Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-01-02
OLD AND new BOARDS OF ALDERMEN
MEET AND EXPRESS GOOD WISHES
Pfeiffer Turns The
Chair Over TO
Voorhees,.
MAYOR SPEAKS

The retiring and incoming Boards
OF Aldermen met yesterday at city
hall. Speeches were made after the
Smith street paving assessment had
been finally passed, and the best of
good will was manifested.
The meeting of the old board was
to have been called at IL o'clock, but
1t was fully 1880 before the mem
bers got down to business. The fol-
lowing were present: Alderman-at
Large Pfeiffer; Aldermen Dalton,
Garland and Stacey; and later on
they were joined by Alderman
Schultz and Mayor Bollscbveiler.
Alderman-at-Large Pfe1ffer called
the meeting to order and explained
that an early session was being held
SO that they could transact any un-
finished business.
City Clerk Macmillan read
letter from Mcclellan Engine Com
paIly, asking that Charles Quinn and
Jonn> Feardon be made exempt fire.
men, as they had served seven years.
Inc request was granted.
Aiderman<at-Large Pfeiffer then
announced that the final assessments
on the 1oliowhg streets would be
taken up, and, lf>any persons had 4
reason why they sffeuld NOT ha nase.
. ed, they could speak The assas..
ments were for the Grazing of tha
following streets and &ovenuea.
Compton avenue, Barracks \street
Johnstone street and Market sNxaet'
No objections were made and An
final assessments were passed.
The Smith street wood block was
then taken up again. At the last adj
journed meeting of the council, they
passed the Smith street assessment
for the wooden block pavement from
State street to the Central railroad,
by motion instead of resolution The
question arose that it might not be
legal, and the board decided to do it
by resolution.
Alderman Garland asked for ira
formation about the assessment, am
wanted to know how many other
streets had been paved and paid for
under the same conditions. The mat
ter was explained to bim and he was
satisfied, and the resolution was
passed.
Mr.. Pfeiffer Speaks.
This ended all of the business that
was to come before the old board,
and Alderman-at-Large Pfeiffer made
an address in which he told of the
four years which he had spent as
alderman at-large; of the great
| pleasure it had been to him, and Of
1 the corporation of all of the mem>
| bers. He also spoke highly of Mayor
BollschweiIer.
Mr.. Pfeiffer further said that he
hoped the pleasant relations with the
mayor would continue and he hoped.
that, when the interests of the city
were at stake, party lines would be
cast aside as they had been during
his term and that all of the members
would work for the welfare of Perth
Amboy. He spoke of the city's
growth and said he expected to see 1t
become one of the foremost cities in
the state. In speaking of retiring
member, William T. Stacey, he said
that Mr.. Stacey had been a hard
worker for the best interests of Perth
Amboy and, while the city would lose
| a valuable man as an alderman, the
county would gain member of the
lfreeholders who would be able and
| experienced.
To the incoming members, Mr..
| Pfeiffer wished success. Mr.. Pfeiffer
said that he was only human and
that, during his term, he might have
erred, but that he tried to do his duty
always for the city's interests. He
wished the members of the council,
both old and new, and Mayor
Bollschweiler a happy New Year. and
he then turned matters over to Al
derman-at-Large Voorhees,.
William r. Stacey, the retiring
alderman from the second ward, ex-
pressed his good wishes to the old
and new members. and hoped for
continued success in the board.
Mayor Bollschweiler spoke of the
good work Of the retiring alderman
at-large and Alderman Staceg-, and
said they had always met him more
than half way with any proposition
which he had, and that while they
were of the opposite party, party
lines had always been dropped when
the city's interests had to be consid-