Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-28
GIVEN 10 DAYS
T0FREE NIXON
Of P|CR|C ACID
Recommendations of County
Solicitor Adopted by Coun-
" u Board Of FreehoIders
FOR SPECIAL SESSION
OF Legislature to Discuss
Legislation on Storage OF
Explosives in the State

NEW BRUNSWICK. March 2S.-
The freeholders at their meeting
yesterday voted to adopt the recon-
nendations made by County Soiici-
tor Frederick f. Richardson. rela-
tive to the removal OF explosives
from the county in report received
by the board. The action taken by
the solicitor amounts to practically
an ultimatum to the Butterworth
hudson Company and w. A. Brad
ford. owners of the picrie aeia
stored at Nixon.
\ Solicitor Richardson notified the
Yowners of the picric acid on We'd
nesday of this week that unless sat
isfactory evidence is received py the
freeholders not later than tomorrow
of the intention of the owners TO
commence removing the explosive
legal proceedings will be instituted.
The owners are given ten days IN
which ) complete the removal or all
he picric acid now stored at Nixon.
The letter written by Solicitor
r .ardson informing the ireehoio-
ers Of his action and outlining his
fut - plan of action calls Tor a re-
q. est being made to Governor Silzer
that he call a special session OF the
legislat re in order that new eXplo-
sic, legislation mig be enacted.
Of the recommendations con-
tanned in Solicitor Richardson's let
ter to the board, which follows,
were adopted by the freeholders:
Reporting on the picric acid stored
nj Nixon would advise that on We'd
nesday, March 26, notice was
served on the Butterworth Judson
Corporation and w. A. Bradford
owners of the picric acid notifying
them that, unless we received sa is
factory evidence within three days
. .fhereafter of their intention to com
mence removing this picric acid lni-
mediately and to continue the re-
moval of same so that it all Will be
removed within a period of ten days,
legal proceedings would be instituted
against them to enforce this re-
moval.
If no satisfactory evidences are
received by Saturday of this week
the following steps will be instituted
next week:
The institution of a suit in chan
Gerry for the summary removal OF .hs
material.
A request made to the prosecutor
to lay the facts. before the grand
jury of this county at its session
next Tuesday with view to having
the grand jury return an indictment
against the Butterworth Judson Cor
poration and w. A. Bradford for
maintaining criminal nuisance.
Depart-,r ent of labor requested to
a
an Injunction suit in behalf of the
state of New Jersey to abate this as
a common nuisance and to abate 1t
because Of violations of the explosive
act.
1t Is thus contemplated to con-
iunctively set into motion all the
civil and criminal powers of the
county in dealing with this situa-
tion.
In addition to the above steps it
liz recommended that the Board of
Freeholders petition the governor to
convene the legislature in special
session for the purpose of making
more drastic the explosive law
which is now woefully inadequate
to meet the situation presented in
this county and also to give the
county authorities plenary power to
make what regulations in connection
herewith may be necessary to meet
The peculiar exigencies of our own
siflation.
IN the meantime our investiga-
tiars ere accumulating and compil-
evidence which should be III ia
assistance in the prosecution
both the civil and criminal ac-
ems
transmit herewith a copy of the
mort or the commissioner of labor
The manufacture. storage. use and
audlog OF explosives in the state
of New Jersey including the explo-
sion at Nixon, N. j.. and recon-
mendations for new legislation.
Very truly yours,
FREDERICK r. RICHARDSON.
Watch the monthly window display at
Kemeny. the Jeweler corner Smith and
State Streets. 4157--3-2S-fri-tfs