Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-15
Officers Claim There Is no
Other Place in City to
Moor Boats
HAVE LONG DISCUSSION
Aldermen Promise to Provide
Berth for Ships in Some
Other Location

The. Board of Aldermen last nigl
following discussion Of more than
two hours, unanimously adopted
resolution declaring l4eir intention
to provide berth for the Ea a
! boat, training ship Newsea and sts',.
marine chaser in some location otias5
than the one they now occupy at tias
foot Of Fayette street. This decision
was reached following a long discus
sion during which officers and Others
spoke IN favor of the city granting
the naval militia permission to moor
! their boats off the foot OF Markef.
street and others spnl Qpnpsiz l9r
To such action. q
A petition signed by a9rsat z-41sirtx.
five property owners and residents
along Market and Wa<sr streets pro-
testing against the cit granting per-
mission for the .1ooring OF the boats
off Bay View Park was read BY the
city clerk after which several OF the
signers spoke aga INST the PROPOSE
ton. Officers of The naval militia
argued in favor of the boats being
moored of the foot Of Market stree1.
claiming Tat tits was the orls
available location along the shore
where there is sufficient depth III
moor the boats. Nathan Goldberger.
speaking for the American Legic
said it was the desire of that bod
| that the boats be kept in this cit
and that they recommended the foe
OF Market str as the ideal l3e
ton.
Those speaking both for ana
"a fras- Io -.
off Market street talked at length III
order TO convince the aldermen thsa
their manner of reasoning MAS 5usk
Detrinlent to City
The signers of the petition pro
! testing against the aldermen grant
ing permission TO the naval militia tt
moor their ships off the park argued
that such action would be a dsfri
ment 10 the city at large, it woul1
/ deprive residents in that section ana
those using the park of their view 81
/ the water and would reduce land
valuations.
i Captain W. w. Migman. com
manding officer of the local unit. de-
elared that there is every good rea-
json why the city should grant the
desired permission. He briefly told
or the history OF the organization
from the time it was first formed
There are now 400 men and officers
j attached to the unit, he said, ana
these men are taught trades and
drilling. The equipment of the unit
is worth two million dollars, Cant.
Wigman said. He denied that the
Newton is an ''unsightly hulk or
that It would conceal the public view
to a great extent. The Newton IS. be-
ing improved in appearance as fast
as government red tape will permit
the captain declared, and only one
part of the ship reaches a height Of
3S feet above the waterline.
The aldermen will likely look into
/ the possibility of using the foot OF
Washington street as a mooring site
for the ships as this was mentioned
at the close of the meeting. Capt
/ Wigman, during the course of his
remarks, said the presence of The
Newton in this city was only tenl-
porary as steps would be talen TO
have the freeholders purchase tsonae
waterfront property upo1 which an
armory could be built for the naval
militia after which the Newton would
be sent to some place not having an
armory.
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