Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-19
SOUTH AMB0Y.

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ultimate cost of all the proceedings
will be borne by the delinquents
themselves"
j. H. Gordon: There is nothing
else to do. l homve that the coun-
sellor go ahead and take proper pro-
ceedings to collect this money. Tho
motion was carried, it being explained
the particular STREETS in mind were
First, Church and Second streets and
Broadway"
The mayor: 81 will say in line
with this matter l do not think that
the people will think any less of US
for yielding to these delinquents on
giving way to the people in thair
slowness of action. | think that u
individual reputation, our individual
debt to the people Is to enforce the
law; Thai is what we are put here
for and no matter who it hits the
people will think a great deal more
of you for doing your duty No, do
not think the mayor and council I'm
der any circumstances have a right
to be rheumatic or weakened. You
have got to stand up and take it.
II do not know whether you know
it or not, but have a great deal OF
trouble. Two gentlemen say me to-
day with regard to the borough hall.
They are very good men, belong to as
sociations, a Danish and Norwegian
association. They wanted to rent the
hall for a celebration at Christmas
time. They have been to the janitor
and the janitor told them what the
rules were. They have seen all the
members of the committee and they
said, go ahead. oh, yes, you can have
the hall for that purpose. l may be
hitting some of you; but they said,
see the mayor and they came to
me. Well, | said, what do you pro-.
pose to do, you know the rules don't
you, the ~janitor told you what the
rules and practices were? Yes, but
they thought they would see the com
mittee, and they saw the committee
on borough hall. Oh, yet, yes, you
can have it, but you better see the
mayor.
Nov, gentlemen, l want you to
stand up and take the big-stick and
not throw it wei on me. Well now, l
said, you propose to celebrate in this
way; you are going to have a good
time. lam glad o are going to
have a good time, but why can't you
get some other hall. You propose to
have dring in the hall? oh, yes, we
have a few kegs Of beer down below
you know. Now the idea, there is a
Jail, we do not often have very i'm
portant prisoners in it, but we have
had some of the most important burg
lars in the country down there. Now
there is az licensed bar given by the
mayor and council in violation OF the
law and in despite of the moral
of the people we rent the nall Tor a
drinking saloon. AS long as | am
mayor such a thing shall never be
| done and as / told him, If the com
Emittee or if the %janitor allow you to
| go down there and have beer n
drink | will send all the police force
there. and discharge the janitor and
Kick you all out.
Now you see such a thing is an
offense against the moral sense OF
the people. Here they are hammer
ing us every day to shut up the sa-
looms. 1t is very we'll to license these
people, but you have got the moral
weight of the community to bear.
Never be afraid to say yes or no.
l do 1t. | do not care what they
think and l will say l have lost more
patronage, lost friends, lost
more patients since l have been in
office than have in the whole fifty
six years l have ben practicing alto
gether, simply because / did what |
considered my duty. If my friends
want to take offense at me because
I am trying to serve them and the
people they can do it. / am here for
that purpose:
81 say we must put our faces
against this and voluntarily say yes
that can be done and no that cannot
be done. Another party from Perth
Amboy wanted the hall for wo
nights. oh, yes, they would drink
theri own beer there on Christmas,
Look at the inconsistency of it, be
lieve it is contrary to the law and
believe IL we allowed such a thing az
that the courts of justice could prose
cute us. Yes, others want 1t foi
dancing parties. The janitor told
them you can have 1t for $5.pef night,
We want it for about tire hours a
night once a week. oh. yes, they
would goo and see the committee II