Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-20

After hearing both SIDES on the
n 4uestion of whether or not the city
IS ehall grant permission to the local
BATTALION of the naval militia to land
q bridge from the training ship
a Newton on city property at the foot
of Market street, the aldermen last
night withheld decision.
The council chamber was filled to
capacity and many of those inter-
ested in the controversy stood dur
Ing the hearing which covered every
nhase of the situation.
Lewis Compton, the first speaker.
g merely stated that the militia re-
\ serve has already submitted to the
board a communication requesting
t>ermission to land their bridge on
lily property and that the reasons
Why this request should be granted
we're included in that letter which
was published last Tuesday in the
Epening News.
Andrew j. Wight, attorney for
About forty property owners resid-
+ Ing in the vicinity of the foot OF
Market street, presented a petition
1Igned by these residents objecting
TO the presence of the Newton off
Bayview Park and also to the city's
Granting permission for the dock
(. handing. Practically all of the sign
~ of this petition were in the audi
~ Ice.
f<8 The spokesman for the objectors
laid there are four reasons why the
aldermen should not grant the re-
Xnuest of the naval militia men: First,
What the presence of the ship and
'%landing dock will be q detriment to
THE property in that vicinity; seconds
that values will be decreased; third,
& that a nuisance will be created in
the neighborhood; fourth. that the
Board of Aldermen have no right to
Grant the request.
E EVERY one of these petitioners
has the cause of the naval militia at
y heart" Mr.. Wight said, "and they
K nre even willing to go down in their
& pockets and contribute money to
assist in dredging a mooring place at
Heome other site. These people bear
Il no resentment or i'll feeling against
'&the boys but you must remember all
II Ire owners of property of real value
The attorney pointed out that prop
erty owners in this section purchased
I these sites because of the wonderful
xiew of the water which could be
obtained. The presence of the New
ION, and possibly two other large
boats belonging to the battalion. Mr..
Might said makes 1t impossible to
get an unobstructed view of the
zHater from the waterfront homes.
M 1.-THE naval militia men want a
piece of property which belongs to
All of the citizens of Perth Amboy
The board merely holds this prop
erty in trust for the entire city and
has not the right to give 1t to a
private organization. The city attor-
ney will tell you the same thing.
You cannot ALLEVIATE public property
z fo- private interests. Property will
lessen in value as the result of the
IS oermanent presence of the Newton
ii the foot of Market street. Sc
Waren Is an example of this. values
X having dropped since the govern
lI1ent stored its ships off that place.
We have heard many threats. One
~ that IL your board turns down the
4xeuuest the United States govern
0lent will come in d force you to
rant the necessary permission for
he landing" Mr.. Wight said In the
:ourse of his remarks.
1 IA Jacob Klein, president of the Mid
1lesex County Reserve Officers Asso-
1 Nation, speaking on behalf of the
naval militia, made a patriotic ap-
veal to the board in asking that the
required permission be granted. 1.-THE
local battalion of the naval militia"
|s Mr.. Klein said, "is an organization
of about ESQ boys and men OF Perth
Annboy and vicinity, the personnel of
pfficers being made UP principally of
men who have been identified with
the city for years. There is no ami
mostly against the objectors but this
aproposition goes to the very nucleus
pf that from which the American
dag emanated. The militia is not
81 the Objectionable enterprise which
Mr.. Wight would lead one to believe