The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
REFUSAL
BY MEYER
TO RESIGN
Continued from First page,


Mr.. Meyer, "and / want to be faced with
the men who accuse me of having taken
money. It is not fair TO accuse me of a
thing and then not TO show me the proof
or bring me face to face with a man who
can tell ms that he has ever given ME
money unlawfully.
Il will find out the oriin of this das-
tardly attempt to ruin my character be-
fore | am throuh. and | will then make
The persons responsible for it suffer.
"One thing is certain, there is no use
In placing a time limit to receive my resig-
nation.
Il will not resign from the Common
ECouncil, and viii serve until my term ex-
pires."
Alderman Meyer was closeted last
night with City Counsel James r.
Nugent, n the latter told the alder
man hat the law department had
What seemed to BIZ absolute proof of
his having received money from the
General Electrical E~quippers, of Green
street, this city. or a representative of
the firm or some person interested in
the wiring and installing of electrical
lights at the city's outing camp at
Avon.
Meyer made an absolute sweep
ing denial Of all the charges, and stated
that he had never received a dollar
from any mar in connection with his
case. The accused alderman said hat
he thought he knew where the rumor
started and would institute proceed
ings against the parties who were re-
sponslble for the calulnny against his
good name.
1t is understood that Mr.. Nugent a
told the alderman that there was no
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that there had been careful investiga-
ton and that he was prepared to pro-
duce the proof.
The city counsel told Mr.. Meyer that
If he had any witnesses they must
be at the City Hall at 1 o'clock this
afternoon when those who are alleged
to be prepared TO testify In substantial
ton of the tale are to be on hand
The rumor involving Meyer came to
the ears of City Counsel Nugent and
Chairman Patrick II. Ryan. of the
Common Council finance committee,
last week. II is understood that Alder
nan Adolph Holzner. of the Seventh
Ward. had a talk recently with
Adam LIGHT, employee of the General
Electrical Equippers and a former fellow
employee of Meyer at the Westinghouse
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There were statements maze in the talk
with LIGHT that led to Holzner calling
on he chairman of the finance commit
tee and the head of the municipal law
department.
1t is planned to produce LIGHT and
William II. Hope, head of the General
Electrical Equippers, at the City Hall
this afternoon. The city counsel stated
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of the allegations. and that If the wit
nesses could be induced to appear they
would be on hand today. Meyer will
have to clear himself or resign from
the Council. he says.
The investigation of the basis for the
rumor began some time ago. Yester-
day. after a final talk with the men
who are alleged to have possession Of
facts bearing on the case, the city
counsel sent Clerk James E.. Reilly, of
the law department. out to find Meyer.
| The law clerk didn't get back with the
Alderman until pretty late. When
! Meyer appeared he was told to wait
until the Council finance committee
meeting, attended by the city counsel,
was over, and sat in the City Clerks
office and the law library, alternately,
lO1-oOltiC AO0i lOhAGs N0ANiiS III las ~
cusers.
Taking Messrs. Ryan and Holzner
with him, Mr.. Nugent finally ushered
Meyer into city Clerk James F.. Con-
nelly's private office. The Alderman
who has been involved in the graft
rumor was placed IN one side Of a
desk and the three men ranged them
selves about, facing him. Meyer want
ed to know what he had been hailed
there for and was Immediately in
formed of the allegations.
Then followed his denial. The Thir-
teenth Ward Alderman declared that he
had been unjustly bounded n criti-
cised since he entered official life, par
ticularly during the late campaign IS a
candidate for Assembly, and concluded
by saying that he would like to get
hold of the man who a started his
story adding that he thought he
knew who 1t was, To a reporter after
ward he expressed his intention of re-
tanning counsel to look after his in
| ~terests.
incidentally Meyers application for a
license for a saloon which he intends to
open in Runyon street was laid over for
a second time by the Excise Board yes
terday afternoon. 1t is understood that
there will be no license granted, with
out regard to other considerations, IN
less the Alderman clears his skirts in
connection with the camp work.
Hope and LIGHT, when seen yesterday.
declared that they had not given
Meyer any money in consideration OF
his having given them the work at
Camp Newark and that there had not
been. as alleged, a disagreement be-
tween them or either of them and
Never in connection with the electro
cal work for the fire house nearing
CT mpletion at Mulberry and Lafayette
streets. Rumor had it that there had
Teen a conversation concerning the
fire house job, in the course of which
one of the contractors had said that
he would not be held up, stating tina;
such things had already gone too far
and that the work had been secured by
a hid against competition and no one
was to be thanked for it.
Did you give Alderman Meyer So0?"
Hope was asked by a reporter.
mo, not unless he took it from me
while 1 was drunk or asleep" was the
reply.
Did you so to sleep 50 that he could
get it?'
mo. And I never get trunk. So far
as / know, Meyer never got $50 out of