Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-02-03
SEWAREN'S CHANCE
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
BY JOINING THIS CIT y
SeWaren Residents Fill Hall at
Big Meeting--S Seem to Favor
Annexation

SEWAREN, Feb. 3:-Sewarcn 5
case was heard last night. This
,, pretty little section of Woodbridge
township, pictured as a neglected
and wronged child of the township,
grew up last night and gave vent To
it's feelings in no uncertain terms.
1t developed over night into a wide
awake community striving for a
place in the scheme of things and
set Il goal to attain.
Sewaren is aroused. The people
here are going to get something
more than tax bills from Wood
bridge 1t may become part OF
Perth Amboy. That remains to be
seen, but Just the same it is baskinG
in the satisfaction that it is a great
ly desired community and is going
to make the most of it.
To prove that Sewaren is aroused
to the understanding that it can
stand still no longer, that to stand
still means going backward, it's resi-
dents turned out in force last night
/ to hear what Perth Amboy speakers
| had to offer if this section becomes
! a part of that city. The mass meet
! ing was held at the Land & Water
! Club and over one hundred men and
| WON attended.
4 Matter Djsc,tsseG at Length
! Perth Amboy supporters of the an
neXar ion movement were questioned
cross examined ana questioned again.
Then Sewaren and Woodbridge
| speakers were heard, pro and con-
| The matter was discussed from every
angle and real results for all con-
cerned were accomplished.
Sewaren residents may not know
| it, but they playea a crafty game last
| night. They showed no mean abil-
! ity in eXacting pledges and CLEAN
/ ing information as to what annexa
tiou will do for them. Perhaps ii
was because they realized that at
last. being so greatly desired they
| he!d the whip hand. Perhaps they
| are fully aware that they want tC
become . part of Perth Amboy-that
| remains to be seen, but they dc
show grea. interest in the PROPOSE
ton offered by Perth Amboy speak
ers, which were not officially pre-
/ sented, nor camoGflaged. Just g
! clean cut proposition was Offered
with no tinge of political significance
nor real estate booming features.
Albert DeHaven presided at thu
meeting. The first speaker he IN
troduced was Mayor William {
/ Wilson, of Perth Amboy.
Mayor Wilson Speaks
Mayor Wilson made a sensible
| statement of facts in showing tn
advantage of becoming a part .
Perth Amboy. He did not try Il
sell Sewaren any blue sky propose
ton. nor did he picture idealistl
improvements for this section. FL
did point out, however, that Sewar
en- can stand still no longer. He de
; Clared that while he was speakin;
| only as a citizen of Perth Ambo.
, that Sewaren would get bette
streets, schools, fire protection an,
sewers, with a lower tax rate. II
joining Perth Amboy than unde
the township government. He als'
declared he wanted to see his cit,
expand and concluded by sayinj
that as greatly as does Perth Am
boy need to expand, SO does ScWar
en- need to develop, something Sh
has not done under Woodbridg
| control.
Former Mayor Frank Dorsey, tn
next speaker, pictured WoodbrldS
township as big family, the mem
bers of which as time goes on SroN
up. get married or die. He salt
that situation applied TO SeWarer
for this section had grown up. II
did not say he expected, or hoped
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