Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-31

From tirie to time there have been
rum ors of the move on the part OF
leading residents OF SeWaren to be-
Gin proceedings for annexation to
This city. but it was not until today
that definite infer nation was op-
aimed that such move was to be
made The facts III the proceedings
became punlic with the publication
!. today OF 6 lega, advertisement, con-
tairing the information that 1lve
days from the appearance of the no
tice q special bill would be introduce
ed IN tie legislature with the OBJ
iect in view to annex Sewaren to
Perth Ambcy.
AT the same time the notice ap-
peared a statement was also released
for publication which goes into de-
tails concerning the annexation pro-
ceedings. Many people in Sewaren
are said to b. anxious to break away
from Woodbridge township and OBJ
tain some OF the benefits to be derlv-
ed uy becoming part OF TINS city.
It is expected thai large num-
Der of. people will be present at the
meeting to be held on Thursday
night at the Sewaren Motor Boat
.,luo 1t which influential men OF
Sewaren ana Perth Amboy Will be
the speakers. Although the names
OF those who will speak have not
been released for publication. it WIS
learned To-Day that Mayor William {.
Wilson of this city and Former
Mayer Frank Dorsey are expected to
be among them Notices of the
mee:inT VIII be sent out tomorrow
by the committee III charge.
Among. those in back of the move
to annex Sewaren to this city are
known to be the following: John
Pfeiffer, Jr, Daniel V. Rush, Henry
G.. Mister and II. +. Hendricksep.
Other prominent mIn are also in
terested in the annexation proceed
ings. but have withheld their names
up to the present time. The names
of the above five men are signed to
the legal notice appearing in the
paper today.
The statement as released by
representative of Sewaren residents
who favor the annexation of that
place to Perth Amboy, points out
that no one is advocating the annex
alton for political or real estate rea-
sons, but solely on its merits as the
best move that Sewaren can make.
The statement follows:
For long period, and especially
during the pas. few weeks, a great
number of the people of Sewaren
have consdereo the advisability of
the annexation G Sewaren to Perth
Amboy. To make such move
would be an important one in the
civic interests of this community
and it was 'deliberated in calm,
common sense way free of all pre-
judice and will. the thought upper
most of SeWaren's future. The re-
suit has been favorable, and the in
teres. necessary for active support
having beer received we now an
nouuce decisively that the move
ment is no longer a rumor but one
af' certainty.
THE peorle of Scwaren will have
an opportunity to vote on this ques-
ton; it remains for them to say
whe5he o. not they will embrace the
opportunity which is open to them,
or whether tley prefer to remain as
they are. The advantages to be de-
rived from such an annexation are
too numerOu. to mention. but IN
genera1 sens they could be sum-
med uo as representing total of
everything to gain-nothing to
LOSE"
'SewareH-as 1t is at present
can expect nc real. constructive i'm
pr1vementS. although the high tax
rate which :tJ property owners are
paying, and hay paid, should have
been faiT reason, at least, for some
pubic movements in that section,
and unless some action is taken now
to place Us in a progressive atmos-
phere, our Dro&rry values will de-
preciate ana this beautiful section.
instead o. being improved and de-
veloped into a high class residential
par.' of a large and growing city,
will remain as it is with its low land
values ~and invite the erection of
shacts and cheap buildings. This
would be 9trimentai to Sewaren and
annexation is the only solution to
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