Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-02
BROOESsER WANTS
To DEBATE WITH
OWN COLLEAGUES
Republican Councilman in West
Orange Out to Defeat His
Party Ticket.

Councilman Max Brodesser, of Yest
Orange, who has been the storm-centre
in municipal affairs in that town, gave
out a statement today, offering TO meet
L.. jay Caldwell, Republican nominee
for mayor. or any other candidate in
debate. AS Mr.. Brodesser Is a Repup-
lican, his opposition to the campaign
of his party ticket Is unusually inter-
esting. The statement OF Mr.. Brodes-
fser follows:
The gentleman running for mayor
on the Republican ticket at the pres
ent time, Mr.. L. j. Caldwell, makes, to-
gether with his colleagues, a great
point of a certain financial policy which
he indorses. and | would like to ask
the gentleman in question what sort of
a policy 1t is to which he refers? The
very thing which caused me to be-
come a member of the own counci
was the policy which I had IN regard
to such matters, and, although l have
been there for two years, almost as
long as the gentleman in question has
resided in West Orange, / have been
unable to discover any financial policy
whatsoever In the present administra-
ton.
when he indorses the present ad-
ministration. particularly as regards
matters of finance. and indorses the
so-called policy which they rave main
tanned, l would like to ask whether he
refers to the fact that the sinking fund
to the amount of $751; 900 is deposited IN
the bank and interest received on the
same at the rate of 8 per cent, and
then the same money loaned by the
bank to the town at AZ per cent, a net
loss to the town of 1l2 per cent Does
he perhaps refer to the fact that the
sum of $1,000 was spent for auditing
the books of the town, a proceeding
which has resulted in little or no bene-
fit whatsoever? Does he refer to the
fact that about 1900 was spent for
the site of a pumping station, which
has been proven to be absolutely un-
necessary? This property Is of no value
whatsoever to the town at present, and
besides that. 1t has been taken from the
~rataDi5s of the town. SO that no taxes
can be collected on the same. Does
he refer to the fact that the running
expenses of the town for such purposes
as police. fire and sewer have been in
creased by about $4,000? Does he con-
slider that tw~enty-four MIGRANTS have
been placed in the Fourth Ward to
accommodate twenty-five dwellings?
Floating Debt Increased.
"Mr. Caldwell compliments the past
administration on it's management OF
the town, and in its bonding of floating
debt. Does he know that the floating
debt Of the town has been increased by
several thousands Of dollars since the
beginning of this reform government,
notwithstanding the fact that larger
sums of none ave been received from
taxes than at any former time? In
other words, those in whose hands the
administration of the affairs Of tbs
town will be on the LIST day of January,
1911, will find the town in a worse
financial condition than 1t was on the
LIST day Of January. 1903.
1T seems to me that his platform in
dorsing the past administration has
been prepared for him by my Republi-
can colleagues, who are running for re-
election with him on the same ticket.
While do not doubt the sincerity OF
Mr.. Caldwell In his opinion that he will
be able to cure all these ills n evils
by bringing about perfect harmony,
would like to ask him how this can pos
sibly be accomplished IL those running
for reelection on the same ticket are to
form the personnel of the new Coun-
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