Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
EDITOR EVENING NEWS:

iSi'ii Wv INlAN1 AVE- Nps
This is q statement relative to
our conversation of a late date con-
corning property at High and Water
streets.
In 1912 my brother Anton and
myself purchased the above men,
toned Pre- perty for the purpose of
Jointly occupied same until my
brothers death December IS, 1920.
His widow and child and myself
are still making same our home. In
1913 We received tax bill showing
assessment Ct said property on the
valuation of 12R per cent above
purchase price. We appealed and
assessment was reudced to about 80
per cen of purchase price. In
1914, tax assessment was again
1914 per cent above purchase price;
an appeal was taken with reduction
to about so per cent of purchase
price. IT. 1915 tax bill showed old
121a per cent above purchase price.
Appeal made and reduction denied.
IN 1915 petition to pave High street
was presented, we were asked to
sign and we signed same. In 1915
we were asked to sign a petition
asking city council to have park
plots established in center of High
street at time of paving same from
City Hall park to loot of street.
We signed said petition. In 1916
High street was paved not to the
foot as petitioned called for, but to
what the engineer in charge said
was the south side of Water street.
No park plots were established
along the center of High street, but
the park commission promptly grab
bed the whole of High street in
front of our property, south of Wa
ter street, and hold the said street
in front of our property yet, lille
gally of course.
At time of paving High street
grade was changed raising same
in front of our property about fif-
teen to eighteen inches. Raising
grade on High street made it neces-
| sary to raiase the level on Water
street at intersection. A fence or
ours on south side of Water street
was taken down by order of the en-
| gineer when filling vas made and
the engineer promised tc replace
| said fence. The fence was never
replaced. The filling in front made
our front yard low and instead OF
being an improvement it was dam
gazing our property and the curbing
across High street sent storm water
into our property south of water
street causing wash-outs or our
land. We have refilled a number
of times city lever doing n thing
to prevent flooding u property.
Our bill for paving High street
twelve hundred and some dollars
was promptly paid.
At time of paving High street we
were promised speedy Improvement
of Water street. Six years have
| passed and no sign of any improve
ment yet. Our property has been
over-run by the public: u dock
destroyed and at last it got so bao
that f~requenters of a private en-
terprise conducted partly on the
street water street, claimed abso'
lutte right to occupy our property
That vas going too far. Don't you
think so too?
We have repeatedly asked the
city council to have the width and
location of Water street between
High and Lewis streets defined and
lately. at suggestion of the BOARD
of Aldermen, we have asked to have
said Water street paved. Unu
width and location of street in from
of our property is definitely known
we cannot make any permanent
improvements.
That's why I told you there was
a reason.
Respectfully,
IOHAN JENSEN.