Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-03
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WOODBRIDGE.
Records Show M. A. Herman Got
S9,97S.S3 from Township
During'J. Herman S Term.
HOW MUCH NEXT YEAR?
The People Must Choose Be-
tween Re-eIecting Herman and
Finnegan and Young.

Elect Finnegan and Young to the
town committee and stop Herman's
graft, is the slogan of this campaign
in Woodbridge township This has
led to an investigation of the official
records to ascertain what foundation
there is for such a cry and some in
teresting facts for citizens of Wood
bridge township have been brought
to light
Mr.. Herman is chairman OF the
township committee and comes from
Carteret. In looking up his record
it is seen why he is so anxious to be
reelected and why he should be de-
feated. 1t is we'll known that the
work done for the township by Her
man Brothers, a contracting firm Of
which Mr.. Herman was a member,
has been very unsatisfactory in late
years. This firm was awarded the
contract to build the sewer on Wood
bridge avenue. Carteret, when 1t was
mot the lowest bidder, but simply be-
cause it was composed of local men
and the committee believed they
would do good work. But, they
brought in lot of cheap laborers.
housed them in an old shanty and
furnished them with most of their
supplies and, the result is, this sewer
has cost the township hundreds of
dollars to keep 1t open, and law
suit because the water backed up into
Mr. Harrington's cellar and caused
him to move out of his own house on
account of sickness.
The West Avenue job.
The year before Herman was elect
ed to the township. committee Herr
man Brothers macadamized West
avenue, Sewaren, and June 8, 1901
the township committee refused to
accept the work and instructed the
clerk to write Herman Brothers to
repair it to their satisfaction before
July 2, 1901.
The minutes of the committee also !.
show that the committee met, at t.
request of Herman Brothers, ~
8, 1901, to inspect the roaf
had bvea repaired. The W
still unsatisfactory, the
again refused to accept !
instructed them to fulfil
tract. 1t has been sta
were Obliged to spend III
and $500 on the road bet
mittee would accept it.
Elected Committeemaff
In March, 1902, Joseph Herh
was elected township committee
man and assigned his interest in the
ccatract for .macadamizing Berry's
road to his brother, Matthew A. Her
man.
One of the township officials states
that the Inspector, Mr.. Arthur Berry,
refused to o. K this work when COM
pleted, but finally did so in order to
help the firm get it's money, upon a
promise that the work would be
made satisfactory and this promise
was not fulfilled.
The township committees report
shows that Charles A. Brady received
for macadamizing Quin street from
Woodbridge avenue to Koeneslers,
distance Of 1900 feet, on December
l12. 1902, $1,790.39, and on June IL,
1903 the fifteen per cent, $19S.93,
which was held back, making the
total cost for the work $1.989.32 On.
this piece of road there was hill to
be graded and low place to be filled
in. =
Macadamizing Quin Street.
October s, 1908, M. A. Herman
was awarded the contract to macada-
mize the balance of Quin street from
Keenesler's to Brady's corner. dis
tance of $500 feet at 81 cents per
square yard. This piece of road was
practically level and required little
or no grading, and he received from
the township November IL, 1908,
$1,000 on December IL, 1908, ST.
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