Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-07
Church and Residents of That
Street Petition Aldermen
Against Market There
MUST SOON BE MOVED
White Ways Take Up Atten.
ton of Aldermen-Asso-
Citations Are Busy

NOW that the city must discon-
tinue or find new location for its
farmers ana hucksters market. big
problem looms up before the Board
OF Aldermen In selecting a site wlich
Will please a majority of the people
The first verbal battle over a new
site was staged on the council cham
Der In city hall last night and IN view
OF the opposition expressed by prop
erty owners on Broad street It Is not
likely thai that paved street between
State street and High street viii be
selected as the future home for fhe
| market. The use OF this particu-
lar street was recommended by the
State Street Merchants Improve
ment Association which had q dele
cation Of about fifty men present at
| the meeting.
The delegation from the stats
| street organization did not arrive At
/, the meeting until after 1t has started.
In the meantime a petition had been
received from st. Stephens Danish
Lutheran church protesting against
the establishment of an open marker
IN Broad street. upon which the
church IS located. Property owners
vicinity also objected.
The farmers market, in the opin-
ion of the State street orgari is'afs so1,
men, Is something desirable but ffa
Broad street residents could not see
II in the same light. Philip Siskind.
OF the State street merchants, point-
ed out that the city would save $7Da
a year IN rental by utilizing a street
for its market. He also pointed out
that the presence of the market in
Broad street would draw business
u the State street section and the
storekeepers would benefit.
DR.. Charles W. Naulty. one Of the
residents in that immediate vicinity
opposing the market idea. said 3
street such as Broad street with III
amount of traffic and private homes
should not be Considered as . mar
ket site. The dirt, odors and flies
found at the open market on hot
summer days was emphasized by
those protesting against the idea.
they holding that it would not only
De disagreeable but unhealfhy as
well. 1t was suggested that some
vacant tract such as the Lehigh val-s
ley property in outer State street s.
used for this market.
Fred P. Hansen, Chris Miller ana
James Jensen. speaking for the 200
members of st. Stephens church
told Ct the Inconvenience and trouble
which would result from a market
in Broad street, particularly at times
when funerals are held and Saturday,
morning school for the children IS
in sess.on
There was considerable talk pre-
and con on the subject of the market
llocation until the merchants were
reminded that the principal reason
for their appearance was to securs
white ways" in their respective dis
tricts. The question of the market
was then dropped and the talk turn
ed to lights.
The Dublin organization had as it,
spokesman Harry S. Medinets while
the State street association was rem
resented by Philip Belikove. In ad-
dition to the talks made by the al
torneys there were appeals made
by various members of the organ
izations.
The Dublin organization asked lfor
a white way in outer Smith street
from the Central railroad to the car
barn. I'VE petition you 10 give some
consideration to an improvements
which Is justly due these merchants,,
Attorney Medinets said. uTheze
merchants are ideally situated for
suburban trade as all OF the incon-
ing buses and trolleys from the west
enter the city by way of Smith street.
But shoppers win not be attracted Il
there is not a well lighted business
section. 1t is not fair to these men
who have their own business enter
prises to keep them in darkness
| while the lower end OF Smith street
and State street are radiantly Nlu-
minated.
1.-THE Dublin section merchants
pay their share of the cfty's taxes
and they are entitled TO some con
sideration. Is II fair to ask them 10
help pay for the white ways which
illuminate and attract trade to fhe
establishments of their Competitors
in other parts of the city2 That IS
what they are now doing. Thix Il
not the first time these men have
asked for recognition. They have
been told that the city lighting plant
| is not large enough to supply cu1s-
rent for this additional white wax
/ II that is true 1t is the duty 81 theE
aldermen to purchase and Install
new equipment. Create the facilities
so that these merchants who com
| tribute their share OF the city's takes
might be given q fair chance to eon1-
pete with those in other parts 1T
4 the city"
Alderman Mcclure at once i4f
the floor and said he Is OF tll<
that sufficient power is now
able to give the Dublin et
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