The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-07
DAILY STICKS TO IT
BUT WON'T ISSUE SIGNED
STATEMENT.
Harrison Councilman Says Turner :.
Beall Did Make Offer Despite
Latter's Denial.

Councilman John J. DAILY. Of Harrison.
today stuck to his story that Turner L.
Beall, president of the New Jersey ubu
ban Water Company, had approached him
last Monday in an effort to get him 10
break the deadlock in the Council over the
election OF a president. and had offered =
brokers commission on the money the own
owes the company if the deadlock were
ended and the bills paid. He was shown
Mr.. Turner's signed denial of the alleaa-
tons. and said that It did not alter mat
ters. He declared MMr Turner had made
the offer. as stated. Asked il he would
give the EVENING STAR a signed state-
ment about the case, he said he would
not bother with it further. His side Of the
controversy. as published yesterday, was
true. he said. except that he said today
that he did not see Mr.. Turner Interview
Councilman Rice Just before Rice -nomi-
mated DAILY for president at the Council
meeting last Tuesday.
Mr.. Turner gave out the following state
ment late yesterdays:
My attention has been called to- an
article In today's issue of an evening ma
per puTporting to be an interview with
Councilman Daily, Of the town OF HafTi-.
son, reciting a conversation between Mr..
DAILY and myself.
The suggestions contained Ia this arti-
Gle are OF such a serious character that j,
hasten to present q. statement OF the facts
Will the FoQutSL lluI III De published rn
such q manner as to easily come to the
attention OF your readers.
The New Jersey Suburban Water Com
pany, OF which | am president, has a COR
tract with the town of Harrison for Tie
supply Of water to that municipality. Tn.
der this contract the town is now andfnas
at all times since the contract was Nude
IN l9G be N greatly In arrears in making
payments. This arrearage Is now repre-
scented by a certificate of Indebtedness for
$4,000, with interest at 5 per cent. from the
date thereof, which became due aud pay
able on October 26. 1907, and for the pay
ment of the principal and interest, of
which no provision has been made by the
town, no. has any attention been paidsfo
this matured obligation by the Council.
since the date of its maturity. The CONS
pany also rendered to the town a bill for
water supplied for the six months expir-
ing June I. 1907. amounting to SIS, 6o5sb2,
upon which the town. on October 4. 1867.
paid on account 5000, leaving a balance
due the company OF $40. Cos. 50 and Interest.
For the yme of this account the
town has made no provision, nor has any
attention been paid to it by the Council.
On December J., 1907. a bill was rendered
to the town for water consumed during
the six months expiring on that date.
amounting to. $17,4S2.17. This leaves q
total OF $53,03S. SO due to the company frnm
the town, and for water supplied during
the past year the company has received
only 5000, together with $4,000 ON ar
count of the certificate Of indebtedness.
which was originally $685. 600.
Naturally, it being my duty to collect
these moneys ] have not hesitated to can
upon the members of the Council at their
places OF; business or to- attend meeting.
OF the Council In relation to the business
OF the company. Accordingly 1 called of
Monday last at the office OF Mr.. Van Deren
the chairman of the water committed il
Harrison, but found him absent. and wen
across the street and called on Mr-3a1z
who Is also a member of the Council. abd
afterwards visited other members OF the
| Council
81 most unaualifedly and emphaticaliy
deny that in the interview l had with Nj.
DAILY on that occasion, or upon any other
| occasion, / ever offered or suggested to him
in any manner, shape or form, the ac-
ceptanee of any commission, consideration
or inducement for discharging his duty as, a
or circumstance arising in our conversation
that could justify or lead him TO any sufh
conclusion. / have no apologies to OFFER
for calling on him OF upon any other ofi7rer
of the town with whom my company has
q contract, nor do / propose that such an
failure to organize the Council at the meet
ing on Tuesday night. which was really
due to personal and political antagonfsms.
"a statement is also contained in the
interview referred to that l approached
l the railing and spoke to Mr.. Rice In the
and nominated Mr.. DAILY Cor chairman.
4 This statement is also an error on the
part of Councilman DAILY. as l stood for
a greater part OF the meeting at the rear
OF the hall and afterwards occupied a seat
with the balance of the audience. and dill
not approach or speak to any of the
Conncilmen In the Council chambers.
"Yours very truly. ~.
TURNER A. BEALLs.
Dated Newark. Dec. 6. 1907.