Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-31
ACCEPTS
DONNELL OFFER
Means That S230,o00 Paid
for Bridge Approach Land
Will be Returned to State
AND LAND RETURNED
Transaction Will Take Place
as Soon as Court of
ChanCery Acts
AND LAND RETURNED

The offer of the w. J. Donnel
Lumber Company. OF this city, 20
return to the state the $3.50. 600 paid
by the ousted highway commission
for the land bought here for use
as a bridge approach will be ac-
cepted by the state. This transac-
ton will take place as soon as the
necessary court arrangements can
be made whereby the state gets
back ist money and the lumber
company its property. The uneX-
pected offer of the Donnell company
viii also mark the end of the chaa-
Gerry action scheduled 80 on in July
as the result of the payment of a
pric alleged to have been excessive
for the property.
Attorney General McCran ex-
planned to newspaper men the pro-
cedure which will be taken in this
case in order that the state may
agair acquire the Donnell land as
it is essential for the bridge ap-
proach on the Perth Amboy side
of the bridge.
After the courts have set aside
ths original purchase and the mat
ter stands a IL did before the old
highway board agreed to buy the
Donnell property the state viii con-
DEM the entire Donnell property.
consisting of seven and one-half
acres. Attorney General McCran
explained that by taking the whole
of a concerns $ property it would not
be damaging it to the extent Of TAX
ing only part and consequently the
purchase price Will be lower in pro-
portion to the amount acquired.
To Take Possession
As soon as the condemnation pa
pers are filed by the state. it viii
be possible to take possession of the
Donnell property. The actual work
of, construction on the bridge ap-
proach can be started and no delays
will be met as result of the con-
sideration of the value of the prop
erty by the condemnation commits
sioners. the attorney general has
pointed out.
The condemnation commissioners
upon reaching an agreement as to
what the property IS worth. VIII
make this amount known If II IS
satisfactory to both parties, it vii!
be paid. If the price is not satls-
factory. the party not satisfied can
appeal. but in the meantime the
actual bridge work on the property
bein acquired by condemnation
can be well Under way. .oo
Although the state paid S@oU'VUO
for the DG0neH pfepei ~ IL was q.
annraised at $4,000 by the two To-
cal real estate concerns. Both OF
these appraisers testified or the
stand. however. that this figure rep
resents the maximum value of the
nropertv to a. person or concern who
was greatly in need of the property
Otherwise. it was testified, the value
would not be as much as that set
Y,r-z FSpTS
The fact that the state is to re-
cover its s2S0,000 purchase price
shows that the investigation into
this matter was a wise move, as 1t
will mean the saving of thousands
of dollars to the state. The out
come is considered victory for
Governor Silzer who ousted the old
highway commission and instructed
Attorney General NLcCran TO insti-
tute suit in the chancery court 10
prove that an excessive amount was
Maid for the property and secure the
overamount paid by the statae.