.
Harry S. Medinets. of Perth Amboy
attorney for the National Ffreproofine
Company, O~strander Fire Brick Com
pany inc Federal Terra Gotta Com
pany, made an emphatic protes.
against the proposed oad work in q
lengthy talk. lie went into detail as
to the financial condition of the town
ship. which. he said, instead of i'm
proving yearly was verging nearer
and nearor to bankruptcy. 1.-The f.
~nancial status of the township has
not improved" he said. I'm 1918 the
tax rate was 2.77. while in 1919 by
1.-THE help OF the Almighty and Tho
township committee 1t is 4.29. In
1919 the township owes $72,664.6(
| mora tInn - All In 1919 rbo s;,lil