Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-10-31
MAYOR REVIEWS HIS
RECORD DURING TERM
Tells the Citizens WhatHaS Been AC-
compIished and How He Has Stood
On Important Public Matters.
OPINION FROM CITY ATTORNEY

Mayor Bollschweiler makes the
following public address to the citi-
Eens of Perth Amboy today, review
Ing his record as mayor during the
past two years:
Perth Am boy, N. j., Oct. 81, 1908.
Fellow Citizens:
My term as mayor of the ancient
city, Perth Amboy, is drawing to a
close and | am once more a candi-
date for election to that Office on the
democratic ticket.
OF late, considerable criticism has
appeared in one of the local papers,
founded mostly upon alleged suspi-
cions. of the motives for my actions,
and an attempt has been made to
show that l am not fit to occupy once
more the Office now held by me.
wish to call your attention to the
fact that with all the undertaking
no charge has been alleged against
ME of official wrong-doing, and l am,
therefore, not obliged to explain any
act of that nature.
Two matters, however, have been
alleged and dwelt upon and twisted
and distorted in every conceivable
shape, to which I wish now to refer.
The first Is that / refused to concur
In the request of County Judge
Booraem to have all classes of peo-
pie searched without charge and
without warrant, by the police off,
GERS of this city. The only legal
authority to whom I am entitled to
look for advice in such matters is
The city attorney, and 1 will give you
his written opinion handed me to
show that what I did l did advisedly,
that it may be published Monday.
In the second place, great stress
was laid upon the fact that 1 inter-
ceded for person from South Am
boy who became intoxicated in this
city and acted in a disorderly man
ner.
The reason that l did this, I think
1t is due to myself to explain to the
public. The man in question came
over from South Amboy to Perth
Amboy to attend a political demon
Btration. While here he imbibed too
freely and became very boisterous
and very properly was taken to the
police station by the local police.
His friends came to me and said that
he was not in the habit of drinking
to excess and that he was of good
family and that they desired to save
them and him from the disgrace of
a night in the lookup, and If l would
help them to get him out they would
Immediately take him home, have
him appear when wanted by the
p authorities, and make good any dam
age which he had caused and pay
any fine which might be imposed.
This was done, he did appear, he
made good the damage which he had
caused, those people who were in
jIred were satisfied to have him re-
leased so far as they were concerned,
he apoligized to the police officers,
and it being his first offense, the re-
corder discharged him with a repri-
mand. / did not suggest to any one
what he should do, nor interfere in
any way with the course which all
the parties interested desired to pur-
sue in this matter. If l made a mis-
take in interfering in behalf of this
man or to save his family it was a
mistake of the heart, and not with
any desire to override the law or in
any manner interfere with the
course of justice.
AS contrasted with these matters
to which l have referred, | desire to
call your attention to the work
which has been accomplished during
my term as mayor.
My great desire has been to so i'm
prove the city in every department
that no matter in what direction a
stranger might look or whatever in
quiry might be made, we should al
ways be able to point to our physical
condition with pride and sustain our
credit financially with the outside
world. Incident to these things, l
might say that l considered the old
city hall and the old lookup, espec-
tally the latter, disgrace to our CIV
ilization. The City Hall, as it has
been overhauled and remodelled in
side and the new police headquarters
with its modern cells, would be a
credit to any city and especially is it
a credit to a city the size of ours.
Its offices give prestige in the f1nan-
cial world by their appearance, and
the fact that business Is carried on
there in a business-like manner be-
cause we have all of the accommo-