The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23

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least both ered by the starting Of the
ano for SANDER against him by Mr.. Bury
tn m he spoke at the open air meeting al
yfA5lor and Collins streets, Orange, last
nidht. The Mayor spoke from a ~carttail
ami was the lion of the evening. every
reference to him being met with cheering,
and he was given an ovation when he
waved the papers from the' Sheriff's office
at the crowd and reiterated his declafa-
tion that he had heard that the deal to
purchase the fire truck at a price Of 5000
in excess of what it should cost was made
in a Turkish bathhouse in this city.
The papers in the suit, by the way, re-
cited the erroneous statement that Mr..
Bury. who it was alleged, had been dam
aged $4,000, was a candidate for office In
the Fourth Ward, whereas the fire com
mittee head is running, as usual, in the
First Ward.
There was a good-sized crowd awaiting
the arrival of Mayor Shoenthal and at
$3.50 o'clock, when the meeting was called
to order by Daniel A. Dugan, the corner
was we'll populated with men. He said
drily, he supposed there would be another
libel suit after the meeting, and remarked
muzzllng of Democratic speakers was a
favorite pastime with the Republicans.
He said the G, o. P. leaders would be
pleased If the Democratic orators were
put in jail or muzzled in some way or other,
but that the party speakers intended to
pound the truth at their opponents until
they got before the Grand Jury or in State
Prison. He spoke of the Hahn inyesti-
CATION work and said it was probable there
would be an investigation of Orange
municipal affairs and the county govern
ment, or IF necessary, an lncision of the
relentless Hahn probe.
Thomas Curry was introduced as chair
man 0f the napfinU and after William
Corcoran sang and put the crowd in good
humor, DR.. Charles f. Kraemer gave an
address which INFUSED the crowd. Mayor
Shoenthal followed and stirred up the
audience by renewing his attacks upon
the Republican majority In the Council.
& He charged that the Republicans. in order
TO avoid missing the tax rate, had omitted
placing in the tax budget this year the
sum of $1,000 for matured water bonds, as
they should have done under the ordinance
of 1883, which requires that each year the
amount should be put in the tax budget
until the 1914, 0D bond Issue is satisfied.
The Mayor also declared the Republicans
failed for two years to put In the levy
the amounts for matured sewer bonds.
It was the first time, his honor stated,
the city renewed the bonds instead of
paying them. He declared that the
taxes were higher under Republi-
can than Democratic administrations
and returned with zest to the
discussion of the fire truck which
landed him as defendant in the court pro-
ceedings. He quoted Chairman Bury as
saying, on the Common Council floor, Or
ange was to get a f~1rst-size truck and
Montclair had but a second-size apparatus
He read from the specifications of the
truck, which called for a second-size ap'
paratus for Orange, and, after stating that
East Orange awarded the contract for Q
truck to the highest bidder, he remarked
Mr. Bury did not state the truth"
From the crowd came a voice. docs
he ever tell the TRUTH" Mayor Shoentha'
said they were paying a price for a firs'
sized truck and getting a second sizet
vehicle. The fire committee, he said. triet
to get him to withdraw his veto, but HI
said he couldn't, but offered, IL the com
mittee put in a resolution TO readvertise
to sign it. He said he had assurance from
one of the men who had submitted a bic
for $1,000 that he would send a lower esti
mate. He then referred to the papers II
the suit and added;
II repeat that l have heard the deal was
made in a Turkish bathhouse in Newark
] said that Friday night and I repeat !
here. And l can furnish the city OF
Orange with a fire truck according to thu
M GRO&tAAtoAA1Al' CT 1AFN WI HNuV AGDo AlAAA
the sum the city was asked to pay, and
in addition. will have furnished a fire en-.
CINE. free of cost, to be used until thu
city water works are completed. This viii
save the city 5000 on the truck and al
additional 5000 a year that they are nov
paying for a truck which was put il
service but once at a fire and then coul,
not be used.
The Mayor then told a new story. II,
Raid- rTha Hro oon1 nfff0a also rttrrY,uuo,
n horse for the department at a cost o
$500. The animal was q fine one. bu
could not be used in the service and wa
resold to the seller for SIPS. Orange lost b,
that deal $165. The animal was later beini
exercised in Main street and the owne
was told to keep Off Main street with tn
horse or the Mnyor'n see YOU"
Returning to an attack on Chairman
Bury, Mayor Shoenthal said: "When til
Democrats installed the fire alarm systen
the cost for the entire system was 81 1856
Last year Bury spent $1.4J0 for repairs. o
nearly as much as the original cost. Blu
they were very careful not to place tn
charge for repairs at once. The law re
quires that for all work over $500 bid
must be called for, but the S1,400 was dis
tributed i'm amounts less than that sun
The figures were $4s5, 1920 and $125. II ad
Vertisements for bids were made the cos
would have been much cheaper. The
WUuluu I no luhhs Tue WIN was HeFue
for a friend OF theirs.
"Now, there was a subway ordinance Il
Main street given. For the franchise III
city did not get a cent, not even a FIRE
tight, and / suppose I'll get another sun
mons for saying this. l would get anothe
I suppose, if l discussed the Central ave-
nue. trolley affair. II some Of you me
would only go to the Council meetings an
watch the leader of the majority. Whe
he wants the Republicans to vote for
resolution he gets out of his seat and tel
them to vote for It, and. you bet. ever
one does. and IL they don't, they'll hes
from him.'N Mayor Shoenthal closed vii
an appeal for support for John c.. Finera
for the Council. "If be is elected he wi
J give me the support l need in giving yc
an honest administration, was his Honor
parting shot.
Mr.. Fineran said If he were a membi
OF the Council. and a Republican mac
the offer to give a truck for a smalls
price than one decided upon. he woul
offer the necessary resolution to give hi
rho opportunity, ito prove that he was
liar or that there was something crooked,