Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-06
GRANT S|TEFOR
OLD BUILDING
Historical Society Given per-
mission to use Haynes
Tract for House
ALL AGREE TO THE PLAN
Kearny Cottage Will be Moved
to City Park--Take Legal
Steps

A request for permission to move
the Kearny cottage on High street,
recently given to the Perth Amboy
Historical Society for use as a home,
: to one of the city parks was granted
unanimously by the Park Commis-
sion at It's meeting in the city hall
z last night. The members of the
commission seemed agreed that the
proposition was an excellent one
and a motion instructing the secre-
tary of the board to have the city
attorney draw up the necessary
papers placing a site in the Hayes
tract at the disposal of the Histori-
cal Society was carried without a
dis ,nting vote.
A committee from the Historical
Society consisting of j. Logan
Clevenger. Harry Conard and Engel-
buth Gunderson appeared at tn:
beginning of the park board session
and made formal application for a
park site. Speaking for the. COM
mittee Mr.. Clevenger explained the
object OF the society in making its
request. pointing out the historical
aesociatiQns connected with the
Kearny cottage and the desirability
OF preserving it as one of the few
Ieuld1uiHB puiiuiH6o u oiu % -
Amboy.
He said that the owners of
building had actually given the
main portion of the cottage to the
historical organization and all that
remained was to procure suitable
place to which the structure could
be moved. Mr.. Clevenger informed
the board that the Historical Society
would pay all expenses in connec-
tion with the proposal and intended
to begin operations Immediately If
It gained its park site.
Although the original plan of the
society was to have the building
moved to the Hayes tract, the COM
mittee mentioned the desire of some
Of the members to secure a site in
Caledonia Park because of its more
prominent location. When the ques-
ion came up at the park session,
however, the trend of the expressed
opinion was that Hayes Park would
oe more acceptable to the park
3oard because it had not been de-
yeloped to an equal extent with Cal
sdonia Park and the historical
building could be placed there with
he least disruption of the park
board plans.
1t is understood that the wish of
space to the Historical Society under
ease for a term of years at a nomi-
aal rental of perhaps 81, so that
while the society will have gained
It's end the commission will still retain
sntire control of the tract.
A CONN mittee from the High
School Athletic Association appear
ed before the commission with ret-
erence to the proposed running
track to be erected in Wonderland
Park. Superintendent James l..
Tooker showed the boys that the
plan submitted by them provided
for a track that would extend IS
feet out into the water and he pre-
scented a substitute sketch that did
not meet with the approval of the
high school delegation. The diff
Guilty seems to lie in the fact that
the track must be a quarter mile
track so as to accommodate base
bali diamond inside its boundaries
The substitute track shown by Su-
perintendent Tooker was not drawn
ia approved running track style and
was opposed because of its slow
corners. The matter was disposed
OF when President Eugene Clark
suggested that the high school dele
cation confer with the baseball
clubs that want a diamond inside
the track and report to the park
board when an agreement had been
reached. Commissioner Edward
Lembcke thought the whole matter
was one for the school board to
finance.
Superintendent Tooker introduced
plans for a gateway to be erected
at the entrance to Caledonia Park
and was authorized to have the
work done. The gateway will be
constructed of stone and eventually
will be covered with ivy. The struc-
ture is to be placed at the park en-
trance on High street near Lewis.
The band concert proposal again
came up for consideration and the
committee appointed at the last ses-
sion was instructed to get into touch
with the musicians union in order
to f1nd out how much series of con-
certs in the city park would cost.
From $500 to 5000 was the estimate
of the board and it was decided to
see what could be done toward get
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