Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-19
KEARNY ALLIANCE
ASKS QUESTIONS
OF CANDIDATES
Issues of the Day Put Squarely
Up to Council Aspirants.
Letter to Mayor

The Kearny Civic Alliance. composed
of men of all shades Of political belief,
eager to know definitely how the aspi-
rants for Office feel on various ques-
tions pertaining to the public welfare,
has issued the following open letter:
To All Candidates for the Town Coun-
Gil of the Town of Kearny:
conference.-the time is at hand
when the people of Kearny are about
to select officers to transact the pub
lie business. You are asking the peo-
pie of this community to commission
you as their agents--to repose in you
sacred trust. This entities them to
know your attitude toward questions
of public policy on the answers to
which the public welfare depends. Be-
lieving that o public discussion of the
questions given below and publica-
tion of your answers to the same will
stimulate deeper interest in our cor
porate life, and finally issue in i'm
provements that will make Kearny a
better town to live In, We submit to
you. gentlemen. the following six ques-
tions:
l. Do you favor the annual publica-
tion of the tax list?
2. If elected, would you favor an in
crease in the number of licenses for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors.?
3. Do you favor prompt publica-
tion Of the town report?
4. Are you In favor OF the policy of
the cooperation OF the public in making
the town budget?
s.. If elected. would you favor the
policy of establishing public play
grounds for the children Of the town
of Kearny?
6. Do you favor the passage OF an
ordinance by the Town Council pro-
hibiting the celebration of Indepen-
dence Day in manner dangerous to
the public?
To each of the foregoing questions
we desire a clean-cut Yes" or mo"
Your replies will be forwarded to the
newspapers.
Please let us hear from you at your
earliest opportunity. A refusal to re-
ply on or before August 81, 1910 will
be accepted as a negative to our ques-
tions and will be so considered in our
report to the newspapers
Replies should be sent to M. C.
-
Leonard, secretary of the Kearny Civic
Alliance, 81 Stuyvesant avenue, Ar
lington, N. J. Respectful yours,
WILLARD HAFF,
M. C. LEONARD.
VIM j. COONS
Executive Committee of the Kearny
Civic Alliance
Inc aiilance mas also made pubic
the following letter, wnicn IL aooresseo
10 mayor LOUIS NJ. brock' OF hearny,
seven weeks ago:
10 the cltlzens OF hearny:
your attention is invited to the fol-
io"inS questlons wnlch were submitted
py the hearny CIVIC Alliance to Mayor
BROCK seven weeks ago;
First-Has the Town Council, by
ordnance, specifed the salaries to be
palo' since our incorporation as town,
10 the town clerk, town collector, town
assessors, chief OF police and members
Oh the ponce force, chiefs OF the fire de-
partment, the overseers of the poor. the
town surveyor, building superintend-
ent ana members OF the Town Councilf
Second-What amounts, II any, have
peen PAID to each OF the above officers,
since the adoption OF such salary ordi-
nance, other than said salary and the
amount of actual cash disbursements
1or necessary and authorized expenses.
TOT the performance of any duty as
signed TO such officer by the town act
OF 1895. the supplements thereto, or by
ordinance or resolution OF the Town
Councll?
Inlrd-What amounts, If any, have
DcGn received DX each nf said 0ffipaTC