Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-02-02
IN WRANCLE OVER THE
CHEESEQUAKE BRIDGE.
FreehoIders Have Heated Argument on The Subject Of
Adopting Committees Report Demands
to be Made on The Traction Company

from the south. he said that the
committee had employed the special
engineer tor the benefit of the county
to get what vas right. He did not
think the cost of the changes would
be exorbitant as had been charged and
he moved that Mr.. Squires, the en-.
Rineer, be given the privilege of the
floor, but he was not heard tien or
later.
Mr.. Glenn declared that the discus
sion going on made the Cheeseq uakes
bridge seem in the eyes of the public
now more gigantic affair than the
Amhoy bridge. He wsn.ed the report
of the committee adopted because he
wished when the board retired 1t
would have something to hand down
to its successors and not some fiimsy
thing only.
Lawyer Silzer, representing the
traction company, was given the pri-
vilege of the floor and told how he
had heard of the committee only by
accident and when he went TO il
found the special engineer there with
| the members. He reiterated his
former statement that the people want
the trolley and said that there were
three petitions on the clerks desk
asking for it, to which Mr.. AllGair
said that snoh petitions are easy to get
and he could have ono with any mum.
Der Of signers.
A general demand for Engineer
Dou gherty brought him to his feet
when be explained how he had exa-
mined the bridge and that when Mr..
Johanseu was added to the committee
he had suggested the four wheels for
the draw and the locking device and
both were considered good. The mo-
tion to accept Mr.. Dougherty's plans
without the extra changes last suR-
gested by the committee was again
| renewed and amid considerable up.
roar Mr.. Glenn again spoke and de-
clared he was not going to have those
plans iammed down his throat, while
Mr.. Allgair suggested that Mr.. Foun-
| ain must have stock in tile company
| from the way he was urging its
| ,laims. Mr.. Fountain den led the
| ,haree and added he wished he did
have stock in it.
| The motion to vote on Mr.. Dougher,
Tvs plans was then put aud carried
oy the following vote:
Ayes-Fountain, Concannon, Cox,
DeHart, Drape-, FELTON,, Jackson,
Manning. Cauley, Tappen, vandsn
bergh-1I.
Nays--Allgair, Glenn, Haney,
Rusher, Staat-5.
Passed-Jensen, Johansen, Welsh,
Bennett, Clinton--5.
During the discussion the matter of
the legality of the company's bond
offered way last year was brought up
and Mr.. Haney moved that commit
tee be appointed to see if it is correct
as he said it was personal bond and
the sureties did not all live in the
state. He thought it a poor way to do
busi CESS if Il bond was not secure.
In order that he may be satisfied Dir.
ector F1untain, who had taken the
chair, again appointed Messrs. Jack.
son, Vandenbergh, Rennett and Fell
tnn a committee to inquire about the
bonds. Solicitor Silzer offered to get
q surety company bond if it was de.
sired.
Mr.. Glenu, by the action of the
board in approving the plans for the
bridge, which implied lack Of con-
hdeLce IN the committee, was SO dis
gusted that the moved that he COM
mittee be d scharged without thanks
as having failed to perform its daties,
hut the motion was not carried.
Just before the meeting adjourned
County Auditor Frank II. Pownall
ask cd for m oment's time. He said
he had heard the discussion about the
bridge and it raised question in his
mind as to whether Robert Doughertv
is the county engineer, although he
had been approving bills signed by
him. He was assured that such was
the case and he said he was then salts
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