Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-20
Give FOUR REASONS
i WHY PEOPLE ASK
/ MOVING OF VESSEL
Detrment to Property in Vicinity, Values Will Be Lowered,
Nuisance Created, Alder men Have No Right to
Grant Request-Board Withhods Its Decision
= Until Some Future Time

1t Is. 1t Is patriotic organization
composed of men who are willing to
gi. Q OF their time in order that this
country might be prepared in an
emergency"
1.-THE Newton, as pictured by Mr..
Wight, Is a monster, a wall shutting
out all view of the water. You would
think the ship were 1900 feet long
instead of ESQ feet and that you
could see no water. Mr.. Wight men,
toned the value of Sewaren prop
erty. Let anyone try to buy a
home on the waterfront there and
see If values have deprecated. The
prices asked now are prohibitive.
Perth Amboy waterfront property
will never depreciate. Values will
increase from year to year whether
the Newton Is there or not.
Perth Amboy is a city of $4,000
and Is not represented by a body of
40 residents. This protest is from
only a small part of the population
having a selfish view in mind" MIR.
Klein continued. Pointing to the roll
of honor in the council chamber he
made another patriotic appeal ask
ing the objectors and aldermen II
they had forgotten few years ago
when nothing was too good for the
boys and what the local boys did
in the World War. THE best we
can do is to help another band of
boys prepare for an emergency. We
are not preparing for nothing. We
want to be in a position to take the
place of those who have gone before.
As citizens we have a duty to per-
form to our government and as TINS
is a governmental unit the militia
should receive the support or the
people of this city"
Lewis Compton said he wished to
correct one or two or the statements
made by Mr.. Wight. This is not
a. private organization, but decidedly
a public one" he said. I'VE don't
ask the city to deed any property
to US. All we want Is permission to
put a dock ten feet wide on city
property, running IN from our ship.
The waterfront is the birthright OF
every citizen and this must be con-
sidered from the viewpoint of the
city as a whole"
Speaking again Mr.. Wight declar-
ed that in 1868 Jersey City endeav-
ored to open up the street ends but
never succeeded In getting rid of
those who had located there. If the
city cedes to the government this
street end. the boat will never be
taken away from there. Another
place should be found for this boat
and the people 1 represent will assist
in putting the boat there If an ap-
propriate site is located.
Mr.. Klein declared that Mr.. Wight
was speaking in absudities in trying
to give the impression that the city
will be giving away a street end.
This whole matter has been super
magnified by Mr.. Wight, he said.
1.-The Newton Is a credit to the city.
there is no such thing as street end
blockade possible and we do not ask
that the city cede anything. All that
we want is the right to land our
dock on city property"
Joseph Deegan. speaking for the
militia, pointed out that the city
could so restrict Its permission as
to make 1t impossible for the organ
sion of the bridge landing site.
THE Newton can stay where 1t is
and all the remonstrances of the
people along the waterfront could
not force the boat to leave" Mr..
Deegan said. 'The boat is not pri-
vate property. 1t was bought with
your money and mine. 'Mr. Wight
offered no evidence to back up his
four arguments against the boat
landing. All of the work in con-
nection with the land will be done
without city money. You must ball
ance the conveniences with the in
conveniences. You know forty
people object to this. The majority
of the remaining residents do not"
In closing Mr.. Deegan said Perth
Amboy has the largest naval reserve
in the state and outlined the work
done by the militia reserve, their
cruises and other details.
william Bunten was the last
speaker to object to the presence of
the boat. He said it marred the
beauty OF the park and of the view
OF the river. Take it somewhere
else, he urged, suggesting site
near the state bridge in the Rari-
tan.
Alderman Clark suggested that
committees from the militia reserve
and the objectors get together and
try and settle the question amica blv.
We can't be with both" h. said
and you would be doing q world
or good If you could settle il between
yourselves. Alderman at I,arpe
Calvin Immediately announced that
no decision In the matter would he
made last night, adjournment then
being taken. 'sA