Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-07
FreehoIders Adopt Resolution
and Hear Report of County
Solicitor on Blast
CALL FOR MUNICIPALITIES
To Attend Meeting to Air
Views in War on Explo-
sives in County

NEW BRUNSWICK, March !.
No investigation in connection with
the explosion at Nixon will be held
by the county Board of Freeholders
according to the decision arrives az
yesterday afternoon, but mass
meeting will be held Tor the purpose
of ascertaining public sentiment in
regard to whether or not the resi-
dents of the county want steps taken
to rid the county of all plants mani
ufacturing or handling explosives.
This meeting will be held IN he
court house next Tuesday evening"
at which time the governing booy o.
each municipality in the county, the
representatives of the peWdeE 61n<
Germs and the general public aro ~
vited for the purpose of exprez1l11
their views on the subject.
Resolutions adopted by the bor-
ough OF Metuchen and the township
of RarItan, condemning the con-
tinuance of the dangerous menaces
to the tax payers of the county were
received The township of Wood
bridge also presented resolution
pledging the moral support OF that
by the Board of Freeholders.
The entire membership OF the
board of freeholders were appointed
as committee to confer
with the prosecutor and the
state department of labor to CO.
operate in ascertaining the facts sur
rounding the catastrophe. The res
olution authorizing this move on the
part of the freeholders follows:
Whereas, this county has again
been visited by another catastrophe
resulting from an explosion at Nix
on's, Raritan township, on Saturday,
March l, which resulted in the death
of great number of people and
heavy property loss, and
Whereas, this board has been PEE
titioned to use its efforts in rem0r-
ing all plants from Middlesex county
that handle or store high explosives.
and by reason of such are a menace
to the adjoining community, and
Whereas, before taking this dras-
tic step it is deemed adyisable to
ascertain the sentiment of the public.
and for that purpose to hold a. pub
lie hearing thereon, now therefore.
Be it and it is hereby resolved by
this board that the clerk be and he
Is nSTeDy instructed TO Wrlt6 To the
municipal heads OF every municipal
ity in Middlesex county advising that
a public meeting will be held In the
lcourt house. New Brunswick, on
Tuesday evening. March IL, at
o'clock, for the purpose OF ascertain
ing public sentiment in regard TO the
taking of steps leading toward the
removal of such plants from the con-
fines of Middlesex county. and re-
questing that each municipality be
represented at the said meeting. ana
that notice of such meeting also be
given the officials of Raritan and
Morgan arsenals, together with the
officials OF the Ammonite concern at
Nixon's, the Butterworth hudson
Corporation, the Nixon Nitratiou
| Works, Dupont and Hercules works,
so that they may have representa-
| tives present in case they SO desire,
and that the general public be invit-
! ed.
Be it further. resolved, that the
director of this board appoint a COM
mittee to confer with the prosecu-
tors Office and the state labor de-
partment with the view OF ascertain-
| Ing and securing a report OF the facts
as disclosed by their respective in
vestigations.
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